Which House races to watch on election night (and beyond)
Entering Election Day on Tuesday, the battle for control of the US House of Representatives rests on a knife’s edge, with a historically small universe of competitive races poised to determine the chamber’s majority in the next Congress — an outcome that could have far-reaching consequences for the next president’s agenda.
All 435 House seats are on the ballot, with Republicans defending a slim majority and Democrats needing a net gain of four seats to flip control of the chamber. There is a clear consensus among both parties that whichever side emerges with a majority is likely to have little room to spare.
If ex-President Donald Trump is returned to the White House, a Republican House could help advance his agenda while a Democratic-controlled chamber would serve as a potential roadblock, particularly if the GOP is able to flip the Senate, as it appears poised to do given a favorable map. As for Vice President Kamala Harris, she could be the first newly elected Democratic president in more than a century to start her term without concurring House and Senate majorities, though controlling at least one chamber could give her some much-needed leverage in negotiations.
With so much at stake, CNN has identified 10 races to watch on Tuesday. They include:
- Virginia’s 7th District
- Nebraska’s 2nd District
- Maine’s 2nd District
- Michigan’s 7th District
- Colorado’s 8th District
- Pennsylvania’s 10th District
- New York’s 19th District
- California’s 45th District
- North Carolina’s 1st District
- Iowa’s 3rd District
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