Democrats won a majority in the U.S. Senate, according to a tally of race calls by The Associated Press, with Josh Turek’s defeat of Republican Rep.

Ashley Hinson in Iowa sealing control of the chamber. Democrats flipped six Republican seats — North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, Texas and Iowa — and reached the 51 seats required for control. They needed to net at least four seats to win back the majority, which Republicans held.