US midterm elections: what next after Republican victory?

Republican party overwhelms Democrats in a sweeping election victory across the United States

Republican supporters in Colorado
(Image credit: Marc Piscotty/Getty)

The Republican party has taken control of the US Senate in midterm elections that will reset the political landscape of Barack Obama’s final two years in office.

The Republicans, who needed to take six states from the Democrats to win control of the Senate, have already taken seven states and are expected to gain more as votes continue to be counted.

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