Overnight race projections bring more clarity to the House
The fight for the House got a little bit clearer overnight with another three race projections in contests with vulnerable GOP incumbents. ABC News reports that Rep. Ryan Zinke is projected to win reelection in Montana's 1st District, but Rep. Anthony D'Esposito is projected to lose reelection in New York's 4th District and Rep. Marc Molinaro is also projected to lose reelection in New York's 19th District.
All three Republicans were locked in rematches from 2022, and while Zinke looks like he'll improve upon his margin — he leads Democrat Monica Tranel by 7 points — D'Esposito and Molinaro lost ground. D'Esposito trails Democrat Laura Gillen on Long Island by about 2 points, as does Molinaro in upstate New York, who trails Democrat Josh Riley. Both races currently stand at 51% to 49%. And while we won't have granular data for a little while, it's possible that Trump carried both of those districts.