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Midterm election results updates: Dems keep control of Senate with Nevada win

PHOTO: A worker sorts through ballots in the delayed processing at the Clark County Election Department for the Nevada midterm elections in Las Vegas, Nov. 9, 2022.
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Schumer speaks after Dems projected to keep control of Senate
By Alexandra Hutzler, Tal Axelrod, Emily Shapiro, Morgan Winsor, Isabella Murray, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab, Julia Jacobo, Stephanie Guerilus
Last Updated: November 15, 2022, 8:02 AM

The 2022 midterm elections shaped up to be some of the most consequential in the nation's recent history, with control of Congress at stake.

All 435 seats in the House and 35 of 100 seats in the Senate were on the ballot, as well as several influential gubernatorial elections in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Democrats were defending their narrow majorities in both chambers and retained control of the Senate, though control of the House isn't yet clear. But a Republican flip of the lower chamber would be enough to curtail most of President Joe Biden's legislative agenda and would likely result in investigations against his administration and even his family.

Key updates:

  • Katie Hobbs projected to beat Kari Lake for Arizona governor
  • McDaniel says she'll run for another term leading RNC: Source
  • Biden speaks on Democrats retaining the Senate: 'I feel good'
  • Schumer says Senate win is a ‘vindication for Democrats’
  • Where the battle for House control stands
Here is how the news is developing. All times Eastern.

Nov 15, 2022 8:02 AM

Arizona Republican Juan Ciscomani projected to win House seat

Republican Juan Ciscomani will win in his election bid to represent Arizona's 6th Congressional District, ABC News can report, defeating Democrat Kirsten Engel and flipping a House seat for Republicans from retiring Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.

With 99% of the expected vote in, Ciscomani is leading Engel by 3,502 votes, 50.5%-49.5%.

Ciscomani, a longtime aide to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, is seen as a rising star in the Republican Party. He ran a focused campaign — without an endorsement from former President Donald Trump's — on issues including border security, the economy and "conservative family values."

PHOTO: Rep.-elect Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, and Juan Ciscomani, Republican candidate in Arizona's 6th Congressional District, walk on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Nov. 14, 2022.
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Rep.-elect Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, and Juan Ciscomani, Republican candidate in Arizona's 6th Congressional District, walk on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on Nov. 14, 2022.
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

Ciscomani tweeted a thread on Monday accepting victory and thanking Ducey for encouraging him to run and for "being a sounding board through this process"

"In the best country in the world where anything is possible, I am now honored to represent my hometown in the U.S. Congress. I am ready to serve, find solutions for our district's challenges, & be a strong independent voice for our community," he wrote.

He beats Engel, a former Environmental Protection Agency attorney and Arizona state senator, who served just nine months before resigning to run for the vacant seat. Her campaign focused on abortion rights, making for a competitive race in the district which covers most of Pima County, including most of Tucson and Cochise County.

-ABC News' Libby Cathey


Nov 15, 2022 5:20 AM

GOP Rep. David Schweikert holds House seat, Dems' long-shot hope of holding majority fades

Incumbent Republican Rep. David Schweikert will win reelection in Arizona, ABC News can report, projected to defeat Democratic challenger Jevin Hodge and hold a House seat for Republicans.

With 99% of the expected vote in, Schweikert is leading Hodge by 3,008 votes, 50.4% to 49.6%.

Hodge had led Schweikert leading into the weekend, but with larger drops in recent days from Republican areas in Maricopa County, Hodge's odds of overtaking Schweikert faded, along with Democrats' hopes of keeping the House.

This will be Schweikert's seventh term in Congress but his first for District 1 after redistricting. Schweikert fought characterizations of corruption after the House reprimanded him last year for 11 ethics rules violations for improper spending by his office and his campaign. He was fined $50,000 as part of a settlement agreement to end the yearslong probe.

Hodge would have become the first Black Arizonan elected to Congress had he won and is seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party.

-ABC News' Libby Cathey


Nov 15, 2022 2:21 AM

Katie Hobbs projected to beat Kari Lake for Arizona governor

Democrat Katie Hobbs is projected to win her race against Republican Kari Lake, ABC News reports, flipping the Arizona governor's seat for the first time in more than a decade as midterm voters across the nation appear to have delivered a stunning rejection of election deniers and extremists in midterm contests.

Hobbs, the incumbent secretary of state, cast her matchup with Lake as a choice between sanity and "chaos."

"Do we want to elect a governor whose entire platform boils down to being a sore loser -- or a governor who's going to get the job done for Arizona?" Hobbs said on the campaign trail, calling Lake her "election-denying, media-hating, conspiracy-loving, chaos-causing opponent."

Hobbs served eight years in the Arizona Legislature before being elected secretary of state and gaining prominence in 2020 with her defense of Arizona's voting system against a barrage of baseless fraud accusations that then-President Donald Trump and his allies thrust in the national spotlight.

-ABC News' Libby Cathey



Nov 14, 2022 11:55 PM

McDaniel says she'll run for another term leading RNC: Source

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel indicated Monday that she'll run for another term atop the GOP.

A source familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News that McDaniel signaled her reelection bid on a call with members Monday morning, during which she said she would run if party members wanted her to and that she plans to move forward seeking reelection.

Her bid for the chairmanship, which will be decided in January, comes after disappointing midterm election results for the party.

McDaniel has served three terms atop the RNC and was first elected in 2017 with an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.

Should she win reelection, McDaniel would serve as party chair during the 2024 presidential election, which by party bylaws would force her to remain neutral during the race even if Trump, the de facto party leader, runs for a third time.

-ABC News' Will Steakin and Tal Axelrod


Nov 09, 2022 4:42 PM

Republican incumbent projected to win Wisconsin Senate race

Republican incumbent Ron Johnson is projected to win the Wisconsin Senate race over Democratic challenger Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.

With 94% of the vote reporting, Johnson has 51% of the vote and Barnes has 49%.

PHOTO: Senator Ron Johnson speaks at his election night celebration in Neenah, Wisc., Nov. 8, 2022.
Daniel Steinle/Reuters
Senator Ron Johnson speaks at his election night celebration in Neenah, Wisc., Nov. 8, 2022.
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In a concession speech Wednesday, Barnes said, "It's time for us to double down. To show up like we've never shown up before. To make sure that Ron Johnson -- every political leader -- knows to answer to every person in Wisconsin, not just the people that voted for them."

PHOTO: Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes hugs a supporter after conceding to Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at a news conference in Milwaukee, Nov. 9, 2022.
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Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes hugs a supporter after conceding to Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at a news conference in Milwaukee, Nov. 9, 2022.
Morry Gash/AP

Johnson was first elected in 2010 and is serving his second term in Congress, sitting on committees including the Senate Foreign Relations committee. He campaigned on being tough on crime and has faced backlash over comments about COVID-19 vaccines and the Jan. 6. insurrection. Johnson was the subject of part of the Jan. 6 committee's findings earlier this year which revealed, according to text messages from a senior Johnson aide, that he apparently wanted to deliver fake electoral votes for Donald Trump from Wisconsin and Michigan to Mike Pence on Jan. 6, 2021.

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has served two terms as a senator from Wisconsin.
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Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has served two terms as a senator from Wisconsin.

Barnes is the first Black lieutenant governor in Wisconsin and would have been the state's first Black senator had he won. He faced some opposition over his positions on crime and support from progressives.

Wisconsin went for Biden by a slim margin in 2020 after going for Trump in 2016.

-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim


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