Democrats take House at US midterm elections, but Republicans keep Senate; Labor well ahead in Victoria
- Written by Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Democrats celebrate as the US mid-term results come in.AAP/EPA/Erik S. Lesser
US midterm elections were held today. All 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senators were up for election. Democrats were defending 26 Senators, including some states that Trump won by big margins in 2016, and Republicans just nine.
Democrats won the House, regaining...