What happened this week
In a busy night of United States primary and runoff elections on Tuesday, Georgia voters selected U.S. Representative Mike Collins as their Senate nominee, choosing President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate by double digits.
Georgia voters rejected Trump’s pick for governor, however, handing the president his most embarrassing primary defeat in this election cycle.
What the numbers show
The balance of power in the Senate, the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress, is at stake in November’s midterm elections.
As of Tuesday, ratings aggregated from three sources show that nine out of 35 seats up for election could be competitive. Six of those nine are currently held by Republicans, and Democrats would need to net four seats to retake control.
What’s next
A rift is growing between Trump and Senate Republicans, who are more willing to defy the president in the run-up to the midterms.
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