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The 10 House seats most likely to flip in November

Analysis by
Staff writer
July 17, 2020 at 9:33 a.m. EDT

Democrats had a dream election two years ago to win back the House majority, including winning races in tough Republican territory that even they weren’t expecting.

Republicans have been plotting to wrest back some of those seats, especially among the 30 Trump districts that Democrats now hold.

But the political environment is not what Republicans were hoping for going into this election: President Trump is polling poorly, threatening to take Senate Republicans down with him.