Democrat Adam Gray defeated Republican John Duarte to win the House of Representatives seat. Thus, the slight advantage of the Republicans in the House decreased even more. And this could mean problems in fulfilling the election promises of President-elect Donald Trump.
A month after the election, the winner of the last unresolved duel for a seat in the US House of Representatives was elected. In California, Democrat Adam Gray defeated Republican incumbent Congressman John Duarte.
After all the votes were counted, it was found that Gray won with 187 votes. Two years ago, he lost to Duarte by less than 500 votes.
Republicans hold a majority in the House, albeit narrowly
The result means that although Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives, their lead will be fragile. From January 3, the new balance of forces will be in their favor from 220 to 215. Their advantage will also decrease by two seats compared to the previous elections.
In practice, after the opening of the new congress, the Republican advantage will be reduced to two votes, because three congressmen – Eliza Stefanik of New York and Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz of Florida will resign.
Their successors will be elected in midterm elections, likely in the spring of 2025, but all three districts are “safe” for Republicans, so the balance of power in the House is unlikely to change. However, such a small advantage may be due to serious problems in fulfilling the promises of the presidential election of Donald Trump due to internal disagreements in the ruling party. Already in the current chamber, the Republican Party has repeatedly lost votes despite having a majority.
They are still counting the votes
Despite the resolution of the final duel of the House of Representatives, all votes cast in the November presidential election have not yet been counted. According to the Associated Press, after 99 percent of the votes were counted nationwide, Trump had less than 77.2 million (49.9 percent) and Kamala Harris 74.9 million (48.4 percent) votes.
Trump is the first Republican to win more than a Democrat since George W. Bush in 2004, but his lead in the national polls would be the second-lowest since 1968.
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