Republicans hold a slim majority in the House of Representatives, although the extent of that narrow margin won’t be known until after the last five indecisive elections are called.
The five House races that remain uncalled as of Wednesday morning are in Alaska, California, Iowa and Ohio. The balance of power is currently 218 seats for the Republicans and 212 for the Democrats.
Alaska
General District
Democratic incumbent representative Mary Sattler Arables is in a tight race in Alaska’s at-large congressional district, where she is behind Republican contractor Nick Begich.
As of Wednesday morning, Begich held a little more than 2 points in advance with 48.6% of the vote, compared to 46.2% for Peltola. The vote count is between 157,331 and 149,763, with 99% of votes counted.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will preside with a slim Republican majority. (Allison Robbert/Pool via AP, File)
California
13th congressional district
Republican Rep. John Duarte is leading former Democratic state Assemblyman Adam Gray in California’s 13th Congressional District, but the hotly contested race has yet to be announced as of Wednesday morning .
About 96% of the votes have been counted and Duarte holds a slim lead of 50.1% to 49.9%. The two candidates are separated by only 227 votes.
45th congressional district
Democratic challenger Derek Tran took over incumbent Republican Rep. Michelle Steel in the 45th District. Steel was leading by a few hundred votes late last week, but Tran now has a razor-thin lead of 314 votes.
Around 97% of the votes were counted for the constituency.
President-elect Trump will begin his second term controlling both the House and Senate. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file)
Iowa
1st Congressional District
Incumbent Republican Rep. Mariannet Miller-Meeks holds a lead of less than 1% over challenger Christina Bohannan with 99% of the votes counted. Miller-Meeks’ lead stands at just over 800 votes.
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Bohannan requested a recount in his attempt to unseat Miller-Meeks. The Associated Press has not yet called the race because the margin was close enough to prompt a recount. Miller-Meeks declared victory and said she was confident in her lead.
Ohio
9th Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur leads her Republican challenger, Derek Merrin, by less than half a point with 99% of the votes counted. Kaptur’s lead stands at just 833 votes, with 99% of the votes counted as of Wednesday morning.
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Races with a margin of 0.5% or less trigger an automatic recount in Ohio.
Anders Hagstrom, Chris Pandolfo and Jasmine Baehr of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
