It's official: Republicans will maintain control of the House of Representatives for the next term. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Arizona's 6th Congressional District for Republican Juan Ciscomani and shortly thereafter called the House for Republicans. 

At publishing time, Republicans had 218 seats to the Democrats' 209. While there are still a few outstanding races, they would not be enough for Democrats to take the House. 

In 2024, every seat in the House and 34 Senate seats were up for re-election. 

Prior to Election Day, Republicans had a razor-thin majority in the House, 221-224 (that number took into account vacancies). 

Fourteen Republicans and 11 Democrats were considered to be in toss-up races ahead of the election, and due to redistricting, five open seats were predicted to flip. 

Ahead of the election, Decision Desk HQ had predicted that Republicans had only a 52% chance of maintaining control of the House, but that changed once vote totals began coming in. 

With this call, Republicans will now control the House, Senate, and the White House. A unified government would essentially neutralize the Democrats' political agenda. If Trump can find a way to work with his Republican counterparts in the House and Senate this time around, he could notch significant policy wins and make his America First agenda happen. Some of the items on Trump's platform include:

It's an ambitious agenda that will require unifying Republicans across all three branches of government to get any of it passed. 

Speaker Mike Johnson, who appeared with Trump at Mar-a-Lago last Wednesday, said the Republican caucus is ready to go: “House Republicans stand ready and prepared to immediately act on Trump’s America First agenda to improve the lives of every family, regardless of race, religion, color, or creed, and make America great again."