When will House results come out?

(NewsNation) — With erstwhile President Donald Trump projected arsenic winning the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination and the Republican Party flipping the Senate, Democrats' past anticipation for a foothold successful Washington present rests successful the House of Representatives.

Why are the results for the House taking truthful long?

Several cardinal states, including California and New York, volition proceed counting message ballots received aft Election Day, provided they were postmarked by Nov. 5.

This ineligible model means last results successful these crucial contests could instrumentality days oregon adjacent weeks to determine.

California, the nation's astir populated state, with its precocious measurement of message ballots and voter-friendly counting rules, traditionally takes weeks to process each votes. 

With aggregate competitory House races successful California inactive undecided, the last equilibrium of powerfulness mightiness not beryllium known until precocious November, according to a fewer estimates.

Path to power the House

The magic fig remains 218 seats for either enactment to assertion the majority, presently held by Republicans nether Speaker Mike Johnson. The Democrats' way to triumph requires picking up astatine slightest 4 seats net.

So far, Republicans person been capable to flip 2 seats, with galore holding connected to their seats.

NewsNation spouse The Hill contributed to this report.