2026 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 435 seats in theUnited States House of Representatives[a] 218 seats needed for a majority
Leader Mike Johnson Hakeem Jeffries Party Republican Democratic Leader since October 25, 2023 January 3, 2023 Leader's seat Louisiana 4th New York 8th Last election 220 seats, 49.8% 215 seats, 47.2% Current seats 218 seats 214 seats Seats needed 4
Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring      Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring      No incumbent[b]     Vacant[c]      TBD congressional map
IncumbentSpeaker Mike Johnson Republican

The2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the2026 midterm elections during PresidentDonald Trump's second, non-consecutive term. Voters will elect representatives from all 435congressional districts across each of the 50U.S. states, and five of the sixnon-voting delegates from theDistrict of Columbia and the inhabitedU.S. territories.

Special elections may also be held on dates throughout 2026. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections, includingelections to the Senate, will be held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the120th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the2020 United States census and revised district maps as a result of the2025–2026 United States redistricting.

As of February 2026, 51 representatives and one non-voting delegate (22 Democrats and 30 Republicans) have announced their retirement, 27 of whom (8 Democrats and 19 Republicans) are retiring to run for other offices.

This is a list of congressional seats that voted for one party in the2024 presidential election and another in the2024 House elections.^[59]

This lists the 16 districts in whichDonald Trump won (or would have won under their redrawn lines) in 2024 that are represented by Democrats:^[60]

This lists the 8 districts whichKamala Harris won (or would have won under their redrawn lines) in 2024 that are represented by Republicans:

In the United States, all states with multiple congressional districts are required to revise their district maps following each decennial census to account for population changes. In 2026, most states will use the same districts created in theredistricting cycle following the 2020 census, which were first used in the 2022 elections. Maps have changed or would change in several states, often due to legal challenges made based on partisan or racial gerrymandering.

As of February 2026, several states have seen challenges to theircongressional district maps that were put in place during theredistricting cycle brought upon by the results of the 2020 census. InArkansas, a federal court dismissed a case against their congressional map that argued the map did not comply with theVoting Rights Act.^[63] TheFlorida Supreme Court dismissed a challenge regarding the Florida's congressional map, finding a new plurality-Black congressional district would be against federal law.^[64]

InGeorgia, litigation is still ongoing regarding appeals to the newly drawn congressional map that was used in the 2024 elections.^[65] InLouisiana, litigation remained unresolved.^[66] In South Carolina, theSouth Carolina Supreme Court ruled that partisan gerrymandering is not in violation of the state's constitution, keeping the maps in place.^[67] InTexas, a trial was held in federal court inEl Paso to determine whether its congressional map discriminated against Black and Latino voters in violation of the VRA.^[68] but the case was paused pending expected new maps in the state.^[69] As the new map was overturned.^[70]

InUtah, a partisan gerrymander case resulted in a map which creates a safe Democratic district comprising the majority ofSalt Lake County following a district court ruling.^[71] InWisconsin, a challenge to the state's current congressional map, arguing it was an unlawful partisan gerrymander, was dismissed by theWisconsin Supreme Court.^[72] A new map was required inOhio due to the Congressional Redistricting Procedures Amendment to Section XI of thestate's constitution, resulting in two districts becoming more Republican leaning.^[73]

Governor Greg Abbott called a special session inTexas to redraw its congressional districts, leading to the Texas Legislature passing new maps resulting in 5 new republican leaning districts.^[74] On November 18, a panel of theDistrict Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the new map, putting the former map back in place.^[75][70]Governor Ron DeSantis has expressed interest in redrawingFlorida's congressional map, and the Florida House has created a special redistricting committee.^[76]Governor Mike Kehoe ofMissouri called a special session on August 29, 2025, which redrew the solid Democratic5th district to a solid Republican district, allowing the GOP to pick up a seat.^[77]

Republican state legislative leaders inNorth Carolina announced a redraw of the state's congressional districts to make the 1st congressional district more Republican leaning.^[78] Talks about redistricting have also occurred inNebraska, which has two safely Republican and one competitive district that is represented by RepublicanDon Bacon, who is retiring and not running in the 2026 election.^[79] InNew Hampshire,Indiana, andKansas, redistricting efforts failed.^[80]

Democrats have threatened to retaliate against attempts to mid-decade redistrict for partisan gain and have stated the possibility of redrawing the congressional maps in blue states. InCalifornia, thestate legislature drafted a map eliminating five Republican districts to combat Texas's plan, which was approved by voters. InVirginia, state legislators announced a plan on October 23, 2025 to begin the process to redraw the state's congressional districts before the 2026 elections.^[81]

