# Congressional math: majorities and vacancies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressional-math-majorities-and-vacancies/1026486>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 8, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressional-math-majorities-and-vacancies/1026486 "2026-01-08T21:00:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ancient\_Nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congressional-math-majorities-and-vacancies/1026486/81 "2026-09-04T06:25:00Z")

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> [@dtilque](#):
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> Also, I’m not sure if the CA-14 winner (Aisha Wahab) will take her seat right away or on the 25th when the count is official. I suspect the latter. Anyway, the House looks like this:

It was just in the news here that Wahab has been sworn in.

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