Democrats now have the technical majority as vice-president Kamala Harris can cast her vote to break a Senate tie.
A crucial victory in Nevada has given the Democrats the control of the US Senate, marking the high point of the 2022 midterm elections. Incumbent Senator Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican challenger Adam Laxalt in a nail biting finish, TV networks have said.
Laxalt, who was clinging on to a slim majority of fewer than 1,000 votes in the death hours of the counting, had said defeat was likely coming as the mail in ballots trended favoring the Democrat.
With the Nevada victory, the Democrats have clinched 50 seats in the Senate. They now have the technical majority as vice-president Kamala Harris can cast her vote to break a Senate tie. The Republicans hope they win the Georgia senate seat in the run-off later next month. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and former football star Herschel Walker will face off the in the match-up as none of them crossed the 50 percent mark.
