Republicans have a majority of the House, but these outstanding House races will determine its size.
Republicans have won a majority in all major branches of the federal government this election – the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Republican majority in the House was made official more than a week after election night, and now, more than two weeks later, several races are still too close to call. Here’s what to know about the five outstanding races: It takes 218 seats to have a majority in the House, which Republicans crossed last week.
As of Wednesday, in the 13th district, the vote difference between the two candidates is less than half a percentage point - or about 200 votes, with the Republican candidate leading. About 96% of the vote has been counted. In the 45th district, the vote count was tied at 50.0%, with a difference of about 700 votes. The Democratic challenger has taken the lead over the Republican incumbent with about 97% of the vote counted.
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