GOP nears House win, final Senate count still underway
Outstanding votes continued to flood in Wednesday, securing a slight lead for Republicans in the House. The Senate is still up in the air with the latest reports showing a slight lead for Republicans with 49 seats. The pivotal Georgia Senate race will be decided on Dec. 6 in a runoff election due to neither candidate receiving a majority vote.
NAFCU Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Greg Mesack provided credit unions with several insights on the results so far, sharing that issues such as high inflation, abortion rights, and preserving democracy were driving factors for the midterms.
NAFCU Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Greg Mesack provided credit unions with several insights on the results so far, sharing that issues such as high inflation, abortion rights, and preserving democracy were driving factors for the midterms. Still, the tight races gave little indication as to what was the most pressing matter for voters.
Mesack also noted there were several key races with close calls, as polling had predicted, but didn’t deliver Republicans’ forecasted “red wave” election – especially with the Northeast and mid-Atlantic districts remaining a Democratic stronghold. However, Gov. Ron DeSantis alongside fellow Republican Sen. Marco Rubio successfully fortified Florida as a red state after winning both their races Tuesday evening.
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