Before the election, Democrats were projected to regain control of the Senate in a number of forecasts, but tightly held races in battleground states allowed Republicans to narrow the path.
Five seats remain up for grabs in the tightly held senate race, with Democrats facing an increasingly narrow margin to regain control from the Republican held majority. As of Wednesday, Republicans appeared poised to maintain their Senate lead after valuable wins in Alabama, South Carolina, Maine, Texas, Kansas, and Iowa. Though Democrats have flipped two states—Colorado and Arizona—they only have a net gain of one seat, due to Republican candidate Tommy Tuberville taking control of Democratic Senator Doug Jones’ seat in Alabama. Right now, the GOP holds a 53-47 seat majority in the Senate, with two Independents—Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine—caucusing with Democrats. Republicans have had control over the Senate for the past six years.
