Nearly one week after Election Day, Republicans were projected to keep control of the House, completing a 2024 sweep that also included the GOP winning the Senate and President-elect Donald Trump securing another term in the White House.
Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) said it determined at 7:13 p.m. ET on Monday that Republicans would take at least 218 seats, just enough for the majority, when Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) was projected to win re-election. Shortly afterwards, DDHQ projected Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) to win his race.
A handful of races have yet to be called, so the final makeup of the lower chamber — which has 435 voting members — was not immediately clear. As of press time, Democrats had taken 209 seats. Republicans face the prospect of grappling with another slim majority.
GOP leadership elections in the House are expected to take place on Wednesday. House Democrats are slated to hold their leadership elections next week. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is running to keep the speaker’s gavel, but the House likely will not vote on that position until January.
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) sent a letter to GOP colleagues last week, seeking their support for another stint in his leadership role and laying out a “First 100-Day Agenda” that aligns with Trump’s agenda on tax cuts, energy, and border security.
Trump has selected Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Mike Waltz (R-FL) to be his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and national security adviser, respectively. If those picks are finalized, The New York Times reported special elections will be held to determine their replacements in safe districts for the GOP.
DDHQ previously called the Senate for the Republicans just before midnight on Election Day and — as of Monday evening — it said the GOP had a net gain of three seats, leaving Republicans with 52 seats while the Democrats and the independents who caucus will have 47 members.
The one Senate race DDHQ has not called is the contest in Pennsylvania. With more than 95% of the vote counted, it showed Republican challenger Dave McCormick leading Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) by 3,370,959-3,335,896 votes or 49%-48.5%.
However, the Associated Press did already call the race in favor of McCormick, and the Republican declared victory. Casey, who is seeking a fourth term, so far has refused to concede the race while there were still ballots left to count.