Dem
47
GOP
53
It is "official" now. Democrat Adam Gray has defeated Rep. John Duarte (R-CA) in CA-13. The AP has now called the close race for Gray.
Gray won by 187 votes. This is even closer than the 2022 race, when Duarte won by 567 votes. The contest, in the California farm belt, was mostly about agricultural policies.
The net result is that Democrats will have 215 seats in the House and Republicans will have 220. When Reps.-elect Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Michael Waltz (R-FL) resign in January and Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) either is sworn in and then resigns or declines to be sworn in, the House will be 215D, 217R until around April, when the special elections are held. Not a lot of margin for error. If Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) runs for speaker again and wins, he is surely going to regret it before long, especially since Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has big plans for legislation in January and February. (V)