Fox News, CNN Call House For Republicans

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At a little after 9 p.m. (ET), the major news nets were calling the House for Republicans, with CNN predicting a gain of at least 50 seats.

The Republicans' reclaiming of the House had been predicted for several weeks now. The party is predicted to pick up six to eight Senate seats, short of the 10 they needed to relclaim the majority on that side of the chamber.

Ohio Republican Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), described as a free-market reformer, will almost certainly become the next Speaker of the House, replacing Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.