By Fox News (Politics) | Created at 2024-11-14 04:01:15 | Updated at 2024-11-18 05:45:17
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The Fox News Decision Desk can project that Republicans will keep their majority in the House of Representatives.
The number of seats the party will hold depends on the outcome in a handful of remaining districts.
Mike Johnson, whose rise to speaker last year ended a leadership battle in the House, is likely to continue serving as the 56th Speaker.
Speaker Mike Johnson. (Getty Images)
It comes despite a tumultuous term for the House GOP marked by fierce public infighting over government spending and the first-ever ouster of a speaker of the House.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. (Getty Images)
Republicans’ chances of keeping the House majority seemed like a pipe dream in October 2023. Congress was paralyzed while GOP lawmakers fought behind closed doors to select a new leader after ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was booted by all House Democrats and eight Republican rebels.
Those odds improved significantly when Democrats had their own leadership crisis as top liberals pressured President Biden to drop out of the race after his disastrous debate against former President Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris gave Democrats an enthusiasm and funding boost when she took over Biden’s mantle, but it was not a big enough bump to carry their House candidates through November.
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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told Fox News Digital late last month that he anticipated the battle for control to come down to roughly 40 or 45 races.
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"There’s really only about 10% — roughly 45 seats — that are truly competitive. And, by that, I mean the really battleground districts are about half Republican-held and about half Democrat-held," Scalise said.
"We're going around the country helping the incumbents on the Republican side or in tough races. But, also, we're working on those challengers who have a real opportunity to flip a seat from Democrat to Republican."
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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