Experts predict Republicans will gain control of House in upcoming midterm elections

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Things are heating up, with the midterm elections being less than 24 hours away, as candidates vie for your vote.

This year, there are some battleground states that could make or break the balance of power.

Dr. David Richards, chair of the political science department at the University of Lynchburg, said Georgia, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, and Wisconsin are the states that are vital for democrats to win if they want to stay in control of the Senate.

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"Those are kind of going to be key because the Senate is on a margin that's very close, and the democrats have a chance there to keep their majority," Dr. Richards said.

However, Dr. Richards said the House, is a different story.

"In the House, really, it's a lot of individual races. This is where the republican party's organization has come into play. They have been able to sort of move strategically state by state, race by race to build up that margin," Dr. Richards said.

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A new ABC News/Washington Post poll also projects that republicans will gain control of the house on Election Day.

Dr. Richards said democrats have an uphill battle going into Tuesday, between President Biden's low approval ratings and the economy's current condition, so he said it will be very interesting to see how things shake out in those senate races.