“It is going to be a good relationship,” said Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, the No. 3 Senate Republican. “We are a united Republican Party ... rights found support at the ballot box in seven states, but fell short in three contests.

Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate with victories in Montana, Ohio and West Virginia on Wednesday, ensuring Donald Trump's party will control at least one chamber of Congress next year.

Republicans held on to all of the Senate seats they controlled heading into Election Day, guaranteeing that the party will have at least 52 seats and Democrats will have no more than 48.