It's past midnight and we still don't know which party will control the House. Dozens of key battlegrounds are too close to call. ElectionNight
But in a bellwether central Virginia district, Spanberger defeated GOP challenger Yesli Vega, bringing some optimism to the party ahead of a long night of waiting. And in Ohio, Democrats held onto Kaptur’s endangered Toledo-area seat even after it became redder in redistricting. GOP officials had been confident about ousting Kaptur until their candidate, J.R. Majewski, lost funding from national Republicans after reports that he misrepresented his military service.
A favorable national environment for Republicans helped bolster their potentially vulnerable incumbent as open seats proved a huge liability for Democrats.that saw a Democratic incumbent retire this cycle, roughly 18 yielded a competitive race, draining precious party resources. Exactly how many of Tuesday’s House toss-up races — from the Lehigh Valley suburbs of Pennsylvania to Connecticut farm towns — will break for Republicans is anyone’s guess. Washington state and California are among the places unlikely to see competitive House races called on election night.
“When you talk to everyday Oregonians, the fact is that they’re just afraid to go downtown. They don’t want to walk on the streets with their kids,” said GOP candidate Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former mayor in the Portland, Ore., suburbs who’s now in position to flip a seat there. Democrats are now at risk of losing all six of those seats to Republicans on Tuesday, but would be favored to regain them all in a better national environment.
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