Republican Donald Trump declared victory in a speech in Florida after winning battlegrounds Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and running ahead of Democrat Kamala Harris in the Blue Wall states of Wisconsin and Michigan. Harris won't address supporters on election night.
Republicans have secured control of the US Senate after flipping at least two seats in West Virginia and Ohio, with the GOP now holding 51 of 100 seats in Congress' upper chamber. Seven seats are still being counted.
Two-term West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) defeated Mayor Glenn Elliott (D) for an open seat left by Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Manchin, who opted not to seek reelection. In Ohio, businessman Bernie Moreno (R) beat incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), while in Montana, challenger and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy (R) appears to be ahead of incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D).
In Pennsylvania, David McCormick (R) appears to be on track to beat incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D), and in Michigan, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R) looks set to defeat Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D) for retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow's (D) seat. In Wisconsin, incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) appears likely to lose against challenger Eric Hovde (R).
In the US House, Republicans are on track to retain their majority. The current tally as of this writing is 195-176 in favor of Republicans, with 64 seats still being counted, per AP. Closely watched races that are too close to call include Virginia's 7th District, featuring newcomers and Army veterans Derrick Anderson (R) and Eugene Vindman (D), and Nebraska's 2nd District, where incumbent Rep. Don Bacon (R) and Sen. Tony Vargas (D) are in a 2022 rematch.
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