Heading into the election, much of the focus nationally was on the fate of the U.S. House rather than the Republican-controlled Senate, where Democrats needed a net pickup of two seats. But faced with defending 26 of the 35 Senate seats up for election, Democrats’ long odds of taking control of the chamber were dashed when, in neighboring Indiana, Republican Mike Braun defeated Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly. In Missouri, Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was trailing heavily to Republican Josh Hawley.