More than one week after Election Day, we still don’t know who has control in the U.S. House of Representatives. However, Republicans are very confident they’ll be in the majority once all the races are called.
As of Wednesday, Nov. 13, The Associated Press projected Republicans winning 216 seats, while Democrats only have 207.
Twelve races have not officially been called yet. The GOP would only need two of those uncalled races to keep control of the House.
California has the largest number of uncalled House races with six. This is due to California requiring mail-in ballots be postmarked by Election Day, or Nov. 5. County elections offices can receive them up to seven days after the election.
Other states where a congressional seat is up in the air include Ohio, Maine, Arizona, Iowa, Oregon and Alaska.
Decision Desk HQ has Republicans with 219 seats to Democrats 211, with five seats undecided. That tally would give the GOP the majority in the House.
As the counting continues, Republicans in D.C. are proceeding as if they’ve won.
