GOP Dashes Democrat Hopes for Senate Majority

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) waves to supporters after giving election night remarks in Bangor, Maine, on Nov. 3, 2020. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
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Both parties seem to have lost ground in Congress. Republicans’ Senate majority has eroded, but it hasn’t completely evaporated. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 seat Senate majority.

For Democrats to win control, they’d need to net three Republican seats—and Joe Biden would have to win the White House—giving Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote as vice president. If Biden loses to President Trump, Democrats would need four seats.