Dem Kilroy wins in OH-15

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You lose 2 elections on Saturday, you win one on Sunday:

Now it's official: Mary Jo Kilroy will be going to Washington as the first Democrat to represent any part of Franklin County in Congress in a generation.

Final vote tallies released this evening by the Franklin County Board of Elections show that Kilroy defeated Republican state Sen. Steve Stivers by 2,311 votes out of 304,053, outside of the 0.5 percent margin to trigger a recount. - Columbus Dispatch

This puts the overall Democratic net gain in the House back to 21.

Update: In LA-4, while "early" votes were included in the totals, absentees and provisionals were not. They will be counted on Tuesday. Carmouche has not conceded, and this race isn't done yet.

LA-4: No concession, and recount coming

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The 2008 election just won't die:

John Fleming got just 356 votes more than Caddo District Attorney Paul Carmouche during Saturday night's election to determine who will be the next representative for Louisiana's 4th Congressional District.

However, after all 640 precincts were counted, Carmouche said he planned to ask for a recount of the ballots.
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In all, there were 92,558 early and machine votes cast in the election. Provisional ballots had not been counted and are not a part of the total. Carmouche cited the uncounted provisional ballots as one reason he would not concede the race once the results had been announced.

"For me to concede at this point would be foolish. We've spent a lot of money, a lot of effort, a lot of time in this race, and there are provisional ballots that we don't believe have been counted yet because they don't usually count those (immediately after a race). Democrats usually win those by large margins so the fat lady hasn't sung yet in this thing," he said.

Jacques Berry, a spokesman for the Secretary of State's Office, said the complete but unofficial returns do not include provisional ballots - paper ballots filled out by people who arrived at their precincts, intending to vote, but whose names did not appear on the official registry. Those votes and absentee paper ballots would be included on Tuesday, when all vote totals are added together again and certified.

Louisiana law has no provision for an automatic recount, Berry said, though a losing candidate can request one. - KSLA News

William Jefferson loses in LA-2

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In a major upset, Democratic Congressman William Jefferson has lost his seat in LA-2, according to the AP.

This is the 5th Democratic seat the Republicans picked up this year, and puts the overall House net gain back at 20 seats.

Democrats can still pick up 1 more seat, in OH-15. (This assumes Democrat Tom Perriello stays ahead in the recount in VA-5).

Update on OH-15:

At noon, about 40 workers at the Franklin County Board of Elections began cutting open the envelopes holding nearly 24,000 provisional ballots that will decide the outcome of the country's closest congressional race.

Results are expected to be made public Sunday night, elections officials said.

LA House Results

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LA 2

William Jefferson (D) 47% 31,296
Anh "Joseph" Cao (R) 50% 33,122
Malik Rahim (G) 3% 1,880
492 of 492 precincts reporting

LA 4

Paul J. Carmouche (D) 49% 44,141
John Fleming (R) 47% 44,497
640 of 640 precincts reporting

(These are postponed elections, not runoffs - minor candidates not shown)

11:49 - LA-2 is final. Cao by 1,826. The Green Party candidate got 1,880 votes.
11:44 - LA-2 results haven't changed in 30 minutes. Still no call in LA-4. Lt looks like just provisionals still to be counted, and voting is by machine so recount won't change things. Absentees are all included in the current totals.
11:14 - AP and CNN both call LA-2 for Cao. No call yet on LA-4.
11:08 - Jefferson down by 5,000 with 79% in
11:02 - Jefferson down by 4,500.
11:02 - 100% in, Fleming by 350. Absentees, provisionals? Recount?
10:50 - Carmouche by 1800, 94% in- (Caddo is all in, Bossier 38 of 75 in).
10:43 - Carmouche by 2200, 92% in- (Caddo 134 of 158 in, Bossier 38 of 75 in).
10:37 - Carmouche by 1900, 90% in - (Caddo 134 of 158 in). Fleming's stronghold of Bossier parrish is 38 of 75 in.
Jefferson closes the gap a bit, with half the precincts in.
10:30 - Carmouche by 2000, 89% in - (Caddo 131 of 158 in). Still holding on.
10:22 - Carmouche by 2300 - (Caddo 131 of 158 in).
10:19 - Carmouche by 1000 - (Caddo 67 of 158 in). Jefferson surprisingly behind, but still very early.
10:05 - Carmouche back up by 1700 - (Caddo 67 of 158 in)
10:01 - Fleming back up by 200 - (Caddo 22 of 158 in)
9:55 - Carmouche by 1100, (Caddo 22 of 158 in)
9:52 - Carmouche by 2200, (Caddo 22 of 158 in) - this is starting to look promising
9:48 - Carmouche up by 1800, (Caddo 22 of 158 in)
9:46 - Obama only won 1 parrish here, Caddo, and only 4 of 158 precincts in so far in Caddo
9:45 - Fleming back up
9:44 - Carmouch by 300, 19% in
9:41 - Carmouche up by 600
9:31 - Carmouche takes a 17 vote lead
9:25PM EST - Carmouche closing an early small Fleming lead

