CONTROL OF CONGRESS

Updated Dec. 13, 2022 at 9:16 a.m. Eastern

Full election results

Democrats now hold 51 out of 100 seats in the Senate. 36 of those Democratic seats were not up for election this year. The Democrats have gained 1 seat they did not previously hold.

Democrats are projected to keep control of the Senate

Republicans now hold 49 out of 100 seats in the Senate. 29 of those Republican seats were not up for election this year. The Republicans have lost 1 seat they previously held.

Democrats now hold 213 out of 435 seats in the House. The Democrats have lost 10 seats they previously held.

Republicans now hold 222 out of 435 seats in the House. The Republicans have gained 10 seats they did not previously hold.

Republicans are projected to win control of the House

Live

Last data update: Dec. 10, 2022 at 12:31 a.m. ET

Missourielection results

What to watch

Eric Schmitt (R) is projected to win the Senate race.

U.S. Senate

All eyes were on the Senate GOP primary featuring “ERIC”: one of two Republican candidates Donald Trump seemed to coyly endorse heading into the intraparty contest. In the end, state Attorney General Eric Schmitt beat former governor Eric Greitens — who some in the GOP establishment rallied against because of his personal and political scandals and domestic violence accusations that he denies. Now, Schmitt is favored against Trudy Busch Valentine (D), an Anheuser-Busch heir and nurse.

Schmitt (R) is projected to win. An estimated 99.6 percent of votes have been counted.

Votes received and percentages of total vote
CandidateVotesPct.
winner
Eric SchmittSchmittE. SchmittGOP		1,143,63655.5
Trudy Busch ValentineBusch ValentineT. Busch ValentineDEM		868,87542.1
Jonathan DineDineJ. DineLIB		34,7061.7
Read moreShow more candidates

An estimated 99.6 percent of votes have been counted.

Marijuana legalization ballot initiative

Missouri voters can vote to legalize recreational marijuana for people older than 21 via a ballot initiative. If advocates are successful, purchasing, possessing and consuming marijuana would no longer be prohibited in the state. The initiative follows a successful effort four years ago to legalize the sale of medical marijuana in the state.

Yes is projected to win. An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

Votes received and percentages of total vote
ResponseVotesPct.
winner
YesYesYes		1,089,01753.1
NoNoNo		962,23046.9

An estimated 99 percent of votes have been counted.

U.S. House

Missouri has a new congressional map this year so your district may have changed. Find your congressional district here.

SeatCandidatesPct.VotesEst. counted
District 1Est. 99% counted
District 1
winner
C. BushCori Bush

incumbent

72.8%
160,042

99% counted

A. JonesAndrew Jones
24.4%
53,572
Read moreMore candidates
District 2Est. 100% counted
District 2
winner
A. WagnerAnn Wagner

incumbent

54.9%
173,035

100% counted

T. GunbyTrish Gunby
43.0%
135,639
Read moreMore candidates
District 3Est. 100% counted
District 3
winner
B. LuetkemeyerBlaine Luetkemeyer

incumbent

65.2%
180,358

100% counted

B. MannBethany Mann
34.8%
96,465
District 4Est. 99% counted
District 4
winner
M. AlfordMark Alford
71.3%
181,023

99% counted

J. TrumanJack Truman
26.3%
66,671
Read moreMore candidates
District 5Est. 100% counted
District 5
winner
E. Cleaver IIEmanuel Cleaver II

incumbent

60.9%
139,882

100% counted

J. TurkJacob Turk
36.5%
83,794
Read moreMore candidates
District 6Est. 100% counted
District 6
winner
S. GravesSam Graves

incumbent

70.3%
184,070

100% counted

H. MartinHenry Martin
27.5%
71,939
Read moreMore candidates
District 7Est. 100% counted
District 7
winner
E. BurlisonEric Burlison
70.9%
177,957

100% counted

K. Radaker-SheaferKristen Radaker-Sheafer
26.7%
67,082
Read moreMore candidates
District 8Est. 100% counted
District 8
winner
J. SmithJason T. Smith

incumbent

76.0%
186,259

100% counted

R. McCallianRandi McCallian
21.9%
53,661
Read moreMore candidates

* Incumbent

The Post estimated the lean of 2022 congressional districts using 2020 presidential results by precinct from Decision Desk HQ and estimates where actual votes at the precinct level were unavailable. Districts classified as “Strong Biden” and “Strong Trump” show where a candidate is estimated to have won by 15 percentage points or more. “Lean Biden” and “Lean Trump” districts had estimated vote margins between five and 15 points. “Close” districts show an estimated margin within five points.

Results by state

By: Shajia Abidi, Alexis Barnes, Jason Bernert, Lenny Bronner, Dana Cassidy, John Cherian, Tyler Fisher, Holden Foreman, Dylan Freedman, Dara Gold, Jen Haskell, Chloe Langston, Emily Liu, Brittany Renee Mayes, Anthony Pesce, Erik Reyna, Ashlyn Still and Chris Zubak-Skees

How The Washington Post reports election race calls

Elections

How The Washington Post reports election race calls

The Washington Post doesn’t call races on its own. It relies heavily on two nonpartisan organizations with long track records of examining raw vote totals and calling elections: the Associated Press and Edison Research.

By Lenny Bronner and Scott Clement

Pick your early Democratic primary states with our 2024 lineup builder

Politics

Pick your early Democratic primary states with our 2024 lineup builder

President Biden and the DNC removed Iowa from their early states, but what would you do? Pick criteria like racial diversity and competitiveness to get your lineup.

By Kati Perry, Nick Mourtoupalas and Dara Gold

See how Republicans won the House but fell short of a red wave

Politics

See how Republicans won the House but fell short of a red wave

Despite Republicans winning a slim majority, the national map shows a shift toward the GOP. They improved on Donald Trump’s margin in most districts.

By Dan Keating, Harry Stevens and Nick Mourtoupalas

The truth about election fraud: It's rare

Elections

The truth about election fraud: It's rare

By every single metric, election fraud is rare in the United States.

By Glenn Kessler