Fox News: House of Representatives: Race to majority tightens with Republicans inching closer

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House of Representatives: Race to majority tightens with Republicans inching closer

Republicans inched toward a House of Representatives majority as more races were decided in their favor, and Democrats looked to pick up key races to tighten the match.......                    ...                        ...The race for the majority in the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login is on with each party vying for power and key races yet to be called.......As of Saturday, Republicans held 212 seats and Democrats held 200. A party needs 218 seats for a majority.......The path to victory for a Democratic majority in the House is narrowing, with the party needing to sweep the most contested races to win power. ......Many undeclared seats are in the western U.S. or in swing districts, including Arizona, Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, New York, Maine and Alaska.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Democratic incumbent You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login is in a tight race in Alaska's at-large congressional district, where she is trailing Republican entrepreneur Nick Begich.......As of Saturday evening, Begich was leading Peltola 49.49% to 45.42% with 76.5% of the vote counted.......The race in Arizona's 6th Congressional District is tight, with the Republican candidate barely leading. ......Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani, a first-term lawmaker, was leading former Democratic state lawmaker Kirsten Engel by just 1,795 votes as of Saturday evening. According to Fox News' Decision Desk, 75.64% of the vote has been counted.......Republican Rep. John Duarte is leading former Democratic state Assembly member Adam Gray in California's 13th Congressional District, but the highly contested race remains uncalled as of Saturday.......With 61.7% of the vote, Duarte, a first-term lawmaker, was ahead of Gray. Duarte took the lead with 52% of the vote, and Gray trailed with 48.75% with 61.73% of the vote counted.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The race to succeed outgoing Democratic You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in California's 47th Congressional District is also razor-thin.......Republican Scott Baugh, a former Assembly member, and state Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat, are vying for the open seat.......Min has 50% of the vote to Baugh's 49.8% with 79% of the votes counted.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, a Democrat, is trailing Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado's 8th Congressional District.......With 86% of the votes counted, Evans was ahead of Caraveo. The lead, if sustained, would be a flip for Republicans.......Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has said the House is poised to remain in GOP hands, and he has launched his bid to retain the gavel.......Democrats are holding out hope they could win by a razor-thin majority. ......House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wrote on X Thursday it "has yet to be decided who will control" the House next year, pointing to ongoing ballot counting in Oregon, Arizona and California....

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