2026 House Elections (Ricky's Future Elections)

Donald Trump's disapproval likely caused Republicans to lose control of the House. Democrats, under their new leader Hakeem Jefferies, was able to use decisive campaigns to flip several seats. The Republicans were not able to hold on well, as they lost most tossup seats in congress.

New Hampshire's 1st
Incumbent Congressman Scott Brown ran for re-election to a second term. Former Representative Chris Papas, whom Brown defeated in 2024, ran for his old seat. Although the seat was highly targeted by the Democrats, Brown was able to narrowly win re-election.

Utah's 4th
Incumbent Representative Burgess Owens ran for a fourth term, but was defeated in the general election by Independent Evan McMullin. No Democrat ran in this district, with most rallying behind McMullin.

Pennsylvania's 17th
Incumbent Representative Connor Lamb easily won re-election to a second consecutive term. This was Lamb's fifth term, as he previously served in congress from 2017 to 2023. Lamb defeated former Representative Jeremy Shaffer in a rematch of the 2024 election.

Republican Leadership
Kevin McCarthy, the incumbent Speaker of the House, had trouble being re-nominated by his party. On December 13th, 2026, US Representative Scott Perry, who was the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, challenged McCarthy for the nomination. McCarthy, who was tied to the establishment and a more moderate member of the increasing Right Wing Republican party, was very unpopular, and eventually lost the nomination to Perry, with House members voting 129-80 in favor for Perry.