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Democrats reach 253 House seats as 43 GOP districts flip and 25 races remain uncalled
Three days after the midterms, Democrats have locked down 253 of the 435 House seats to Republicans' 157, far beyond the 218 needed for a majority, according to unofficial results. With 25 races still uncalled, the party is on track for its largest House majority since the 2008 election.
Democrats have now won 253 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, while Republicans have secured 157, according to unofficial results as vote counting continued Friday, three days after the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Winners in the remaining 25 of the chamber's 435 races have yet to be determined.
The tally puts Democrats 35 seats past the 218 needed for a majority. Republicans lost 43 of the seats they held going into Election Day to Democrats, while CBS News reported that two districts shifted from Democrats to Republicans. CBS News estimated that House Democrats are on pace to finish with about 256 seats, up from the 214 they hold in the current Congress.
If that projection holds, the incoming Democratic majority would be the party's largest since the 2008 election, when Democrats won 257 seats on the night Barack Obama was elected president.
The state-by-state breakdown shows the scale of the shift. In California, Democrats have won 44 seats to Republicans' two, with six races still outstanding. In New York, Democrats hold a 20-5 edge with one race uncalled, and in New Jersey they lead 11-1. Republicans still lead in Texas, 24-14, and in Florida, 17-7, where four contests remain open, but Democrats made inroads in parts of South Texas once seen as increasingly favorable to the GOP, according to CBS News.
Swing seats and red districts
Democrats picked up perennial swing districts as well as seats once considered safely Republican, from northeastern suburbs to the Texas border region. In New York's Hudson Valley, Democrat Cait Conley defeated two-term Republican Rep. Mike Lawler. In North Carolina's 9th District, Democrat Richard Ojeda unseated Rep. Richard Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the House GOP's campaign arm, CBS News projected.
In Washington state, Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez held on to a district that President Donald Trump has carried three times, after running on her independence from party leadership.
Leadership races and a "VETO" hat
The size of the win has already set off leadership contests among House Democrats ahead of the new Congress, which convenes on Jan. 3, 2027. House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark launched a bid for majority leader, while Reps. Joe Neguse of Colorado and Ted Lieu of California are both seeking the No. 4 post of assistant speaker.
Trump has sent mixed signals about how he will deal with a Democratic Congress. "We're going to work with the Democrats," he told Politico on election night, but in a call with CBS News before polls closed he said, "I have the ultimate power, it's called 'veto.'" On Thursday, a red hat reading "VETO" sat on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, CBS News reported.
Cover photo: Getty Images via CBS News. Map: Anadolu Agency
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