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Democrats poised to keep House majority

By Susan Ferrechio
Published November 4, 2020 8:08am ET
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Democrats poised to keep House majority
Members of the new House Democratic leadership, front row from left, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the vice chair of the Democratic Caucus, Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Assistant Democratic Leader Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., join others in their caucus in applauding Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on the opening day of the 116th Congress. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats beat back GOP challengers in competitive districts and will remain in control of the House, election night results indicate, but Republicans outperformed polls and won back several seats the party lost in 2018.

Democrats were poised to keep their majority in the 435-member chamber, with the help of numerous GOP retirements and some redistricting that left seats vulnerable to Democratic takeover in Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia.

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