Democrat John Fetterman projected to win Senate seat for Pennsylvania as Republicans close in on House of Representatives
Voting hours were also extended in Pennsylvania after a shortage of paper for printing the ballots meant that one in five of the polling stations was affected for four hours.
Supporters react as they watch live results during an election night event for Pennsylvania Democratic Senatorial candidate.Any new laws that are made by the US government have to pass through two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate first. The Senate, known as the upper chamber, is made up of 100 seats. There’s only two seats per state, regardless of how big the state is or how many people live there. In each even numbered year roughly one-third of the senators are elected for a six year term.
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