The Republican Party has retained control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2024 election cycle – meaning the party will now have complete control of the federal government, Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) projects.
DDHQ on Monday night called the closely contested race in Arizona’s 6th congressional district for incumbent Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-AZ. Ciscomani’s win over Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel gives Republicans a majority of seats in the House.
With the resounding victory of President-elect Donald Trump and a comfortable 53-seat majority in the Senate, the Republican Party will hold the presidency and both houses of Congress – widely referred to as a “trifecta” – for the first time since the 2018 midterm elections.
In addition, six of the nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court were appointed by Republican presidents – including three Trump appointed during his first term.
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Mike Johnson, R-LA, is almost certain to return as House Speaker for another term with leading prediction website Polymarket giving him a 91% chance of maintaining the gavel as of late Monday.
Even though Republicans will keep the House, Johnson’s return as Speaker is not guaranteed. A majority of the House will have to vote for him when the 119th Congress convenes in January 2025.
With all Democrats likely to vote for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, to be speaker, Johnson will require the votes of nearly all members of the Republican conference to hold the speakership.
As of Monday night, DDHQ has yet to call seven House seats that give Republicans room to further expand their advantage in the upper chamber.
Six of these seven uncalled races are in California: the state’s 9th, 13th, 21st, 27th, 45th, and 47th congressional districts. Republicans on Monday night were leading in two – the 13th and the 45th – and Democrats were leading in the other four.
The seventh uncalled race is in Alaska’s at-large congressional district, where Republican challenger Nick Begich is leading incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola, D-AK, by four points with 74% of the vote counted.
According to Polymarket, there is a 47% chance the Republican Party ends up with 221 seats, a 30% chance it finishes with 222 seats, and a 20% chance it ends the cycle with 220 seats.
At least 218 seats are required for a majority. Republicans held 219 House seats and the Democrats had 209 heading into Election Day 2024.
LifeNews Note: Joshua Mercer writes for CatholicVote, where this column originally appeared.
