The Washington Post reports :
As of Saturday, there were nearly 5 million uncounted ballots in California, including more than 950,000 in Los Angeles County alone. County officials have 30 days to count their ballots and report them to the secretary of state, which then certifies the results.
Days after Republicans won the presidency and control of the Senate, the exact makeup of the 119th Congress remained unclear, with control of the House uncertain and one Senate seat left to be called.
Early Saturday, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) was projected to win Nevada’s Senate race, according to the Associated Press, marking a victory for Democrats in one of the last Senate seats to be called.
On election night, Republicans secured enough seats to attain the Senate majority. Arizona’s Senate race remains the last one without a projected winner. There, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) leads Republican Kari Lake. If Gallego wins, Republicans will have a 53-seat majority.
The current balance of power in the House is 212 Republicans and 203 Democrats, with 20 races remaining uncalled. Republicans need to win six of them to secure a majority; Democrats need to win 15.
What’s left to be called
It’s possible that Democrats flip the House majority, controlling one chamber and thus becoming a major check on Republican power, with the GOP taking the majority in the upper chamber and the presidency. But Republicans are still favored to retain control of the House, though it could be with a slimmer margin than they have now.
It is unclear when the final call will come to determine the balance of Congress. Several Republican and Democratic campaign strategists know there is a long way to go before determining the House majority, as millions of ballots still need to be counted.
It could take weeks to determine the outcome of crucial races in states such as California, where the electoral outcomes in several House districts have yet to solidify and counting has been slow. As of Saturday, there were nearly 5 million uncounted ballots in California, including more than 950,000 in Los Angeles County alone. County officials have 30 days to count their ballots and report them to the secretary of state, which then certifies the results.
We’re watching six races closely: those of Republican Reps. Michelle Steel, Ken Calvert and John Duarte in California; the contests involving Republican Reps. David Schweikert and Juan Ciscomani in Arizona; and the race for the open seat that Rep. Katie Porter (D) is giving up in California.
