Washington, Nov 5(UNI) Democrats were losing hope of wresting control of the US Senate from the Republicans after some of their candidates failed to dislodge their opponents in key states, a BBC report said on Thursday.
The Democrats who are likely to retain control of Congress were eager to take control of the upper house as well as it would have allowed them to either obstruct or push through the next president's agenda.
The Republicans who hold a slim lead in the Senate saw many of the incumbents holding on to their seats despite a fierce Democratic challenge, as they failed to win the necessary four seats to get a majority in the Senate.
The results also saw a number of firsts - including the first black openly LGBTQ person ever elected to Congress and the first openly transgender state senator.
This year's congressional election is taking place alongside the presidential election between the incumbent Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
The Democrats who have been frustrated in their inability to stop or obstruct President Trump had hoped to flip the Republicans' 53-47 majority in the Senate - giving them the power to obstruct the plans of a second-term President Trump or push through the agenda of a first-term President Biden.
Of the 35 Senate seats up for grabs, 23 were Republican-held and 12 were Democrat.
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