Republican representatives in Congress were able to fend off enough California Democrats in close races and flip a few seats elsewhere to help keep the party’s majority in the House of Repres…
The U.S. Capitol is seen from Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Republicans will maintain their majority in the House. Republicans will keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives, handing President-elect Donald Trump’s party full control of the federal government. That’s in part because Democrats so far have fallen short in their bid to flip enoughBoth parties spent heavily to court voters in six congressional districts, from Orange County to Merced County.
Though California is known as a liberal bastion — Democrats hold every statewide office, dominate the Legislature and congressional delegation and outnumber registered Republicans by a staggering 2-1 ratio — Republicans retain pockets of political clout in the Southern California suburbs and vast rural stretches, including the Central Valley farm belt.
“In Congress, you can count on me to fight to create more good local jobs, lower every day costs, build safe communities, protect Social Security and Medicare, and protect reproductive freedom,” Whitesides said in a statement. Calvert, who was backed by President-elect Donald Trump, claimed his 17th term in a district narrowly carried by Trump in 2020. With Calvert’s win, the Republican tally reached 217. That became 218 on Wednesday night, securing a majority margin, as Rep. Juan Ciscomani won reelection to a seat representing southeastern Arizona.
On Thursday morning, Republican Rep. John Duarte was leading the race for his seat in Merced County’s 13th District as the vote tally continued. Duarte was 3,765 votes ahead Thursday of Democratic challenger Adam Gray, with more than 29,000 ballots to count in Merced County.A razor-thin race between Republican incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel and Democratic attorney Derek Tran in Orange County’s 45th District was still up in the air Thursday.
But Republicans flipped four seats elsewhere: Colorado’s 8th District, Michigan’s 7th, and Pennsylvania’s 7th and 8th districts.though their narrow majority will require party discipline, which the Republicans haven’t always delivered, having ousted their last House speaker, Californian Kevin McCarthy.
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