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 9.5%
D 90.5%
National Generic Ballot
Competitive
22 racesToss-up frames — the races that will decide control.
Mackenzie (R) vs. Democratic nominee
Toss-upOutlook
Lehigh Valley perennial battleground.
Bresnahan (R) vs. Democratic nominee
Toss-upOutlook
NEPA district Trump carried; freshman defense.
Perry (R) vs. Democratic nominee
No public polls yetOutlook
Harrisburg-area seat Democrats target every cycle.
Barrett (R) vs. Democratic nominee
Toss-upOutlook
Lansing-based toss-up.
James seat (open — running for Governor)
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Open battleground seat.
Schweikert (R) vs. Democratic nominee
Toss-upOutlook
Scottsdale-area seat decided by points each cycle.
Ciscomani (R) vs. Democratic nominee
Toss-upOutlook
Tucson-area rematch territory.
Open seat (Bacon retiring)
Toss-upOutlook
Omaha 'blue dot' seat, open for the first time in a decade.
Lawler seat
Toss-upOutlook
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
No public polls yetOutlook
North LA County swing seat.
Kiggans (R) vs. Democratic nominee
No public polls yetOutlook
Hampton Roads military-heavy district.
Van Orden (R) vs. Democratic nominee
No public polls yetOutlook
Western Wisconsin battleground.
Evans (R) vs. Democratic nominee
Toss-upOutlook
Colorado's newest and closest district.
Miller-Meeks (R) vs. Democratic nominee
Toss-upOutlook
Decided by under a point in consecutive cycles.
Nunn (R) vs. Democratic nominee
No public polls yetOutlook
Des Moines-area battleground.
Kaptur (D) vs. GOP nominee
No public polls yetOutlook
Trump-district Democrat; top GOP target.
Sykes (D) vs. GOP nominee
Toss-upOutlook
Akron-area toss-up.
Gluesenkamp Perez (D) vs. GOP nominee
No public polls yetOutlook
Trump-district Democrat with crossover brand.
Golden seat (open — running for Governor race watch)
Toss-upOutlook
Trump-won district; status of incumbency in flux.
Davis (D) vs. GOP nominee
No public polls yetOutlook
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.