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Card 1 of 4 Much remains uncertain. For the second election day in a row, election night ended without a clear winner. Nate Cohn, The Times’ chief political analyst, takes a look at the state of the House and Senate races and when we might know the outcome: Home. The Needle suggests the House is leaning Republican, but the GOP is nowhere close to being declared the winner in several key races where late mail-in ballots have the potential to help Democrats. It will take days to count those ballots. The conclave. The Senate race will come down to four states: Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona. The pending ballots in Nevada and Arizona may take days to count, but control of the chamber may ultimately hinge on Georgia, which is headed for a Dec. 6 runoff. How we got here. Political conditions seemed ripe for Republicans to make big midterm showings, but voters had other ideas. While we wait for more results, read our five suggestions and analysis on why this ‘red wave’ didn’t materialize for the GOP For more than two years, Democrats, voting rights groups, scholars and some moderate Republicans have warned against those seeking to undermine the democratic system. While voters have not made it their top priority, they have proven they are aware of the risks, with images of the 2021 Capitol riot still flashing across American screens, the House committee investigating the attack broadcasting its findings and new disputes over armed observers and threats. to election officials making headlines. But on Tuesday the resilience of the country’s democracy was often on display. Attendance appeared high. Voting was mostly conducted smoothly, except for a few glitches that were ironed out by election officials. Both parties are fielding increasingly diverse fields of candidates. A significant number of voters, despite the polarization of the nation, split their tickets. And most candidates — though not all — conceded defeat. Afterward, Democrats in key races hailed their victories as a blow against threats to the American government. “You showed up because you saw that democracy was on the brink of existence and you decided to do something about it,” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers told supporters early Wednesday after a concession by Republican challenger Tim Michels, who had promised that his party would “never lose another election” in the state if elected. To some extent, the results represented electoral support in key states ahead of the 2024 presidential election, as Mr. Trump strongly says he will run again. Had his chosen candidates won, their stated positions — including calls to eliminate mail-in and voting machine voting — would have preemptively raised questions about the fairness of the 2024 contest in their states and whether a Democratic victory would be certified. .
