Latinos make gains in the Senate but House contests are pending

State of play: Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno (R) ousted Democrat Sherrod Brown on Tuesday, becoming the state's first Latino senator.

• Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican, won decisively despite polls showing him neck and neck with his Democratic opponent, Colin Allred.
• Gallego is up three points over Republican challenger Kari Lake, but the race was too close to call as of Thursday morning.

In the House, the AP has yet to call the races for U.S. Reps. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), Mike Garcia (R-Calif.), Yadira Caraveo (D-Colo.), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), Anthony D'Esposito (R-N.Y.) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.).

• In Nebraska, Democrat Tony Vargas is down two points in his quest to become the state's first Latino member of Congress in a district that is only 13% Hispanic.
• In California, Democrat Rudy Salas is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. David Valadao, who is of Portuguese heritage. Neither race has been called.

• But, Rep. Gabriel Vasquez (D-N.M.), whose contest looked to be close, won handily.

Currently, there are 49 Latinos in the House.

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the House race in California between Salas and Valadao hasn't been called, and that there are eight House races still to be called (not seven).

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