The Associated Press published preliminary results of the elections for the US Congress. According to the news agency, the Democratic Party leads in both houses of parliament. In the Senate, Democrats have so far secured 45 seats, while the Republican Party has 36 seats. 19 additional mandates have not yet been allocated. In the House of Representatives, the gap is also in favor of the Democrats - 101 seats against 55 for the opponents. Democratic representatives managed to win in three key states: Georgia, New Hampshire and North Carolina. At the same time, in North Carolina, the Democrats managed to take a mandate that previously belonged to the Republicans. The counting of votes continues.