The Republican Party on Wednesday clinched a majority in the House of Representatives – giving the GOP control of all three branches of government when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office in January.
Rep. Juan Ciscomani’s (R-Ariz.) victory in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District will give the GOP at least 218 House seats in the new Congress, with nine races yet to be called, according to the Associated Press.
Republicans have flipped six seats in the lower chamber since Election Day, while Democrats have only picked up one.
“They said it couldn’t be done. But the American people have spoken,” National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) said in a statement released after Ciscomani’s win.
“As Chairman of the NRCC it has been my mission since day one to hold our House majority. Today it is clear that we accomplished that mission,” he added.
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