it would have been easy for rick weiland to roll over. but at the heart of this, it is talking about a pipeline that can break, it would wipe out the ogallala aquifer. we have a lot of farm families and ranchers that would be out of business. is it worth it for no jobs and no energy? the whole grain thing that mike is making up, is it worth running that pipeline through our state and his country? i do not think so. >> mr. howie? >> i agree with most south dakotans that this pipeline is a net gain for south dakota and for america. but the larger question is are we going to have a united states senate that will work together and develop a comprehensive energy program. we have seen that failed by the kind of leadership that is demonstrated with mitch mcconnell and harry reid. they have both failed us miserably. yes, there is a net positive, but i just cannot stop my time without challenging the governor. he sat here and said it was a flat-out lie that his company took $1.6 million from his committee for his company. i'm asking you, do you ca

curti,en dakota del sur, el republicano mike rounds gano otra silla en el senado, derrotando a rick weilandt derroto a bruce braley.y finalmente en carolina del norte, thom tillis vencio al democrata kay hagan. ?cual es el nuevo balance de poder en el congreso que nos estan dejando las elecciones de hoy?vamos cn felix de bedout. >> todos esperaban hoy una victoria republicana. pero lo que sucediÓ fue una verdadera paliza que ni siquiera esperaban los mismos republicanos. veamos que pasaba esta noche. vamos a la cÁmara de representantes. el balance de poder era de 233 republicanos, 199 demÓcratas. los republicanos ya van en 241. la vida esperaba un cambio aquÍ, pero las cifras siguen aumentando para republicanos. tambiÉn en las gobernaciones, otra paliza. los republicanos tenÍan 29 y suben al 31. algo interesante para los hispanos. vamos a nuevo mÉxico. donde susana martÍnez, como se esperaba, ha resultado horrible. va a ser una figura muy importante en la polÍtica de los estados unidos. habla de una posible candidata a la vicepresidencia de algunos de los aspirantes republicanos. la otra go

. >> and mike rounds defeating rick weiland 51-29%. >> and mitch mcconnell winning with 56%. >> and to west virginia republican shelly moore capito winning 62 to 34%. >> in alaska the ballots are still being kounlted but republican dan sullivan holding on to a four point lead with 73% of the votes being reported. >> we just had a report from there. that's up to 94% reporting at this hour. virginia too close to call. mark warner holding on to a small lead over ed gillespie. 95% of the ballots counted there. >> louisiana heading to a run off. neither candidate getting the necessary 50%. marry landrieu getting 42% with bill cassidy getting 41. >> that going to the democrats. jeanine winning 52 to 48%. >> the gop in control of congress until the end of president obama's second term so how did they do it? >> live in our nation's capitol it's been a long night. what do the numbers look like this morning? >> heather and leah the long night of counting votes from coast-to-coast still isn't over. but republicans know they will have at least 52 seats come january and they know that harry reed wi

thank you. >> we have rick weiland now. >> so that the votes of all versus the wealth of the few will direct the course of this republic -- that is the first sentence in the constitutional amendment that i will be introducing as your next united states senator. that is what this election and this fight is all about. big money owns our politicians. it runs our government and it controls the political process, and until we get the money out of our politics, we are not going to be able to help everyday folks in this country. i think people need a chance to deserve a chance to live out their life in some dignity, deserve a chance for affordable health care. i believe in the power of the american vote, and i am asking for your vote next tuesday. >> opening statements are a minute long. mr. gordon howie, your opening statement begins right now. >> i think it is important we all acknowledge this has been a very unusual race. one of the things that makes it unusual is that governor rounds is trying to present something that is not accurate. he is suggesting that we have to vote based on an in

