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    Uncalled House and Senate elections will be contested as vote counting continues

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    Former President Donald Trump is approaching his second term in the White House and his Republican Party has taken control of the Senate. But control of the House of Representatives and the size of the Senate majority are still up for grabs.

    While votes are still being counted, here’s a look at the key races that haven’t been canceled by the NBC News Decision Desk (read more: What are the names of these races?). Control of the House of Representatives could take days or even weeks to unravel, although some battleground states are tipped relatively quickly.

    Presidential battlegrounds are up for grabs

    Two so-called “blue wall” states (Michigan and Wisconsin) are too close to call, but Trump has narrow leads in both midwestern states.

    In the Sun Belt, Trump also holds a lead in Arizona and Nevada, but Arizona is too early to call and Nevada is too close to call.

    Although Vice President Kamala Harris is leading in New Hampshire, the race is too early to call. And it’s too early to call Alaska where Trump is leading.

    It remains to call the Senate

    Arizona Senate: Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is ahead of Republican Kari Lake in the vote count, but the race is too early to call. Lake is trailing Trump in the state, while Gallego is outperforming Harris. Gallego, a former Marine, touted his military service in his race against Lake, a former local TV news anchor. Lake failed to run for governor in 2022 and made false claims that the 2022 race was affected by voter fraud.

    Michigan Senate: Former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers is now locked in a tight race against former Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in a very close contest. Rogers and Slotkin are running to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

    Montana Senate: With so many votes left to be counted in the state, it’s too early to call the race between Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican Tim Sheehy clear. Trump carried Montana, and Republicans are confident they can flip this Senate seat.

    Nevada Senate: Republican Sam Brown, a combat-wounded veteran, is in a tight race against Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, who is running for a second term in the Senate. Nevada remains narrowly divided in recent elections; Republican Joe Lombardo flipped the governor’s mansion in 2022, while Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election. But while Democrats remain hopeful that the state’s abortion referendum could help increase turnout for Democratic candidates, the margin in the race remains extremely narrow.

    Pennsylvania Senate: Although Trump is projected to win Pennsylvania, the Senate race there is too close to be decided yet. Democratic Sen. Bob Casey is running for a third term against Republican Dave McCormick, the former hedge fund CEO who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP Senate nomination in 2022.

    Wisconsin Senate: This race between Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and GOP businessman Eric Hovde is still too close to call. While Democrats praised Baldwin as a senator with appeal in rural parts of the state, Republicans deluged publications that painted Baldwin as a creature of Washington. Drawing attention to the sexual orientation of the first openly gay senator.

    home control on line

    Control of the House partly still unclear because dozens of Many competitive races have yet to be called, including some key races in California alone. There are other races that are not expected to be competitive but have not yet been predicted because so few votes have been counted.

    Alaska At-Large Region: Republicans want to take this statewide seat. Republican Nick Begich leads Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, but wander around The 50% threshold required to win the race outright. If it falls below that threshold, the race will head to ranked-choice voting, but Republicans are confident they can still carry the seat in that scenario.

    Arizona’s 1st District: GOP Rep. David Schweikert is in a competitive race against Democrat Amish Shah, a former state legislator, in the Phoenix suburbs.

    Arizona 6th District: GOP Rep. Juan Ciscomani is trailing his Democratic opponent, former state Sen. Kirsten Engel, in these competitive districts in the Tucson suburbs.

    California’s 3rd District: Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley leads Democrat Jessica Morse, a top official with the California Natural Resources Agency, in this district in the Sacramento suburbs.

    California’s 9th District: Democratic Rep. Josh Harder narrowly leads his Republican opponent, Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln.

    California’s 13th District: GOP Rep. John Duarte is locked in a tight race in this Central Valley district against Democrat Adam Gray, a former state legislator.

    California’s 22nd District: GOP Rep. David Valadao, one of two Republicans in the House who voted to impeach Trump after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, is leading his Democratic opponent, former state Assemblyman Rudy Salas.

    California’s 27th District: GOP Rep. Mike Garcia is in a tight race in this Southern California district against Democrat George Whitesides, the former NASA chief of staff and Virgin Galactic CEO.

    California’s 40th District: GOP Rep. Young Kim He leads his Democratic opponent, retired fire captain Joe Kerr.

    California’s 41st District: Democrats have targeted this Riverside County-centered district, and GOP Rep. Ken Calvert is in a competitive race with Democrat Will Rollins, a former prosecutor.

