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🇺🇸 US Midterms 2022 🗳️

There has been early victories for Republican favourites Ron DeSantis, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Marco Rubio and Tim Scott.

However, the 'red wave' is yet to fully emerge.

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🗳️ Alaska's polls have now closed, meaning the final polls of the night are finished.

Get all of the results live as they come in on our #Election2022 liveblog 👇
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🔴 NEW: The Democrats have flipped a crucial Senate seat in Pennsylvania, with John Fetterman defeating Trump-backed celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in a significant and surprise result.

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🗣️ Ron DeSantis, the likeliest Republican rival to Mr Trump in 2024, bolstered a potential White House bid by increasing his margin of victory in the critical battleground state of Florida

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🔴 Donald Trump's most high-profile election denier candidate, Kari Lake, appeared on course to lose her race to become Arizona governor along with dozens of other election deniers

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🗣️ A 25-year-old candidate has won the Democratic nomination in Florida’s 10th Congressional District, according to CNN, becoming the first from his Gen Z to be elected to Congress.

Maxwell Frost is known for his anti-gun stance.

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More races have been called by the Associated Press in favour of the Democrats:

🔴 Hillary Scholten defeated former Trump administration housing official and John Gibbs in Michigan.

🔴 In Ohio, Republican rep. Steve Chabot was beaten by Greg Landsman
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✍️ 'He wasn't running in the midterm elections but Donald Trump has ended up the biggest loser'.

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🔎 Where we stand:

All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 Governorships are up for grabs.

#Election2022

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🇺🇸 It is approaching 4am on the east coast of the United States, with most of the night’s Senate races already called.

But, the final outcome teeters on a knife edge.

As it stands, Republicans have 47 seats while the Democrats hold 48
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🔴 The fate of the US Senate appears on course to come down to Georgia yet again, as the state is on course for a runoff.

Our Washington Editor @RozinaSabur is on the ground in Atlanta.

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🇺🇸 Although Republicans are still favourites to seize the House, the final results could take days or longer.

A total of 22 seats stand between the Republicans and victory, with many of these in western states that are slow to count

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🇷🇺 The Kremlin has said that Moscow's ties with Washington were likely to remain at rock bottom regardless of the results of the elections, with relations at a historic low over the conflict in Ukraine

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❓ How many seats are left in the House?

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🔎 Here's how the race for the Senate is shaping up

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📊 Votes are still being counted, but key trends are emerging that could define American politics for years.

We dive into the data here ⤵️
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🗣 Former US President Donald Trump is "livid” and “screaming at everyone” after the Republican party's disappointing midterm election results, according to CNN, which cited a Trump adviser as the source.

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🔴Abortion rights supporters have won in the four states where access was on the ballot

Voters enshrined the right to abortion into the state constitution in battleground Michigan, California and Vermont - and defeated an anti-abortion measure in Kentucky
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🇺🇸 The US Senate contest in Georgia that could determine which party controls the upper chamber of Congress is headed for a December runoff between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Trump-backed Herschel Walker, media projections are suggesting
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🗣Donald Trump has spoken out on the midterm election results, calling them “somewhat disappointing”.

The former president said however that “from my personal standpoint it was a very big victory”.

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🇺🇸President Joe Biden is set to speak at a press conference shortly.

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🗣Joe Biden has said yesterday's midterms were a "good day for democracy and a good day for America"

He said: "While the press and the pundits are predicting a giant red wave, that didn't happen... the Democrats had a strong night"
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Joe Biden is keen to keep up the momentum, with infrastructure projects and clean energy initiatives.

But he also strikes a conciliatory tone, saying: "The voters were also clear that they're still frustrated. I get it"
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🗣 "Regardless of what the final totals show, I am prepared to work with my Republican colleagues," says Mr Biden.

"I'm open to any good ideas."
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🇺🇸The President closed his speech stating: "It has never been a good bet to bet against America. We just need to remember who the hell we are. We're the United States of America."
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🗣Joe Biden has praised young voters and hailed the midterm elections as "a good day for America and a good day for democracy" in his first public comments since results started rolling in.

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🚨Biden has announced his intention to run again in 2024.

"Our intention is to run again. That was the intention no matter what the result was," Mr Biden says. "My intention is to run again but I am a great respecter of fate"
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