Democrat Jerry McNerney Wins House Race in California, Stalling GOP Pickup at 63

It's taken nearly a month to make the call, but Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney has been re-elected to a third term in his Northern California district, narrowly defeating Republican David Harmer.

As of Wednesday, McNerney held a lead of about 2,500 votes, with 1,900 ballots still to be counted. Harmer sent a message to supporters Wednesday afternoon saying that it appeared unlikely he would overcome the deficit. But he refused to concede. "Having waited three weeks for partial results, we can wait one more week for final numbers," he said.

McNerney's victory leaves just one undecided House race and the GOP pickup in the midterms stays, for now, at 63. In New York, Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop holds a 235-vote lead over Republican Randy Altschuler. The two candidates will be in court Tuesday where a judge will address the over 2,000 ballots challenged in the race, the Hill reports.