Tag: U.S. House of Representatives
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Rep. Dan Newhouse becomes the 43rd U.S. House member who is not running for re-election in 2026
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) announced on Dec. 17, 2025, that he will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. On his retirement, Newhouse posted on X, "I am announcing today that I will not seek reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives. Serving the Fourth District of Washington has been the…
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett becomes the 13th U.S. House member who is running for the U.S. Senate in 2026
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) announced on Dec. 8, 2025, that she will run to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate in 2026 rather than for another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of Dec. 9, 2025, independent race forecasters The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball have rated the general…
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Rep. Marc Veasey becomes the 27th U.S. House member who is running for another office in 2026
Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) announced on Dec. 8, 2025, that he will run for Tarrant County judge in 2026 rather than for another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. On his decision, Veasey posted on X, “After reflection, prayer, and long conversations with my family, I have decided not to seek re-election to Congress…
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva takes office—ending the second-longest U.S. House vacancy of the 119th Congress
On Nov. 12, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) swore Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) into the U.S. House of Representatives, filling the vacancy in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. The vacancy began on March 13 due to the death of Grijalva’s father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.). In the Sept. 23 special election to fill the…
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi becomes the 34th U.S. House member who is not seeking re-election in 2026
Former U.S. House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on Nov. 6, 2025, that she will not seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026. In a video announcing her retirement, Pelosi said, "I want you, my fellow San Franciscans, to be the first to know. I will not be seeking re-election to…
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Nine states have changed their recount laws in 2025
In the 2026 midterms, some elections could be decided by thin margins. In 2024, three U.S. Senate races and six U.S. House races were decided by less than one percentage point. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the states that have been updating their recount laws this year. State recount laws differ…
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Estimates show one-third of U.S. House districts were majority-minority districts in 2024
Using data provided in the United States Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey estimates published in September 2025, and based on districts enacted after the 2020 census, there were 148 U.S. House majority-minority districts. This represented approximately 34% of the nation's 435 U.S. House districts. A majority-minority district is a district in which a racial…
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Missouri joins group of states where congressional district boundaries could change before the 2026 elections
Missouri joins a group of five states that may have new congressional maps before the 2026 elections. A new Missouri congressional map awaits Gov. Mike Kehoe’s (R) signature after it received final legislative approval on Sept. 12. Texas approved redrawn congressional districts in August. California voters will decide in a Nov. 4, 2025, special election…
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Thirty-five members of Congress have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026
Thirty-five members of the U.S. Congress—eight U.S. Senate members and 27 U.S. House members—have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026. Compared to previous election cycles, 35 is the most retirement announcements we have tracked at this point since 2018. Since our Aug. 18 update, six U.S. House members and one U.S. Senate member…
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Ballotpedia has tracked each major party's number of U.S. House seats won in relation to U.S. House national vote share gained from 1980 to 2024 (Brew)
As states implement or consider new congressional district boundaries ahead of the 2026 elections, debates over how votes translate into control of U.S. House seats are in the spotlight. Our review of more than 40 years of data shows that the share of all House votes a party receives across the country does not always…