Incumbent Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., is not only closing in on reelection in the state’s 41st Congressional District, but his official call victory could be the one that hands Republicans the majority.

The race remains too close to call, along with the House GOP hopes to retain the majority, but Calvert, 71, a long-standing GOP House member, holds nearly a 3-point lead (51.4%-48.6%) with 20% of the estimated vote left to count, according to the latest tallies.

Former federal prosecutor Will Rollins needs almost 8,000 votes to catch the incumbent and stem the official majority from being handed to the GOP.

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