U.S. House campaign committees are targeting a combined 74 districts this election cycle
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) are targeting a combined 74 congressional districts this election cycle.
The DCCC and NRCC are subsidiaries of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, respectively. The goal of both committees is to elect members of their parties to the U.S. House of Representatives. Both committees provide the candidates running in their respective target districts with research, polling, and funding.
Among the 74 districts, the DCCC is targeting 45, and the NRCC is targeting 29. Among the 74 districts, the DCCC is targeting 45, and the NRCC is targeting 29............
Of the three Democratic-held target districts, Rep. Jared Golden (D), who is not running for re-election in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, had the narrowest margin of victory (MOV) in the 2024 general election. Golden defeated Austin Theriault (R) 50.3% to 49.7%. Representative Greg Casar (D) in Texas' 35th Congressional District had the largest MOV in the 2024 general election. Casar defeated Steven Wright (R) 67.4% to 32.6%. The boundaries of District 35 changed when Texas adopted a new congressional map in 2025. After redistricting, major race forecasters changed their race ratings from Solid/Safe Democratic to Lean/Likely Republican.
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