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Live updates: elections for the Senate, House of Representatives and governor, voting measures
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Live updates: elections for the Senate, House of Representatives and governor, voting measures

The US Capitol is seen on the night of October 9, 2023.

The Republican Party will gain control of the Senate and CNN projects – a major victory for Republicans who have not had a majority in the House since 2021.

The previous Democratic majority in the Senate already looked precarious, with only a razor-thin margin — and the Republican victory was sealed after Republican candidates flipped Senate seats in both Ohio and West Virginia.

Republicans are also still defending a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, which could take a week or more before the results are officially certified.

Senate races: Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Representative John Curtis of Utah, both Republicans, will win their Senate races, CNN projects. Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar was re-elected in Minnesota.

House races: Republicans will flip three North Carolina seats in the House of Representatives, with CNN projecting victories for Republican candidates Brad Knott, Tim Moore and Addison McDowell.

California Democrats Laura Friedman and Luz Rivas, Republican Tony Wied of Wisconsin and Democrat Kelly Morrison of Minnesota will also win their congressional districts, CNN projects.

Governors races: Democrat Bob Ferguson will be Washington’s next governor, according to CNN Projects. Meanwhile, Utah Governor Spencer Cox won re-election – the sixth straight Republican to serve as governor in the state.

Voting measures: Voters in Colorado and Arizona will approve measures to enshrine the right to abortion in their state constitutions and CNN projects.

In Colorado, the procedure remains legal with no pregnancy limits, but the expected passage of the amendment means public funds could be used for abortions. Meanwhile, the planned approval in Arizona expands access to the procedure in the state, which currently bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Now this will be allowed “until the viability of the fetus” – which, according to doctors, takes about 22 to 24 weeks.

Eight states will also ban noncitizen voting and CNN projects — even though it is already illegal in federal elections.