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Republicans have already taken control of the Senate, but the race for the House of Representatives is still up in the air. Every seat in the House of Representatives was up for election on Tuesday dozens of races remain uncalled.

A party has a need 218 seats for a majority. Before the election, Republicans had a narrow majority of 220, while Democrats controlled 212 seats. There were three vacancies.

Democrats will must flip at least four Republican-held districts in the net number of seats to regain the majority they lost in 2022.

Our US partners at CBS News predict that Democrats will win at least 203 seats in the House of Representatives, while Republicans are on track to gain 211 seats. Some races have not yet been called.

In the latest CBS projectionsEugene Vindman retains a seat vacated by a Democrat in Virginia. Republicans Rob Bresnahan And Ryan Mackenzie grab two seats in Pennsylvania that were previously held by Democrats.

Earlier in the day, Republican was projected Derrick Van Orden has won re-election in a hotly contested district in Wisconsin. This also applies to two vulnerable colleagues, Iowa Zach Nun and that of Virginia Jen Kiggans. Ohio Democrats Emilia Sykes And Greg Landsmanand that of Connecticut Jahana Hayesalso won re-election. Republican Addison McDowell has flipped control in a newly redrawn district in North Carolina.

For context, the 100-member Senate and the 435-seat House make up the two chambers of Congress, where both parties negotiate and submit legislation to the president’s desk.