Washington — It is one week after Election Day 2024, and whereas management of the White Home and the Senate have been determined, in a handful of races for the U.S. Home of Representatives, the outcomes are nonetheless excellent, and their outcomes will decide Republicans’ margins within the decrease chamber.
With President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris within the presidential race and Republicans poised to regulate a minimum of 52 seats within the Senate, the GOP is heading towards full management of Washington. CBS Information characterizes management of the Home as lean Republican, with the social gathering now simply three seats shy of the 218 wanted to win the bulk.
A lot of the undecided Home races are in California, the place state regulation requires mail ballots to be postmarked by Election Day and obtained by county elections places of work as much as seven days after the election, so many are nonetheless being counted.
As votes proceed to be tallied in seven states the place the winners of congressional races haven’t but been projected, Congress has returned to Washington for the primary time in weeks, and Republicans are shifting ahead with management elections. Home Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Chief Steve Scalise are anticipated to take care of their positions atop the Republican convention, however Trump’s choice of convention chair Rep. Elise Stefanik for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has created an open seat in GOP management.
Listed below are the excellent Home races as of Tuesday, Nov. 12:
Alaska at-large
Republican Nick Begich leads incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat, by greater than 10,000 votes, with 71% of the estimated vote whole reported.
If Begich defeats Peltola, it might be a GOP pick-up within the Home. Alaska makes use of ranked-choice voting, so voters choose a number of candidates and rank them so as of choice.
Until a candidate earns greater than 50% of the first-choice vote, the one with the fewest first-choice votes will likely be eradicated, and voters’ second picks are reallocated to the remaining candidates. Within the third spherical, the candidate who receives the following fewest votes is eradicated and their votes reallocated to the remaining contenders. The method continues till a candidate reaches 50%.
Arizona’s sixth Congressional District
Incumbent Rep. Juan Ciscomani, a Republican, is main Democratic opponent Kirsten Engel by 4,900 votes, with 86% of votes in. CBS Information estimates the race is a toss-up.
California’s ninth Congressional District
CBS Information characterizes the race as lean Democrat, with incumbent Rep. Josh More durable, a Democrat, forward of his Republican opponent Kevin Lincoln by greater than 7,000 votes, with 71% of the estimated vote whole reported to date.
California’s thirteenth Congressional District
Freshman GOP Rep. John Duarte leads Democratic challenger Adam Grey by almost 3,000 votes, with 57% of votes in.
The 2 confronted off in 2022, when Grey misplaced by lower than 600 votes.
California’s twenty first Congressional District
CBS Information characterizes the race between Rep. Jim Costa, the Democrat incumbent, and Republican Michael Maher as lean Costa. The congressman leads by simply over 1,300 votes, and 64% of the estimated vote whole has been reported to date.
California’s forty first Congressional District
CBS Information characterizes the race as lean Republican incumbent Rep. Ken Calvert, who has served within the Home for greater than 30 years. Calvert leads his Democratic opponent, Will Rollins, by greater than 7,500 votes, with 81% of the estimated vote whole reported to date.
California’s forty fifth Congressional District
On this race between GOP incumbent Rep. Michelle Metal and Democrat Derek Tran, Metal is forward by 3,900 votes with 84% of the vote in. CBS Information characterizes the race as a toss-up. Metal is in her second time period within the Home and is without doubt one of the first Korean-American girls to serve in Congress.
California’s forty seventh Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Katie Porter presently holds this seat, however her unsuccessful bid for the Senate arrange a race between Democrat David Min and Republican Scott Baugh to succeed her.
CBS Information characterizes the race as lean Min, which means it is prone to keep in Democrats’ fingers. With 84% of the estimated vote whole reported, Min is forward by greater than 3,200 votes.
Iowa’s 1st Congressional District
The race between Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan is a rematch of the 2022 contest. The 2024 election is shaping as much as be shut, with Miller-Meeks presently main by 796 votes on this race that CBS Information characterizes as a toss-up.
Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden is dealing with Republican Austin Theriault in a district that supported Trump in 2016 and 2020. The Democratic incumbent is forward by greater than 2,100 votes, with 99% of votes in, and CBS Information characterizes the race as leaning Golden.
Maine, like Alaska, makes use of ranked-choice voting, and since neither candidate secured a minimum of 50% of the vote, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows introduced it is going to be determined by a ranked-choice runoff. The second spherical of tabulation is beginning this week in Augusta, the state capital, she mentioned.
Ohio’s ninth Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is working to maintain management of her seat within the race in opposition to Republican challenger Derek Merrin. CBS Information characterizes the race as a toss-up. Kaptur is main Merrin by greater than 1,100 votes, with 94% of the estimated vote whole reported.
Oregon’s fifth Congressional District
Republican incumbent Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who’s in her first time period, is dealing with off in opposition to Democrat Janelle Bynum, who’s presently forward by greater than 10,000 votes. CBS Information characterizes the race as leaning Bynum, and 88% of the estimated vote whole has been reported.
Caitlin Yilek
contributed to this report.
