Three competitive races for the House of Representatives were all called for Democrats late Nov. 12, narrowing the GOP path to a majority.
Reps. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) and Norma Torres (D-Calif.) were projected by the Associated Press to win their respective races, as was Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
California Assemblyman Kevin Mullin was also declared the winner of a race that pitted him against a fellow Democrat.
Those four calls take the Democrat-held seats up to 203—Republicans have 211—and lower the number of pickup opportunities left. A party needs 218 seats or more to gain a majority in the House.
The GOP expected to flip both the House and the Senate in the midterms but the Democrats will hold onto the upper chamber, according to the latest projections….