LA Secretary of State

Lunchtime Crime

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Yesterday, I posted on Charlie Rangel's legal and ethical problems. Now, it turns out that there may be some dispersal of campaign funds to his son. Legal, but ethically dicey, to give $80,000 to your kid for his internet company. Especially:

[P]aying lavishly for a pair of political Web sites so poorly designed an expert estimated one should have cost no more than $100 to create.

In general, the crimes of elected officials fall into two categories: first, financial issues as related to Rangel, Jefferson, Dan Rostenkowski, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Edwin Edwards (still in jail but seeking clemency from a Bush pardon since he's 81), Ted Stevens, (who Mark Begich believes should be spared jail time), Curt Weldon (not yet indicted), Don Young (not yet indicted), and the hit parade continues.

Then, there are the "morals" issues charged against people like David Vitter, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Foley. Sometimes these are legal crimes (as in "can get you a jail term") and sometimes, it's not really a crime, but the electorate gets up in arms anyway, like as regards Wilbur Mills and Bill Clinton.

You don't generally find elected officials undertaking crimes-against-people like home invasion, knocking over banks or convenience stores, street mugging, etc.

Sometimes just as accusation will cause an elected official to grovel on the chamber floor and cry and leave, generally blaming drugs and alcohol (Foley). Sometimes the people protest their innocence (Jefferson). And then, sometimes they cry on the chamber floor but initially refuse to leave (VITO!).

A lot of the time, however, these folks get re-elected. In fact, I wrote a while back that my favourite political bumper sticker of all time was "Vote for the Crook, It's Important". That was when Edwin Edwards ran against David Duke, of KKK fame.

So the question is: how do you personally feel about the crimes, the ethics charges, and does the issue affect whether or not you will vote for a candidate?

My own opinion is that I view elected officials as OUR employees. Their salaries are paid with our tax dollars, their campaign coffers are filled with our checks. I don't want my tax dollars spent procuring hookers, funding an offspring's company, buying the official a Caribbean retreat, or doing anything that benefits the official directly. As an aside, it's not the "hooker" thing that bothers me, it's the spending of tax dollars on it.

But what's your opinion?

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House Seats 2008: Not Over Yet

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There is going to be an election this Saturday: 2 house seats are up in Louisiana. What's that? You thought the election was in November? Well, yes, but...remember Gustav? Hurricane Gustav? That weather event changed the primary, and therefore general dates, for the 2nd and 4th districts.

The primaries were held on November 4th, since damage precluded them being held in September as they were supposed to be.

The 4th is along the Texas and Arkansas borders, in the northwest part of the state. Long-term Rep Jim McCrery (R) retired, so this weekend's players are:

• Paul Carmouche (D)
• John Fleming, Jr. (R)
• Chester "Catfish" Kelley (No Party)
• Gerard Bowen, Jr (No Party)

President-elect Obama recorded a radio ad for Carmouche. Fleming was helped by Dick Cheney (fundraising) and Bobby Jindal (TV ad).

