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Ten of those seats are already held by Republicans, so victory in this scenario wouldn't require ousting a single Democratic incumbent. It would take a significant polling error, in the aggregate, for Democrats to maintain the House speaker's gavel. Most professional forecasts at the moment predict Republicans will win between 20 and 30 seats, which would give them a comfortable operating majority.