2026 Cycle
House Battlegrounds
The competitive districts that will decide House control, anchored by the national Generic Congressional Ballot frame.
Live · 2026 House Control
Democrats favored
R 12.5%
D 87.5%
National Generic Ballot
R +2.4
America First Average · Updated daily
Competitive
22 racesToss-up frames — the races that will decide control.
Mackenzie (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Lehigh Valley perennial battleground.
Bresnahan (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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NEPA district Trump carried; freshman defense.
Perry (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Harrisburg-area seat Democrats target every cycle.
Barrett (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Lansing-based toss-up.
James seat (open — running for Governor)
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Open battleground seat.
Schweikert (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Scottsdale-area seat decided by points each cycle.
Ciscomani (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Tucson-area rematch territory.
Open seat (Bacon retiring)
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Omaha 'blue dot' seat, open for the first time in a decade.
Lawler seat
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Hudson Valley battleground.
Molinaro-held territory
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Upstate toss-up.
Duarte/Gray territory
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Central Valley seat decided by hundreds of votes.
Whitesides (D) vs. GOP nominee
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North LA County swing seat.
Kiggans (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Hampton Roads military-heavy district.
Van Orden (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Western Wisconsin battleground.
Evans (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Colorado's newest and closest district.
Miller-Meeks (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Decided by under a point in consecutive cycles.
Nunn (R) vs. Democratic nominee
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Des Moines-area battleground.
Kaptur (D) vs. GOP nominee
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Trump-district Democrat; top GOP target.
Sykes (D) vs. GOP nominee
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Akron-area toss-up.
Gluesenkamp Perez (D) vs. GOP nominee
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Trump-district Democrat with crossover brand.
Golden seat (open — running for Governor race watch)
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Trump-won district; status of incumbency in flux.
Davis (D) vs. GOP nominee
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Northeastern NC seat redrawn toward the GOP.
District list reflects the most competitive seats of the 2026 cycle and updates as retirements, redistricting, and recruitment develop. See our methodology for inclusion criteria.