Tonight, join Larry Lindsey as he breaks down all the big races for us and gives his commentary as polls are beginning to close in states like Indiana, Kentucky and Georgia. There is a possibility Republicans end up with 244 seats, the highest number since the 1920s.
We’re going to be bringing updated coverage of what’s happening in today’s elections. The polls just closed in Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia and most of Florida. It’ll take a few minutes for the votes to come in but I thought I’d set the scene.
Right now. Republicans are ahead, effectively guaranteed of winning 198 seats, Democrats 161. There are no real competitions in those districts. On top of that, there are 13 seats that leaned to the Democrats, 29 that lean to the Republicans and 34 toss-ups.
So if what we end up doing is splitting the toss-ups exactly, and having each party win the districts that lean in its direction, you’re going to end up with 244 Republicans in the House. That will be the highest number they have had since the 1920s.
