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Toss-ups, triage and targets: How to read the wide-open 2026 House map

Oct 8, 2026 · Stephen Fowler

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Toss-ups, triage and targets: How to read the wide-open 2026 House map
A general view of voting machines at the Franklin County Board of Elections on Oct. 6, 2026 in Columbus, Ohio.
A general view of voting machines at the Franklin County Board of Elections on Oct. 6, 2026 in Columbus, Ohio.

Both parties are spending heavily in roughly 60 House districts — where Trump won by an average of nine points in 2024 — that could be key to deciding control of the chamber, an NPR analysis finds.

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