3 More Tight House Races Called for Democrats, Narrowing GOP Path to Majority

Three competitive races for the House were all called for Democrats late on Nov. 12, narrowing the Republican 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 Pérez in the race for Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District.
California state Rep. 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 and lower the number of pickup opportunities left. A party needs 218 seats or more to gain a majority in the House; Republicans have 211….}