The 2022 midterm elections shaped up to be some of the most consequential in the nation's recent history, with control of Congress at stake.
All 435 seats in the House and 35 of 100 seats in the Senate were on the ballot, as well as several influential gubernatorial elections in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Democrats were defending their narrow majorities in both chambers and retained control of the Senate, though control of the House isn't yet clear. But a Republican flip of the lower chamber would be enough to curtail most of President Joe Biden's legislative agenda and would likely result in investigations against his administration and even his family.
Here is how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Nov 09, 2022, 1:45 AM EST
Gretchen Whitmer projected to win reelection in Michigan
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the projected winner of Michigan's gubernatorial race, fending off a challenge from Republican nominee Tudor Dixon.
Michigan State Governor Gretchen Whitmer shows a "My Body My Decision" shirt at the 14th District Democratic Headquarters, during the US midterm election in Detroit, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Whitmer, elected in the blue wave in 2018, cast herself as a crucial backstop for abortion access while Dixon said she opposes abortion access. Preliminary exit poll results in Michigan showed abortion was a top issue for voters, unlike in other states where inflation topped voters' concerns, and 60% of Michigan voters said abortion should be legal in most or all cases.
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Whitmer projected to win governor race in MichiganDemocratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is projected to win reelection in Michigan over Republican Tudor Dixon.
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Nov 09, 2022, 1:40 AM EST
Which Trump-backed candidates are projected to have lost?
With Dr. Mehmet Oz's projected loss in Pennsylvania, at least six candidates backed by former President Donald Trump have now been defeated so far.
New Hampshire's Don Bolduc: Bolduc was projected to be defeated tonight by Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan. Bolduc had reversed course on his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. Trump has weighed in specifically on this loss on his platform Truth Social, claiming that had Bolduc "stayed strong and true" to those false claims he "would have won easily."
Pennsylvania's Doug Mastriano: Mastriano was projected to be defeated in his bid for governor tonight by Democrat Josh Shapiro. Mastriano is an election denier who helped spearhead Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania and attended the rally before the Jan. 6 riot and appeared in video walking through police lines.
Pennsylvania's Dr. Mehmet Oz: Oz was projected to lose to Fetterman tonight for Senate in one of the most closely watched races in the nation. Oz had "raised questions" about the election, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Mehmet Oz, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks to supporters at an election night rally in Newtown, Pa., Nov. 8, 2022.
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Maryland's Dan Cox: Democrat Wes Moore was projected to beat Trump-backed Dan Cox, who FiveThirtyEight rates as an election denier. He posted in an Facebook post that "I was there in Philadelphia in 2020 on President Trump’s team and I witnessed the fraud. We must never let them rig and steal our elections again."
Massachusetts' Geoff Diehl: Geoff Diehl was projected to lose tonight to Democrat Maura Healey in the race for governor. Diehl is an election denier, according to FiveThirtyEight. He said in an October 2021 statement "that the 2020 election was rigged," according to a local report.
New York's Lee Zeldin: Lee Zeldin was projected to be defeated tonight by Governor Kathy Hochul. The race had become tighter than expected in the last few weeks.
-ABC News' Olivia Rubin
Nov 09, 2022, 1:26 AM EST
Mike Lee projected to win Utah Senate race
ABC News can project that Republican Mike Lee will win Utah, clinching his third term in the U.S. Senate. Lee is projected to defeat his Democratic challenger Evan McMullin. McMullin said he called Lee to acknowledge the defeat.
"While tonight's results weren't what we hoped for, I can say with absolute confidence that we did something special here in Utah. To all the Utahns who put party politics aside to join our cross-partisan coalition: I am so proud of what we built here," McMullin tweeted.
Nov 09, 2022, 1:17 AM EST
John Fetterman projected to win Pennsylvania's marquee Senate race
ABC News can project that Democrat John Fetterman will win Pennsylvania's Senate race, defeating celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz in one of the most closely watched races in the nation.
Pennsylvania is one of a handful of battleground states that will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
"It's official. I will be the next U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania," Fetterman tweeted early Wednesday. "We bet on the people of Pennsylvania - and you didn’t let us down and I won’t let you down. Thank you."
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman walks cast his vote in Braddock, Pa., Nov. 8, 2022.
