Uncertainty Reigns as Dems, GOP Seek to Sort Out Midterm Election Results

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with his wife, Casey DeSantis, and children Madison, Mason, and Mamie, waves to the crowd during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. on Nov. 8, 2022. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty

Uncertainty about who will control the 118th Congress when it begins on Jan. 3, 2023, will still loom large when the lame-duck session of the current legislature convenes on Nov. 14 with Democrats in charge in the Senate and House of Representatives.

As it was two years ago, when runoffs in Georgia for two Senate seats resulted in the chamber’s current 50–50 split—with Vice President Kamala Harris casting tiebreaking votes—control for the 2023 Senate will be decided on Dec. 6.