The race for control of the House of Representatives remained close as of 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday evening, with several key congressional races still too close to call, while polls remained open on the West Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska.
Of the 22 races labeled “toss-ups” by the Cook Political Report (ten currently Democratic and twelve currently Republican), the following races had results coming in already (as reported by the Associated Press):
Democratic (excluding states still voting):
- Colorado 8th: Rep. Yadira Caraveo led Republican challenger Gabe Evans by 1.7% with 67% of precincts reporting
- Maine 2nd: Rep. Jared Golden trailed Republican challenger Austin Theriault by 13.3% with just 5% reporting
- Michigan 8th: Rep. Kristen Rivet led Republican challenger Paul Junge by 5.3% with 46% reporting
- New Mexico 2nd: Rep. Gabriel Vazquez led Republican challenger Yvette Herrell by 3.0% with 90% reporting
- North Carolina 1st: Rep. Don Davis led Republican challenger Laurie Buckhout by 1.5% with 99% reporting
- Pennsylvania 7th: Rep. Susan Wild trailed Republican challenger Ryan Mackenzie by 3.0% with 96% reporting
- Pennsylvania 8th: Rep. Matt Cartwright trailed Republican challenger Robert Bresnahan by 2.2% with 98% reporting
- Virginia 7th (open seat): Democrat Eugene Vindman led Republican Derrick Anderson by 2.2% with 99% reporting
- Washington 3rd: Democrat Marie Perez led Republican challenger Joe Kent by 4% with 60% reporting
Republican (excluding states still voting):
- Iowa 1st: Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks led Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan by 0.2% with 97% reporting
- Iowa 3rd: Rep. Zach Nunn DEFEATED Democratic challenger Lanon Baccam by 3.2% with 97% reporting
- New York 19th: Rep. Marcus Molinaro trailed challenger Josh Riley by 3.6% with 96% reporting
- Pennsylvania 10th: Rep. Scott Perry led challenger Janelle Stelson by 1.0% with 91% reporting
None of the above races had been called as of 10 p.m. ET.
Update (1:00 a.m. ET): The lead changed in Iowa’s 3rd district, which was called for Republican incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn, and in Pennsylvania’s 7th district, where Robert Bresnahan overtook incumbent Rep. Matt Cartwright.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days, available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency, now available on Audible. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
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