It will be a while – possibly weeks in Georgia – before we get the next key results in the US Midterms so we're closing down the liveblog we've been running since last night. Still worth catching up on though, if you're late to the drama...
Democrats showed surprising strength in the American midterm elections, defeating Republicans in several key races and defying expectations that soaring inflation and President Biden’s low approval ratings would drag the party down.It will be a while – possibly weeks in Georgia – before we get the next key results so we’re closing down this liveblog and will be back with updates on the main site once there’s major news to report.
Closer still is Georgia’s Senate race between Reverend Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, which now seems likely to require a run-off, which is expected to be held on 6 December. Republican candidates who have thrown their lot in with Trump’s baseless claims that the 2020 presidential election have either failed, or failed to perform in line with the more traditional GOP candidates on their state ballots.
Notable congresswoman Lauren Boebert, who is a proponent of the QAnon conspiracy, is also in serious danger of losing her seat in the House of Representatives after just two years in office.
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