Nearly three weeks after the polls closed on Election Day, voters are still waiting for the final results in three U.S. House races: two in California and one in Iowa.
Republicans will hold a slim majority in the 119th Congress, but the exact size of that majority remains up in the air as the final results for three close races remain unknown. The Associated Press and Decision Desk HQ have yet to declare a winner in the races for California’s 13th and 45th Congressional districts. The AP also has not made a call in the race for Iowa’s 1st Congressional district, as ballots continue to be counted.
According to the latest count in California’s 13th district, Republican Rep. John Duarte holds a 204-vote lead over Democrat Adam Gray. Fox News reported that less than 3% of the vote still needs to be counted. The contest is similar to the 2022 midterm election when Duarte won over Gray in what was the closest House race in the country, squeaking out a victory by just 564 votes. The 2022 race wasn’t called until early December.
In California’s 45th Congressional district, Democrat Derek Tran leads Republican Rep. Michelle Steel by 545 votes, according to The Mercury News. Ninety-nine percent of the vote in the 45th district race has been counted.
In Iowa, Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is hoping to hold onto her slight lead over Democrat Christina Bohannan as a recount of the race began over the weekend. Miller-Meeks leads by 800 votes and slammed her opponent’s recount request as a waste of “taxpayer money.” Decision Desk HQ has called the race for Miller-Meeks, but the Associated Press has not declared a winner.
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According to the AP’s results, Republicans hold 219 seats to Democrats’ 213. If the current results hold in each of the uncalled House races, the final tally would be 221 seats for the GOP and 214 for the Democrats. Republicans will also be faced with special elections to replace Reps. Elise Stefanik (NY) and Mike Waltz (FL), who were tapped to serve in the new Trump administration, and former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who resigned.