Republicans are one seat away from winning the 218 seats needed to claim a majority in the House, according to CNN projections. With control of the House still hanging in the balance, the GOP voted Tuesday to nominate Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, the House minority leader since 2019, for speaker. McCarthy won a secret ballot 188-31, fending off a lengthy challenge from Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, former chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. Here’s where they got things right in the House matches:
House seats held by Republicans: 217 House seats held by Democrats: 207 Number of uncalled races: 11
Democrats will need to win all 11 remaining races to retain control. Here’s a look at which matches have yet to be announced:
California, the nation’s most populous state, has six uncontested House races. Counting there can take weeks because the official canvass is not expected for a month after Election Day. Two races are still very close to call in Colorado, including the 3rd District where Republican Rep. Lauren Bobert is in a surprisingly tight race, leading by just over 1,000 votes with about 99% of the ballots cast. Alaska and Maine each still have one match to call. Both states use a ranked-choice voting system. Oregon has yet to predict a winner in the 6th Congressional District. The state conducts its elections entirely by mail.
CNN’s Andrew Menezes, Maeve Reston, Eric Bradner and Renée Rigdon contributed reporting to this post.
