The neck-and-neck battle for control of the House in the next Congress appears to be shifting in favor of Republicans as results roll in from the most competitive districts a day after voters went to the polls.

While the contest for the gavel remains too close to call officially — and dozens of races have yet to be finalized — the momentum was clearly moving with the GOP on Wednesday as more ballots were counted and the battlefield shrunk.

Democrats, to be sure, are still holding out hope that they can notch control of the lower chamber as a check on the second Trump administration. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Wednesday afternoon said “the House remains very much in play,” pointing to a number of too-close-to-call races.

The mounting GOP wins, however, are drawing a rosier picture for Republicans.

In Nebraska, four-term GOP Rep. Don Bacon survived his toughest challenge to date in a district that Democrats saw as a top pickup opportunity — and a must-win — in their effort to flip the lower chamber next year.

In Pennsylvania, Democratic Rep. Susan Wild, a four-term veteran who was a top GOP target, conceded defeat to Republican state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie.

Rep. Matt Cartwright, another Keystone State Democrat who has served for 12 years in the House, fell to his GOP challenger, local business owner Rob Bresnahan.

And in Pennsylvania’s third toss-up race, Republican Rep. Scott Perry, a former chairman of the far-right House Freedom........

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