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Who Will Control the US Senate?

Katherine Gypson

   WASHINGTON - Control of the U.S.Senate remained uncertain early
   Wednesday as a handful of races in states including North Carolina,
   Maine and Georgia remained too close to call.

   In Colorado, Democrats made a key pickup when Republican incumbent Cory
   Gardner lost to Democratic challenger John Hickenlooper, the former
   governor. Gardner is the last remaining Republican statewide official
   in a state that was once considered an election battleground.

   According to the non-partisan Cook Political Report, just seven of the
   35 Senate seats up for election Tuesday were rated true toss-ups.
   Senate Republicans went into Tuesday holding a 53-47majority,butfaced a
   tough election cycle since they are defending twice as many seatsas
   Democratsthis year.

   Republicans did pick up a seat in Alabama, with Trump-endorsed former
   football coach Tommy Tuberville beating incumbent DemocraticSenator
   Doug Jones. The Alabama Senate seat was the only toss-up seat this year
   held by Democrats.

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