In addition to the presidency, the U.S. Democratic Party and the Republican Party are also competing fiercely for control of the two houses of Congress on the 3rd.

"I'm very, very proud that we can say we have control of the house of Representatives." Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrat, said on Tuesday night. All 435 seats in the house of representatives will be re elected this year, and the democratic party currently dominates the house by 232:197 (the Liberal Party has one seat and five seats are vacant). According to the information on the website of the New York Times, as of the early morning of Beijing time, the Democratic Party has won 194 seats in the house of Representatives and the Republican Party has won 185 seats. The Democratic Party is expected to retain control of the house of Representatives, but its desire to expand its advantage may be dashed.

Of the 100 seats in the Senate, Republicans currently have 53. The BBC said that of the 35 seats to be re elected in the US Senate, the Republican Party has 23 seats and the Democratic Party has 12. There were Republicans worried novel coronavirus pneumonia would not be dragged down by President Trump's campaign against Senator. However, as of the morning of the 4th local time, this situation did not appear, and the Republican Party has won some key seat contests.

According to AFP, Graham, Trump's staunch ally, held his seat in South Carolina after beating a strong democratic challenge. Moreover, McConnell, the leader of the Senate Republican Party, easily defeated the Democratic challenger. While holding on to their party's seats, Republicans have also won the Democrats' seats in some regional elections. According to the guardian, these "battles" have given Republicans new confidence in taking control of the Senate again. As of the early morning of Beijing time, the New York Times and Fox News website showed that the two parties had 47 seats in the Senate respectively.

No matter who is elected president of the United States, the control of the Senate by his party will play a crucial role in governing. According to BBC and other media reports on the 4th, as there are still many votes to be counted, the final results of the two house elections in the US Congress may take time. However, the election prediction website 538. Com believes that the Democratic Party has a three in four chance of winning control of the Senate.