Latinos in Senate, House, State Races We’ll Be Watching on Election Night

*It’s not just a Clinton/Trump thing. There are many Latinos running in down-ballot races that we should watch on Tuesday: Cortez-Matso, Sanchez, Curbelo, Garcia, Soto, Gallego, Huerta, Valadao, Barragan, Correa, Carbajal, the list goes on and on . . .  VL

By Suzzanne Gamboa, NBC News (10 minute read) 

WASHINGTON — The nation’s attention has been largely trained on the presidential election, but voters also must decide next Tuesday who will control the body that writes the laws and decides how much money to spend on government – Congress.

Republicans took full control of Congress in 2014, a complete flip from the Democratic control that was put in place when Barack Obama became president in 2008.

This election, Democrats’ best chance at taking back some power is in the Senate, where there are now 54 Republicans and 44 Democrats and two Independents who caucus with Democrats. Democrats need five net seats to seize the majority.

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In the House, Republicans control 246 of the 435 seats to Democrats’ 186. There are three vacancies. A Democratic takeover here appears to be far less likely, although there could be some gains. READ MORE