LIVE – Elections in the United States: the results of the midterms expected overnight

Already elected to the House of Representatives, Democrat Peter Welch easily won the Senate seat vacated by former Dean Patrick Leahy, AP reports.

“Serving Vermont is an incredible privilege. Thank you for choosing me to represent this brave little state in the United States Senate,” Peter Welch wrote on Twitter.

According to CNN and Associated Press projections, Tim Scott is re-elected in South Carolina against Democrat Krystle Matthews.

CNN and Associated Press begin reporting several results. The Republicans are currently leading the race with four seats in the House of Representatives against 1 for the Democrats.

It is 7 p.m. in Washington (1 hour in Paris). And polls are closing in many counties in the following states: Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and Florida.

During an interview broadcast this Tuesday in the United States by Business Insider, Donald Trump believes he “should get all the credit” if the Republicans win and “not be blamed” if his side loses.

New poll for CNN on the United States side: only two thirds of Americans who voted on Tuesday believe that US President Joe Biden won the presidential election against Donald Trump. 34% are of the opposite opinion.

In six counties of this state where the results promise to be tight, voters will be able to vote after 7 p.m. (1 a.m. in Paris), the time initially scheduled for the closing of the polls, reports CNN.

This decision was taken in six polling stations because they opened too late this morning.

On the occasion of the midterm elections in the United States, the midterms of Tuesday, November 8, Headline Title a question arises: what has become of Donald Trump since his defeat, and above all, how does he work on his return? The former president is anything but inactive.

It is 6 p.m. in Washington (midnight in Paris). And the polls have just closed in the states of Indiana and Kentucky.

According to a poll carried out on the day of the vote for CNN, inflation is the number one concern of American voters on Tuesday (32%), just ahead of the question of the right to abortion (27%).

The question of immigration only comes in fifth place (10%), behind the subject of firearms (12%).

Donald Trump, on the verge of announcing his 2024 presidential candidacy, has been ubiquitous on the midterm election campaign, calling for a “giant wave” of Republican loyalists in Congress as a condition of his eventual return to the White House. .

At 76, the former president (2017-2021) wants his revenge after his clear defeat, which he continues to contest, against Democrat Joe Biden in November 2020.

>> We explain its impact on the campaign in this article

It is 5 p.m. in Washington (11 p.m. in Paris), an opportunity to take stock of the American situation:

• The first polling stations close in an hour in Indiana and Kentucky, before closing in the rest of the United States throughout the night.

• However, the final results should not be known immediately. In some states, it will take several days.

• Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Arizona. While all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs, some states are being particularly watched this evening across the Atlantic: we take stock in this article.

In a post on his social network TruthSocial, the former US president says some voters in Detroit were unable to vote. Trump calls on his supporters to “protest.”

Jocelyn Benson corrects it in a tweet. “This is not true. Do not spread lies to encourage political violence in our state,” she wrote.

In a tweet, the US president urges voters to mobilize this Tuesday, when turnout will be crucial in many constituencies.

“Social protection. Medicare [le régime de santé publique]. The right to choose [alors que le droit à l’avortement est remis en cause dans plusieurs Etats]. It’s all on the ballot. This election is too important to abstain.”

Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for governor of Arizona, says she is “embarrassed” by voting machine outages in Maricopa County.

Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Arizona. While all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate are up for grabs, some states are under particular scrutiny this evening across the Atlantic.

BFMTV.com explains why these four states could prove decisive for these midterm elections.

As is the case every two years, all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives are up for grabs. In the Senate, which has 100 elected members, terms last six years. More than a third are renewed this November 8: 35 seats.

Americans will also elect some of their governors and a whole series of local elected officials, who decide their state’s policies on abortion, environmental regulation…

Joe Biden is playing big this Tuesday. Because the Republicans believe they can not only take the House of Representatives, which is the classic scenario in these traditionally difficult elections for the White House party. But also to wrest from the Democratic president his slim control of the powerful Senate.

The loss of control of the two chambers of Congress would greatly limit his room for maneuver for the end of his term.

Especially since his Republican rival Donald Trump is in ambush. The billionaire, who has dubbed many candidates, in anticipation of a new presidential candidacy in 2024.

Good evening everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to midterms, the midterm elections currently being played out in the United States. The first polling stations will close at midnight, Paris time and we invite you to follow the results throughout the night on BFMTV and BFMTV.com.