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13 House Rating Changes Move Towards Democrats

July 30, 2026 · 7:15 am ET · Leave a Comment

Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “We’re revamping our House ratings this week, which has the effect of bringing the number of seats at least leaning to each party to rough parity after redistricting helped Republicans build an edge in our ratings a few months ago.”

“Our overall topline assessment is basically unchanged, though: Democrats remain favored to flip the House majority in November, but Republicans have a path, too.”

“The number of House Toss-ups expands from 15 to 20 as part of this week’s update.”

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