Republicans are projected to regain control of the U.S. Senate after flipping key seats in West Virginia and Ohio, creating a 51-49 split in their favor.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice is expected to win the seat vacated by former Democrat Joe Manchin, while Bernie Moreno in Ohio is projected to unseat Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown.

In the House of Representatives, Republicans are currently leading, though some races remain undecided. If they secure control of both chambers and the White House, Republicans would hold significant power to advance the president’s legislative agenda.

This marks the first Republican Senate majority since 2018. In Ohio, Moreno, a Colombian immigrant and former car sales magnate, positioned Brown as “too liberal for Ohio” in what became the most expensive Senate race in U.S. history. Following the projected loss, Brown told supporters, “This is a disappointment but not a failure. I’m not giving up on our fight for workers, and I know you won’t either.”

In West Virginia, the seat flipped Republican after the retirement of Manchin, who frequently clashed with his party before becoming an independent. Justice, who once identified as a Democrat, switched to the Republican Party in 2017 at a Trump rally.