• Democrat James Talarico was projected to win the Texas Senate race against Republican Ken Paxton.

• Maine's five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins conceded to her Democratic challenger.

• Sen. Jon Ossoff won re-election in Georgia.


In a phone call, Trump congratulated Democrats but also threatened to use his "total veto power." He said the Iran war played a role in the results. The friendly remarks were highly unusual for Trump, who spent much of the campaign branding Democrats as communists and Islamists.


Trump spent election night watching returns with family and friends at the White House.


Vote counting is continuing, and final control of the Senate had not been confirmed at the time of writing.