![]() ![]() A net gain of 11 seats is an outcome even senior Democratic strategists admit is highly likely. Republicans have set a goal of 245, exceeding the 242 seats they held after the Tea Party Wave of 2010. With House Republicans adding to their current 34-seat majority, it will possibly diminish some of the power of a conservative wing of lawmakers who have challenged House Speaker John Boehner's leadership on issues like health care, immigration reform and government spending.Īlthough some conservative candidates have been reluctant to publicly declare whether they would vote to elect Boehner as House speaker, his hold on the leadership post should grow today after spending the past three months campaigning across the country, winning over the favor of many grateful Republicans.Įven a modest electoral wave today could hand Republicans their largest House majority in decades. While majority control of the Senate has been the primary point of discussion through the midterm elections, President Obama could face the largest House majority since the Great Depression if Republicans win a net-gain of 13 seats in the lower chamber today. ABC News projected that by the time the night is over, Republicans will have gained between 14 and 18 seats in the House. ![]() ET, ABC News had projected that Republicans had won 239 seats in the House to 180 for Democrats, which already gives the GOP a stronger hold than they had in the previous Congress, when they had a 34-seat majority. Now, the only question remaining is how big that majority will grow.Īs of 12:30 a.m. — - Republicans have strengthened their majority control of the House of Representatives. ![]()
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