20 Races That Could Determine Control of the House
Polling shows that some of the races are dead even, and the 2020 election demonstrated that House races don’t always match the presidential election results.
While most national attention is on the top-of-the-ticket race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, control of Congress will be equally consequential.
Republicans currently hold a narrow majority of eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, meaning they can only spare three defections on big votes. Democrats, with four independents, hold a one-seat majority in the Senate and the tie-breaking vote.