Donald Trump secured control of the Senate

With the advance of Donald Trump, Republicans took control of the Senate of the United States this Tuesday night after winning seats occupied by the Democrats, retaining their own and snatching the majority for the first time in four years.

The unexpected battlefield of state of Nebraska pushed the Republicans to the top on the day of the presidential elections that pit Trump against Kamala Harris.

Incumbent Republican Senator Deb Fischer managed to fend off a surprisingly strong challenge from independent candidate Dan Osborn.

Democrats saw their efforts to save their slim majority slip from their grasp as recounts progressed in a map that favored the Republicans.

At the beginning of the electoral process, the Republicans also snatched another seat in Virginia Occidental with the election of Jim Justice, who easily defeated retiring Senator Joe Manchin.

Democratic efforts to unseat controversial Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and Rick Scott of Floridathey failed.

Cruz’s victory came after another blow to Democrats, who began to fear that they would not be able to save their majority when incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohiolost his re-election before Republican Bernie Morenoa newcomer to the Trump era.

Moreno, a immigrant born in Bogotá, Colombiawho amassed a fortuna as a salesperson luxury cars and businessman cryptocurrenciesdelivered the key blow to the Democratic majority by defeating a senator with three terms of experience, who was the first of several blue in losing re-election.

The campaign in Ohio between Brown and Moreno, who had the direct support of Donald Trump, was the most expensive of the cycle, with about 400 million dollars spent.

With control of Congress at stake, House and Senate races will determine which party retains the power to advance or block a president’s agenda, or whether the White House faces a divided Capitolor in a tie situation that gives the vice president the tie-breaking vote.

Even in the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin Democrats are fighting to protect their seats, facing a scenario of potential major defeat.

Several states set milestones with the winners of their Senate races. Voters elected two black women to the Senate: Democrats Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland.

Blunt Rochester won an open seat in his state while Alsobrooks defeated popular former Maryland governor Larry Hogan. Only three black women have served in the Senate, and never before have two served at the same time.

In New Jersey, Andy Kim became the first Korean-American elected to the Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw. That seat came into play when Bob Menendez resigned this year following his federal conviction on bribery charges.

For her part, House candidate Sarah McBride, a Delaware Democratic state legislator close to the Biden family, won her race, becoming the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.