Carmouche (who is white) beat Willie Banks (who is black) in the Democratic primary. To win the election, he'll need African-American support.

"If Carmouche doesn't get good support from black voters, you can stick a fork in him," said Bernie Pinsonat, a Baton Rouge-based pollster.

Then again:

But the GOP also had a fractious runoff campaign, with candidate Chris Gorman flogging Fleming over his support for a plan to document and transport foreigners into the country as temporary laborers. Gorman also attacked Fleming's support of the so-called Fair Tax plan, which would eliminate the income tax and impose a new, 23 percent sales tax.

So, we'll see. The Republicans would REALLY like to hold on to this seat.


And then we have the 2nd. Here's the list of candidates:

• William Jefferson (D)
• Anh "Joseph" Cao (R)
• Malik Rahim (G)
• Gregory "Rhumbline" Kahn (L)
• Jerry Jacobs (No Party)

If the name "William Jefferson" sounds familiar, think "cash in the freezer." That would be $90,000 in cold hard cash. The FBI found the money in 2006. Jefferson was re-elected. He was indicted last year. It's been low key, and will depend on turnout, which is expected to be in the low 20% range. There's a GOP poll out showing Cao winning 50% to Jefferson's 35%. But if Jefferson can rally his base, he could be headed back for a 10th term. And no, his trial date hasn't been set yet.

Malik Rahim, as an aside, is a former member of the Black Panthers, and has the support of Cynthia McKinney. She ran this year for President on the Green Party ticket, but you may remember her from the 2006 incident where she had an altercation with the Capitol police, who did not recognize her as a member of Congress, which she was at the time.

Charlie Rangel (D-NY)

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If you follow the House of Representatives, you know Charlie Rangel.

But first: Congressman Rangel is a decorated war hero, having been awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart while serving in Korea. He was in the service from 1948 - 1952.

From his official biography:

Congressman Charles B. Rangel is serving his 19th term as the Representative from the 15th Congressional District, comprising East and Central Harlem, the Upper West Side, and Washington Heights/Inwood. He is is the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, Chairman of the Board of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Dean of the New York State Congressional Delegation.

He was elected to Congress in 1970, and as an aside, the 15th CD is the smallest CD, in terms of geography, in the country. He currently heads the House Ways and Means Committee, and is the first African-American to do so. He originally made a play for the seat by running against Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., who he defeated in the primary.

Charlie Rangel is a powerful, accomplished Congressman.

It's possible that Charlie Rangel may also be a crook. Maybe not, but he's certainly under scrutiny. We'll come back to this.

Something that has interested me about Mr. Rangel for some time is his idea of bringing back the draft. It's not that he is a hawk, he certainly isn't. He's generally a left-wing ideologue (with a touch of pragmatism). His feeling is that there would be fewer wars if the people on the ground fighting them were not disproportionately poor and non-white. Trivia question: which ethnic group has the highest percentage of their population in the American military? Answer here.

So here's what the Congressman is up against right now:

1. Did Charlie Rangel trade a $1 million dollar contribution for allowing the continuation of a tax loophole which benefitted the benefactor? He says no, the NY Times says yes. The Times seems to be winning on proof.

2. His CD congressional office is in a converted rent-controlled apartment. That's not a legit use of a rent-controlled apartment. The Congressman admitted that, and said he would move out. And then he didn't.

3. Legal and ethics problems related to a failure to pay his taxes related to money he made renting out a condo he owns in the Caribbean (since paid), the rent-controlled apartments (yes, there is more than one), and the possibility that he improperly used Congressional stationary to undertake fundraising for an educational endeavor to be named after him.

4. And then there's the gym:

The tiny office space holds everything a busy chairman needs to shed a few pounds in comfort - a flat-screen television, an exercise machine, a mirror, a small refrigerator and a telephone.

The room is just steps away from Rangel's well-appointed suite of offices, and staffers have observed the powerful Ways and Means chairman and his staff using the office multiple times over the last two months.

The House is considering an ethics investigation, and Rangel basically said "Bring it on."

