Control of Congress may come down to a handful of races
- Control of the US Congress is at stake on November 5 in elections that could flip both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- Republicans may regain the Senate, currently held by Democrats with a 51-49 majority.
- Democrats need to defend their Senate seats while only requiring four House seats to regain control of the 435-seat chamber.
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Close races could decide control of Congress
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Like the White House, the balance of power in Congress is also in the hands of voters. Democrats are defending their one seat majority in the Senate, while Republicans are trying to hold onto four seats to keep their majority in the House. "The Congressional race is just as interesting and just as much on a knife’s edge,” says George Washington University professor and political analyst Todd Belt. Belt says Republicans are…
Washington (Agencies) Although most eyes are on the US presidential election, Americans are also set to elect new members of the Senate and House of Representatives. The elections include all 435 members of the House of Representatives, which is currently controlled by Republicans, along with a third of the Senate seats, where Democrats have a slight majority. Opinion polls have shown that control of either chamber could shift to the other party…
These California Toss-Ups May Decide Which Party Controls Congress
In 2020, California Democrats lost four of the seven competitive congressional seats they had just gained amid a “blue wave” two years earlier. In 2022, Republicans gained one more seat in California and took control of the U.S. House. Yue Stella Yu CalMatters This election, it is Republicans who must play defense. From the Central Valley to southern California, Democrats are fighting to flip five GOP-held seats in the state’s most competitive…
Control of US Congress at stake in Tuesday voting
Control of the U.S. Congress is at stake in Tuesday’s voting, with the outcome likely to play a key role in the fate of legislative proposals advanced by whomever wins the presidency, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris or Republican former President Donald Trump. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are at stake in elections throughout the U.S. for new two-year terms, while 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate are being contested for …
Times of San Diego
MyNewsLA.comControl of Congress May Hinge on Southland Races
The Capitol in Washington. REUTERS/Tom Brenner A handful of Southern California congressional races on Tuesday’s ballot could determine which political party holds power in the House next year, with two key races in Orange County, one in Los Angeles County and another in Riverside County, experts say. UC Irvine political science professor Lou DeSipio told City News Service he had not anticipated that the race between Democrat Derek Tran and Rep.…
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