Democratic Senator John O'Soff won the midterm elections in the state of Georgia, according to forecasts from several North American media outlets, which confirm expected Democratic victories in six other states.
O'Soff, who is considered one of the potential candidates for the 2028 presidential election, defeated Republican Mike Collins in one of the districts where the seat of the Democratic senator was under threat. This victory was quickly predicted by media such as CNN, as well as NBC and the AP agency.
Forecasts also indicate a victory for Democratic Senator Mark Warner in Virginia. Since the polls are already closed in many states, CNN also predicts Democratic victories in Delaware (Chris Gunn), Illinois (Juliana Stratton), Massachusetts (Ed Markey), New Jersey (Cory Booker), and Rhode Island (Jack Reed), which aligns with the polls.
According to CNN, Republican Shelley Moore Capito is likely to retain her seat in West Virginia. 35 Senate seats are at stake in these elections, control of which Democrats could gain if they achieve a net gain of four seats.
In seven states—Maine, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Michigan, and Alaska—where control of the upper house is determined, the preliminary turnout was higher than four years ago (with fluctuations from 41% to 5%).
Additionally, 435 House of Representatives seats are contested, which, according to polls, will go under Democratic control.
Although the vote counting is in a very early stage, the results in the first eastern states that concluded voting indicate progress for the Democrats. More than 60 million North Americans have voted early, which is almost 15 million more than in the 2022 midterm elections.
