Houlahan, who said she would focus on making healthcare more affordable, defeated her Republican challenger, Greg McCauley, a tax lawyer who has owned 20 Wendy’s franchises, after Rep. Ryan Costello decided not to seek reelection.

Houlahan is one of several women who will represent states that currently have no women in the House. She will be the 6th District’s first Democratic representative since 2003.

Cunningham, who is also a lawyer, sparred with Arrington throughout the campaign over the future of offshore drilling. His expertise in this area won over the Republican mayors of the coastal cities of Folly Beach and Isle of Palms.

Arrington, who has served in South Carolina’s House of Representatives, does not oppose offshore drilling. She emphasized national issues such as immigration and President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the US-Mexico border, while Cunningham focused on local issues.

Cunningham won the race by 4,036 votes, a margin of 1.4 percentage points. An outcome with a margin of 1 percentage point or less would have triggered an automatic recount.

Casten, who founded a waste-energy recovery company with his father, was victorious in a district that had been a Republican stronghold since 1970.

Roskam, who has represented the district since 2007, has called the consensus on climate change “junk science.” After Casten decided to run, Roskam joined the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus.

During his campaign, Casten frequently criticized Trump and focused on healthcare, climate change, gun control, and LGBTQ rights.

Luria, who joined the US Navy when she was 17, spent 20 years operating nuclear reactors as an engineer and Navy commander. She defeated Rep. Scott Taylor on Tuesday after focusing her campaign on expanding the Affordable Care Act, pushing for tighter gun laws, and increasing the minimum wage.

Taylor, a former Navy Seal, was seeking his second term in Congress. In September, The Virginian-Pilot reported that Taylor was subpoenaed to testify in a lawsuit alleging that some of his campaign staff members circulated fraudulent petitions to help get an independent candidate on the district’s ballot.

As of Wednesday afternoon, with more than 60% of precincts reporting, Schrier was leading Rossi, 52.9% to 47.1%.

According to The Seattle Times, at least 100,000 ballots had not been counted as of late Tuesday, though Rossi would need to capture about 55% of the remaining votes to upset Schrier.

Since the 8th District was created in 1983, only three Republicans have been elected to represent it. Schrier, who started her medical practice more than 15 years ago, also aims to become the first female doctor in Congress.

Underwood was a senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services under President Barack Obama. In the role, she focused on preventing and responding to bioterrorism threats, public-health emergencies, and other disasters.

This year, Underwood focused her campaign on expanding access to healthcare, noting that she has a preexisting condition: an irregular heart rhythm.

She will be the first black woman to represent the 14th District, which is about 86% white.

“While moving around during his early adulthood, Kevin worked a variety of jobs including working in the Aerospace industry for Rockwell, writing computer programs to automate tasks for businesses, real estate, and even hog farming,” his campaign website says.

His dream at the time was to be an astronaut. Then, the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, and he pivoted to fast food.

“That was a very humbling experience,” he said in a campaign video. “I’d gone from working with PhD guys to, on Saturday morning, cooking Egg McMuffins with a 16 year old.”

Hern is a vocal Trump supporter who wants to build up the Mexican border wall and repeal the Affordable Care Act. He owns 10 McDonald’s restaurants around the Tulsa area. In Washington, he’ll replace Rep. Jim Bridenstine, who’s now the NASA administrator.

Van Drew, who’s been a New Jersey state senator since 2008, sponsored legislation to help children with dyslexia, preserve farmland, and stop offshore drilling on the coast.

He has said his biggest focus on Capitol Hill will be increasing the number of jobs in New Jersey.

His opponent, the Republican attorney Seth Grossman, did not immediately concede the race as results poured in early Wednesday, though Van Drew locked in 52% of the vote.

They include:

• Democratic Rep. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, a mechanical engineer.
• Democratic Rep. Ami Bera, a doctor and medical-school professor who serves on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
• Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney of California, who’s also on the House committee.
• Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz of California, an emergency-room doctor.
• Democratic Rep. Bill Foster of Illinois, a physicist who’s also on the House committee.
• Democratic Rep. Paul Tonko of New York, a mechanical and industrial engineer who serves on the House committee.
• Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, a physicist and Iraq War veteran.
• Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois, an industrial engineer.
• Democratic Rep. Tony Cárdenas of California, a computer scientist.
• Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California, a computer scientist.
• Republican Rep. Chris Collins of New York, a mechanical engineer.