Republicans need to gain 10 seats to win a majority in the Senate, but most analysts believe they will fall short.

共和党则需要获得10个议席才能成为参议院多数派，但是大部分分析家认为，他们得不到那么多。

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Republicans need to gain 39 seats to retake control of the House of Representatives and 10 seats to win a majority in the Senate.

共和党人要在众议院增加39个议席才能获得众议院的控制权，要在参议院增加10个议席才能获得参议院的控制权。

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What happens if a party doesn't win a majority of seats?

如果一个党不能赢得多数席位时怎么办？

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But neither the Maoist leader, popularly known as Prachanda, nor the Nepali Congress candidate, Ram Chandra Poudel, could win a majority.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

With the votes split this way, no single party would win a majority of seats in parliament.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

In Arkansas, centrist Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln failed to win a majority of votes in the primary against a left-leaning challenger, and is headed to a June run-off for her party's nomination.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

One has to win a majority of electoral votes to capture the White House.

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As the Republican nominee, Mr Romney is still likely to win a majority of evangelical votes.

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But he was unable to win a majority in the Senate, where it counts.

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