Democratic Representative Chris Pappas served eight years in the United States House of Representatives representing New Hampshire

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As of October 2026, in five out of five midterm elections since 2006, the opposition party won more House seats than the number of seats classified as leaning toward that party

Race ratings from organizations including the Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball averaged 223 House seats leaning toward Democrats

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District is centered around Lexington and was previously held by Democrat Ben Chandler

Democrats gained 40 House seats in the 2018 United States midterm elections

Heading into the 2026 midterm elections, Republicans held a four-seat majority in the United States House of Representatives

Representative Maria Elvira Salazar represented a Florida congressional district where 70 percent of residents were Hispanic

Representative Haley Stevens publicly denounced a political advertisement supporting Abdul El-Sayed's 2026 Michigan Senate campaign

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed endorsed a proposal by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to ban new data centers

Nine in 10 targeted United States House seats in the 2026 election cycle are in congressional districts won by Donald Trump

Democrat Lindsay James ran for the United States House of Representatives in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District against Republican Joe Mitchell

Democratic candidate Darieliza Avila Chevalier defeated Representative Adriano Espaillat in a New York congressional primary election while campaigning on an anti-Israel platform

Military veteran Rick Crossing ran as the Democratic nominee in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District against Republican Tony Wied

Democratic Representative Don Davis ran for re-election in North Carolina's 1st congressional district following redistricting

Democratic midterm advertisements against Republican candidates Gabe Evans, Jeff Crank, and Mike Collins asserted that each candidate voted with Donald Trump 100 percent of the time

As of October 2026, a majority of 15 redrawn Republican-favoring House districts are rated as toss-ups or lean Democratic

In North Carolina's 1st congressional district, redrawn district lines shifted a district Donald Trump would have carried by more than 10 points into a toss-up as of October 2026

Out of 15 House districts redrawn to favor Republicans, only five are rated by the Cook Political Report as likely or solid Republican

Iowa Republican Representative Zach Nunn promoted campaign advertisements highlighting Nunn's ranking as the third most bipartisan member of the United States Congress

Retired Army Colonel Laurie Buckhout ran as the Republican candidate in North Carolina's 1st congressional district

Multiple Democratic House incumbents targeted by district maps redrawn for the 2026 midterm election chose to remain in their races and campaign for re-election