rick weiland got creative. turning to song. ♪ so i'm running for the senate but i ain't a big man.on ♪ >> reporter: dana bash reporting from battle ground states across the country. >> well, here's what voters across the country will decide on tuesday. all 435 seats in the house of representatives are up for grabs along with 36 of the 100 sites in the senate. take a closer look at the balance of power in the u.s. congress. in the house republicans also called the gop hold the majority. they have 17 more seats than democrats while in the senate democrats, the party of president obama outnumber republicans 53/45. to independents, also caucused with democrats. >>> complete coverage onnen cnn and join wolf blitzer, anderson cooper and the entire political team for results and, of course, analysis. cnn's election night in america, that begins at 5:00 p.m. eastern time and midnight wednesday morning in london. >>> still ahead this hour, returning jihadis seand part tw of atika schubert's report. what's your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but... chocolate is my other favorite... oh

and in south dakota, mike rounds easily defeat eed rick weiland d larry pressler.ily defeating amanda turt its steve daines. john welsh withdrew over allegations he plagiarized most of his speeches. and tom cotton defeated mark pryor. pryor tried running away from president obama, whose approval rating 34%. in i, was a history-making night, republican joni ernst picking up the seat by retiring john harken. ernst becoming the first republican win over bruce braley. spending $80 million in that campaign. >> she's going to be a big star when she gets to washington. and in colorado, it was a surprisingly smooth win for the republican corey guay gardner. north carolina, this was the state that put it over the top for republicans, if you were watching our coverage last night. thom tillis defeated the income competent democrat kay hagan and that was the race that gave republicans control of the senate. kansas, one of the most hotly contested race in the senate, pat roberts won defeating the self-funded independent challenger greg orman. look at virginia. no one thought th

and mike rounds was without up in an investment scandal touted by larry pressler and rick weiland. for the last couple of days it has been trending in their directions. it's one race that they thought they would pick up, taking the number down to three, with the republican pick-ups in west virginia and arkansas, and south dakota, leading three more that they need to pick up in order to take control of the senate. mention virginia, and one thing we should point out is the way the associated press does this, is they make the samples from precincts. one reason some races are called by associate press, and not virginia, assist because there's several hundred thousand votes to come in from northern virginia. the suburbs are on washington d.c. a strong area from the democratic incumbent. he may be able to close the gap by 60,000-70,000 in arlington county alone. that's why it is close, and there has been no projections while you see projections in other races. let me continue in virginia, ed gillespie - they pumped a lot of money into the race. >> he was considered a great campaign manag

mike rounds easily defeated rick weiland and larry pressler to win the seat.ntana, republican steve daines easily defeating democrat amanda curtis to win the senate seat surrendered by max baucus, who is now the u.s. ambassador to china. democrats all but conceded this race after their original candidate john walsh withdrew over allegations he plagiarized part of his masters thesis. republicans picking up a seat in arkansas. the margin here was big. tom cotton, a young, young man in his late 30s defeating mark pryor. pryor had tried running away from president obama, whose approval rating among arkansas voters was just 34%. history made in iowa. the republican jodi ernst picking up the seat being vacated by retiring democrat tom harkin. ernst is the state's first female senator, the first representative sent to washington at all. they have never elected a woman as governor either. this an easier than expected win over democrat bruce braley. after a long battle, candidates spending nearly $80 million between them on campaign ads. >> a very crowded primary. and

. >> i'm rick weiland. i approved this message. >> i'm john thu ne. for years i have fought for the people of south dakota, often in opposition to president obama and his supporters. this november, you can make south dakota's voice in washington even stronger by electing mike rounds to join me the in the united states senate. with mike we'll have two senators working together to get our country headed back in the right direction. join me in supporting mike rounds for the united states senate. >> i'm mike rounds and i approved this message. >> i'm larry press ler and i approved this message. i'm on the farm i grew up on and have with my brother. the democrats are attacking me for social security votes from 30 years ago. the republicans are attacking me for background checks on guns when they know i supported the bob dole plan. on the keystone the press ler pipeline plan is dedicated to north dakota oil, not canadian tarsands oil. that's south dakota jobs and independence. >> it's the time to do something different on election day you're going to vote f

