Congressional leaders are anxiously watching several standout elections in the West as the House majority battle continues.
Most of these races are in California, where Republican incumbents are vying for multiple seats, including in districts around the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
The Democratic stronghold is crucial to House Republicans winning a majority in 2022, and their leaders hope to do it again.
“There are a lot of outstanding races in California. I've talked to every single one of the incumbents who are in that 50-50 race, and by the way, all of them are leading, but they don't think the outstanding ones are I feel like this is a good thing.'This is their area,'' House Minority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, told “Fox & Friends” on Friday.
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It's a different story in New York, another deep blue coastal state critical to House Republicans' medium-term success.
Of the four incumbent House Republicans expected to lose their seats, three are first-term Republicans from New York who were elected as part of a suburban backlash against progressive crime policies in big cities. .
They were also expected to become some of the more vulnerable incumbents in Congress.
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Scalise said he expects Republicans to win a majority of four to six seats at the end of all races, a scenario not unlike the one House Republicans have been working toward for much of the 118th Congress. Ta.
Vote counting is also underway in other close races in Arizona, Oregon, Alaska, Nebraska and Iowa.
House Democrats privately expressed regret earlier this week that their path to victory was narrowing, but are keeping a close eye on final results in Western states.
House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said the election is still undecided.
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“Who will control the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress has not yet been determined. We must count all the votes and wait until the results from Oregon, Arizona and California are known,” Jeffries said. said Thursday.
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“I am proud that Democrats do not believe in election denial. Our democracy is precious, and that includes increasing public confidence in our free and fair election system. It won’t spoil it.”
The first party to reach 218 seats will win a majority in the House of Representatives.