Charlie Brown loses twice

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In California:

Democrat Charlie Brown conceded defeat to Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock on Wednesday in their hard-fought race for California's 4th Congressional District House seat.

Brown made the decision a day after counties turned in their final vote tallies to the secretary of state, showing McClintock with a lead of nearly 1,800 votes out of more than 370,000 counted.

That's up from a lead of 622 still showed by CNN.

Brown's concession leaves just a couple House races unsettled.

In Virginia, incumbent GOP Rep. Virgil Goode has requested a recount in his narrow loss to Democrat Tom Perriello in the 5th district. In Ohio, the state Supreme Court will consider how to handle thousands of uncounted provisional ballots in the 15th district race between Republican Steve Stivers and Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy. On Saturday, Louisiana will hold elections for two House seats. - San Jose Mercury News

And in Florida:

Once WFTS-Ch. 28 picked up a simulcast of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers/Carolina Panthers Dec. 8 game on ESPN's Monday Night Football, the station would pre-empt two major TV events: the finale of long-running drama Boston Legal and the December showing of the Peanuts cartoon, A Charlie Brown Christmas. - TampaBay.com

What no Charlie Brown on TV?

OK. This whole second part was just an excuse to embed this. Enjoy:

Rematches Amount to Poor Odds

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Ah, the rematch. So much emotion, so much payback. A chance to prove your team was right the first time, or that the first win or loss was just dumb luck.

But an article in Congressional Quarterly notes that there were 18 federal races in 2008 in which the Democratic and Republican candidates faced-off in a rematch from a previous cycle - and most had the same result. In fact, some of the previous losers actually did worse on the second go-round.

Of these 18 rematches - only three were successful in changing the outcome. And it probably won't surprise you that all three of these successful candidates in 2008 were Democrats: Jeanne Shaheen in the New Hampshire Senate race, Larry Kissell in North Carolina's 8th Congressional District and Eric Massa in New York's 29th.

And in keeping with the Democratic tide this year: more than half of the candidates in these rematches were Democrats. And as we know, it was good to be a Democrat in 2008. It should also go without saying that there is also a power of incumbency - and the remaining 15 races all had that advantage.

But there is something else here worth pointing out: sometimes the number of registered voters to a certain party make it nearly impossible to win a seat no matter how good or bad the candidates and incumbents may be. We often have very good candidates running in very bad districts. Can you imagine a Democratic district ousting a Democratic incumbent for a bright, educated and established Republican (or vice versa)? It doesn't happen. It isn't fair, but it is reality.

For example, Nevada's 2nd Congressional District is a rural district covering 16 of the state's 17 counties (and even part of the 17th at that). Democrat Jill Derby put a spirited effort to knock-off Republican Congressman Dean Heller in 2008 - a race she only lost by 2% in 2006. And even though the state went blue for the first time in more than a decade, the registration in this particular district has a 7% advantage for Republicans - nearly 25,000 voters. And that 7-point gap includes the bump in registration from the Obama surge of new voters this year. So as you can see, it still wasn't enough. Derby overperformed while running for an open seat in 2006, but went on to lose by nearly 10% in 2008 when challenging the incumbent.

Old habits die hard.

House/Senate Update

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• Florida’s chief financial officer, Alex Sink, One of the Democrats’ leading candidates to challenge Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) in 2010 has decided to pass up the opportunity, according to a source familiar with her decision.
• Another Kansas Congressman may be leaving the House. (Here's the first).
• Rep. Nita Lowey is not interested in Clinton's Senate seat.
• Democrat Bill Hedrick finally conceded defeat on Saturday in CA-44.
• And, of course, we have an election in Georgia tomorrow.
  

Tom Davis resigns

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Rep. Tom Davis resigned from Congress on Monday. Davis considered, but then decided not to run for the Senate seat just won by Mark Warner. Then he announced in January that he wouldn't be running for re-election this year.

The seat will remain vacant until filled by Democrat Gerry Connolly when the new term starts in January.

John Dingell

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We mentioned earlier that Henry Waxman won the House Caucus election to serve as the head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and that there would be more to follow.

