Red wave loses intensity as midterms hang in balance
The Republican had promised a "red wave" which would sweep through the United State's midterm election. Although the results were yet to be out on Wednesday night, most analysts believed the Republicans' loud proclamations would not materialise.
The GOP is likely to take control of the House of Representatives, but the battle for the Senate remained finely poised, the BBC reported.
Should Republicans reclaim the House, they will still not be able to turn their legislations into laws, or impeach foe as Trump has urged.
Four key states – Nevada, Georgia, Wisconsin and Arizona – could determine which party controls the chambers.
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The high profile races in Arizona and Georgia were still too close to call as votes continued to be counted in contests.
Donald Trump favourite Kari Lake was in danger of losing to Democrat Katie Hobbs, a result which would come as a big blow for the Republicans who were banking on victory there to prove that voters were disillusioned with the Joe Biden-led government, the Time reported.
The Senate race in Georgia between Trump-backed Hershel Walker and incumbent Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock was similarly on a knife-edge. If neither candidate secured 50% of the vote, the race will go to a runoff on 6 December.
It could be a repeat of 2020 when Georgia decided the fate of the Senate's control.
Meanwhile, Democrat John Fetterman defeated his Republican opponent Mehmet Oz to flip a key Senate seat in Pennsylvania, the BBC reported.
While a Republican victory on both ends could mean a big boost for the red party, history attests to a different interpretation.
The history of midterm elections in recent decades shows that the party with the presidency almost always loses control of Congress at the first time of asking.
Only Jimmy Carter (in 1977) and George W Bush (in 2002 and 2004) managed to hold control of both the House and Senate once they were already in office.
Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton all lost control of Congress at their first midterm election, while Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush never had control of both chambers at any point of their presidency.
In other developments, voters in Kentucky rejected an amendment that would remove abortion rights from the constitution in a big win for pro-choice groups.
Meanwhile Florida's Republican governor Ron DeSantis, a possible 2024 presidential contender, has won a large victory to stay in office, the BBC reported.
Back in New York, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, chair of the House Democratic campaign arm, conceded his race to Republican Mike Lawler, a state assembly member from Rockland County, the CNN reported.
The CNN also projected that Democratic state Senator Don Davis will win to represent northeast North Carolina in Congress defeating Republican Sandy Smith, while Democrat Brittany Pettersen will win the race in Colorado's 7th District.
