2026 House Open Seats

66 House districts have no incumbent on the November ballot — 27 currently Democrat-held and 37 Republican-held, with 13 rated competitive. Open seats flip more often than defended ones, so this list is where control of the House is likeliest to move. Ratings are our resolved poll-first ratings — see the methodology.

Toss-up (5)

R Departing: David Schweikert

R Departing: Barry Loudermilk

D Departing: Jared Golden

D Matthew Dunlap

R Departing: Ryan Zinke

R Departing: Elise Stefanik

D Blake Gendebien

R Anthony Thomas Constantino

Lean D (3)

CA-48 California

R Departing: Darrell Issa

D Marni von Wilpert

R Departing: Don Bacon

D Denise Powell

R Brinker Harding

NH-01 New Hampshire

D Departing: Chris Pappas

D Stefany Shaheen

R Anthony Dilorenzo

Lean R (5)

R Departing: Carlos Giménez

R Carlos Gimenez

R Departing: Ashley Hinson

D Lindsay James

R Departing: Nick LaLota

D Chris Gallant

D Departing: Greg Casar

D Johnny Garcia

R Carlos De La Cruz Jr

Likely D (4)

CA-03 California

R Departing: Kevin Kiley

CA-06 California

D Departing: Ami Bera

R Departing: Andy Barr

R Ralph A Alvarado

D Departing: Haley Stevens

Likely R (2)

SC-01 South Carolina

R Departing: Nancy Mace

R Jenny Costa Honeycutt

R Departing: Michael McCaul

D Caitlin McClay Rourk

Safe D (23)

CA-01 California

R Departing: James Gallagher

R James Gallagher

CA-11 California

D Departing: Nancy Pelosi

CA-14 California

D Departing: Aisha Wahab

D Melissa Hernandez

CA-26 California

D Departing: Julia Brownley

D Jacqui Irwin V

CA-38 California

D Departing: Linda Sánchez

R Pedro Antonio Casas

CA-41 California

R Departing: Ken Calvert

D Linda Sánchez

R Mitch Clemmons

D Departing: Frederica Wilson

D Oliver G. Gilbert III

D Departing: Everton Blair

D Jasmine Clark

R Jonathan Chavez

D Departing: Robin Kelly

R Michael Noack

D Departing: Chuy García

R Lupe Castillo

D Departing: Danny Davis

D La Shawn Ford

D Departing: Raja Krishnamoorthi

D Melissa Luburich Bean

R Jennifer Davis

D Departing: Jan Schakowsky

MA-06 Massachusetts

D Departing: Seth Moulton

R Micah Q. Jones

D Departing: Steny Hoyer

R Chris Chaffee

MN-02 Minnesota

D Departing: Angie Craig

NJ-12 New Jersey

D Departing: Bonnie Watson Coleman

D Departing: Nydia Velázquez

D Claire Valdez

D Departing: Jerry Nadler

D Micah Charles Lasher

PA-03 Pennsylvania

D Departing: Dwight Evans

D Departing: Jasmine Crockett

D Frederick Haynes III

R Everett Honorable Jackson

D Departing: Lloyd Doggett

R Riley Montgomery Owen

Safe R (24)

R Departing: Barry Moore

D Clyde W Jones Jr

R Jerry Lee, Carl Jr

R Departing: Andy Biggs

D Elizabeth Lee

R Departing: Neal Dunn

D Amanda Marie Green

R Austin Rogers

R Departing: Byron Donalds

D Victor M. Arias

R Jim Schwartzel

R Departing: Buddy Carter

D Amanda Hollowell

R Departing: Mike Collins

D Pamela DeLancy

R Houston Gaines

R Departing: Randy Feenstra

R Chris McGowan

LA-05 Louisiana

R Departing: Julia Letlow

Nominees pending — primary not yet decided

R Departing: John James

D Christina Hines

R Michael Bouchard

R Departing: Mark Amodei

D Teresa Benitez-Thompson

R Departing: Kevin Hern

SC-05 South Carolina

R Departing: Ralph Norman

D Mallory Dittmer

SC-07 South Carolina

R Departing: Russell Fry

D John Gregory Vincent

TN-06 Tennessee

R Departing: John Rose

R Johnny Garrett

R Departing: Morgan Luttrell

R Jessica Hart Steinmann

D Departing: Al Green

D Leticia Gutierrez

R Departing: Jodey Arrington

R Departing: Chip Roy

D Kristin A Hook

R Mark Charles Teixeira

D Departing: Julie Johnson

D Dan F. Barrios

R Jace Yarbrough

R Departing: Wesley Hunt

D Melissa McDonough

R Departing: Celeste Maloy

R Departing: Mike Kennedy

R Celeste Maloy

WI-07 Wisconsin

R Departing: Tom Tiffany

D Frederic Clark

R Michael Alfonso

R Departing: Harriet Hageman

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