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2026 United States House of Representatives elections

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's second, non-consecutive term. Voters will elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states, as well as five of the six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories. Special elections may also be held on various dates throughout 2026. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections, including elections to the Senate, will also be held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the 120th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2020 United States census.

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Retirements

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As of August 2025, a total of 23 representatives (9 Democrats and 14 Republicans) have announced their retirement, 18 of whom (5 Democrats and 13 Republicans) are retiring to run for other offices.

Democratic

  1. Illinois 2: Robin Kelly is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate.[1]
  2. Illinois 7: Danny Davis is retiring.[2]
  3. Illinois 8: Raja Krishnamoorthi is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate.[3]
  4. Illinois 9: Jan Schakowsky is retiring.[4]
  5. Michigan 11: Haley Stevens is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate.[5]
  6. Minnesota 2: Angie Craig is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate.[6]
  7. New Hampshire 1: Chris Pappas is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate.[7]
  8. Pennsylvania 3: Dwight Evans is retiring.[8]
  9. Texas 37: Lloyd Doggett is retiring (if redistricting holds).[9]

Republican

  1. Alabama 1: Barry Moore is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate.[10]
  2. Arizona 5: Andy Biggs is retiring to run for governor.[11]
  3. Florida 19: Byron Donalds is retiring to run for governor.[12]
  4. Georgia 1: Buddy Carter is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate.[13]
  5. Georgia 10: Mike Collins is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate.[14]
  6. Iowa 4: Randy Feenstra is retiring to run for governor.[15]
  7. Kentucky 6: Andy Barr is retiring to run for the U.S. Senate.[16]
  8. Michigan 10: John James is retiring to run for governor.[17]
  9. Nebraska 2: Don Bacon is retiring.[18]
  10. South Carolina 1: Nancy Mace is retiring to run for governor.[19]
  11. South Carolina 5: Ralph Norman is retiring to run for governor.[20]
  12. South Dakota at-large: Dusty Johnson is retiring to run for governor.[21]
  13. Tennessee 6: John Rose is retiring to run for governor.[22]
  14. Texas 21: Chip Roy is retiring to run for Texas attorney general.[23]
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Crossover seats

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This is a list of congressional seats that voted for one party in the 2024 presidential election and another in the 2024 House elections.[29]

Democratic

This lists the 13 districts in which Donald Trump won in 2024 that are represented by Democrats:[30]

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Republican

This lists the districts which Kamala Harris won in 2024 that are represented by Republicans:

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Mid-decade redistricting changes

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In the United States, all states with multiple congressional districts are required to revise their district maps following each decennial census to account for population changes. In 2026, most states will use the same districts created in the redistricting cycle following the 2020 census, which were first used in the 2022 elections. However, maps have changed or would change in several states, often due to legal challenges made based on partisan or racial gerrymandering.

As of August 2025, several states have seen challenges to their congressional district maps that were put in place during the redistricting cycle brought upon by the results of the 2020 census. In Arkansas, a federal court dismissed a case against their congressional map that argued did not comply with the Voting Rights Act.[32] Similarly, the Florida Supreme Court also dismissed a challenge regarding the Florida's congressional map, finding a new plurality-Black congressional district would be against federal law.[33] In Georgia, litigation is still ongoing regarding appeals to the newly drawn congressional map that was used in the 2024 elections.[34] In Louisiana, plaintiffs argued that the new congressional map put in place for 2024 that had two majority-Black congressional districts was a racial gerrymander, and the U.S. Supreme Court has ordered re-arguments for the case. A decision is not expected until 2026, keeping the map in place for the 2026 elections.[35] In Texas, a trial was held in federal court in El Paso to determine whether its congressional map discriminated against Black and Latino voters in violation of the VRA.[36] The case has been paused pending expected new maps in the state, with a preliminary injunction hearing in anticipation of the new maps filed.[37] In Utah, a partisan gerrymander case is being heard in a state district district court after the Utah Supreme Court sided with the plaintiffs, and a ruling in August 2025 threw out the state's congressional districts and ordered new maps be drawn before September 24.[38] In Wisconsin, a challenge to the state's current congressional map arguing it as an unlawful partisan gerrymander was dismissed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[39]

Out-of-cycle partisan redistricting efforts

Governor Greg Abbott has called a special session in Texas to redraw the states congressional districts in order to draw up to 5 more Republican leaning seats at the request of President Donald Trump.[40] The plan was released on July 30, 2025, though is still subject to change.[41] Similarly, a new map is required in Ohio due to an amendment to the state's constitution. Republicans control the state legislature and could draw up to 3 Republican districts in a new map even though the constitutional amendment requires that Republicans and Democrats in the state legislature vote on the new congressional map.[42] Governor Ron DeSantis has expressed interest in redrawing Florida's congressional map, and the Florida House has created a special redistricting committee.[43] Republican efforts have also grown for redistricting in Missouri and Indiana, targeting one Democratic seat in each state.[44] Talks about redistricting have also occurred in Nebraska.[45] However, In New Hampshire, Governor Kelly Ayotte has ruled out redistricting the congressional lines.[46]

Democrats have threatened to retaliate against attempts to mid-decade redistrict for partisan gain and have stated the possibility of redrawing the congressional maps in blue states. In California, a proposed map has been drafted eliminating 5 Republican districts to combat Texas's plan, but it would have to be approved in a 2025 referendum.[47] Democratic governors JB Pritzker of Illinois and Wes Moore of Maryland have also kept the possibility of redrawing their states' congressional districts, although the efficacy would be debatable[48] Redistricting has also been considered in New Jersey and New York; however, legal and political challenges make redistricting before 2026 highly unlikely.[49][50]

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Notes

  1. As well as five of the six non-voting delegates.
  2. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
  3. Competitive seats are defined as seats won by less than 10 points by their respective party in 2024
  4. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D) died on March 13, 2025. A special election will be held on September 23, 2025.
  5. Van Drew was first elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party in December 2019.
  6. Rep. Mark Green (R) resigned on July 20, 2025.[510] A special election will be held on December 2, 2025.
  7. Rep. Sylvester Turner (D) died on March 5, 2025.[521] A special election will be held on November 4, 2025.
  8. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) died on May 21, 2025.[560] A special election will be held on September 9, 2025.

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