November 6, 2024 Senate, House and Gubernatorial Elections, Ballot Measures

The GOP will win control of the Senate, CNN projects — a significant victory for Republicans who haven’t held a majority in the chamber since 2021.

The previous Democratic majority in the Senate had already looked precarious by only a razor-thin margin — and the Republican victory was cut short after GOP candidates flipped Senate seats in both Ohio and West Virginia.

Republicans are also still defending a narrow majority in the House, which could take a week or more before the results are officially determined.

Senate Races: Late. Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Rep. John Curtis of Utah, both Republicans, will win their Senate races, CNN projects. Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar was re-elected in Minnesota.

House Run: Republicans will flip three North Carolina seats in the House of Representatives, with CNN predicting wins for GOP candidates Brad Knott, Tim Moore and Addison McDowell.

California Democrats Laura Friedman and Luz Rivas, Wisconsin Republican Tony Wied and Minnesota Democrat Kelly Morrison will also win their congressional districts, CNN projects.

Governors ran: Democrat Bob Ferguson will be Washington’s next governor, CNN projects. Meanwhile, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox won re-election — the sixth consecutive Republican to serve as governor of the state.

Ballot measures: Colorado and Arizona voters will approve measures to enshrine the right to abortion in their state constitutions, CNN projects.

In Colorado, the procedure remains legal without a gestational limit, but the expected approval of the amendment means public funds can be used for abortions. Meanwhile in Arizona, the expected approval expands access to the procedure in the state, which currently bans abortion at 15 weeks into pregnancy. Now it will be allowed “up to fetal viability” – which doctors believe is around 22 to 24 weeks.

Eight states will also bar non-citizen voting, CNN projects — even though it’s already illegal in federal elections.