NRCC Adds 7 More Democrat-Held Seats to 2026 Target List After Redistricting
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) added seven Democrat-held House seats to its 2026 target list on July 20, 2026, bringing the total to 36 districts. All new targets are in states that redrew congressional maps over the past year to favor Republicans, following a Supreme Court decision limiting the Voting Rights Act. The targeted seats include Alabama's 2nd (Rep. Shomari Figures), Florida's 14th (Rep. Kathy Castor) and 22nd (open), Louisiana's 6th (Rep. Cleo Fields), Missouri's 5th (Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II), Ohio's 1st (Rep. Greg Landsman), and Tennessee's 9th (open). Republicans could gain over a dozen seats under new lines in states like Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee. Democrats countered that the GOP's gerrymandering created opportunities for Democratic pickups elsewhere, such as California and Utah. The NRCC chairman framed the effort as holding vulnerable Democrats accountable for a 'radical socialist agenda.'
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