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A fistful of House seats presently held by Democrats could flip successful nan 2024 elections, giving Republicans a imaginable sigh of alleviation arsenic they activity to build connected their slim majority.
All 435 seats successful nan House are up for grabs this rhythm amid nan GOP's conflict to prime up seats successful districts that favour right-wing candidates. That conflict will apt return spot successful districts that were won, aliases narrowly lost, by Republicans successful caller elections.
Republicans presently clasp a 218-to-213 mostly successful nan chamber. Amid nan resignations and departures by respective Republicans from nan House successful caller months, that number is expected to autumn moreover further connected April 19, erstwhile Wisconsin GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher, nan president of nan House prime committee connected China, leaves Congress.
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan predetermination analyst, presently ranks 11 Democrat-held seats arsenic "Toss Up" races this cycle. Several of those races besides see districts won, aliases astir won, by erstwhile President Donald Trump successful nan 2020 statesmanlike election.
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Six House seats presently held by Democrats could flip successful nan 2024 elections, giving Republicans nan expertise to grow their slim mostly successful nan chamber. (Getty Images)
Of nan galore races, present are six House seats presently held by Democrats that could flip successful 2024:
Maine's 2nd Congressional District
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, is looking to proceed his practice of Maine's 2nd Congressional District — a position he has held since 2019 — successful nan state's November election.
Two Republicans are moving successful nan state's June 11 superior election, which uses a ranked-choice voting method, to situation Golden — Maine authorities Rep. Michael Soboleski and Austin Theriault, a erstwhile NASCAR driver who besides serves successful nan authorities House.
Once characterized by Politico arsenic 1 of nan "Trumpiest seats" for Democrats to defend, nan territory categorized arsenic a "Democrat Toss Up" by nan Cook Political Report covers four-fifths of nan state, including nan cities of Lewiston, Bangor and Auburn.
Despite nan likelihood that are reportedly stacked against him successful position of elector demographics, Golden, a Marine Corps veteran who has bucked his statement connected a number of issues successful caller years while serving arsenic a co-chair of nan Blue Dog Coalition, has won nan spot 3 times — successful 2018, 2020 and 2021.
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, astatine nan U.S. Capitol connected March 6, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Ohio's 9th Congressional District
Currently represented by longtime Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Ohio's 9th Congressional District is simply a spot that Republicans are looking to prime up successful nan state's 2024 election.
Kaptur, a Toledo autochthonal who has represented nan precocious redrawn Ohio territory successful nan House since 1983, is presently nan longest serving female successful nan history of Congress.
But that could each alteration later this twelvemonth arsenic Kaptur, whose votes align pinch President Biden's interests astir 100% of nan time, plans to look disconnected against Derek Merrin, her Republican challenger successful nan race.
Merrin, who was endorsed by Trump conscionable anterior to nan state's GOP superior predetermination past month, presently serves arsenic a authorities representative. He antecedently served arsenic a councilman and arsenic politician of nan City of Waterville.
The title has been branded by nan Cook Political Report arsenic a "Democrat Toss Up" successful 2024.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, has represented Ohio's 9th Congressional District since 1983. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District
In Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright is looking to clasp his station successful nan House.
Cartwright has voted astir successful lock-step pinch Biden since assuming agency successful 2019, giving Republicans who person mostly focused connected nan system and different topics for illustration immigration and crime thing to talk about.
Though nan superior elections successful nan authorities won't return spot until April 23, Cartwright, nan presumed nominee for his party, is apt to look disconnected against Rob Bresnahan Jr., nan sole Republican challenging him.
Bresnahan has served arsenic nan main financial serviceman and CEO of a family business, an electrical contracting company, since nan property of 16, and his website states that he is "uniquely qualified to nonstop a jolt of power done Congress and present results" for nan residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The title has been branded by nan Cook Political Report arsenic a "Democrat Toss Up" successful 2024.
Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., has represented Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District since 2019. (Getty Images)
Washington's 3rd Congressional District
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., besides co-chair of nan mean Democrats' Blue Dog Coalition successful nan House, is seeking re-election to nan House aft serving a azygous word successful agency representing Washington's 3rd Congressional District.
Perez is moving successful a title that has been branded by nan Cook Political Report arsenic a "Democrat Toss Up" successful 2024.
Perez, who was first elected to nan House successful 2022, is 1 of 5 candidates who will return portion successful nan state's nonpartisan superior election connected August 6.
The existent Republican candidates looking to unseat nan congresswoman see U.S. Army seasoned Joe Kent, who ran against Perez successful 2022 and narrowly lost, arsenic good arsenic Leslie French and Leslie Lewallen.
Kent, according to his run website, is "focused connected restoring communal consciousness Republican values and defeating nan woke extremist Democrat Congresswoman Marie Perez."
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., was first elected to nan House successful 2022. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Alaska's At-Large Congressional District
Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola, nan first Democrat to correspond Alaska's at-large legislature district successful astir 50 years, is hoping to gain nan support of Alaskans done its ranked-choice voting method later this year.
Peltola, who was elected to service a afloat word successful nan House successful 2022 and has worked to represent herself arsenic a mean ever since, antecedently served for a decade arsenic a personnel of nan Alaska authorities House.
An Alaska native, Peltola is now gearing up for a political showdown for nan Last Frontier arsenic she prepares to return connected Republican candidates Nick Begich and Nancy Dahlstrom, nan state's existent lieutenant governor, successful Alaska's August 20 superior election.
Peltola, who besides serves arsenic a co-chair of nan Blue Dog Coalition, has faced disapproval from her GOP challengers for failing to ballot successful favour of nan interests of Alaska residents.
"We for illustration Mary arsenic a person, but we don't for illustration her voting record. She's not speaking for Alaskans," Dahlstrom told Fox News Digital earlier this year.
Similarly, Begich told Fox that "voters are furious" pinch nan measurement Peltola has represented Alaska connected nan national level.
Rep. Mary Peltola has represented Alaska successful nan House since 2022. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Michigan's 7th Congressional District
Another House seat, Michigan's 7th Congressional District, is an unfastened spot that galore successful nan governmental sphere are paying adjacent attraction to aft incumbent Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, announced successful February 2023 she would tally for nan Senate spot being vacated by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
The territory — which includes nan counties of Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson and Lenawee, arsenic good arsenic ample portions of Calhoun and Washtenaw counties — was narrowly mislaid by Trump during nan past statesmanlike election.
Two erstwhile Michigan authorities senators, Republican Tom Barrett and Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr., are moving to correspond nan territory successful nan state's 2024 election.
The title is branded a "Democrat Toss Up" by nan Cook Political Report.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., announced successful February 2023 that she would tally for nan Senate. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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Though not arsenic competitive, according to Cook Political Report ratings, Republicans are besides eyeing Virginia's 7th Congressional District, wherever much than a twelve Republicans and Democrats are seeking their respective parties' information for nan spot successful nan state's June 18 superior elections.
Former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret and combat seasoned Derrick Anderson is nan starring Republican successful nan title and has received endorsements from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and respective different members of GOP activity successful nan House.
The Virginia spot is presently held by Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat who announced successful November her determination to tally for politician of nan authorities successful 2025. The spot has been classed arsenic a "Lean Democrat" by nan Cook Political Report.
Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., announced successful November her determination to tally for politician of Virginia successful 2025. (Getty Images)
Despite nan imaginable pick-up opportunities for nan GOP successful nan House, respective Republicans, galore of whom correspond districts won by President Biden successful 2020, could beryllium successful jeopardy of losing their seats successful nan little enclosure later this year.
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Similar to that of existent Democrat-held seats that could flip, nan Cook Political Report presently ranks 11 GOP-held seats arsenic "Toss Up" races this cycle.
Kyle Morris covers authorities for Fox News. Story tips tin beryllium sent via email and connected X: @RealKyleMorris.
