As the polls start to close on 2022's Election Day, there are several races to keep an eye on as experts predict an unpredictable evening for numerous critical races across the country, leaving who controls Congress in the air.
In the 50-50 Senate, both Republicans and Democrats are fighting for who will have their hand on the wheel of the country. In the House, Republicans are six seats shy of having the majority, currently having 212 members.
According to a report from Politico, there are six races in the Senate that could go either way. Four of the seats are currently held by Democrats and two by Republicans.
These include races where Republicans are expected to win, like in Wisconsin, where a fight between Republican incumbent Ron Johnson and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes; Nevada, in a battle between Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican challenger Adam Laxalt; and New Hampshire, where Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan is taking on GOP candidate Don Bolduc.
There are three other states which are left up for grabs, Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, and reports have all three in the middle with no clear winner.
If republicans split the six seats, then the favor would go to Republicans, giving them a 51 to 49 majority in the Senate.
If Democrats are not able to win in Wisconsin and lose in Nevada or New Hampshire, then they would need to win all three of the remaining toss-up states to maintain the tie in the Senate — which favors the left as Vice President Kamala Harris is the tie breaker.
Other races that could turn for the GOP include those in Washington State and Colorado, though incumbent Sens. Patty Murray and Michael Bennet, respectively, are not expected to lose in the red wave.
Open seats in North Carolina and Ohio are still expected to stay with the right as well, according to Politico.
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