Republicans Win Four Friday House Calls as Democrats Hold a Big Majority

Republicans picked up four late House results on Friday, November 6, 2026, as the Associated Press called races in Colorado, Arizona and New York that had stayed open since Election Day. The wins did not change the midterms. Democrats had already won control of the House and the Senate, and by Friday afternoon the AP count stood at 254 House races for Democrats and 162 for Republicans, with 19 seats still undecided.

Hurd holds Colorado's 3rd District

The AP called Colorado's 3rd Congressional District for Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd at 9:24 a.m. Friday. Hurd had 49.29 percent of the votes tallied, ahead of Democratic challenger Dwayne Romero at 47.44 percent. Libertarian Cory Robertson had 1.67 percent and unaffiliated candidate Clifton Brown had 1.6 percent.

Romero said he had spoken with Hurd and congratulated him. Hurd said in a written statement: "I am grateful to the people of Colorado's 3rd District for placing their trust in me again."

The district covers most of Colorado west of the Continental Divide and reaches south to Pueblo. A Republican has held it since 2011, and President Donald Trump won it by 10 percentage points in 2024. Hurd won it by 5 points that year. The win gives him a second term and leaves him on track to be the only Republican in Colorado's congressional delegation.

Lamb and Hamadeh hold Arizona seats

In Arizona, two major news organizations called the 5th District for Republican Mark Lamb on Friday morning. Lamb, a former Pinal County sheriff, defeated Democrat Elizabeth Lee, a nurse, in a race that ran far closer than the district's recent history. Lee led in early returns before Lamb moved ahead. He held 51.5 percent to Lee's 48.5 percent on Friday morning in the district covering parts of Maricopa and Pinal counties.

The AP also called Arizona's 8th District for Rep. Abe Hamadeh on Friday. Hamadeh led Democrat Bernadette Greene-Placentia 51.3 percent to 48.7 percent, with 144,547 votes to her 137,230. She had led on election night before he took the lead as counting continued. The margin was far narrower than his 2024 win in the West Valley district, which he carried by 13 points.

Constantino keeps New York's 21st District

The AP declared Republican Anthony Constantino the winner in New York's 21st District on Friday at 11:23 a.m. Eastern. With an estimated 97 percent of votes counted, Constantino had 140,126 votes, or 50.9 percent, to 134,399, or 48.8 percent, for Democrat Blake Gendebien, who conceded on Friday.

Constantino, chief executive of the sticker company Sticker Mule, had declared himself the winner on election night in Amsterdam. He keeps the upstate seat in Republican hands as Rep. Elise Stefanik retires.

What is still open

Democrats have gained at least 42 House seats. In the Senate, Democrats hold a 54 to 44 majority, and two races remain uncalled, in Alaska and Mississippi. Democrat Mary Peltola leads Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska by 0.3 points, about 600 votes, with 74 percent counted in the ranked choice contest. In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 0.3 points, about 2,500 votes, with 97 percent counted.

In Colorado's 4th District, Rep. Lauren Boebert still trails Democrat Eileen Laubacher. A Boebert campaign lawyer, Scott Gessler, alleged unusual voting patterns late Thursday and said he expects a recount, noting that returns have trended her way and cut the margin to under one point.

All results remain unofficial until states certify them.