US Senate Control Comes Down to Who Wins Two of Last Three Races
- Democrats flip one Senate seat with victory in Pennsylvania
- Concerns over the economy were not only priority for voters
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The struggle for control of the US Senate boiled down to three races, with each party needing to win two of those states to secure a majority, as fractious Republicans limped along toward a tenuous hold on the House.
Republicans didn’t achieve the midterm election wave they expected, and some House conservatives expressed frustrations with party leaders for failing to deliver a larger majority.