Democrats successfully flip a North Carolina Senate seat, moving one step closer to winning the Senate.

November 4 — The latest data shows that about 10 Senate races have been decided, with Democrats holding 43 seats and Republicans 32 seats. Democrats have achieved a net gain of 1 seat.

This gain comes from North Carolina, where former Governor Roy Cooper (Democrat) defeated the Republican candidate and successfully flipped the seat (previously held by Republicans). This is the first clear seat flip in the Senate in this midterm election.

Many key swing states (such as Ohio, Texas, South Carolina, Michigan, etc.) are still counting votes. Democrats are temporarily leading in early counts in some Republican-held seats, but no official calls have been made yet. Democrats still need a net gain of 3 more seats (a total of +4) to retake the Senate majority (because the Vice President is a Republican, 50 seats are enough to maintain control). Results are still being updated.