Midterm election results updates: Dems keep control of Senate with Nevada win
Catherine Cortez Masto’s victory in Nevada clinched the chamber for Democrats.
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.
Key updates:
Abortion rights ballot measure projected to pass in Michigan
Michigan voters have responded to the ballot question: Should the right to abortion be protected in the state constitution?
ABC News can project that Proposition 3 will pass, enshrining the right to abortion in the Michigan constitution up until fetal viability (about 23-24 weeks). This measure will overturn the pre-Roe ban that’s currently being fought in the courts and protect against any future bans brought by Republicans.
Abortion rights ballot measures projected to pass in California, Vermont
ABC News can project that California's Proposition 1 -- a ballot measure to enshrine the right to abortion within the California state constitution -- will pass. That means the state constitution will be changed so that no future laws can deny or interfere with a person’s choice to have an abortion or use contraceptives.
Abortion rights will also be enshrined in Vermont's state constitution, ABC News can project. The ballot measure, Proposal 5, will create a constitutional right to personal reproductive autonomy.
Budd projected to win NC Senate seat
ABC News can project that Republican Ted Budd will win the North Carolina Senate seat against Democrat Cheri Beasley.
Read more about the race here.