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House Republicans are one seat away from capturing the majority in the lower chamber after winning three districts, two in California and one in New York.
These wins bring the GOP to 217 seats in the House of Representatives, one seat from the 218 necessary to take control from the Democrats, who are at 204.
Late Monday evening, The Associated Press called the reelections of Reps. Michelle Steel and Ken Calvert of California, and in New York’s 22nd District, the AP called the race for Brandon Williams, a Republican Navy veteran.
Fourteen House races, largely in California, are still uncalled as of late Monday night. Republicans lead in four uncalled races, while Democrats lead in 10.
Eight of those 10 Democratic-led races have more than 75 percent of the votes counted.
Democrats hope they can maintain the House after keeping control of the Senate this cycle after Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, won Nevada.
“We’re just focused on making sure that every single vote gets counted in the outstanding races because there’s still a path to 218,” he said.