johnson retired and mike rounds is now the new senator 51%.outh dakota, winning 29% for democrat rick weiland. in west virginia, shelley moore capito, she will be the first republican headed to the senate for west virginia. soee out of the five voters democrats unfavorably in west virginia. you can find more results on our website, c-span.org. host: here is an article in "the wall street journal." persist, but turnout favors gop. the exit polls surveyed thousands of voters. john is in brooklyn, arkansas. independent line. caller: good morning. comment about lisa hutchinson getting elected. hutchinson getting elected. i think arkansas done wrong by electing him. he is not the type of person i would consider good for the state of arkansas. of disappointed that tom cotton one the senate seat -- won the senate seat. from the advertisements i saw on the tv, which you can't believe all that. i hope hillary clinton does not run for president. if she does, i sure hope she does not make it. host: that is john in brookland, arkansas. lenny is in prescott, arizona. caller: hi, good morning c-spaners. we

and in south dakota, another crowded field, democrat rick weiland is facing mike rounds and larry presslernow, republicans need a net gain of four, repeat, four seats, to win control of the u.s. senate after scoring pickups tonight in west virginia and arkansas. but if they lose in kansas, that number could go back up. the polls are about to close in arizona, colorado, kansas, louisiana, michigan, nebraska and new mexico, new york, south dakota, texas, wisconsin and wyoming. let's go back to anderson for more. >> we've been cover louisiana. we have correspondents all across the country covering senate races in key states. tracking the ballots as they're counted. i want to go to louisiana to mary landrieu's headquarters. very possible there's going to be a runoff there. >> reporter: it's very possible. but this is a jungle category. i spoke to a senior aide who says they are very hopeful that they are going to hit that number, but they are prepared for a possible runoff in december. now the senator's going to be arriving very shortly with her family to watch very closely to watch the votes

rick weiland at 29%.att wes >> he. 19% reporting in that race. 212,000 votes for bruce braley. 196,000 for joni erns. and in the kansas city race in which pat roberts had 52%. greg orman at 44%. cnn declaring pat roberts the winner that race. in louisiana's fifth congressional district that race showing that jamie nayo and ralph abraham at 23%. significant because mechanical lester is not in -- mcaless tor is not in. in new york's 11th congressional district, mike grimm the republican candidate is at 55%. domenic recchia and mike grimm is facing a 20-count indictment. but tonight he's ahead of the polls with 67% of the polls reporting. >> that debate was -- >> one of the most memorable if not the most memorable. absolutely. >> we're taking your tweets and your calls in reaction to tonight's election results. martin brady says this. the virginia senate race results say a lot. warner was supposed to win in a walk. that race not called yet. but it is much closer as martin brady suggests than had been anticip

fox news can project that south dakota republican mike rounds will beat democrat rick weiland and independent to replace retiring democratic senator tim johnson. this is a gop pickup that was long expected. n notwithstanding a scare last month when rounds' lead in the polls dipped into the single digits. republicans have turned a third senate seat from blue to red. michigan as well where gary peters will beat republican challenger terri lynn land. that's not a surprise. in texas senator john cornyn will beat david alameel. not a surprise there. nor is this a surprise. minnesota, liberal al franken will get a second term by beating his republican challenger mike mcfadden. >> cory gardner has a slight lead over first term democratic senator mark udall. but as of this moment too early to project a winner in that race. also too early to project whether pat roberts of kansas, the senate's arguably most vulnerable incumbent will be able to hold on to the seat he's held for 18 years. roberts has a slight lead over independent greg orman who says he will caucus with whatever party wins the majority i

. >> i'm rick weiland. i approved this message. >> i'm john thu ne. for years i have fought for the people of south dakota, often in opposition to president obama and his supporters. this november, you can make south dakota's voice in washington even stronger by electing mike rounds to join