Three remaining races will determine control of the Senate, while the House is leaning toward the Republicans.
Republicans need 51 Senate seats to control the chamber. Democrats, however, need only 50 votes, since Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris casts tie-breaking votes in the event of a 50-50 split. With Democrats currently projected to control 48 seats and Republicans projected to hold 49, the party that wins two out of the three races in Arizona, Nevada and Georgia will gain control of the Senate.
Here's a look at the remaining races that will ultimately determine control of Congress, as of Thursday:CBS News characterizes the race between Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and GOP challenger Blake Masters as leaning in Kelly's favor. Nearly a quarter of the state's votes have not yet been counted, including 27% of the votes in Maricopa County, the state's most populous.
However, roughly 99,000 votes remain to be counted in Clark County, the state's largest and a Democratic stronghold. Cortez Masto has won 51% of the 608,429 votes already counted in Clark County, compared to Laxalt's 46%. The count could last until next Thursday, one election official said.The race for the House leans in Republicans' favor, according to CBS News estimates, which show the GOP ultimately controlling at least 210 seats, compared to 200 for the Democrats.
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