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Election results

POLLING STATION

With Republicans set to control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives for the session of Congress beginning in January 2017, the lame-duck session of the current Congress between now and the end of this year seems likely to be limited to keeping the government funded beyond the expiration of the current continuing resolution on December 9, 2016. President-elect Trump and the Republican Congress are certain to provide ambitious policy agendas with plenty of proposals to analyze and the need for significant legislative activity. However, it remains to be seen where Democrats and Republicans, particularly in the Senate, will be able to forge compromise.

With 24 of the 34 Senate seats up for election on November 8th held by Republicans, and many of those seats quite vulnerable, retaining control is a major victory for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his Republican majority. Currently, Republicans are expected to hold at least 51 seats in the new congress, with Senator Kelly Ayotte's (R-NH) reelection bid in New Hampshire still undecided. In Louisiana, State Treasurer John Kennedy (R) received 25 percent of the vote and Foster Campbell (D), a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, received 17% in a crowded 24 candidate "jungle primary" to advance to a runoff election to be held on December 10, 2016. Senior House Ways and Means Committee member Charles Boustany (R-LA) fell just short in his quest to make the two-candidate runoff receiving 15% of the vote. While the Louisiana seat is technically undecided, the state went strongly Republican in the Presidential election and Kennedy is heavily favored to hold the seat.

Illinois Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) lost his race to Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL). In Indiana, Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) won his race against former Democratic Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) to succeed retiring Senator Dan Coats (R-IN). In Nevada, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) beat Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) to hold the seat of retiring Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). In other notable races:

► Ohio: Once ground zero for Senate control, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) easily beat former Governor Ted Strickland (D-OH).
► North Carolina: In a race that was consistently within the margin of error in recent days, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) held onto his seat against former state legislator Deborah Ross (D-NC).
► Pennsylvania: Behind in most recent polling, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) prevailed against former federal and state environmental official Katie McGinty (D-PA).

Select Senate race results
Arizona
Kirkpatrick
McCain ✓
Colorado
Bennet ✓
Glenn
Florida
Murphy
Rubio ✓
Illinois
Duckworth ✓
Kirk
Indiana
Bayh
Young ✓
Missouri
Kander
Blunt ✓
Nevada
Cortez Masto ✓
Heck
New Hampshire
Hassan
Ayotte ?
North Carolina
Ross
Burr ✓
Ohio
Strickland
Portman ✓
Pennsylvania
McGinty
Toomey ✓
Wisconsin
Feingold
Johnson ✓

EY
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