Multiple Senate races across the country were still undetermined by Wednesday morning, leaving the question of whether the GOP can retain the Senate still in doubt. With 53 senators currently in the Senate, the GOP can afford to lose two seats and still retain control. If they lose three and the Senate is left in a tie, and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wins the election, prospective Democratic vice president Kamala Harris would break the tie, meaning the Democrats would assume control.
As of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time Wednesday morning, the GOP had gained one seat: in Alabama, GOP senatorial candidate Tommy Tuberville had decisively defeated incumbent Democrat Senator Doug Jones. The Democrats gained two seats: one in Colorado, where former Governor John Hickenlooper defeated incumbent GOP Senator Cory Gardner, and another in Arizona, where Dem Mark Kelly defeated incumbent GOP senator Martha McSally.
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