Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

Republicans won the majority in the Senate earlier this week, while Donald Trump won the race for the presidency. The trifecta, last achieved at the start of Trump's first term in 2017, will give the President-elect significant authority to enact his agenda on the economy,

Republicans are on the brink of maintaining their House majority—and winning control of Washington for at least the next two years under a unified government—with 11 races left to be called as of Wednesday.