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Domenico Montanaro

The bellwether districts to watch that could determine control of Congress

If Republicans take control of the House, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California would be the likely next speaker. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Republicans are heavily favored to take back control of the House, likely breaking Democrats of full control in Washington. That's largely because of the difficult national landscape for the party in power and that many swing districts are in right-leaning places.

Republicans need a net pickup of five seats to take control. And after redistricting, there are already seven Democratic-held seats where Republicans are favored, noted as either Likely Republican or Solid Republican, according to the Cook Political Report.

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