lLIVE BLOG: The latest on the congressional races

8:00 p.m. Update:
U.S. Senate: West Virginia
Former West Virginia Governor Jim Justice is projected by the Associated Press to have won a highly-anticipated race against Glenn Elliott, a former Mayor of Wheeling, West Virginia. Justice replaces outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin, an Independent, who announced he would not pursue reelection earlier this year. The outcome flips a key seat for Republicans as they seek to win over a majority in Congress’ upper chamber.

Editor's note: This live blog will be updated as results roll in election night.

As all eyes are watching the contentious presidential race, Americans also took to the polls in recent weeks to vote for their congressional representatives. Funding has poured in for U.S. Senate and House races as the Democratic and Republican parties fought to control Congress. Ahead of Election Day, Republicans controlled the House of Representatives, while Democrats commanded a slim majority in the Senate.

The National Republican Congressional Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have both targeted seats they see as vulnerable to being flipped. While Republicans focused on 37 seats across 23 states, Democrats targeted 33 seats in 15 states.