The expected surge of support towards Donald Trump's Republican Party has yet to materialise with many votes still uncounted
Joe BidenThe Republicans should make the required five gains to seize majority control of the House of Representatives, but Democrat fears of a wipe out have been averted.Pre-election polling, pointing to 30 to 35 seats changing hands, led some commentators to contemplate the possibility of a"wave" election with the Democrats losing upwards of 40 seats.
The Republican vote is up compared with the presidential election two years ago, but the swing since then is a modest two or three percent, which will limit the party's ability to flip seats in Democrat-dominated states like New York and California. NBC's initial seat projection puts the Republicans on 219 House seats, with a margin of plus or minus 13 seats. This points toward a typical midterm election. Concerns that Mr Biden's woeful personal approval rating, the worst of any modern president, would drag down his party appear unfounded.
The battle for the Senate, currently split 50-50, is likely to continue for some time to come. The Republicans needed a solitary gain to take control, entirely feasible if there was a large swing of voters to their cause. New Hampshire was thought to be a Senate seat that might tip the balance, but Democrat incumbent, Maggie Hassan, is projected to remain in post.
In Georgia, where the race for the Senate in 2020 was the last to be decided, there is another tight finish in prospect. Incumbent Democrat, Raphael Warnock and Republican competitor, Herschel Walker, are neck and neck, but crucially, neither will win 50% of the vote, meaning a runoff election is a real prospect.
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