Jeffrey Mervis, David MalakoffIt’s not yet clear who will be the next U.S. president and which party will control the Senate.
And although Democrats in the House of Representatives will remain in the majority in the next Congress, there was no blue wave.
That last takeaway from yesterday’s elections—with many votes still to be counted—is not good news for several candidates and incumbents with science backgrounds and those holding influential positions on the House science committee.Voters around the country also weighed in on more than 100 state ballot items, a few of which had drawn interest from the research community.Among House races, Democrat Nancy Goroff, a Stony Brook University chemistry professor, is trailing badly in her bid to.