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

Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada clinched the chamber for Democrats.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Tal Axelrod, Emily Shapiro, Morgan Winsor, Isabella Murray, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab, Julia Jacobo, and Stephanie Guerilus
Last Updated: November 15, 2022, 5:21 AM EST

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:

Here is how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Nov 12, 2022, 10:55 AM EST

Election denier Mark Finchem loses Arizona secretary of state race

ABC News can now project Democrat Adrian Fontes will win Arizona’s secretary of state race.

“I promise to always honor and defend the ideal of fair and honest elections with the voters of Arizona and I will help reignite the flame of unity in our Republic,” Fontes said in a statement.

Fontes was up against Republican Mark Finchem, a Donald Trump-backed candidate who fully denied the outcome of the 2020 election. As a state legislator, Finchem introduced resolutions trying to decertify results.

Mark Finchem, candidate for Secretary of State of Arizona, speaks during a rally with Republican nominee for governor of Arizona Kari Lake at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Ariz., on Nov. 7, 2022.
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Election deniers were also defeated in secretary of state races in Michigan, where Republican Kristina Karamo lost to Democratic incumbent Jocelyn Benson; in Minnesota, where Democrat Steve Simon defeated Republican Kim Crockett; and in New Mexico, where Republican Audrey Trujillo lost to Democratic incumbent Maggie Toulouse Oliver.

In Pennsylvania, where the governor selects the secretary of state, Democrat Josh Shapiro defeated election-denying Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano.

Nov 11, 2022, 11:01 PM EST

Mark Kelly projected to win Arizona Senate race

Sen. Mark Kelly is projected to win reelection, ABC News reports.

Kelly, a Democrat, has secured a full six-year term to the Senate after pitching himself as an independent-minded candidate with bipartisan success.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly speaks at a press conference outside the Arizona State Capitol on Nov. 7, 2022, in Phoenix, Ariz.
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He cast his opponent, Republican Blake Masters, backed by former President Donald Trump, as too extreme for Arizona.

Nov 11, 2022, 9:03 PM EST

Sisolak concedes as Lombardo projected to win Nevada governor's race

Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak conceded in his bid for reelection Friday against Republican challenger Joe Lombardo.

"While votes are still coming in -- and we need every ballot tallied and every voice heard -- it appears we will fall a percentage point or so short of winning," Sisolak said in a statement. "Obviously that is not the outcome I want, but I believe in our election system, in democracy and honoring the will of Nevada voters."

Sisolak's concession came moments before ABC News projected that Lombardo, a Trump-backed former Clark County sheriff, will win the close race.

Nov 11, 2022, 8:10 PM EST

Drazan concedes as Kotek projected to win Oregon governor race

Republican Oregon gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan officially conceded the race to Democrat Tina Kotek on Friday.

"It was a hard-fought battle, and this is not the outcome that we hoped for. But I am grateful to have been a part of this process," Drazan said in a video message.

The concession comes as ABC News projected that Kotek will win the close race.

Kotek already declared victory on Thursday, after The Oregonian projected she will win the race.

"It's time to start work. There’s an urgency from voters and we are moving forward," she said at a press conference.

Kotek will become one of the first openly gay governors in U.S. history, alongside Massachusetts governor-elect Maura Healey.

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