US MID-TERMS: REPUBLICANS WIN CONTROL OF THE SENATE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Wednesday, November 05, 2014, 00:06

The Republican Party has won control of the Senate in the US mid-term elections, increasing its power in the final years of Barack Obama's presidency.

The party took Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia.

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell will lead the chamber.

The party is also set to strengthen its majority in the lower House of Representatives.

Throughout the campaign, Republicans focused on voter dissatisfaction with Mr Obama, describing the vote as a referendum on his presidency.

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