<p>Republicans are projected to win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, gaining control of Congress’s lower chamber after four years of Democratic rule.</p> <p>The Associated Press called the 218th seat for Republicans —&nbsp;projecting Rep.&nbsp;<a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/mike-garcia/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/mike-garcia/">Mike Garcia&nbsp;</a>(R-Calif.) to win reelection —&nbsp;around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, more than a week after Election Day.</p> <p>The GOP had long anticipated winning control of the House in the 2022 elections. Midterms have historically benefited the party not in control of the White House, and after Republicans unexpectedly gained House seats and chipped away at the Democratic majority in 2020, they needed a net gain of just five seats to win control.</p> <p>But losses in key districts that came into focus on Election Night put a damper on GOP spirits. The red wave Republicans had been teasing for months looked like it would be more like a ripple.</p> <p>The unusually stretched-out period of uncertainty about House control punctuated Republican disappointment over election results.&nbsp;</p> <p>GOP leaders from the day after the election onward, though, argued that a win is a win.</p>