Overview
- The DCCC added four Republican-held seats—CA-48 (Darrell Issa), FL-15 (Laurel Lee), NC-3 (Greg Murphy) and NC-11 (Chuck Edwards)—plus two open seats, TX-35 and ME-2.
- Democrats tie the expansion to mid-decade redistricting in California, North Carolina and Texas, with Florida possibly redrawing its map after the Supreme Court allowed Texas to use new lines.
- DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene declared the party "confident we can win anywhere," pointing to recent off-year wins and special-election overperformance as momentum.
- Inside Elections moved Issa’s CA-48 from Toss-up to Tilt Democratic after California’s new map; Issa opted to run in the redrawn Southern California district.
- Candidate activity is ramping up, with multiple Democrats filing in FL-15, Democratic fields forming in NC-11 and NC-3, an open ME-2 as Jared Golden steps aside, and former Gov. Paul LePage so far unopposed for the GOP in ME-2.