{"id":2653080,"date":"2026-09-01T13:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-21-seats-mike-johnson-says-will-decide-the-house-majority\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T17:57:28","slug":"the-21-seats-mike-johnson-says-will-decide-the-house-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-21-seats-mike-johnson-says-will-decide-the-house-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"The 21 seats Mike Johnson says will decide the House majority"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fthe-21-seats-mike-johnson-says-will-decide-the-house-majority%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=2653080&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>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is focusing on 21 key electoral seats that will determine the control of the House in the upcoming November midterm elections. He highlighted these &#8220;toss-up&#8221; races, emphasizing his confidence in winning them due to better candidates, a solid record, and a compelling message. Johnson pointed out that these nearly two dozen seats could decide the fate of his political career and the republican majority in the house, including both Republican-held and Democratic-held districts that are competitive.<\/p>\n<p>he discussed specific races, such as seven GOP districts where Republicans need to defend their seats, some of which are vulnerable due to recent redistricting or close voting margins. Notable races include districts represented by Reps. gabe Evans, Tom Barrett, Mike Lawler, Derrick Van Orden, Juan Ciscomani, Jen Kiggans, and david Valadao. Additionally, he pointed out two Democrat-held districts-Reps. Jared Moskowitz and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez-that are at risk of flipping due to redistricting or voting trends.<\/p>\n<p>johnson also identified other competitive seats held by Democrats like Reps. Tom Suozzi,Laura Gillen,Susie Lee,and Dina Titus,in districts that are seen as possible pickups for republicans. Despite the challenges, he expressed optimism that the GOP could maintain a majority by capitalizing on these key battlegrounds.The overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-says-hunter-biden-indictments-are-weiss-attempt-to-save-face\/\" title=\"Jordan accuses Weiss of using the indictments against Hunter Biden as a means to salvage their reputation.\">political landscape remains tense<\/a>, but Republicans have gained an advantage through redistricting efforts, which could mitigate typical midterm losses for the party in power.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) is eyeing 21 seats that will determine the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11272\">House<\/a> majority in the November <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"802\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson pointed to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report\u2019s 21 toss-up seats, before rattling off a list of the races he is watching particularly closely.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707920\/21-seats-mike-johnson-decide-house-majority\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The 21 seats Mike Johnson says will decide the House majority<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4707522\/max-miller-brian-poindexter-daughter-campaign-ad\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Max Miller\u2019s Democratic opponent spotlights daughters in campaign ad<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4703006\/texas-voters-rnc-midterm-election-convention-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Texas voters split over whether the RNC midterm convention will boost GOP: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose 21 or so seats that are going to decide the fate of the republic,\u201d the speaker said at a Tuesday press conference. \u201cThat\u2019s the seats that are going to decide the majority. I\u2019m absolutely convinced that we can win those. We have better candidates. We have a common-sense message. What we have done with our record resonates with the people, and our candidates are pointing out the absolute madness that is ensuing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fate of Johnson\u2019s political career could fall at the outcome of these nearly two dozen seats, some of which he specifically called attention to during a call to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> Jewish Coalition\u2019s leadership summit Monday, pointing to seven Republican-held seats and six held by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Louisiana Republican cited seven GOP toss-up races where Republicans must play defense: Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), and David Valadao (R-CA). Both Evans and Barrett caught a break after progressives defeated more moderate candidates in the Democratic primaries, but both races are still expected to be competitive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawler is the only one of the seven toss-ups that represents a district won by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in 2024, while Ciscomani and Kiggans\u2019s districts voted for Trump by less than 1 percentage point. Valadao\u2019s district in California\u2019s Central Valley voted for the president by just over 5 points, but it was redrawn as part of California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-promises-criminal-investigation-into-california-redistricting-vote-giant-scam\/\" title=\"Trump Promises Criminal Investigation Into California ... Vote: &#039;GIANT SCAM&#039;\">mid-decade redistricting process<\/a>, making it more favorable to Democrats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The speaker\u2019s 21 districts to determine the majority included two toss-up Democrats: Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA). Moskowitz\u2019s seat is in jeopardy after the Florida Republicans redrew his district this year to go from a relatively comfortable Democratic seat to a possible GOP pickup. Gluesenkamp Perez\u2019s district voted for Trump by nearly 3 points in 2024, but it trended left compared to Trump\u2019s 2020 margin in the southwest Washington seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4707351\/house-republicans-split-leaving-washington-early-campaign-trail\/\">HOUSE REPUBLICANS SPLIT OVER LEAVING WASHINGTON EARLY FOR CAMPAIGN TRAIL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson also touched on the seats of Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), and Dina Titus (D-NV), which Republicans see as competitive, though they could be difficult lifts in the current political environment. Gillen and Suozzi both represent Long Island districts. Titus and Lee represent the Las Vegas area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Democrats have the advantage of the House historically flipping to the party out of power in the White House in the midterm elections, Republicans gained a narrow advantage through their redistricting efforts, which could help the party stave off losses expected during a midterm cycle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Johnson targets 21 key House races for midterm control<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2653081,"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\/09\/090126_WEX_MIKE_JOHNSON-3-e1788278694426.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34541,32735,84972,34218,33017],"class_list":["post-2653080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-strategy","tag-house-majority","tag-key-seats","tag-mike-johnson","tag-political-analysis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/090126_WEX_MIKE_JOHNSON-3-e1788278694426.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653080","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=2653080"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653084,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653080\/revisions\/2653084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}