Virginia key to US Senate control
Jim Webb is celebrating, but could face a recount
The balance of power of the US Senate now depends on the state of Virginia after a Democratic victory was confirmed in Montana.
If the Democrats - who have already won control of the House of Representatives - maintain their narrow lead there, they will win control of the Senate.
But with the vote considered too close to call, there is a possibility of a recount in Virginia.
This would mean the result of the election could be unclear for days.
Democrat Jim Webb has claimed victory in Virginia with a lead of 0.3 percentage points over incumbent George Allen, but counting there continues.
Results map: Virginia
"The votes are in and we won," said Mr Webb, a former Naval Secretary under Ronald Reagan who later became a Democrat.
With 99% of the votes counted he has 49.6% against the incumbent＇s 49.3%.
Mr Allen had been expected to win the state - in which he was once governor - easily.
But his campaign suffered after he was caught on video calling a man of Indian descent a "macaca" - a macaca is a genus of monkey.
Corruption allegations
In Montana, counting was delayed after officials in Yellowstone, the state＇s largest county, decided to start counting all the votes again because of difficulties with the new equipment.
At mid-morning, Democrat John Tester held a thin 1,729 vote lead with 99% of the ballots counted.
Just after midday local time (1700GMT) it was confirmed that he had taken the seat from incumbent Conrad Burns - a senator for 18 years.
The Democrats had tried to paint Mr Burns as a symbol of what they called the Republican "culture of corruption", following revelations that he accepted $150,000 (£78,000) in donations from the convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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