Republicans need to pick up just 7 seats of the 23 competitive races that remain uncalled to reverse Democrats' razor-thin majority in the House, with just a handful of tossups standing in the way of the lower chamber flipping red.
Republicans are nearing a crucial victory in the House of Representatives as they need just seven seats of the more than 20 remaining congressional races to retake a majority.
It could take weeks to get official results of the midterms. KCRW looks at where candidates stand in key California House races, and the battles for LA’s next mayor and sheriff.
In some of the state's most closely watched congressional races, Democrats were clinging to leads Wednesday in Orange County districts, most notably with Reps. Katie Porter and Mike Levin hoping to fend off Republican challengers.