Each Party Gets One House Seat in Late Returns

Democrats gained a Maryland seat in the House of Representatives Thursday and Republicans retained a New York seat, but returns from two other congressional races were in the hands of tally clerks.

The outcomes of challenges to Republican incumbents in North Carolina and Minnesota were too close to call.

Democrats had won 258 House seats, a net gain of five seats from the 253-180 edge they held going into Tuesday’s elections, not counting two vacancies. The Republicans had won 175 seats and were leading in the two undecided contests.

In North Carolina, Rep. Howard Coble was 81 votes ahead of his Democratic opponent, former Rep. Robin Britt, as totals were being rechecked in the 6th District.

In Minnesota, five-term Rep. Arlan Stangeland held a slim edge over Democrat Collin Peterson in the 7th District.

In Maryland, former basketball player Tom McMillen, a Democrat, took a narrow victory in the 4th District over Republican Robert Neall for an open seat after the absentee ballot count expanded his margin.

In New York, Republican Rep. George C. Wortley’s narrow lead was augmented by absentee ballots, and he won the 27th District race against Democrat Rosemary Pooler.