As of 16:00 EST on the 5th, according to CNN forecasts, in the US Senate, the Democratic Party controls 54 seats and the Republican Party controls 44 seats. In the House of Representatives, the Democratic Party holds 253 seats and the Republican Party holds 155 seats. As the counting of votes in the US midterm elections continues to advance, many US media have predicted that the Democratic Party's seat advantage in both houses of the Senate and the House of Representatives may expand further.

As of 16:00 EST on the 5th, according to CNN forecasts, in the US Senate, the Democratic Party controls 54 seats and the Republican Party controls 44 seats. In the House of Representatives, the Democratic Party holds 253 seats and the Republican Party holds 155 seats. As the counting of votes in the US midterm elections continues to advance, many US media have predicted that the Democratic Party's seat advantage in both houses of the Senate and the House of Representatives may expand further.