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Replay The Night Democrats Won The House
NBC News called the House at 10:17 p.m. Eastern, with 122 races called for Democrats. The rest of the map filled in overnight.
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How did Democrats win the House on election night?
The AnswerNBC News projected Democratic control of the House at 10:17 p.m. Eastern and of the Senate at 11:23 p.m. By Wednesday morning it had called 380 of the 435 House races. On the current count, every race would have to move 8.7 points toward Republicans to cost Democrats the majority.
The Text"Democrats will win at least 258 House seats, well beyond the 218 needed to secure a majority, an NBC News analysis shows."