Either party could secure a Senate majority with wins in both Nevada and Arizona, where the races were too early to call. In the House, Republicans on Wednesday night were within a dozen seats of the 218 needed to take control, while Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Pennsylvania to Kansas and many West Coast contests were still too early to call.
The former president had sought to use the midterms as an opportunity to prove his enduring political influence after losing the White House in 2020. But he lost some of the night's biggest prizes, particularly in Pennsylvania.
Republicans run into stiff competition in their march across the country, dashing hopes for the sweeping gains they promised, particularly in the House. Instead, they inch toward what could be another narrowly split Congress.
In most areas results are expected to be known by Wednesday morning (Israel time). In the case of close numbers, results may be delayed even for several weeks.
Former President Donald Trump suggests he might mount a 2024 presidential run as soon as next week.
Assuming the polls are accurate, US President Joe Biden will take a severe political beating when the Republicans win control of at least one chamber of Congress. Were it not for the candidates endorsed by former US President Donald Trump, the defeat would have been even more remarkable.
Millions of Americans cast ballots to decide the balance of power in Washington and in key state capitals.
The former president, who left office in 2017 after serving two terms, travels to Georgia on Friday, and then moves on to Wisconsin, Nevada and Pennsylvania, all key battlegrounds in the Nov. 8 election.
In the 10th Congressional District, the AIPAC-affiliated SuperPac United Democracy Project was quick to congratulate Dan Goldman on the victory, emphatically calling Yuh-Line Niou anti-Israel.
Neveen Ayesh, a government relations coordinator for the St. Louis Chapter of the American Muslims for Palestine, has a history of making threats against Jews and Israel.