Of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, only 11 are undecided after Tuesday's elections, including the House district in Florida held by Republican Allen West (pictured). West was among the slew of freshmen in the House after the 2010 midterm elections.
As of now, the Republicans still maintain control of the House, despite losing ten seats. A bunch of LibertyPAC candidates won seats, including in the Texas House district that was formally held by one Ron Paul (Victoria).
Democrats lost one seat as of the recounted tallies in eleven House races.
Among those returning to the House via re-election are the likes of former VP candidate Paul Ryan and former Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann.
A handful of one term house members are gone after Tuesday, including Republican Ann Marie Buerkle, who won midterm election in 2010, her first (and only) term in the House. She could possibly return soon, and prepare for 2014.
However it is the House district #23 in Texas (serves San Antonio area) that garnered a lot of attention on Tuesday night. After mudslinging ad campaigns, it was down to two former Oakland A's from the late '80s early '90s: Canseco and Gallego. No not those two. Eventually Canseco (Democrat) out-slugged incumbent Gallego (Republican) to earn him a trip to the House.
After all it said and done, will John Boehner return as House Speaker or will another Republican rise to the ashes? Who knows what will happen when Congress returns to session in January.
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