I had planned to put up a post pointing out that as winter turns into spring, John Dingell will become the longest serving House member (two Senators are still ahead for total Congressional time), when he surpasses Jamie Whitten (D-MS) who served from 1941 to 1995.

There was also going to be the mention that Dingell's wife, Debbie, is a GM executive. I was going to say something snarky about how I'm sure that had nothing to do with Dingell's lifelong stance against CAFE standards, nor his commitment to support of the Big Three.

I would have, but instead, there's this:

Congressman Dingell was taken to a DC area hospital yesterday afternoon, suffering "discomfort". He was treated on the Hill, and then was able to walk to the ambulance. As of the lastest information, they're still running tests and keeping him for observation. He is 82.

Congressman Dingell, I haven't always agreed with your votes on environmental issues, but you have done your job of representing your constituency in the Michigan 15th. Sometimes, in believing in the overall issue, I forget that "All politics is local", as Tip O'Neill always said.

Please get better. We need you: history should have as its longest serving Congressman someone who fought for ALL his constituents, not a segregationist who only fought for those consituents who were white.

Senate and House updates

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While Franken officially trails by 210 according to the Strib, the Franken campaign still claims Coleman's lead is really in double-digits. The campaign is also concerned about missing ballots.

Pollster.com has their GA-Senate runoff chart up:



Virginia has officially certified the election of Democrat Tom Perriello by 745 votes in VA-5. There's a recount coming here also, but the margin seems large enough to hold up in a Congressional District. This seat would give the Democrats a net gain of 21.

But in CA-4, Republican Tom McClintock declared victory over Democrat Charlie Brown. McClintock’s lead has grown to 1,566, with only about 4,600 ballots left to be counted.

Mary Jo Kilroy in OH-15 won a lawsuit Friday requiring over 27,000 disputed ballots to be counted. She currently trails by 479 votes, but this one ain't over yet.

Democratic challenger Bill Hedrick has not officially conceded in CA-44, but he's down by around 9,000 votes with about 20,000 left to count.

Pelosi to Light Capitol Christmas Tree Next Tuesday, December 2

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, joined by members of the Montana congressional delegation and the governor of Montana, will light the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree during a ceremony next week, Tuesday, December 2, at 5 p.m. This year’s tree, a 70-foot subalpine fir, came from Montana’s Bitterroot National Forest.

As part of the Capitol’s continuing commitment to save energy, strands of energy-efficient LED lights will be used to decorate the tree.

WHO: Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Senator Max Baucus (MT)
Senator Jon Tester (MT)
Congressman Dennis Rehberg (MT-at large)
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
Stephen T. Ayers, Acting Architect of the Capitol

WHAT: U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

WHEN: Tuesday, December 2, at 5 p.m.

NOTE: Security sweep at 3 p.m.

WHERE: West Front, The Capitol
Washington, D.C.

You can read more about this year's tree at Capitol Christmas Tree 2008.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi releases statement on Obama Economic Team

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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President-elect Obama’s announcement of his economic team:

“President-elect Barack Obama has assembled an exceptionally talented and diverse economic team to help him lead our nation during the most serious economic crisis in generations. Congress stands ready to work with the new President on his bold plan to restore confidence to our economy, create and save 2.5 million good-paying jobs here at home, and make us more competitive in the 21st century global economy.

“Having crafted recovery proposals that have been debated and passed the House, Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey is already working to draft legislation that will help create new jobs by investing in a cleaner energy future, build a high-tech infrastructure that brings the power of renewable energy and broadband to communities across America, rebuild our bridges and modernize our schools. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel is working with the new Administration on a tax cut proposal that will make the tax code more fair for the middle class. We will work with the President-elect and his team so that 111th Congress can immediately act upon this New Direction for our economy.

“But Americans cannot wait until January for concrete action to restore our economic strength, which is why Democrats again urge President Bush and Senate Republicans to work with us to enact the economic recovery package the House passed in September. Enacting this legislation would provide a down payment on new job-creating infrastructure investments, help states avoid deep cuts to health care and other essential services, and provide nutrition assistance to struggling families.

