Will the Republicans control the US House of Representatives: what do the calculations say
Kyiv • UNN
The Republicans have 212 seats against 200 for the Democrats, with 218 needed to control the House of Representatives. The final result depends on 23 districts where the vote count is still ongoing.
While Republicans have won the White House and flipped control of the U.S. Senate, unified control for the Republican Party remains in question as votes in the House race continue to be counted, CNN reports, UNN writes.
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There are 23 more races for a seat in the House of Representatives that have not yet been predicted, CNN points out.
According to CNN's forecast, the Democrats currently have 200 seats, and the Republicans have 212, with 218 needed to win.
According to the BBC, Democrats remain hopeful for several races:
- In California's 13th, 22nd, 22nd, 41st, and 45th districts, Democratic candidates hope to defeat Republican incumbents. But vote counts so far show that the Republicans will hold on, the publication writes.
- Arizona's 1st and 6th districts are also in the fray. The first of them again shows a slight advantage of the incumbent senator, Republican David Schweikert, over the Democratic candidate Amish Shah.
- In Maine's 2nd congressional district, incumbent Democratic Congressman Jared Golden is fighting to retain his seat against Republican Austin Theriault - and looks likely to hold it, the publication points out.
- The story is similar in Ohio's 9th Congressional District, where the current senator, veteran Democrat Marcy Kaptur, is narrowly ahead of Derek Merrin.
As noted, Democrats are closely monitoring five seats in California, which they consider crucial to regaining ground in the House of Representatives.
With a number of neck-and-neck races still ongoing, the numbers are still subject to change.
Addendum
The Republicans will win a majority in the US Senate, a victory for a party that has not had a majority in the chamber since 2021. With the winners of several races yet to be announced, Republicans will hold at least 52 seats in the chamber.
According to the BBC, the party that will control the US House of Representatives for the next two years has not yet been determined, but the Republicans are seeking to achieve a majority that will give them full control of the US government.
Control of the House of Representatives, as noted, gives the party the power to initiate spending legislation and initiate impeachment proceedings against officials. Under Trump, a united Republican Party could more easily push through tax cuts and introduce border controls, the newspaper writes.
