Win takes Democrats to key number of 50 seats in Senate, in blow to Republicans who hoped for ‘red wave’
US midterm elections results 2022 – live
Democrats have kept control of the Senate after the crucial race in Nevada was announced in their favor, cementing a midterms election performance for the party that widely beat expectations.
Democratic US senator Catherine Cortez Masto has now beaten Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general who was endorsed by former president Donald Trump, the Associated Press said.