More than three weeks after Election Day, three House races are still undecided.
Republicans secured a narrow House majority of 219 seats, while Democrats won 213 seats. Republicans are expected to maintain an even narrower majority, but President-elect Donald Trump has selected several Republicans to serve in his next administration. With a potential House vacancy on the horizon, every race remains important for Republicans.
Republicans have secured a majority in the upcoming 119th Congress, but their narrow advantage is shrinking.
In California's 13th Congressional District, Republican incumbent Congressman John Duarte is hoping to fend off Democratic challenger and former Congressman Adam Gray. There are 2 candidates the current The difference is less than 200 votes, with Mr. Gray narrowly leading Mr. Duarte.
Gray previously represented California's 13th Congressional District from 2012 until 2022, when Duarte ousted the Democrat. Duarte lost He defeated the then-incumbent by just 564 votes, becoming the first Republican to win the district since 1974.
The district has historically been held by Democrats, and Mr. Gray remains within Mr. Duarte's range, making this one of the closest House races ever.
Further south, in California's 14th Congressional District, incumbent Republican Rep. Michelle Steele is trailing Democratic challenger Derek Tran. Tran is pulled He beat Steele by about 600 votes.
Mr. Steele was first elected to represent California's 45th Congressional District in 2022. The seat was previously held by Democratic Rep. Katie Porter, who served three terms and continues to represent California's 47th Congressional District after the state's 2021 redistricting.
Republicans may have lost ground in two key seats in California, but incumbent Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks maintains a narrow lead in the race for Iowa's 1st District. Miller-Meeks received approximately 800 votes. first Democratic challenger Christina Bohanan is estimated to have received just 900 votes.
Miller-Meeks was first elected to the Iowa 1st Congress in 2022. be defeated Bohannan had a nearly seven-point lead. The race is much closer this time around, but Miller-Meeks still has a chance to keep his seat.
Republicans have secured a majority in the upcoming 119th Congress, but their narrow advantage is shrinking.
Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz recently resigned from Congress after President Trump nominated him for attorney general. Gaetz later declined to run for Cabinet, but reaffirmed that he had no intention of returning to Congress, leaving his seat vacant.
Republican Congressman Mike Walz, also from Florida, was also selected by President Trump to be national security adviser in the next administration. Walz confirmed that he intends to resign on January 20, the day President Trump takes office.
Elise Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman from New York, was also scouted by President Trump to be the next administration's ambassador to the United Nations. She has not yet indicated when she intends to resign, but Republicans are anticipating her vacant seat.
Two Florida seats are up for special elections on April 1, and House Republicans are bracing for an estimated one-seat majority in the first two months of the 119th Congress.
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