Swing States Undecided In Senate Race, Lawler Leads Maloney In Tight Congressional Race

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Five major swing states remained undecided early Wednesday morning in the Senate race, with Republicans so far unable to gain a majority in the upper chamber.

John Fetterman’s victory over Mehmet Oz flipped a Pennsylvania Senate seat to Democrat — but his win could be countered should Republican Adam Laxalt overcome senator Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada.

Before Tuesday’s elections, the Senate was deadlocked at 50-50 between Republicans and the Democratic caucus, with vice-president Kamala Harris able to use her tie-breaking vote when required.

With Republicans currently leading in three of the five swing states, if they win them they would need one more to gain a majority. In Arizona, Democrat Mark Kelly is leading Republican Blake Masters but only 63% of votes have been reported. The election in Georgia is too close to call and may end up going to a run-off on December 6 if neither candidate gains 50%.

Senate contests that were expected to be competitive in Ohio, New Hampshire and Colorado have all been held by their incumbents.

In the high-profile congressional race between Republican Mike Lawler and incumbent Sean Maloney, Lawler has a slim advantage with 95% of votes reported.