This victory was achieved by Bernie Moreno, born in Colombia He previously worked as a car dealer. He was able to oust Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, who had been in office since 2007 and was hoping to retain him for a new term.
This is the second Senate seat that Democrats lost to Republicans in the elections that took place on Tuesday, and the results are still very close.
The conflict rages between the two parties Republican andDemocrat To win the largest number of seats in this year’s elections, to control Congress.
Democrats currently hold a very narrow majority Senate (51 seats compared to 49), and any seat that goes to the Republicans threatens their chances of maintaining the majority.
Seats are distributed Senate Which are being voted on this year between 11 seats held by Republicans, 19 seats held by Democrats, and four seats held by independents who unite with the Democrats.
Americans vote to elect 435 candidates to fill seats in the House of Representatives.
And enjoy Republicans With a simple majority in the House of Representatives, where they hold 220 seats compared to 212 for the Democrats, with 3 vacant seats.
The House of Representatives is important internationally because all revenue-related bills are generated there, meaning that if the president wants to send aid to Ukraine or Israel or enact any other law that costs money, the House must first pass the bill.
