Former senator Sherrod Brown wins back his Ohio seat
Brown, who lost to Bernie Moreno in 2024 after 18 years in the Senate, defeated appointed Republican incumbent Jon Husted. The race drew more than $422 million in spending by mid-October.
Topic: Democratic Senate gains
Former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper wins US Senate seat
Cooper defeated Trump-backed Republican Michael Whatley by a wide margin, ending 18 years without a Democratic Senate win in the state. The result gives Democrats one of the four seat flips they need to take control of the chamber.