Democratic governorsJB Pritzker ofIllinois andWes Moore ofMaryland have kept the possibility of redrawing their states' congressional districts, although the efficacy would be debatable.^[82] Redistricting has been considered inColorado,New Jersey, andNew York. Legal and political challenges make redistricting before 2026 highly unlikely.^[83][84][85]

Summary of mid-decade changes to congressional districts in advance of the 2026 election cycle

State (linked to summaries below)	Status	Notes	Change in partisanship[t]
			D	C	R
			Arkansas	Districts left in place	InChristian Ministerial Alliance v. Thurston, plaintiffs alleged racial gerrymandering diluting the voting power of black voters by splittingLittle Rock into three districts. The case was heard in a federal district court. The panel ruled that it did not constitute a racial gerrymander and dismissed the case.[86]
California	New districts enacted	In response to Texas's redistricting, a new map was approved by voters in a special statewide election temporarily permitting an off-cycle redistricting. The state'sconstitution prohibits thestate legislature from drawing congressional districts, so the map was subject to a 2025 referendum. It was passed by two-thirds of the legislature and over a 64% majority approval by the state's voters for the new districts to take place.[87]	4	3	1
Florida	Pending legislative action	2022–2025 Voting Rights Act Litigation In September 2023, a state circuit judge ruled that the map passed by the state legislature discriminated against Black voters, by redrawing the formerly plurality-Black 5th district to no longer have a Black plurality. Florida appealed this ruling and the map was reinstated by an appeals court.[88] In July 2025, the Florida Supreme Court ruled 5–1 to keep the current maps in place, finding that creating a plurality-Black congressional district would violate the federalEqual Protection Clause.[89] On January 9, 2026, GovernorRon DeSantis called for a special session in April redrawing the state's congressional maps with the target of gaining 3 to 5 new Republican seats. However, Florida state law prevents deliberately redrawing congressional maps purely for partisan gain.[90]	TBA
Georgia	Litigation pending	In October 2023, a federal district judge ruled that Georgia's districts are racially gerrymandered, and ordered a new map with an additional majority-black district. A new map was drawn for the 2024 elections. It is being appealed to theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which heard arguments in May 2025.[91][92]	TBA
Indiana	Districts left in place	On November 18, 2025, the Indiana State Senate voted 29–19 against meeting in December with their House colleagues to discuss redistricting.[93] Despite this, GovernorMike Braun stated that he would "explore all options" to enable redistricting, in response to pressure from President Trump. On November 25, the state senate announced it would vote on a potential proposal approved by the state house.[94] After passing in the state house, the state senate rejected the proposal 31–19.[95]
Kansas	Districts left in place	Republican Kansas state legislators announced a plan to call a special session to redraw the 3rd congressional district, but lacked the necessary support in theHouse.[96]
Maryland	Pending legislative action	In November 2025, GovernorWes Moore announced the creation of the Redistricting Advisory Commission which began the process of redistricting the congressional lines to make the 1st district more Democratic. The plan has received support from State House SpeakerJoseline Peña-Melnyk, but opposition from State Senate PresidentBill Ferguson. In January 2026, the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission voted to recommend a congressional map that would redraw the 1st congressional district to make it more favorable for Democrats.[97] The map passed the state house on February 2.[98]	TBA
Missouri	New districts enacted	TheMissouri Legislature passed maps to create a new safely Republican seat in the5th district. GovernorMike Kehoe signed the map into law in September 2025.[77] The maps may be blocked by a referendum if enough signatures are gathered.[99]	1	1	2
New York	Pending commission action	Voters inNY-11 filed a lawsuit in October 2025, claiming the Staten Island-based district illegally dilutes the power of Black and Hispanic voters in the district.[100] ActingNew York Supreme Court JusticeJeffrey Pearlman ordered theindependent redistricting commission to make new maps to reconfigure NY-11 by February 6, 2026.[61] Rep. Malliotakis has appealed the ruling.[101]	TBA
North Carolina	New districts enacted	The state Senate passed the bill for a new map making the competitive 1st congressional district more Republican-leaning on October 21, 2025. The state House passed it the next day. The governor, Josh Stein, does not have the authority to veto the map.[102] It has received pushback from theNAACP andCommon Cause, both of which accused the new map of diluting the minority vote. A hearing was held on November 19 to consider blocking the map.[103]		1	1
