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The Associated Press Elections hub tally still gives Democrats 240 U.S. House seats to Republicans' 147, with Hakeem Jeffries in line to become the first Black speaker of the House. In the U.S. Senate, the AP has called 33 of the 35 races: the Democratic caucus holds 54 seats, counting two independents who caucus with them, to 44 for Republicans, after flipping seven Republican-held seats, with only Alaska and Mississippi still uncalled. In the governors' races, the AP has called 34 of 36, and Democrats will hold 28 of the 50 governorships to Republicans' 20 — their first majority since 2010 — after flipping Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas, with Alaska and Kansas still uncalled. Reuters reports Democrats are vowing to use their new majorities to rein in President Donald Trump, and that Republican Speaker Mike Johnson will not serve as House minority leader next year. In Virginia, the AP has called Mark Warner's Senate re-election, 61.1% to 38.9%, and nine of the state's 11 House races; Shannon Taylor still leads in the 1st District and John McGuire still leads in the 5th, but the AP has not called either race.