a 53.7% is facing a challenge from independent evan mcmullin. you may remember him from his brief presidential bid. he was in the cia. he is somebody who has mounted a challenge to lee. hasn't said who he had conference with. mitt romney has stayed out of this race. so far mcmullin is behind lee but that the strong number for an independent running in a situation like this. >> one of the great things about these election nights, casey, is that we have no idea what is going to happen. it's up to voters. now the pollsters, not the pond, it is up to the voters. and the voters are giving us some surprises this evening. probably nobody is more surprised than the man who is the leader of the republicans in the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy. let's check in with maduro, zhu at the head house for house republicans. manu, i think it's fair to say now the people thought this would be a barkan all at house