should from viewers like you.
Thank you.
Judy: Control of the united
States congress still hangs in
the balance tonight after the
midterm elections of 2022.
Republicans are closing in on a
majority in the house of
representatives but a smaller
one than was widely expected.
And, it may take another run-off
to decide who runs the senate.
Congressional correspondent Lisa
Desjardins begins our coverage.
Lisa: The red wave that wasn't.
So far it has been largely
Democrats --
>> Thank you, Maryland.
Lisa: Not Republicans,
celebrating wins.
>> Thanks to your commitment and
hard work, we have won this
race. Cheeeerss!!!!."
-- This race.
Lisa: The election remains
dramatic, neither the fate of
the house nor of the senate is
clear.
What is clear?
Democrats exceeded expectations.
On the senate side, a major blue
victory in Pennsylvania.
>> We bet on the people of
Pennsylvania and you didn't let
us down.
Lisa: John Fetterman, the
commonwealth's lieutenant
governor, defeated television
doctor mehmet oz, flipping a
republican-held post with a
no-vote-left-unturned
approached.
>> I really liked how aggressive
on the ground campaign they ran,
and at the end of the day I
think that's what won for the
camp.
Lisa: Two other key senate races
are undecided in Nevada and
Arizona.
Both states have democratic
senators challenged by
trump-aligned Republicans.
Also in both, ballots could take
days to count.
This, as in Georgia, overtime.
>> Good afternoon, everyone.
Lisa: Secretary of state Brad
raffensperger, who himself just
won reelection announced the
U.S. Senate race between
Republican Herschel walker and
democratic incumbent Rafael
Warnock is heading to a run-off
in December.
Both candidates are asking
supporters for patience.
>> So you all just hang in
there.
I'm feeling good.
>> If you can hang in, hang in
there a little bit longer.
Hang in there a bit longer.
Lisa: Some Republicans had
predicted a potential wave
election, common in an unpopular
president's first midterm
especially with widespread voter
concern about the economy.
>> We have got to do something
to reverse the inflationary
trend.
The Democrats are spending out
of control, congress is spending
out of control.
That needs to come back in line.
Lisa: But there were other
forces at play.
>> I like to vote at every
election, but I think especially
this time, you know, it's about
reproductive rights, it's about
the environment, it's about
ensuring that everyone has an
opportunity to vote.
Lisa: Republicans did have a
good night in many races like in
Ohio, where author J.D. Vance
took the senate seat over
Democrat Tim Ryan.
But in U.S. House races, the
buckeye state was good for
Democrats.
They managed to oust 12-term
incumbent Steve Chabot near
Cincinnati
and win a key toss-up open seat
around Akron over a former trump
surrogate.
Then in Toledo, democratic
incumbent Marcy Kaptur beat J.R.
Majewski, a trump-endorsed
Republican who participated in
the January 6 rally and denied
the 2020 election.
This morning, he conceded his
loss in a tweet, wishing his
opponent the best.
Also accepting defeat was
Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney,
who oversaw his party's national
house campaign and saw a message
in the overall results.
>> I don't think the American
people have given up on
democracy, and I think with all
of the headwinds and all of the
damage from the pandemic and the
trump years, there's still a
beating heart to American
democracy, and I think you saw
it last night.
Lisa: Former president trump
himself reacted to the election
with a rare acknowledgment.
Saying, in a statement that,
"While in certain ways,
yesterday's election was
somewhat disappointing, from my
personal standpoint it was a
very big victory."
President Biden called an
afternoon news conference and
reflected on where things stand.
Pres. Biden: While the press and
the pundits were predicting a
giant red wave, it didn't
happen.
I'm prepared to work with my
Republican colleagues.
The American people have made
clear, I think, that they expect
Republicans be prepared to work
with me.
Lisa: In gubernatorial races,
voters gave the nod to many
incumbents among them Democrats
Tony Evers in Wisconsin and
Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan
both edged out their
trump-backed opponents.
In Texas and Florida though, the
Republican base showed up in
droves to re-elect their
governors.
Greg Abbott and possible 2024
presidential candidate Ron
Desantis.
>> We fight the woke in the
legislature.
We fight the woke in the
schools.
We fight the woke in the
corporations.
We will never, ever surrender to
the woke mob.
Florida is where woke goes to
die.
Lisa: A major election with big
races decided and some of the