Republicans have won a majority in the US Senate

Earlier today (November 5), with victories in West Virginia and Ohio, Republicans won control of the US Senate.

Republicans have secured a majority of seats in the Senate. While both parties battle on for the House of Representatives, this means Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress in 2025 and the party will be retaking control of the chamber for the first time in four years.

Republican Bernie Moreno defeated Democratic senator Sherrod Brown in Ohio and in West Virginia, Jim Justice won the seat up against Joe Manchin.

In Texas, Ted Cruz defeated Collin Allred and in Florida, Rick Scott won over Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

Although the senate has been won by the Republicans, the presidential race is still ongoing as not all the swing state results has been revealed.

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What are the swing states for the 2024 US election?

These are the states that have seen very similar levels of support for Republican nominee former POTUS Trump and the Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris ahead of the US election.

Trump won Georgia and North Carolina in the 2024 election, but the results for the remaining five swing states are yet to be revealed.

Arizona

In 2016, Trump won Arizona when he became president, but in 2020 he lost it narrowly to President Joe Biden by around 10,000 votes.

A recent poll conducted by Emerson College and The Hill between October 30 - November 2 of 900 likely voters predicted Trump coming away with 50 percent of votes and Harris with 48 percent.

Michigan

After almost three decades of being a Democratic state, Trump won Michigan in 2016, but the state flipped in President Biden's favor in 2020.

The recent poll in Michigan by Emerson College stood at 50 percent for Harris and 48 percent for Trump out of 790 likely voters.

Nevada

Nevada has been a blue state for the last four presidential elections, but this time around, the possibility increased significantly of it flipping and becoming a red state.

The recent poll conducted with 790 likely voters and saw a tie with both Trump and Harris showing 48 percent.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania saw Biden win by 82,000 votes in 2020, but Emerson College's poll of 1,000 likely voters leant ever so slightly in Trump's favour - Trump predicted as obtaining 49 percent of votes and Harris 48.

Wisconsin

A classically Democratic state, Wisconsin was flipped by Trump in 2016, however, it was flipped back in 2020 by President Biden. The recent poll of 800 likely voters saw a tie between Trump and Harris with both showing 48 percent.