Ohio	New districts enacted	Ohio voters amended the constitution in 2018, creating a process that requires both Republicans and Democrats in the state legislature to vote on the new congressional map. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, Democrats did not back a Republican proposal, necessitating a new map to be drawn in 2025. In October 2025, the Ohio Redistricting Commission passed a compromise map in a unanimous vote. The new map makes the 1st district more competitive, the 9th district lean more Republican, and the 13th district lean more Democratic.[73]		2	2
South Carolina	Districts left in place	In June 2025, theSouth Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments inLeague of Women Voters v. Alexander, as to whether the congressional maps are an unlawful partisan gerrymander in violation of thestate's constitution.[104] In September 2025, the court ruled that partisan gerrymandering is not in violation of the state's constitution, repeatedly referencing the 2019 SCOTUS caseRucho v. Common Cause, leaving the current map in place.[67]
Texas	New districts enacted	InLeague of United Latin American Citizens v. Abbott, held from May to June 2025 in theU.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, plaintiffs argued that the congressional districts passed by the state legislature discriminated against Black and Latino voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act.[105] The case had been paused pending new maps. On August 27, the court scheduled a preliminary injunction hearing to begin on October 1 for said maps.[106] The hearing concluded on October 10, with a decision pending from the court.[107][69] In early 2025, the Trump Administration urged Texas officials to redraw congressional districts. This was followed by a meeting of the Texas Republican congressional delegation to discuss mid-decade redistricting to secure extra Republican seats.[108] On July 9, GovernorGreg Abbott called a special session of the legislature to be held later that month with the goal of creating 5 new Republican seats. After Texas House Democrats staged a weeks-long walkout, the legislature passed the new maps on August 23, and Abbott signed them into law on August 29.[74] On November 18, a panel of theDistrict Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the new map, putting the former map back in place. The case on the 2021 maps remains open, pending action from the U.S. Supreme Court inLouisiana v. Callais.[75] On November 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an administrative stay on the lower court ruling, temporarily leaving the new map in place.[109] On December 4, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in allowing the map to stand.[110]	3	2	5
Utah	New districts enacted	In July 2023, inLeague of Women Voters v. Utah State Legislature, theUtah Supreme Court heard arguments alleging that the Utah Legislature violateda citizen-passed anti-gerrymandering proposition by dividing Salt Lake County voters into all four of Utah's districts. The case was sent back to a state district court, which held a hearing in January 2025. A ruling for the League of Women Voters was issued on August 25. New maps were expected to be drawn up by the Legislature by September 24 and finalized by November.[111] On October 6, the Utah Legislature passed a new map, which changed 2 Republican districts to be more competitive.[112] On November 10, Utah Third District Judge Dianna Gibson ruled that the new map also violated Proposition 4, opting to approve a plaintiff-submitted alternative, Map 1, which creates a safe Democratic district comprised solely ofSalt Lake County.[113][71]	1		1
Virginia	Litigation pending	Democratic state lawmakers announced a plan to alter the state constitution to draw a new congressional map before the 2026 elections making 3-4 more Democratic seats.[81] On January 27, 2026, Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state’s congressional maps was illegal, setting back the party’s efforts to pick up seats for the House of Representatives.[114] On January 28, theDemocratic Party of Virginia appealed the ruling.[115] On February 10, both chambers of theVirginia General Assembly passed a map that would net the Democratic Party 4 congressional seats.[116] On February 13, the Virginia Supreme Court paved the way for the Democrats to finalize the redistricting, but would need approval from the voters on April 21, 2026.[117]	TBA
Wisconsin	Litigation pending	In July 2025, a lawsuit was filed by two liberal law firms in a Wisconsin district court, asking to consider the constitutionality of Wisconsin's congressional maps.[118] In September 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme court addressed this lawsuit and asked each party to provide briefs on whether this court case should proceed.[119]	TBA
Net change(as of February 14, 2026)			1	9	8

The following districts had no incumbent representative as a result of redistricting.

1. California 6
2. California 38
3. Texas 9
4. Texas 30
5. Texas 32
6. Texas 35
7. Utah 2

The following districts will have multiple incumbent representatives running, a product of multiple districts merging in redistricting.

1. California 3:Ami Bera (D) andKevin Kiley (R)
2. California 40:Ken Calvert (R) andYoung Kim (R)
3. Texas 18:Al Green (D) andChristian Menefee (D)
4. Utah 3:Mike Kennedy (R) andCeleste Maloy (R)

There are four special elections scheduled in 2026 to the119th United States Congress, listed here by date and district.