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Democrats won additional seats in the US House of Representatives as more results from the midterm elections were called, with 19 races still undecided on Saturday, according to Anadolu Agency.
Democrat Aisha Wahab won California’s 14th Congressional District, defeating fellow Democrat Melissa Hernandez. Wahab secured a full two-year term after winning a special election earlier this year to replace Eric Swalwell. The Associated Press called the race on Friday evening.
In South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, Democrat Nancy Lacore defeated Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt, flipping the Republican-held seat. With 99% of votes counted, Lacore had 49.7% to Costa Honeycutt’s 48.6%. The district is currently represented by Republican Nancy Mace, who did not seek reelection.
Republicans also won several races. In New York’s 21st District, Republican Anthony Constantino defeated Democrat Blake Gendebien, retaining the seat previously held by Republican Elise Stefanik.
Republican incumbent Jeff Hurd won reelection in Colorado’s 3rd District, defeating Democrat Dwayne Romero. In Arizona, Republican Mark Lamb defeated Democrat Elizabeth Lee in the 5th District, while incumbent Abraham Hamadeh won reelection in the 8th District against Democrat Bernadette Greene-Placentia.
In North Carolina’s 8th District, Republican incumbent Mark Harris defeated Democrat Colby Watson. Decision Desk HQ separately projected that Republican incumbent Mario Diaz-Balart had defeated Democrat Nicole Locklin in Florida’s 26th District, although the Associated Press had not called the race as of Saturday morning.
In California’s 11th District, Democrat Scott Wiener defeated fellow Democrat Connie Chan. Wiener will succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who did not seek reelection.
According to the Associated Press, Democrats had secured 254 of the House’s 435 seats, compared with 162 for Republicans. Democrats led Republicans by more than 90 seats, while 19 races remained undecided.
Democrats had already secured control of both chambers of Congress following substantial gains in Tuesday’s elections. In the Senate, Democrats and two independents who caucus with them held a combined 54 seats, compared with 44 for Republicans. Races in Alaska and Mississippi remained undecided.
The newly elected Congress is due to convene on Jan. 3. Republicans will then lose the majorities they held in both chambers during the first two years of President Donald Trump’s second term.
The shift comes amid rising opposition to the war in Iran and continued US support for Israel. Trump has since pledged to end US financial assistance to Israel by the end of the year, although Washington’s support also includes military and diplomatic backing.
