Dem 50
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Ties 1
GOP 49
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House Races to Watch

The New York Times has compiled a list of House races that it considers to be tossups. Here is its list:

District Incumbent PVI
AZ-01 (None) R+1
AZ-06 Juan Ciscomani (R) EVEN
CA-22 David Valadao (R) D+1
CO-08 Gabe Evans (R) EVEN
FL-25 Jared Moskowitz (D) R+3
IA-01 Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) R+4
IA-03 Zach Nunn (R) R+2
MI-07 Tom Barrett (R) EVEN
NJ-07 Thomas Kean Jr (R) EVEN
NY-17 Mike Lawler (R) D+1
OH-07 Max Miller (R) R+5
OH-09 Marcy Kaptur (D) R+5
PA-07 Ryan Mackenzie (R) R+1
PA-08 Rob Bresnahan (R) R+4
PA-10 Scott Perry (R) R+3
TX-34 Vicente Gonzalez (D) R+3
VA-02 Jen Kiggans (R) EVEN
WA-03 Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D) R+2
WI-03 Derrick Van Orden (R) R+3

We beg to differ on one of these. In OH-07, all the domestic violence charges against Max Miller (R-OH) are surely going to come back to haunt him. We'd say this race leans blue, especially since the Democratic candidate, Brian Poindexter, is a perfect fit for the working-class district.

Keep in mind that these races are not really independent. You might think what is going on in sunny Tucson (AZ-06) doesn't have much to do with what is going on in the Lehigh Valley (PA-07), but if the mood of the country is foul, it affects all races. Often, a majority of the tossups go the same way, although the candidates do matter to some extent (but less than in Senate races). (V)



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