{"id":2588286,"date":"2026-04-07T21:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-gop-house-seats-shift-toward-democrats-in-2026-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T21:28:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T01:28:32","slug":"five-gop-house-seats-shift-toward-democrats-in-2026-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-gop-house-seats-shift-toward-democrats-in-2026-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Five GOP House seats shift toward Democrats in 2026 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffive-gop-house-seats-shift-toward-democrats-in-2026-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2588286&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Cook Political Report analysis shows Democrats gaining ground in the 2026 House races, with five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-campaign-arm-adds-five-gop-seats-to-target-list\/\" title=\"House ...&#039; campaign arm adds five GOP ... to target list\">competitive seats shifting<\/a> toward Democrats and one toward Republicans, and with 14 GOP toss-ups compared with only 3 Democratic toss-ups overall.<\/p>\n<p>Key moves include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rob Bresnahan (R-PA): seat shifts from Lean R to Toss-up; his Northeastern Pennsylvania district backed Trump by about 8% in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Greg Landsman (D-OH): seat shifts from Toss-up to Lean D; Landsman won by 9% in 2024, and the district voted for Kamala Harris by about 6% in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL): seat shifts from Solid R to Likely R; represents South Miami; reelection in 2024 was 60.4%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nellie Pou (D-NJ): seat shifts from Lean D to Likely D; Pou won by 5% in 2024, with Harris carrying the district by 12%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Emilia Sykes (D-OH): seat shifts from Lean D to Likely D; Sykes won by 2% in 2024, a margin similar to Harris\u2019s margin in that contest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jeff Hurd (R-CO): seat remains toward Republicans, moving from likely R to Solid R; Hurd won in 2024 by 5%, and Trump carried the district by nearly 10%-a factor in keeping the seat solid for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes more than 30 Democrats have called for removing Trump via the 25th Amendment over Iran, while Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >publicly endorsed hurd<\/a> for re-election. the shifts reflect a tightening battlefield that Democrats hope will improve their chances of recapturing the House in the latter years of Trump\u2019s presidency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Five GOP House seats shift toward Democrats: Cook Political Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats&rsquo; <\/a>chances of recapturing the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\">House<\/a> in the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\">2026 elections<\/a>&nbsp;have been steadily increasing, amid President&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> low approval rating, historical trends, and the cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>An analysis from the nonpartisan&nbsp;<em>Cook Political Report&nbsp;<\/em>reported that<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/userimg-assets.customeriomail.com\/images\/client-env-141072\/1768488360986_J2YFq-the-cook-political-report-house-rating-changes-rgb_01KF11XQ4TV6NA8RP6AMPG1YVW.pdf?utm_medium=email_action&amp;utm_source=customer.io\"> 5 competitive seats shifted<\/a>&nbsp;toward Democrats and one toward Republicans, as Democrats eye recapturing the House for the last two years of Trump&rsquo;s second term.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rob-bresnahan\/\" type=\"mediapress_author\" id=\"12851\">Rob Bresnahan&rsquo;s<\/a> (R-PA) seat moved from &ldquo;Lean R&rdquo; to a &ldquo;toss-up,&rdquo; after he won by just 2% in 2024. Bresnahan is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burgess-owens-shreds-democrats-comparison-of-voter-integrity-laws-to-jim-crow-i-actually-experienced-jim-crow-laws\/\" title=\"Burgess Owens Shreds ...\u2019 Comparison Of Voter Integrity Laws To Jim Crow: I \u2018Actually Experienced Jim Crow\u2019 Laws\">freshman congressman<\/a> who has struck a bipartisan tone by siding with Democrats on issues such as extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies and enhanced tax credits. His district spans much of Northeastern Pennsylvania, which Trump won by about 8% in 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2554241\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bresnahan marks 14 toss-up seats for Republicans, compared to just three for Democrats, according to Cook&rsquo;s analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH), who represents much of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cincinnati\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2917\">Cincinnati<\/a>, has moved out of &ldquo;toss-up&rdquo; territory, and his competitive Cincinnati-based seat is rated &ldquo;Lean D.&rdquo; Landsman won by 9% in 2024. Former Vice President Kamala Harris carried the seat by 6% despite losing to Trump nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar&rsquo;s (R-FL) race was moved from &ldquo;Solid R&rdquo; to &ldquo;Likely R.&rdquo; The Florida congresswoman represents the South Miami area and has rebuked Trump&rsquo;s use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the killings in Minneapolis earlier this year. In 2024, Salazar won reelection by 60.4%, while Trump defeated Harris by 57%-to-42%.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, both Reps. Nellie Pou (D-NJ) and Emilia Sykes (D-OH) saw their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-three-senate-seats-moved-from-lean-democrat-to-toss-up\/\" title=\"Nolte: Three Senate ... ... from &#039;... Democrat&#039; to &#039;Toss-Up&#039;\">seats move<\/a> from &ldquo;Lean D&rdquo; to &ldquo;Likely D.&rdquo; Pou won in 2024 by 5%, while Harris carried the seat by 12%. Sykes&rsquo;s won by 2%, matching the margin that Harris won the seat by against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The sole Republican who was spared in this shift was Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jeff-hurd\/\" type=\"mediapress_author\" id=\"20905\">Jeff Hurd<\/a> (R-CO), whose seat that sits in Western part of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"767\">Colorado<\/a>, moved from &ldquo;Likely R&rdquo; to &ldquo;Solid R.&rdquo; This comes after President Donald Trump withdrew his support of Hurd for his vote to repeal the administration&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\">tariffs<\/a>&nbsp;on Canada, but just weeks later in a rare change in tune, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4498690\/trump-endorses-jeff-hurd-again-colorado\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4498690\">Trump re-endorsed the Colorado congressman<\/a>. Hurd won his 2024 race by 5%, as Trump carried the district by nearly 10%.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4519196\/dems-want-trump-removed-over-iran\/\">OVER 30 DEMOCRATS WANT TRUMP REMOVE USING 25TH AMENDMENT OVER IRAN WAR <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Together with them, we decided that Congressman Jeff Hurd, of&nbsp;Colorado&rsquo;s&nbsp;3rd Congressional District, should in no way, shape, or form, be impeded from winning the District in that the Democrat alternative is a DISASTER for our Country,&rdquo; the president wrote. &ldquo;Therefore, I will be fully supporting Jeff&rsquo;s Re-Election to the House of Representatives, giving him my Complete and Total&nbsp;Endorsement!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hurd later thanked the president for his &ldquo;efforts to unify Republicans in Colorado&rsquo;s Third District.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five GOP seats lean Dem per Cook Political Report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2588287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-collage-59wt1dzym-1775595857187.jpg?1775581589&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651,538],"tags":[27635,6571,6203,77366],"class_list":["post-2588286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-27635","tag-elections","tag-gop","tag-us-house-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-collage-59wt1dzym-1775595857187.jpg?1775581589&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588286"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588290,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588286\/revisions\/2588290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}