“President Bush and Treasury Secretary Paulson can also strengthen our economy immediately by acting on FDIC Chair Sheila Bair’s plan to help as many as 2 million Americans avoid foreclosure. Helping Americans avoid foreclosure is at the heart of solving our economic crisis, and will help millions of families and communities around the nation.

“In this time of economic crisis, bipartisan action is not only in order, it is essential. I urge President Bush to use his remaining days in office to work cooperatively with Congress and President-elect Obama to stabilize the economy, help struggling families, and prepare us for economic recovery in the new year.”

Lunchtime Trivia

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Come January, how many states will have all-Democratic Congressional delegations? (Both House and Senate)

How many states will have all-Republican Congressional delegations? (Both House and Senate)

For true political junkies: name them!

House: Commerce and Energy

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Henry Waxman, of California, is taking over the chair of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy from John Dingell of Michigan, based on a secret ballot this morning.

Why you care:

1. This upends the seniority system that has always been in place in the House. (Or at least as long as I can remember).

2. Waxman is an environmentalist. Dingell, not so much.

More to follow.

Congresswoman-elect Marcia Fudge to be sworn in today

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will hold a swearing in ceremony for Congresswoman-elect Martha Fudge. Fudge was chosen in October to take over Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones seat from Ohio's 11th District. She won yesterday's special election to finish Tubbs Jones term. Tubbs Jones passed away in August after a brain aneurysm.

Congresswoman-elect Fudge also won on November 4th to succeed Tubbs Jones for the 11th District.

The swearing in will take place at 1PM Eastern on the House Floor.

Open House Seats

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We wrote yesterday that KS-1 is the first open House seat of 2010. This is true, but we should have mentioned the first open House seat of 2009, namely IL-5, Rahm Emanuel's seat:

Once Emanuel’s resignation is official (which is not likely to take place until January), Blagojevich must set the primary and general election dates to be held within 120 days.

The winner of the Democratic primary will be the overwhelming favorite in the special general election in a Northwest Chicago district where Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) received 67 percent in 2004, and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) presumably did even better last week.

Roll Call actually lists 17 potential candidates for the seat!

House Election Results

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Sunday evening update:

Dems have picked up 20 net seats so far, with 6 seats still out, including two seats in LA that won't be decided until December. Of the 28 seats designated as Tossups, Dems won 13, the GOP has won 13, and 2 are left (CA-4 and LA 4), both GOP held seats. The GOP won 1 Dem-Lean seat, KS-2 (pickup) and are ahead by ~150 votes in OH 15,and 17,000 votes in AK-AL (both current GOP). The Dems have picked up 1 Rep-Lean seat, VA-2, and are ahead by 650 votes in VA-5. (Democrats will keep the seat in LA-2 in the December election).

We've updated the tables with the latest information.

Category	Current		Dem Win	Rep Win	Left	Pickup
Total	435	255		174	6	20
Total - Current Dem (inc safe)	236	231		4	1	24
Total - Current Rep (inc safe)	199	24		170	5	-4
Dem Favored - Current Dem	21	20		0	1
Dem Lean- Current Dem	8	7		1	0
Tossup - Current Dem	5	3		2	0
Rep Lean - Current Dem	0	0		0	0
Rep Favored - Current Dem	1	0		1	0
Dem Favored - Current Rep	4	4		0	0
Dem Lean- Current Rep	11	9		0	2
Tossup - Current Rep	23	10		11	2
Rep Lean - Current Rep	12	1		10	1
Rep Favored - Current Rep	35	0		35	0
Last updated: 9:00 PM EST Sunday

Click here for our seat-by-seat table

In the Current column, first letter is current holder, second letter is projection: D-Dem Favored, DL-Dem Lean, T-Tossup, RL, R.

