US Midterms: See Where Things Stand At The Moment

The White House’s deputy chief of staff, Jen O’Malley Dillon, said on a US network show that Democrats could still retain control of the House of Representatives.

Eko Hot Blog reports that he said “When we look at the votes coming in in the West, there’s definitely still a path.”

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The numbers show that the path is there, though it is rather narrow. A party has to win at least 218 seats in the House to hold control.

Republicans have so far won 206 seats, while Democrats have won 179 seats which leaves 50 seats that have not yet been called, 18 of which are considered “battlegrounds”. Some states out west, like California, are still counting votes.

If we add the seats that are likely to be won by either party, the estimated count would be 210 seats for the Republicans, and at least 200 seats for the Democrats.

If that estimate is accurate, Democrats would need 18 more seats to win the House majority – the same number of seats that are currently too close to call. By contrast, the Republicans only need eight seats to win a majority.

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The reality is winning eight more seats is much easier than winning 18, which is why Republicans are favoured to win the House. But with some extraordinary luck, Democrats could, in theory, hold on.

Source: BBC

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