Why the AP hasn’t called control of the House yet

By MEG KINNARD
Associated Press

Republicans’ wait for a majority in the U.S. House dragged into another day Tuesday. The amount of outstanding votes in California and other states prevented The Associated Press from calling control of the chamber for the GOP a week after polls closed. Republicans have been inching closer to seizing the House but weren’t there yet. California alone has nine races remain to be called, and vote counting continues elsewhere. The AP has called 217 seats for Republicans to 209 for Democrats. Democratic control of the U.S. Senate was settled Saturday when Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada won reelection.