Key House Races

All 435 U.S. House seats are up for election. Republicans hold 230 seats. Democrats hold 201 seats. One seat is currently held by an independent who caucuses with the Democrats. Three seats -- two Republican and one Democratic -- are vacant. Democrats need a net gain of at least 15 seats to take control of the House with a bare voting majority of 218.

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Results: Key House Races

Ariz. U.S. House District 8 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Gabrielle Giffords (D)	114,263	54
Randy Graf (R)	89,104	42
Other	7,656	4
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:28 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Colo. U.S. House District 5 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Doug Lamborn (R)	101,603	59
Jay Fawcett (D)	69,677	41
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 99% \| Updated: 1:29 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Colo. U.S. House District 7 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Ed Perlmutter (D)	99,824	55
Rick O'Donnell (R)	76,825	42
Other	5,459	3
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:29 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Conn. U.S. House District 2 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Joe Courtney (D)	121,313	50
Rob Simmons * (R)	121,146	50
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:29 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Conn. U.S. House District 4 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Christopher Shays * (R)	106,558	51
Diane Farrell (D)	99,913	48
Philip Maymin (Lib.)	2,998	1
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:30 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Conn. U.S. House District 5 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Chris Murphy (D)	122,907	56
Nancy Johnson * (R)	95,891	44
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:30 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Fla. U.S. House District 13 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Vern Buchanan (R)	119,102	50
Christine Jennings (D)	118,729	50
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:29 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Fla. U.S. House District 16 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Tim Mahoney (D)	115,506	50
Mark Foley (R)	111,102	48
Emmie Ross (I)	6,512	3
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:29 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Fla. U.S. House District 22 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Ron Klein (D)	107,357	51
Clay Shaw * (R)	99,255	47
Neil Evangelista (I)	4,213	2
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:29 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Ga. U.S. House District 8 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Marshall * (D)	80,614	51
Mac Collins (R)	78,881	49
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 99% \| Updated: 1:26 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Ill. U.S. House District 6 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Peter Roskam (R)	86,976	51
Tammy Duckworth (D)	82,701	49
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 98% \| Updated: 1:32 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Ill. U.S. House District 8 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Melissa Bean * (D)	84,795	51
David McSweeney (R)	72,398	44
Bill Scheurer (OTH)	8,502	5
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 99% \| Updated: 1:32 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Ind. U.S. House District 2 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Joe Donnelly (D)	104,016	54
Chris Chocola * (R)	88,871	46
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:32 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Ind. U.S. House District 8 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Brad Ellsworth (D)	128,765	61
John Hostettler * (R)	82,271	39
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:32 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Ind. U.S. House District 9 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Baron Hill (D)	110,185	50
Mike Sodrel * (R)	100,503	46
Eric Schansberg (Lib.)	9,920	5
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:32 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Iowa U.S. House District 1 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Bruce Braley (D)	113,724	55
Mike Whalen (R)	89,471	43
Other	3,408	2
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:28 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Ky. U.S. House District 3 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
John Yarmuth (D)	122,425	51
Anne Northup * (R)	116,535	48
Other	2,905	1
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:31 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Ky. U.S. House District 4 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Geoff Davis * (R)	103,710	52
Ken Lucas (D)	87,701	44
Brian Houillion (Lib.)	9,801	5
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:31 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Minn. U.S. House District 1
Candidate	Votes	%
Tim Walz (D)	141,622	53
Gil Gutknecht * (R)	126,487	47
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:31 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

Minn. U.S. House District 6 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Michele Bachmann (R)	151,962	50
Patty Wetterling (D)	128,053	42
John Binkowski (INP)	23,632	8
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:31 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »

N.C. U.S. House District 11 (KEY RACE)
Candidate	Votes	%
Heath Shuler (D)	123,986	54
Charles Taylor * (R)	106,651	46
Key: * Incumbent \| Winner Precincts: 100% \| Updated: 1:32 PM ET \| Source: AP More About This Race »