It May Be Days Before We Know Who Won the House

Nate Cohn: “Republican control of the House was all but a foregone conclusion heading into Tuesday, but Democrats outran the polls and projections.”

“Republicans will have to claw their way to a majority, seat by seat. The Needle suggests Republicans are likelier than not to win the House, but it is no certainty. As of 5 a.m. Wednesday, there was only enough information to have them projected to win 197 seats — 21 short of the 218 needed for a majority.”

“They’re nowhere close to being called the winner in many of these races — in many of these states, late mail ballots have the potential to help Democrats. It will take days to count these ballots.”