How Republicans took back the Senate after stinging 2022 setback

Senate Republicans could have as large as a 54-seat majority after President-elect Donald Trump‘s decisive performance at the top of the ticket aided the party’s emphasis on candidate quality.

Republicans won seats that were widely expected to flip, including a noncompetitive race in West Virginia and one that began to drift in GOP candidate Tim Sheehy’s favor in red Montana. But the degree of success surprised even seasoned operatives.