Washington (TDI): Former president Donald Trump has won the battleground state of Georgia, returning its 16 electoral votes to the Republican, the Associated Press reports.
Georgia was considered as swing state that could go either way, to vote for Republican or otherwise.
With Trump’s victory in Georgia, the state becomes the first to flip from the 2020 results, AP highlights.
Since 1996 the state was considered as constituency of majority vote for republicans, however, Joe Biden narrowly carried Georgia in 2020.
According to the news wire, Trump tried to overturn his 2020 loss in Georgia, setting off a political and legal struggle that led to his indictment in the state.
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Meanwhile, New York Times reported that Republicans have secured control of the Senate with crucial wins: Bernie Moreno in Ohio, Jim Justice in West Virginia and Deb Fischer, who held on to her seat in Nebraska.
For the first time in history, the Senate will have two Black women serving simultaneously: Lisa Blunt Rochester in Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland, both Democrats, the paper added.
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Democrats will have to defend several key seats to have a chance of keeping the Senate. The win targets below are based on what each party needs to reach 51 seats, assuming they win the races they are expected to win most easily, NYT notes.
