Juan Pablo Duarte Details. 1  Location: Avenue of the Americas and Canal Street. 2  Sculptor: Nicola Arrighini. 3  Description: Standing figure (over life size), on pedestal. 4  Materials: Bronze, granite. 5  Dimensions: Figure H: 10'6' W: 5' D: 4'; Pedestal H: 8' W: 5' D: 5'. 6  Cast: 1978. 7  Dedicated: January 26, 1978. 8  Donor: Dominican Republic.
America is divided up into 435 congressional districts with each district having the power to elect one representative to the House. All 435 were up for election yesterday. Prior to the election the Republicans controlled 247 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives, with 218 needed for a majority. In addition to the 435 voting representatives, there are also six non-voting representatives from US territories or Washington DC who are only allowed a say in relevant House committees.
However, every state is constitutionally guaranteed at least one seat. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, and has been since 1913, excluding a temporary increase to 437 after the admissions of Alaska and Hawaii into the Union. The total number of state members is capped by the Reapportionment Act of 1929.