US midterm elections: Democrats flip North Carolina's Senate seat and Ohio's governorship
Summary
Donald Trump faced a nationwide verdict from US voters in the midterm elections, the US president having urged people to pretend that Trump was on the ballot paper in the races to determine control of Congress, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Wednesday 4 November, and i News reported that the first results were called at the start of what was expected to be a brutal night for Trump's Republican Party. Voters rebuked Trump and the president's agenda in exit polls, The Independent headlined, and Democrat Jon Ossoff won the Georgia Senate race over Republican Mike Collins, holding a key Democratic seat, The Guardian and The Independent reported. Democrat Chris Pappas won New Hampshire's Senate race, avoiding a Republican flip, and Republican Ashley Moody defeated progressive Angie Nixon in Florida, in a contest seen as a measure of whether the state remains reliably Republican, The Guardian reported. The Guardian wrote that Democrats look poised to win House control, and Democrats secured early wins in their campaign to wrestle control of Congress, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, Democrat Roy Cooper flipping a Senate seat in North Carolina, according to The Independent, and Democrat Amy Acton winning Ohio's race for governor over Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur endorsed by Donald Trump, ending 16 years of Republican control of the office, The Guardian reported.
Latest: Democrats secured early wins in their campaign to wrestle control of US Congress, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, Roy Cooper flipping a Senate seat in North Carolina, according to The Independent, while Democrats Jon Ossoff and Chris Pappas won the Senate races in Georgia and New Hampshire, Republican Ashley Moody defeated Angie Nixon in Florida and Democrat Amy Acton won Ohio's race for governor, The Guardian reported, and markets on Wall Street fell as the Democrats gained early momentum, Sky News reported.
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How it unfolded
Tuesday 3 November
- 23:18Evening Standard Democrats secure major wins in their campaign to wrestle control of US Congress
- 22:55The Guardian Amy Acton wins Ohio race for governor, ending 16 years of Republican control of office
- 22:00The Independent Democrats secure early wins in their campaign to wrestle control of US Congress
- 21:57Evening Standard Democrats secure early wins in their campaign to wrestle control of US Congress
- 21:07The Independent Democrats get early Election Night taste of a big blue tsunami with two key midterm wins
- 20:52Sky News Markets fall on Wall Street as Democrats gain early momentum
- 20:41The Guardian Republican Ashley Moody defeats progressive Angie Nixon in Florida Senate race
- 20:22The Guardian Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate race, avoiding Republican flip
- 20:21The Independent Trump critic Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race against Mike Collins
- 20:08The Independent Sen. Jon Ossoff defeats GOP Rep. Mike Collins to hold a key Democratic seat in Georgia
- 20:00The Independent Donald Trump faces nationwide verdict from US voters in midterm elections
- 20:00Evening Standard Donald Trump faces nationwide verdict from US voters in midterm elections
- 19:57The Guardian Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race over Republican Mike Collins
- 19:33The Independent Voters rebuke Trump and his agenda in US midterm exit polls
- 19:25The Guardian Democrats look poised to win House control in midterm elections after two turbulent years of Trump
- 19:14i News All the results from the US midterm elections so far