Hardening partisan map steepens Democrats' climb in Senate - The Boston Globe Even as Democrats have made gains since surrendering Senate control in the 2014 elections, they've lost foundations of their old majority that will be hard to recapture. Georgia Democrats challenge Republicans to Senate runoff debatesThe races in the southern US state will determine whether Republicans or Democrats lead the US Senate. US Senate and House election results: Why the races are so important in 2020The race is proving tight this year - and the results could have great implications for the president-elect, Joe Biden US Senate and House election results: Why the races are so important in 2020The race is proving tight this year - and the results could have great implications for the president-elect, Joe Biden US Senate and House election results: Why the races are so important in 2020The race is proving tight this year - and the results could have great implications for the US election winner US Senate and House election results: Why the races are so important in 2020The race is proving tight this year - and the results could have great implications for the US election winner Five takeaways from the battle for the SenateThe battle for control of the Senate won’t be decided until two runoff Senate elections are held in Georgia on Jan. 5 but the expectation on both sides of the aisle is that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will remain majority leader and Sen. Stacey Abrams says Democrats have the enthusiasm and resources to pick up 2 Senate seats in Georgia"I want to push back against this anachronistic notion that we can't win in Georgia," Stacey Abrams told CNN on Sunday.