Miller-Meeks defeated Bohannan by just 0.2 percentage points or nearly 800 votes. The Associated Press called the race on Wednesday afternoon, three weeks after Election Day.
Miller-Meeks had already declared victory on election night despite the race not being officially called until all ballots were tabulated and the district underwent a recount due to a request by Bohannan.
The race was one of three that was left outstanding in the weeks after Election Day, in addition to two races in California. Two of those were called on Wednesday, including Miller-Meeks’s district and California’s 45th congressional District, where Democratic candidate Derek Tran defeated GOP incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA).
Only one race remains to be called: California’s 13th congressional District held by Rep. John Duarte (R-CA), currently trailing Democratic challenger Adam Gray.
If those numbers hold, Republicans will have a 220-215 majority, an even smaller majority than the one they have struggled with over the last two years.
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That majority will face even more complications at the start of next year when Republicans are expected to start the year with at least three vacancies in the seats held by former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Mike Waltz (R-FL).
Those vacancies would leave the House makeup at 217-215, giving Republicans only a one-seat majority — raising concerns among members about how much of President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda they will be able to accomplish in the first 100 days. It also puts added pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to lock up every single GOP vote for the Jan. 3, 2025, floor vote for House speaker.