Seat		Current	% Vote In	Dem Votes	Rep Votes	% Dem	% Rep
AK-AL		R-DL				44%	52%
AL 2		R-T				PICKUP
AL 3		R-R					WIN
AL 5		D-T				WIN
AZ 1		R-D				PICKUP
AZ 3		R-RL					WIN
AZ 5		D-DL				WIN
AZ 8		D-D				WIN
CA 3		R-R					WIN
CA 4		R-T				50%	50%
CA 11		D-DL	100%			WIN
CA 26		R-R					WIN
CA 45		R-R					WIN
CA 46		R R					WIN
CA 50		R R					WIN
CO 4		R-DL				PICKUP
CT 4		R-T				PICKUP
CT 5		D-D				WIN
FL 8		R-DL				PICKUP
FL 13		R-R					WIN
FL 15		R-R					WIN
FL 16		D-R					PICKUP
FL 18		R-R					WIN
FL 21		R-T					WIN
FL 24		R-DL				PICKUP
FL 25		R-T					WIN
GA 6		R-R					WIN
GA 8		D-DL				WIN
GA 12		D-D				WIN
GA 13		D-D				WIN
IA 4		R-R					WIN
IA 5		R-R					WIN
ID 1		R-T				PICKUP
IL 6		R-R					WIN
IL 8		D-D				WIN
IL 10		R-T					WIN
IL 11		R-DL				PICKUP
IL 13		R-R					WIN
IL 14		D-D				WIN
IL 18		R-R					WIN
IN 3		R-RL					WIN
IN 4		R-R					WIN
IN 8		D-D				WIN
IN 9		D-D				WIN
KS 2		D-DL					PICKUP
KS 3		D-D				WIN
KS 4		R-R					WIN
KY 2		R-T					WIN
KY 3		D-D				WIN
LA 1		R-R					WIN
LA 4		R-T	December
LA 6		D-T					PICKUP
LA 7		R-R					WIN
MD 1		R-T				PICKUP
MD 6		R-R					WIN
ME 1		D-D				WIN
MI 7		R-T				PICKUP
MI 9		R-DL				PICKUP
MN 1		D-D				WIN
MN 2		R-R					WIN
MN 3		R-T					WIN
MN 6		R-T					WIN
MO 6		R-RL					WIN
MO 9		R-T					WIN
MS 1		D-D				WIN
NC 5		R-R					WIN
NC 8		R-DL				PICKUP
NC 10		R-R					WIN
NE 2		R-T					WIN
NH 1		D-T				WIN
NH 2		D-D				WIN
NJ 3		R-T				PICKUP
NJ 5		R-R					WIN
NJ 7		R-T					WIN
NM 1		R-DL				PICKUP
NM 2		R-T				PICKUP
NV 2		R-RL					WIN
NV 3		R-T				PICKUP
NY 13		R-D				PICKUP
NY 19		D-D				WIN
NY 20		D-DL				WIN
NY 24		D-D				WIN
NY 25		R-D				PICKUP
NY 26		R-T					WIN
NY 29		R-DL				PICKUP
OH 1		R-T				PICKUP
OH 2		R-RL					WIN
OH 3		R-R					WIN
OH 7		R-R					WIN
OH 14		R-R					WIN
OH 15		R-DL	100%			45%	46%
OH 16		R-DL				PICKUP
OH 18		D-D				WIN
OK 1		R-R					WIN
OR 5		D-D				WIN
PA 3		R-T				PICKUP
PA 4		D-D				WIN
PA 5		R-R					WIN
PA 6		R-R					WIN
PA 8		D-D				WIN
PA 10		D-DL				WIN
PA 11		D-T				WIN
PA 12		D-DL				WIN
PA 15		R-R					WIN
PA 18		R-R					WIN
SC 1		R-RL					WIN
SC 2		R-R					WIN
TX 7		R-RL					WIN
TX 10		R-RL					WIN
TX 22		D-T					PICKUP
TX 23		D-D				WIN
VA 2		R-RL				PICKUP
VA 5		R-RL	100%			50%	50%
VA 10		R-R					WIN
VA 11		R-D				PICKUP
WA 8		R-T					WIN
WI 8		D-DL				WIN
WV 2		R-RL					WIN
WY AL		R-RL					WIN