    California’s 45th District: GOP Rep. Michelle Steel is leading Democratic Army veteran Derek Tran in one of the most expensive races in the country.

    House Speaker Mike Johnson bangs the gavel before the State of the Union Address during a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
    House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to lead the House majority for another full term.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images file

    California’s 47th District: Republicans are looking to flip this open seat in Southern California, and former state legislator Republican Scott Baugh is in a competitive race against former state Sen. Dave Min.

    California’s 49th District: Also in Southern California, Democratic Rep. Mike Levin is in a tight race against auto salesman Matt Gunderson, a self-described “pro-choice” Republican.

    Colorado’s 3rd District: GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to run in the neighboring, more Republican 4th District opened the door to this seat on the Western Slope. Democrat Adam Frisch, who is close to defeating Boebert in 2022, is in a competitive race against Republican Jeff Hurd.

    Colorado’s 8th District: Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo is locked in a tight race against Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans in the Denver suburbs.

    Indiana’s 1st District: Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan is leading his race against Republican Randell Niemeyer in this Gary-based district.

    Iowa’s 1st District: Only a few hundred votes separate Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan, a former state representative. This is familiar territory for Miller-Meeks, who won the 2020 race by just 6 votes.

    Maine’s 2nd District: Democratic Rep. Jared Golden is hovering just above the 50% threshold that would allow him to win outright over Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault (the state uses ranked-choice voting), one of the GOP’s top targets and a former NASCAR driver.

    Maryland’s 6th District: Democratic Rep. David Trone’s unsuccessful Senate race paved the way for this Frederick-based district. Democrat April McClain Delaney, a former Commerce Department official and wife of former Rep. John Delaney, is locked in a tight race against Republican Neil Parrott, a former state legislator.

    Montana District 1: Democratic attorney Monica Tranel is in a tight race against Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, who served as Trump’s first Secretary of the Interior between his tenures in the House.

    Nebraska’s 2nd District: Harris carried this Omaha-based district and took one of the state’s electoral votes, but GOP Rep. Don Bacon is in a close race with Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas.

    North Carolina’s 1st District: Democratic Rep. Don Davis is in a competitive race against Republican Laurie Buckhout, a military veteran and businesswoman.

    New Mexico’s 2nd District: Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez holds a narrow lead over former GOP Rep. Yvette Herrell, who Vasquez narrowly defeated in 2022.

    Nevada’s 3rd District: Democratic Rep. Susie Lee is in a competitive race with Republican marketing consultant Drew Johnson in the Las Vegas suburbs.

    Nevada’s 4th District: Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford is leading former North Vegas Mayor John Lee, who is the Republican nominee.

    New York’s 4th District: GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito is locked in a tight race against Democrat Laura Gillen, a former city supervisor, in this Long Island-based district that is one of Democrats’ top targets.

    New York’s 19th District: Democratic attorney Josh Riley and GOP Rep. Marc Molinaro are neck and neck in a rematch of their close 2022 race.

    Ohio’s 9th District: Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is locked in an extremely tight race with GOP State Rep. Derek Merrin.

    Oregon’s 5th District: Democrat Janelle Bynum narrowly leads Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

    Oregon’s 6th District: Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas is leading GOP businessman Mike Erickson in another rematch. Salinas beat Erickson by 3 percentage points in 2022.

    Pennsylvania’s 7th District: GOP State Rep. Ryan McKenzie is narrowly ahead of Democratic Rep. Susan Wild.

    Pennsylvania’s 10th District: GOP Rep. Scott Perry, former Freedom Caucus chairman, slightly ahead Former local news anchor Janelle Stelson is a Democrat.

    Texas’ 34th District: Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez faces a rematch with former GOP Rep. Mayra Flores, with Gonzalez holding a slight lead.

    Virginia’s 7th District: Democrat Eugene Vindman has a slight lead over Republican Derrick Anderson. Both candidates are experienced, and Vindman came into the public spotlight in 2019 when his brother, Alexander Vindman, testified at Trump’s impeachment hearings about a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

    Washington’s 3rd District: Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is ahead of Republican Joe Kent, whom she defeated by less than 1 point in 2022.

    Washington’s 4th District: Republican Dan Newhouse narrowly leads Republican former NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler. (Note: Washington’s primary advances the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, to the general election.)

    Sessler had Trump’s support over the incumbent, who was one of two remaining Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted to impeach Trump after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

    Washington’s 8th District: Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier is leading Republican banker Carmen Goers.

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