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GOP will keep control of Senate – and add seats
538 calls the Senate for the GOP. https://t.co/KCTrUgD1PO pic.twitter.com/u8R2qZOUhQ
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 7, 2018
TX stays red – Cruz downs “Beto” in media’s favorite hype-race
BREAKING: Republican Ted Cruz will win Texas’ U.S. Senate race, defeating Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke – ABC Projection
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 7, 2018
GOP picks up Senate seat in North Dakota
Fox News is now projecting that Kevin Cramer has defeated Heidi Heitkamp, not a suprise, but does give the Republicans yet another Senate pickup.
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) November 7, 2018
BREAKING: FOX NEWS and NBC say Democrats will WIN House
BREAKING: The Fox News Decision Desk projects that Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years. https://t.co/4yNg8n30sj pic.twitter.com/kA8joAhvti
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 7, 2018
We are now ready to make one of the biggest calls of the night: The Fox News Decision Desk can now project that Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years, dealing… https://t.co/YnsIMmCIeh
— Special Report Team (@SpecialReport) November 7, 2018
NBC predicts Democrat victory for House
CNN’s Jake Tapper admits “this is not a blue wave”
CNN’s Jake Tapper: “When you look at what is going on here tonight, this is not a blue wave.” pic.twitter.com/jxmfMQ2QPe
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 7, 2018
Republicans keep Senate seat in Tennessee
Marcia Blackburn will win #TNSEN @ABC projects. Close to zero chance of a Dem Senate now.
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) November 7, 2018
NBC projects Democrat Joe Manchin keeps Senate seat in West Virginia
NBC News projects Joe Manchin wins West Virginia Senate
— Ben Mayer (@bendmayer) November 7, 2018
Republicans win Senate seat in Indiana
.@ABC News can project that IN Sen. Joe Donnelly has lost to Republican challenger Mike Braun
First GOP pick-up in the Senate of the night
— Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) November 7, 2018
Popular data poll company 538 now gives Democrats a less than 40% chance of taking the House
The 538 forecast has dropped to just a 39.3% chance that the Democrats take the House tonight.
That is something that was unthinkable just 24 hours ago for most…
Still a lot of time to go tonight, but this is not the start to #ElectionNight that Democrats wanted. pic.twitter.com/Xk3WmsjTLG
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) November 7, 2018
Carville: no wave!
Democratic strategist James Carville on what election results mean for the Democrats: “It’s not going to be a wave election. It could still be a good election.. but, we’ll wait and see.” pic.twitter.com/qAJ449K6Ug
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 7, 2018
Key bellweather district in Kentucky is leaning Republicans
Calling KY 6 for Barr – most of Fayette (Lexington) is in and Barr is ahead, with more rural votes to come.
— Henry Olsen (@henryolsenEPPC) November 7, 2018
Indiana trends towards Republicans
Indiana is looking GREAT for Braun. As the Election Day vote comes in, Donnelly is slipping everywhere. He is now running behind his 2012 margins in both Marion (Indy) and St. Joseph’s (South Bend). He needed to run AHEAD of his 2012 margins here to hold off Braun’s rural surge.
— Henry Olsen (@henryolsenEPPC) November 7, 2018
Republican Governor in Massachusetts wins reelection
A Republican is declared the winner of a Mass. governor race right as polls close … in a tough GOP year. https://t.co/QnuAswFCN9
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 7, 2018
Dems hold OH Senate seat
JUST IN: Democrat Sherrod Brown will win the U.S. Senate race in Ohio, @ABC projects based on exit polls. https://t.co/QF15MHa8Bu #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/FPZhwpp8VU
— ABC News (@ABC) November 7, 2018
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Dems hold PA Senate Seat
JUST IN: CBS News projects Bob Casey wins reelection in Pennsylvania Senate race #Midterms2018 #ElectionNight https://t.co/moYOfg9CCw pic.twitter.com/ktaC0BoWIh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 7, 2018
First GOP House seat flipped
Far-left Democrat Jennifer Wexton defeated incumbent Barbara Comstock in VA-10
Update: GOP ahead 22 House seats so far:
Mike Pence’s brother wins Congressional seat in Indiana
BREAKING: Greg Pence, older brother of Vice President Pence, has been elected to Indiana’s 6th Congressional District, according to ABC News’ projections
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 7, 2018
Trump is definitely “on the ballot”
Two-thirds (!) of voters say President Trump was a deciding factor in their vote today.
Democrat Senator Tim Kaine wins in Virginia
Immediately as polls closed at 7pm Eastern, Fox News projected that Hillary Clinton’s running mate Tim Kaine won his Senate race.
Healthcare top issue: Exit polls
Interesting nugget from Drudge Report: Healthcare is the most important issue in early exit polling.