Here’s When To Expect To Know Which Party Will Win House Majority, With Nine Races Yet To Be Called

A win for Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado could seal Republicans’ victory; she is leading Democrat Adam Frisch by 0.34 points in the Colorado House race, and a final count is expected on Thursday or Friday at the earliest, Frisch told the Colorado Sun.

A recount can be requested in Colorado, and must be completed by December 15, if the second place candidate’s vote total amounts to less than 0.5 percent of the leading candidate’s tally; as of Wednesday, the margin stood at 0.7 percent.

In California, Republicans led by five points or more in three races where 70% or less of votes had been counted as of Wednesday afternoon, and Secretary of State Shirley Weber warned Tuesday that it could be weeks before the state has final results in several tight races, CNN reported.

In Los Angeles, where incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia (R) is leading Democrat Christy Smith by 8 points in a race to represent the northern portion of the county, 565,000 uncounted ballots remain, the county registrar reported Tuesday, among an estimated 2.8 million statewide.

Among the five races where Democrats are in the lead, two in California could potentially break for Republicans: In Orange County’s 47th District, where Democratic incumbent Rep. Katie Porter leads Republican Scott Baugh by 1.6 points with 84% of votes counted, and in the Central Valley’s 13th District, where Democrat Adam Gray leads Republican John Duarte by 0.53 points, with 86% of votes counted.

Rep. Mary Peltola (D), is leading former Gov. Sarah Palin (R) by 22 points after beating Palin in a special election in August, however, Peltola does not have the majority votes needed to prevent the contest from heading to a second round of ranked-choice voting, when the losing candidate’s second picks will be distributed until two candidates are left and the one with the most votes wins.

The remaining two uncalled races are in Northern Maine, where Democrat Jared Golden leads Republican Bruce Poliquin by three points with 95% of votes counted, and in the San Diego suburbs, where incumbent Rep. Mike Levin (D) is up five points over Republican Brian Maryott (89% of votes counted).