The size of the Republican House majority will be determined by the remaining 7 uncalled races
More than a week after Election Day, the final outcome of the 2024 election has yet to be determined as seven House races have yet to be called.
Republican Donald Trump won the presidency again and the GOP will have a majority in the Senate. The GOP is expected to retain a majority in the House of Representatives, but the size of that majority will not be clear until all the votes are counted.
The balance of power currently sits at 218 seats for Republicans, and 210 for Democrats.
California’s 9th congressional district was the latest race to be called early Friday evening, with Democrat Josh Harder tipped by the Associated Press to win re-election over Republican challenger Kevin Lincoln.
On Thursday, in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, Democrat Janelle Bynum is expected to unseat Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
The majority of House races still to be decided are in California, which as of Tuesday accounted for nearly three-quarters of the statewide vote. The California secretary of state issued a plea for patience on Thursday, announcing that the results will be confirmed on December 13.
Here’s where things stand with the uncalled House races:
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Alaska
A large district
In charge of democracy Attorney Mary Sattler Peltola is in a tight race in Alaska’s largest state, where he is trailing Republican businessman Nick Begich.
As of Friday morning, Begich held more than three points at 49% of the vote compared to Peltola’s 45.9%. The number of votes stands at 145,754 to 136,319, with about 94% of the votes counted.
California
13th Congressional District
Republican Rep. John Duarte leads former Democratic state assemblyman Adam Gray in California’s 13th District, but the hotly contested race has not been called as of Friday.
About 84% of the votes have been counted, with Duarte leading 50.5% to 49.5%. The two were separated by less than 1,764 votes.
21st Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Rep. Jim Costa leads his Republican challenger, Michael Maher, in the race 51.5% to 48.5% as of Friday morning.
So far, 83.6% of the votes have been counted, and Costa’s lead is less than 5,000 votes.
45th Congressional District
Republican incumbent Michelle Steel leads her Democratic challenger Derek Tran by a few hundred votes as of Thursday morning. Just over 93% of the votes have been counted, with Steel’s lead down to 236 votes.
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Iowa
1st Congressional District
Rep. Republican incumbent Marianne Miller-Meeks held less than 1% of challenger Christina Bohannan with 99% of the vote counted. Miller-Meeks’ lead sits at just under 1,000 votes.
Bohannan asked for a recount in his bid to acquit Miller-Meeks. The Associated Press has not called the race because the margin was close enough to warrant a recount. Miller-Meeks has declared himself the winner and said he is confident in his lead.
Maine
2nd Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Jared Golden holds a razor-thin lead over Republican challenger Austin Theriault as of Thursday morning.
With 98% of the votes counted, Golden’s lead sits at less than 800 votes, according to the Associated Press. Official tallies from the Maine Secretary of State’s Office show the difference at 2,159 votes, with Golden ahead.
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows expects the results to be finalized on Friday, WABI 5 reports.
“So, in 2024, Maine saw the highest voter turnout ever, that’s really exciting. I think Mainers were really engaged. We saw a great turnout in our small towns because you have almost 12,000 voters who chose someone or something or nothing, but instead of Golden or Theriault, that statistically could throw off the election night result of Golden being in the lead,” Bellows said.
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In Ohio
9th Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur leads her Republican challenger, Derek Merrin, by less than 1 point with 99% of the vote counted. Kaptur’s lead sits at just over 1,000 votes as of Tuesday.
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Races with a margin of 0.5% or less trigger automatic reporting in Ohio.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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