U.S. Senate Pennsylvania general election 2022

Republicans' pathway to the Senate majority narrowed in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as Lt. Gov. John Fetterman defeated GOP Mehmet Oz in ...

“We know we’re competitive in a lot of races and that there’s enough seats that we could add to our majority,” said Sen. Ahead of the election, Democrats highlighted an uptick in voter registration among women in some states over the summer as a positive sign. However, in recent weeks there have been signs that Democrats’ bump from the spotlight on abortion rights has diminished as more kitchen table issues like gas prices and crime rates have dominated the political debate. If Republicans win back the Senate, the GOP will have the unilateral ability to block Biden’s nominees, who need only a simple majority for confirmation. A GOP Senate would also likely use committee gavels to conduct oversight investigations. Republicans’ pathway to the Senate majority narrowed in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as Lt. Going into Election Day, POLITICO rated races in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, New Hampshire and Wisconsin as toss-ups. Raphael Warnock are neck-and-neck in the polls and could be headed to a runoff election in January. “But I’d hate to have to bet.” In Georgia, Herschel Walker and Democratic Sen. Ron Johnson holds Wisconsin, they also need to pick up two of three remaining toss-up races in Arizona, Georgia or Nevada. That victory came on the heels of wins for Sens.