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Puerto Rico and DC don't get to vote in Congressional elections. Well, not for seats that get votes, anyway. But yes, if PR and DC were granted statehood, we'd have 3 or 4 more Democrats in the Senate, and some number of new House districts, the majority of which likely sending Democrats to the House.



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