1 week Ago By Jackson Richman
WASHINGTON—The GOP is inching closer to keeping its majority in the House of Representatives. As of publication time, there are 17 races that have yet to be called by The Associated Press as it is 214–204. The election was held on Nov.
5. A party needs 218 seats to control the House. In the current Congress, the GOP has the majority at 220–212.
In the 9th Congressional District, Rep. Josh Harder (D-Nev.) leads Kevin Lincoln, 51.
2 percent to 48.8 percent. Similarly, Rep.
John Duarte (R-Calif.) leads Democrat Adam Gray, 51.3 percent to 48.
7 percent, in the 13th District. Duarte, who was first elected in 2022, was one of two Republicans to vote against a hawkish border bill in 2023 that passed the House. Meanwhile, Rep.
Jim Costa (D-Calif.) leads Republican Michael Maher, 50.5 percent to 49.
5 percent, in the 21st District. Costa has been in Congress since 2005. Over in the 22nd District, Rep.
David Valadao (R-Calif.) leads Democrat Rudy Salas 53.6 percent to 46.
4 percent. Valadao, who is in his second stint in Congress, is one of two Republicans remaining in Congress that joined eight other Republicans in impeaching then-President Donald Trump in 2021 over the Jan. 6 breach of the U.
S. Capitol. In a closer race, Democrat George Whitesides leads Rep.
Mike Garcia (R-Calif.), 50.9 percent to 49.
1 percent, in the 27th District. Similarly, Democrat Dave Min leads Republican Scott Baugh, 50.45 percent to 49.
55 percent, in the 47th District. But in a race with a wide margin, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.
) leads Republican David Serpa, 56.1 percent to 43.9 percent, in the 39th District, which is heavily Democrat.
Meanwhile, in the 41st District, Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) leads Democrat Will Rollins, 51.
4 percent to 48.6 percent. Calvert has been in Congress since 1993.
In another race where the GOP looks to hold on, Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) leads Democrat Derek Tran, 51.
1 percent to 48.9 percent, in the 45th District. In Washington’s 4th Congressional District, which will remain in GOP hands, Rep.
Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) leads Jerrod Sessler, 52.6 percent to 47.
4 percent. Newhouse, chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, the largest caucus in Congress, has been in Congress since 2015 and is the other Republican remaining in Congress who impeached Trump over the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) leads Kirsten Engel, 49.
1 to 48.54 percent, in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. Ciscomani was first elected in 2022.
In Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, Republican Gabe Evans leads Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-Calif.), 48.
98 percent to 48.2 percent. In Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, Rep.
Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) leads Derek Merrin, 48.14 percent to 47.82 percent.
Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) leads Democrat Christina Bohannan, 50.1 percent to 49.
9 percent, in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. In New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District, Rep. Jared Golden (D-N.
H.) leads Republican and former NASCAR driver Austin Theriault, 49.94 percent to 49.
75 percent. Democrat Cleo Fields leads Republican Elbert Guillory, 50.8 percent to 37.
7 percent, in Lousiana’s 6th Congressional District. Whoever wins will succeed Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.
), who opted not to run for re-election. The House GOP is scheduled to hold a press conference on Nov. 12 to celebrate “Republican election victories in the U.
S. House, U.S.
Senate, and White House.” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has laid out general terms of what the House GOP majority will do with unified control of Washington.
“Health care reform is going to be a big part of the agenda. When I say we’re going to have a very aggressive first 100 days agenda, we got a lot of things still on the table,” he said..
