AP reports Jon Ossoff re-elected to Georgia Senate seat as US midterm results come in

AP reports that Jon Ossoff has been re-elected as senator for Georgia. The race was called quickly in his favour, which stands out because the 2022 result in the state was so tight that a runoff was needed. All East Coast states are now reporting except New York, along with a row of states from the Deep South and several from the Midwest.

The source points to watched races in Texas, Michigan, Kansas and Maine. In Maine the question is whether voters will keep Susan Collins in the Senate after three decades. In Michigan, Democrat Haley Stevens has spoken against fellow Democrat Abdel El-Sayed and in favour of Republican Mike Rogers, and the seat is currently held by Democrats. In Kansas, moderate candidate Adam Hamilton is performing surprisingly well against Republican Roger Marshall, and Kansas has not sent a Democrat to the Senate in 94 years. In Texas, James Talarico and Ken Paxton are competing for the seat of departing senator John Cornyn, while governor Greg Abbott faces Democrat Gina Hinojosa.