Brent crude futures settled at $103.60/bbl, down $1.17, or 1.12%.

Jon Rosenthal, a Democrat, defeated Republican Bo French to become the first Democrat in 36 years to win a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission. The three-member commission oversees roughly $200bn of Texas oil-industry activity — including drilling permits, well inspections, and safety and pollution enforcement — and Texas crude output exceeds that of all OPEC members except Saudi Arabia.

据美联社预测，民主党有望从共和党手中夺回艾奥瓦州、堪萨斯州、北卡罗来纳州、俄亥俄州、南卡罗来纳州和得克萨斯州的参议员席位。目前，密歇根州和明尼苏达州两个由民主党掌控的关键席位仍在计票。