The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's second nonconsecutive term. Voters will elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states, and five of the six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories.
Special elections may also be held on dates throughout 2026. Numerous other federal, state, and local elections, including elections to the Senate, will be held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the 120th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2020 United States census and revised district maps as a result of the 2025âÂÂ2026 United States redistricting.
As of , 57 representatives and one non-voting delegate (22 Democrats and 36 Republicans) have announced their retirement, 28 of whom (8 Democrats and 20 Republicans) are retiring to run for other offices. 2026 now has the second-most retirements of representatives in a single election cycle in history behind 1992.
One Republican lost renomination.
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This is a list of congressional seats that voted for one party in the 2024 presidential election and another in the 2024 House elections.
This lists the 16 districts in which Donald Trump won (or would have won under their redrawn lines) in 2024 that are represented by Democrats:
This lists the 8 districts which Kamala Harris won (or would have won under their redrawn lines) in 2024 that are represented by Republicans:
In the United States, all states with multiple congressional districts are required to revise their district maps following each decennial census to account for population changes. In 2026, most states will use the same districts created in the redistricting cycle following the 2020 census, which were first used in the 2022 elections. Maps have changed or would change in several states, often due to legal challenges made based on partisan or racial gerrymandering.
As of , several states have seen challenges to their congressional district maps that were put in place during the redistricting cycle brought upon by the results of the 2020 census. In Arkansas, a federal court dismissed a case against their congressional map that argued the map did not comply with the Voting Rights Act. The Florida Supreme Court dismissed a challenge regarding the Florida's congressional map, finding a new plurality-Black congressional district would be against federal law.
In Georgia, litigation is still ongoing regarding appeals to the newly drawn congressional map that was used in the 2024 elections. However it was not resolved before the filing deadline for the 2026 Congressional elections. In Louisiana, litigation remained unresolved. In South Carolina, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that partisan gerrymandering is not in violation of the state's constitution, keeping the maps in place. In Texas, a trial was held in federal court in El Paso to determine whether its congressional map discriminated against Black and Latino voters in violation of the VRA, but the case was paused pending expected new maps in the state.
In Utah, a partisan gerrymander case resulted in a map which creates a safe Democratic district comprising the majority of Salt Lake County following a district court ruling. In Wisconsin, a challenge to the state's current congressional map, arguing it was an unlawful partisan gerrymander, was dismissed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. A new map was required in Ohio due to the Congressional Redistricting Procedures Amendment to Section XI of the state's constitution, resulting in two districts becoming more Republican leaning.
Governor Greg Abbott called a special session in Texas to redraw its congressional districts, leading to the Texas Legislature passing new maps resulting in 5 new Republican-leaning districts. On November 18, a panel of the District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking the new map, putting the former map back in place but the Supreme Court later placed an adminsitrative stay on the ruling, allowing the new maps to stand. Governor Ron DeSantis has expressed interest in redrawing Florida's congressional map, and the Florida House has created a special redistricting committee. Governor Mike Kehoe of Missouri called a special session on August 29, 2025, which redrew the solid Democratic 5th district to a solid Republican district, allowing the GOP to pick up a seat. Republican state legislative leaders in North Carolina announced a redraw of the state's congressional districts to make the 1st congressional district more Republican leaning.
Talks and efforts about redistricting occurred in Nebraska, New Hampshire, Indiana, and Kansas, but either failed or did not gain traction.
Democrats have threatened to retaliate against attempts to mid-decade redistrict for partisan gain and have stated the possibility of redrawing the congressional maps in blue states. In California, the state legislature drafted a map eliminating five Republican districts to combat Texas's plan, which was approved by voters. In Virginia, state legislators announced a plan on October 23, 2025 to begin the process to redraw the state's congressional districts before the 2026 elections.
Democratic governor Wes Moore of Maryland unsuccessfully pursued redistricting in his state. Redistricting has been considered in Colorado, New Jersey, and New York. Legal and political challenges make redistricting before 2026 highly unlikely.
The following districts had no incumbent representative as a result of redistricting.
The following districts will have multiple incumbent representatives running, a product of multiple districts merging in redistricting.
There are four special elections scheduled in 2026 to the 119th United States Congress, listed here by date and district.
|- ! | | | 2024 | | Incumbent died March 5, 2025.<br>New member elected on January 31, 2026, after no candidate received a majority vote in the November 4, 2025, jungle primary.<br>Democratic hold. | nowrap |
|- ! | | | 2020 | Incumbent resigned January 5, 2026.<br>New member to be elected April 7, 2026, after no candidate received a majority vote in the March 10, 2026, jungle primary. | nowrap |
|- ! | | | 2018 | Incumbent resigned November 20, 2025 to become governor of New Jersey.<br>New member to be elected April 16, 2026. | nowrap |
|- ! | | | 2012 | Incumbent died January 6, 2026.<br>New member to be elected June 2, 2026. | nowrap |
|- ! | | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent's intent unknown | nowrap |
|- ! | | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Democratic | 1990 | |Incumbent retiring | nowrap|
|- ! | | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Republican | 2022 | Incumbent running | nowrap|
|- ! | | style="background-color:#FFB6B6" | Republican | 2024 | Incumbent running | nowrap|
|- ! | | style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF" | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent's intent unknown | nowrap |
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