It was a victory celebration without a victory.
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden were locked early Wednesday in a tight race in Wisconsin as vote-counting stretched into the predawn hours and the nation's eyes turned to the same Midwestern battlegrounds that decided the election four years ago.
Republican state Sen. Stephanie Bice defeated U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn on Tuesday and won back the only Democratic-held seat in Oklahoma's congressional delegation.
Community members came out to spend time together at George Floyd Square as the election results filtered in on a nearby screen.
The swing district race has been clouded by legal confusion.
The House speaker was optimistic that they would pick up more seats, saying "it's not over until every vote is counted."
She defeated Democrat Theresa Greenfield in a race seen as a toss-up.
Appointed nearly three years ago as Al Franken's successor in the U.S. Senate, Smith won her first full term from voters.
Tuesday night's result comes after an intense presidential campaign that included several visits to Minnesota by President Donald Trump and the former vice president. It extends a Democratic streak in the state's presidential elections that dates back to 1976. Minnesota's 10 electoral votes are pivotal ones in the close nationwide presidential race.
The battle for power in the Senate tightened into Wednesday as Democrats picked up a seat in Colorado, but suffered a setback in Alabama, and Republicans held their own in high-profile races in South Carolina, Iowa, Texas and Kansas, dramatically narrowing the political map.
With presidential race too close to call, Americans need to let process play out.
The shooting occurred at around 10 p.m. in the 2200 block of W. 7th St., police said.
Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado won his eighth Gold Glove in a row, and Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts his fifth consecutive.
McConnell is the chief ally of President Donald Trump in Congress and the longest-serving Republican Senate leader in history.
The referendum will allow the city to hold two council elections in four years.
In Minneapolis, four seats of the nine-person board were on the ballot, including one at-large seat.
