Ritchie Torres, left, Sarah McBride, right Election results for LGBTQ candidates across the country were a mixed bag Lisa Keen | Keen News Servicelisakeen@mac.com Despite the ongoing uncertainty over the race for president, there was some good news for LGBTQ candidates across the country after Tuesday’s elections as well as some bad news.
Democrats did not manage to take control of the U.S. Senate. While they did win two new seats (from Colorado and Arizona), they also lost two (Alabama and Michigan).
There is still an opportunity to pick up another seat in a run-off in Georgia, but the Democrats will fall short of reaching a 51-seat majority.