The Republicans have retained their control of the Senate following the win at Pennsylvania.
The win by Pat Toomey, as he was re-elected to the senate from Pennsylvania was confirmed by AP.
The House will remain in Republican control next year, after Democrats made only modest pickups, as Democrats also faced bleak odds of wresting the Senate from GOP control.
Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto is projected to win the state’s open Senate seat over Republican Rep.
Joe Heck, but returns in other races suggest it would be exceptionally difficult for Democrats to carve out a pathway to majority control in the Senate, even if Hillary Clinton wins the White House.
Cortez Masto likely benefited from a powerful turnout machine built by current Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, who is retiring from the Nevada seat Cortez Masto won.