This article was originally posted at 12:49 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Nov. 6. It was updated with new information at 9:47 a.m. CST on Friday, Nov. 8.
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OMAHA (DTN) -- With fewer outstanding races left, Republicans are on the path right now to have a unified government with President-elect Donald Trump as well as control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
As of Friday morning, 25 House races still are undecided. Republicans right now hold a 211-199 lead in the count. If the numbers hold based on who is leading, the House looks like it will end with 222 Republicans and 208 Democrats.
Looking at overall races in the Senate, three outstanding races have not been officially called in Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
If the current numbers hold, Republicans will pick up one more seat -- Pennsylvania -- to hold a 53-45 advantage, with two independents who mainly caucus with Democrats.
HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE GOP RACES
-- California 13th District Rep. John Duarte (R), seeking his second term in the San Joaquin Valley, is leading former California state assemblyman Adam Gray (D) in a close race.
-- Nebraska 2nd District Rep. Don Bacon (R) appears to have defeated state Sen. Tony Vargas (D) 51% to 49%, though the race has not been officially called.
-- Oregon's 5th District Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R), a freshman, is trailing Janelle Bynum (D), a member of the Oregon state legislature, by 8,575 votes, though there were still more than 20% of ballots to count.
DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENTS ON HOUSE AG
-- California 21st District Rep. Jim Costa (D), a 10-term member of the committee, is in a tight race against Republican Michael Maher. With 40% of the votes still to be counted, Costa leads by less than 1,500 votes.
-- Colorado 8th District Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D), a freshman, is leading Rep. Gabe Evans (R) in a 50%-48% vote, but still more than 10% of ballots need to be tallied.
-- North Carolina 1st District Rep. Don Davis (D), also a freshman, appears to have won against retired Army Colonel Laurie Buckhout (R). Davis had a 5,800-vote lead with more than 95% of ballots counted.
-- Ohio 9th District Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D), the longest-serving congresswoman in Congress and who is seeking her 22nd term in office, is leading state Rep. Derek Merrin (R) in a race that could be decided by less than 1,200 votes.
-- Washington 3rd District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D), a freshman, is leading 52% to 48% over Joe Kent (R), by nearly 11,000 votes, but there are still roughly 13% of ballots outstanding.
IN THE SENATE
Races still outstanding include:
-- Arizona: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) was leading Kari Lake (R) 50% to 48% with about 76% of the vote counted.
-- Nevada: Sen. Jackie Rosen (D) was leading Sam Brown (R), a West Point graduate who was severely wounded in Iraq but founded a business to assist veterans with medicine. Rosen on Friday had a 17,500-vote lead with more than 95% of ballots counted.
-- Pennsylvania: David McCormick (R), a hedge fund CEO, is leading Sen. Bob Casey (D), by roughly 35,000 votes with more than 95% of the vote counted. McCormick declared himself the winner, but Casey has not conceded.
CALLED RACES
-- Michigan: Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D) on Wednesday won over former Rep. Mike Rogers (R) in a close race to fill the Senate seat for retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D), the chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee.
-- Maryland: Angela Alsobrooks (D) defeated two-term Gov. Larry Hogan (R) to hold the seat for Democrats.
-- Montana: Sen. Jon Tester (D), a three-term senator, was defeated by businessman Tim Sheehy (R), a former Navy Seal who owns an aerial firefighting business and a cattle ranch in the state.
-- Nebraska: Sen. Deb Fischer (R) defeated independent Dan Osborn after a hard-fought campaign.
-- New Jersey: Rep Andy Kim (D) won the seat that had been held by former Sen. Bob Menendez (D).
-- Ohio: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), a three-term senator and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, lost his seat to businessman Bernie Moreno (R).
-- Texas: Ted Cruz (R) carried the state over Rep. Colin Allred (D) despite an aggressive push to unseat him.
-- Wisconsin: Incumbent Tammy Baldwin (D) defeated businessman Eric Hovde (R) with 95% of the vote counted.
-- West Virginia: Gov. Jim Justice (R) was elected as U.S. senator, replacing retiring Sen. Joe Manchin (D).
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