Kaptur looks to have survived in Ohio's 9th District
ABC News is reporting that Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is projected to win reelection in Ohio's 9th District against Republican Derek Merrin. It was certainly a close-run thing for the incumbent, however: Kaptur leads by just over 0.6 points, 48.3% to 47.6%, which puts her lead a touch above the 0.5-point threshold necessary for a recount. With this projection, only four races have not yet been reported as projected: Alaska's at-large District, California's 13th District, California's 45th District and Iowa's 1st District. Chances are that Republicans will end up with somewhere between 220 and 222 seats, and Democrats will hold around 213 to 215 seats once all is said and done — nearly identical to the GOP's 221-214 edge entering the election.