Decision Desk HQ
US election results service whose race calls put Democrats on 255 House seats.
Decision Desk HQ put Democrats on 255 of 435 House seats on 10 November, with 19 races still uncalled, 270toWin reported; Louisiana's 5th and 6th districts go to runoffs on 12 December.
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The service began in 2012 as the Ace of Spades HQ Decision Desk, founded by Brandon Finnigan, and Scott Tranter now holds a majority stake.
It sells results data and race calls to news outlets, including Nexstar's The Hill and NewsNation for the 2026 cycle. Election sites such as 270toWin report its tallies.
In the 2026 midterms its House calls put Democrats on 255 seats on 10 November, with 19 uncalled. That was 13 seats above the 242 NBC projected on polling night. The open races included Lauren Boebert's seat in Colorado's 4th and Scott DesJarlais's in Tennessee's 4th, and Louisiana's 5th and 6th districts go to runoffs on 12 December.
Decision Desk HQ calls 255 Democratic seats
On 10 November the service's calls gave Democrats 255 of 435 House seats, 270toWin reported. Nineteen races were still open, including the seats of Representatives Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th and Scott DesJarlais in Tennessee's 4th.
Its count ran well past the polling-night figure: NBC had projected 242 Democratic seats. The final tally waits on Louisiana's 5th and 6th districts, which go to runoffs on 12 December. 270toWin says Democrats look likely to equal or pass the 257 seats they won in 2008.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 11 November 2026. Editorial standards.