Latest on Senate races in the 2020 U.S. elections

American voters have also cast ballots in 35 Senate races that will have a major bearing on the ability of the eventual winner of the presidential race to pursue his agenda.

The Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take control the Senate and have flipped a seat in Colorado, with former contender for the Democratic nomination John Hickenlooper defeating incumbent Republican Cory Gardner.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has held on to his Kentucky seat, comfortably defeating well-funded challenger Amy McGrath, and Republican Tom Cotton has been reelected in Arkansas. 

Here has more about the Senate races: 

- Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has won a seventh term in Kentucky.

- Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois has been reelected to a fifth term, handily winning over four lesser-known challengers.

- Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware has defeated Republican challenger Lauren Witzke to win reelection.

- Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma has defeated Democrat Abby Broyles and three lesser-known candidates to secure another six-year term.

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Battle for the Senate: Races that could make or break the next U.S. president 

(Cover: CFP)