House Democrats add 12 solidly Trump districts to their midterm election target list
The expanded list reflects Democrats’ belief that Trump’s weakening support and voter frustration could help them flip enough seats to win the House.
- On Wednesday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added 12 Republican-held seats to its midterm target list, bringing total contested races to 58. The expansion targets districts President Donald Trump won easily less than two years ago.
- DCCC Chairwoman Suzan DelBene said the committee is "expanding the battlefield deep into Trump terrain" to capitalize on voter frustrations over the economy, the war in Iran, and the chaotic nature of the Republican president's second administration.
- The campaign arm now targets seats held by National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson and Representative French Hill. Democrats believe they can flip these districts by focusing on what they term "disastrous policies" crushing working families.
- Following Republican Tony Gonzales's resignation, the DCCC is targeting Texas's 23rd Congressional District and attacking GOP nominee Brandon Herrera over controversial remarks his campaign dismissed as "bizarre, desperate and false."
- Democrats need a net gain of three seats to win control of the House. Expanding the map aims to erase Republicans' narrow 218-212 majority, potentially shifting the chamber's balance during the final two years of Trump's tenure.
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DCCC Adds AR-02 To Districts In Play As Democrats Expand Battlefield for 2026 Midterms
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Democrats’ campaign arm widens attack map with 12 new targets
The House Democratic campaign arm is growing increasingly bullish about the party’s 2026 prospects, adding 12 more races to its target list Wednesday. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s expansion includes districts across the 2026 map that Democrats hope to flip in November, including National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson’s (NC) seat. Alongside Hudson’s seat, the DCCC expanded its “Districts in Play” …
DCCC adds 12 Republican-held seats to its target list
House Democrats are zeroing in on 12 additional Republican targets in deep-red districts, nearly all of which President Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024. The new additions bring the total number of House seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to 58. And it reflects the party’s escalating confidence that, despite expected […]
DCCC Adds 12 GOP Seats to Midterm Target Map
“With 90 days until the midterms, the DCCC is adding 12 Republican-held districts to its offensive battlefield, bringing its target list up to 58 seats,” Politico reports. “The expansion puts several prominent Republicans in Democrats’ sights, notably including Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th, Victoria Spartz in Indiana’s 5th, French Hill in Arkansas’ 2nd, while also […]
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