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The majority within the House of Representatives seems inside attain for Republicans, who’ve already received management of the Senate and the White House.
Associated Press race projections present Republicans holding 211 seats in comparison with 199 seats for Democrats as of Friday morning.
A complete of 5 sitting House lawmakers are projected to lose their re-election bids thus far — three Republicans and two Democrats.
Several races involving GOP incumbents in California are nonetheless too near name and are more likely to be pivotal to the House majority.
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Republicans in three Arizona districts, in addition to GOP lawmakers in Nebraska, Iowa and Oregon, are additionally nonetheless awaiting consequence projections.
Whichever party reaches 218 seats first will maintain the House majority within the 119th Congress.
House Republican leaders have been touting confidence of their eventual victory, with the highest 4 House leaders already formally saying bids to carry the identical spots in a January House majority.
“It seems we’ll maintain the House and flip the Senate,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., instructed Fox News Digital on Wednesday evening. “California’s the principle state nonetheless. You know, in a number of these shut races, our incumbents are main the best way — by small margins, however we knew there could be small margins.”
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., mentioned margins have been expectedly tight. (Reuters/Mike Segar)
It’s a far cry from House Democrats, whose hopes of profitable the bulk are quickly reducing. Multiple sources instructed Fox News Digital on Wednesday that Democrats have been bracing for Republicans to win full management of Congress and the White House.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., identified {that a} Republican victory shouldn’t be a forgone conclusion, nevertheless.
“It has but to be determined who will management the House of Representatives within the 119th Congress. We should depend each vote and wait till the ends in Oregon, Arizona and California are clear,” Jeffries mentioned in a press release that additionally congratulated President-elect Trump.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has urged endurance because the votes are counted. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc through Getty Images)
Democrats have scored key wins in projections by unseating Republican incumbents in three New York seats — Reps. Marc Molinaro, Brandon Williams and Anthony D’Esposito.
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Republicans are projected to flip three seats as effectively — one vacated by a Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., to run for Senate, and two districts held by reasonable Democrats in Pennsylvania.
The GOP additionally noticed former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, R-Pa., projected to outlive his hardest race but as of Thursday afternoon.
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