Democrats close to having majority in Georgia House for first time in decades: "A new era for our state" – CBS News

Democrats close to having majority in Georgia House for first time in decades: “A new era for our state”  CBS News

After Tuesday night's midterm election results, Democrats in Georgia are waiting to see if they have more to celebrate.With some races still not called, there is a chance that the Democrats could have a majority in the Georgia state House of Representatives, something they haven't done in decades.According to data from the Associated Press, Democrats have flipped eight House seats held by Republicans compared with two flips by the GOP, giving them a boost in the legislative body.Eight state House districts remain uncalled. Of those, five show Democratic leads with almost all of the vote in. Two of the races have Republican leads. One, in Georgia's House District 151, is

going to a runoff because neither Republican incumbent Mike Cheokas nor Democratic challenger Ethan Wolfe received over 50% of the vote.While some of the races are so close they could go to a recount, if the Democratic Party can hold on to three of the five seats its candidates are currently leading in, they would be in control of the 180-member House.While CBS News Atlanta has not called the races yet, Democratic Party of Georgia Chair Charlie Bailey was celebrating the possibility overnight, calling it a "new era for our state.""This new Democratic majority isn't just a resounding rejection of a generation of Republican rule that has left the American