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…
