Democrats or Republicans? Control of US Congress hangs in balance

Americans on Tuesday voted in the 2022 midterm elections after months of conspiracy theories and voter frustration. With the counting of ballots underway, the control of the Congress hangs in the balance. (Reuters)

Amongs the results declared, Indian-American Aruna Miller made Maryland history by becoming the first immigrant to win the lieutenant governor’s office. Miller, who immigrated from Hyderabad in India, also is the first Asian American elected statewide. (AP)

Incumbent Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis won a second term, spelling trouble for for former US president Donald Trump, his rival contender for the Rebulican nomination for the 2024 elections. (AP)

Other key winners include Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and former Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul. (Reuters)

With most results yet to declared, the balance of power in the 50-50 Senate remains to be altered. In picture, election workers process ballots after polls closed for the US midterm elections at the tabulation center at Cobb County Elections and Registration Center in Marietta, Georgia. (Reuters)

Thirty-five Senate seats and all 435 House of Representatives seats are on the ballot. In picture, people gather for Republican Ohio US Senate candidate JD Vance's midterm elections night party in Columbus. (Reuters)

Republicans are widely favoured to pick up the five seats they need to control the House, but control of the Senate could come down to tight races in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona. (Reuters)

According to data provided by the US Election Project, over 46 million Americans voted either by mail or in person. State election officials have cautioned that counting of these ballots will take time. In photos, supporters of Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia Stacey Abrams react during election night. (Reuters)

Control of the Senate might not be known until a potential December 6 runoff in Georgia. (Reuters)