US Midterms Divide Congress Between Republican Senate, Democratic House - Projections

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th November, 2018) US Congress is projected to be divided with Democrats seizing a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and Republicans maintaining control of the Senate after midterm election voting, several news organizations projected based on exit polling.

House Democrats are projected to win 229 seats and the Republicans 206 as a result of Tuesday's midterm elections, according to several networks such as NBC, ABC and FOX News.

Republicans are projected to keep at least 50 seats in the 100-member US Senate, which gives them control as Vice President Mike Pence will be the tiebreaker. Democrats will win at least 39 seats, according to projections, leaving 11 contests still undecided.