Pence says he was 'surprised' that Republicans didn't win more seats in the midterm elections

In an interview that aired on Sunday, the former Vice President said he was "surprised" and "disappointed" that Republicans didn't win more seats in the election.

During an interview on the CBS program "Face the Nation," Pence told host Margaret Brennan that while he wanted to see larger Republican margins in congress, a win is a win.

I wasn't sure what to think. I was disappointed in the outcome of the election, but I am looking forward to the day that Kevin McCarthy is elected Speaker of the United States House and leads the Republican majority. I would have liked to see more Republicans elected to congress. I wanted to see a Republican majority in the Senate.

In the final weeks of the election, the GOP was pushing hard for control of the Senate, even though they were widely favored to flip many Democratic-held House seats.

The Democrats held on to the Senate, winning key contests in Arizona, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania, while also leading in the Georgia Senate race, which will head to a December 6 runoff election.

With almost all the races called, the GOP currently has a majority in the House.

The citizens wanted to see Republicans focus on the future once they regained control of the lower chamber next year, according to Governor of Indiana Mike Pence.

The Congress will focus on those issues and Republican leadership will do the same. People want us focused there.

If the former vice president entered into the race, it would pit him against his former boss, Donald Trump, who officially launched his campaign for the Republican nomination last week.