2014 US Senate Race

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans seized control of the Senate and strengthened their hold on the House in a wave of Election Day victories Tuesday that served as a repudiation of President Barack Obama's second-term policies and put a series of Democratic-leaning states - including Obama's home, Illinois - under control of new Republican governors.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Riding a powerful wave of voter discontent, resurgent Republicans captured control of the Senate and tightened their grip on the House Tuesday night in elections certain to complicate President Barack Obama's final two years in office.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The midterm slugfest for control of the U.S. Senate could have far-reaching effects on the economy.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Their grip on the Senate majority slipping, anxious Democrats aggressively courted female voters Saturday on the final weekend of a midterm campaign that will decide the balance of power in Congress and statehouses during President Barack Obama's final years in office.

Republicans have a legitimate shot at recapturing the U.S. Senate this year, and taking a seat here in New Jersey would help. But, the GOP is getting little help from its candidate.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- Republican Jeff Bell spent three decades in Washington working on policy and wrote a book promoting all aspects of social conservatism. But so far his campaign for the U.S. Senate has centered on just one issue: returning the United States to the gold standard.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A suspenseful election night is one thing, but what if it stretches out for a month? Or into next year?

Last week, Governor Chris Christie scheduled a special election for Oct. 16, three weeks before the general election to fill a U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

Four New Jersey Democrats are seeking their party's nomination to run for the U.S Senate seat that's up for grabs after the passing of longtime Senator Frank Lautenberg.

On the same day Frank Lautenberg's life was celebrated at his funeral in New York, Republican Steve Lonegan has announced he will run in a special election for Lautenberg's U.S. Senate seat.