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In nan 2024 showdown for nan House majority, Pennsylvania will beryllium a cardinal battleground.
As Republicans take sides their razor-thin mostly successful nan chamber, they'll beryllium playing plentifulness of defense to effort and clasp GOP-held seats successful nan bluish bastions of California and New York.
But in Pennsylvania, which holds superior elections connected Tuesday, Republicans will beryllium connected offense, targeting 3 of nan astir susceptible House Democrats successful nan country.
"If Democrats are to return backmost power of nan House this November, they’ll request to clasp nan statement successful nan Keystone State," Erin Covey, House races expert for apical non-partisan elections handicapper The Cook Political Report pinch Amy Walter, said recently.
THESE SIX HOUSE SEATS COULD FLIP FROM BLUE TO RED IN NOVEMBER
Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., speaks during a proceeding earlier nan Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of nan House Foreign Affairs Committee connected Capitol Hill April 20, 2023, successful Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Atop that database is three-term Democratic Rep. Susan Wild successful nan state's 7th Congressional District, which is 1 of nan astir evenly divided House districts successful nan country.
In flipping nan spot successful 2018 and successful her 2020 and 2022 re-elections, Wild's races person travel down to nan wire. But Wild, successful anticipation of different bruising re-election bid, has assembled a formidable run warfare chest, acold up of her GOP challengers.
The GOP legislature superior is a three-way title betwixt authorities Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, National Guard seasoned Kevin Dellicker and lawyer Maria Montero.
"Both nationalist parties are almost guaranteed to put successful this race," Covey emphasized. "But nan GOP candidates’ anemic fundraising has made immoderate nationalist GOP strategists little bullish connected flipping this seat, and different Democratic-held plaything seats could return privilege successful November."
Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., speaks earlier President Biden takes nan shape astatine a governmental arena astatine nan Marts Center Aug. 30, 2022, successful Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Republicans are besides taking purpose astatine Democratic Rep. Matt Carwright successful northeastern Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. And crossed nan state, successful nan Pittsburgh-based 17th District, Rep. Chris Deluzio is being targeted by nan GOP.
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But neither territory is expected to person competitory Republican primaries connected Tuesday.
Wealthy building institution CEO Rob Bresnahan is considered nan presumptive nominee successful nan 8th District, while authorities Rep. Rob Mercuri doesn’t look immoderate awesome rivals successful nan superior successful nan 17th.
Six House seats held by Democrats could flip successful nan 2024 elections, expanding nan Republicans' slim mostly successful nan chamber. (Getty Images)
While they play plentifulness of defense successful Pennsylvania, Democrats are besides eyeing an opportunity to flip a reddish seat. That opportunity is successful nan 10th District — anchored by nan authorities superior Harrisburg successful nan cardinal portion of nan authorities — wherever erstwhile Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry is up for re-election.
Republicans power nan House 218-213, pinch vacant seats successful 3 reddish districts and 1 successful a bluish district. The Cook Report rates 22 races arsenic toss-ups, evenly divided betwixt nan Democrats and Republicans.
Republicans controlled nan House mostly for 8 years earlier nan Democrats won backmost nan enclosure successful nan 2018 midterms. In nan 2020 elections, nan GOP defied expectations and took a large wound retired of nan Democrats’ majority. The GOP narrowly won backmost power of nan enclosure successful nan 2022 midterms, but hopes of a reddish activity ne'er materialized.
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Paul Steinhauser is simply a authorities newsman based successful New Hampshire.
