Democrats need to pick up only 11 seats to win back control of the House.
Democrats lost their majority status in 1994 and need to pick up 20 seats to get it back.
The Democrats needed to pick up 5 seats to take control.
Democrats need to pick up six seats to take control of the House.
That means if Democrats pick up four seats, there would be a 50-50 tie for the first time since 1882.
The party did however pick up two seats in the Senate.
The morning line is that Republicans may well pick up 25 to 30 seats but are not likely to reach 40.
And they hope to pick up two seats in November.
Democrats need to pick up 15 Republican seats to take control.
The next elections saw the party increase its share of the vote and pick up five seats.
