Roy Cooper delivers a important Democratic flip in North Carolina, while Jon Ossoff secures reelection in Georgia, and Ashley Moody keeps Florida red.
Not even two hours after the first polls have closed, there have already been three big decisions made by the American public in battleground states.
Senate seats in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina has just been called by the major news networks.
The results are great news for Democrats.
Jon Ossoff secures reelection in Georgia
Some big Senate races have been decided. Here is a rundown of the most important races and who has won them:
Jon Ossoff was declared the winner of the Georgia Senate race by VoteHub after just 10% of the vote was counted. The major news networks soon followed suit and declared him the winner.
While the results were not surprising, it was still impressive that Ossoff got called as the winner before 8 p.m. Eastern Time. According to NBC News, Ossoff got the majority of African American and young American votes in Georgia, which instantly makes him an early favorite for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.
The Florida Senate seat stays red
Republican Ashley Moody, a MAGA loyalist who joined Trump’s baseless attempt to overturn the 2020 election, was just declared the winner of the Florida Senate seat in the special election.
She beat out Democratic socialist Angie Nixon, who had a steep hill to climb after not getting the support of the Democratic establishment.
To Democrats, the race was not even on the map, but late polling showed Nixon getting closer and closer. Nixon jumped out to a strong early lead, but Moody won with over 50% of the vote.
Roy Cooper wins the Senate seat in North Carolina in a big Democratic pickup
Democrat Roy Cooper just beat out Michael Whatley in a landslide to steal the first Senate seat from the Republicans.
Michael Whatley was hand-picked by Donald Trump and was formerly the chair of the Republican National Committee before Trump persuaded him to run for Senate.
There has not been a Democratic senator from North Carolina since 2008.
Currently, Democrats are leading in six Senate races, while Republicans are leading in none.
