November 11, 2022 10:39am EST
Who won the House? What you need to know about why it might take ‘weeks’ to be sure
There are four slow-counting Western states where races could make or break the GOP takeover of the House
By Peter Kasperowicz | Fox News
It is still not completely clear which party won control of the House of Representatives three days after the midterm election on Nov. 8, and it might still take weeks to find out for sure.
House Republicans continue to operate under the assumption that they won a majority. But that majority will likely be slim, and slow vote counts in California, Arizona, Colorado and Oregon make it impossible to declare any result with certainty.
According to the Fox News Decision Desk, Republicans had secured 211 House seats as of Friday morning, seven short of the 218 they need for a majority. Republicans are currently leading in enough outstanding House races to reach that goal.
The biggest factor standing in the way of a clear result is the slow count in California, where more than a dozen House races have yet to be called. The final results in California could make or break the GOP takeover in the House – Republicans hold narrow leads in several of those races, but many of them have still tabulated fewer than 50% of the votes that have come in.
According to a count provided late Thursday, more than 4.8 million ballots had yet to be processed. California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber says it could still be weeks before it becomes clear who wins these races.
"It typically takes weeks for counties to process and count all of the ballots," Weber’s office says on its website. "Elections officials have approximately one month to complete their extensive tallying, auditing, and certification work (known as the official canvass)."
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