The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has added 12 candidates to its list of “Red to Blue” races. These candidates represent 8 states, Arizona, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Four states, Arizona, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, have two “Red to Blue” races. An analysis of the Cook Political report puts 14 GOP seats in a toss-up or leans Democrat, compared to only 4 Democrat seats.
House Democrats Pick 12 Candidates to Back in ‘Red to Blue’ Initiative – legalinsurrection.com
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) added 12 candidates to its “Red to Blue” initiative in an attempt to retake the House in 2026…
The candidates are and the incumbent:
- AZ-02 – Jonathan Nez (Eli Crane)
- AZ-06 – JoAnna Mendoza< (Juan Ciscomani)/li>
- IA-01 – Christina Bohannan (Mariannette Miller-Meeks)
- IA-03 – Sarah Trone Garriott (Zach Nunn)
- MI-04 – Sean McCann (Bill Huizenga)
- NC-11 – Jamie Ager (Chuck Edwards)
- PA-08 – Paige Cognetti (Rob Bresnahan Jr.)
- PA-10 – Janelle Stelson (Scott Perry)
- TN-05 – Chaz Molder (Andy Ogles)
- VA-01 – Shannon Taylor (Rob Wittman)
- VA-02 – Elaine Luria (Jennifer Kiggans)
- WI-03 – Rebecca Cooke (Derrick Van Orden)
…Unfortunately, the Cook Political Report has 14 Republican Congressional seats in its toss-up category. The organization has only four Democratic seats.
Regarding Republican-held seats, the Cook Political Report also put NE-02 as a lean Democrat and UT-01 as a solid Democrat.
However, Democrat-held seats, NC-01 leans Republican, while ME-02 and TX-35 are likely Republican.