With 435 House races across the country, a party needs to win 218 of them to capture the chamber. Dozens are in competitive districts, meaning there are many possibilities for races to be too close to call for days as elections officials count absentee and provisional ballots.
The New York Times relies largely on The Associated Press to call House races. The A.P. employs a team of analysts, researchers and race callers who have a deep understanding of the states where they declare winners. In some tightly contested races, The Times independently evaluates A.P. race calls before declaring a winner.
California is famous for taking days (if not more than a week) to count all its ballots. It allows mail ballots to be counted if they are received up to seven days after Election Day, which complicates timely results.
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