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US House elections: Competitive races unlikely to flip majority - Al Jazeera English

US House elections: Competitive races unlikely to flip majority - Al Jazeera English

US House elections: Competitive races unlikely to flip majority - Al Jazeera English
Oct 28, 2020 1 min, 47 secs

Republican Representative French Hill is facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from Black Democrat Joyce Elliott in this district that voted for Republican President Donald Trump by 10 percentage points in 2016.

Representative Harley Rouda, a Democrat who flipped the district in 2018 by beating longtime Representative Dana Rohrabacher, is being challenged by Republican Michelle Steel, a member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors.

Republican Representative Rodney Davis has a rematch with Democrat Betsy Londrigan, who came within a percentage point of unseating him in 2018.

Republican Representative Don Bacon has a rematch with Democrat Kara Eastman, a progressive endorsed by the Justice Democrats who came within 2 points of unseating Bacon in 2018.

Democratic Representative Tom Malinowski, a former diplomat and human rights activist who flipped the district in 2018, is being challenged by Republican Thomas Kean Jr, whose father was governor of New Jersey.

Republican Representative Lee Zeldin, a lawyer and Trump loyalist, faces a challenge from Democratic chemistry professor Nancy Goroff in this eastern Long Island district that voted for Trump in 2016 but had backed Democratic former President Barack Obama twice before.

Democratic Representative Max Rose, an Afghanistan war veteran who flipped the district in 2018, is in a contentious race with Republican state legislator Nicole Malliotakis.

Democratic Representative Kendra Horn, who flipped the district two years ago when it was considered a Republican bastion, is being challenged by Republican state Senator Stephanie Bice.

Republican Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, a former FBI agent seeking his third term in a district that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in 2016, faces Democratic borough council member Christina Finello.

Republican Representative Scott Perry, a member of the House Freedom Caucus with the most conservative voting record in Pennsylvania, is being challenged by Democratic state auditor Eugene DePasquale.

Representative Joe Cunningham, who stunned Republicans in 2018 when he became the first Democrat to represent the coastal district in nearly four decades, faces Republican state Representative Nancy Mace, the first female graduate of the Citadel military college.

Conservative Republican Representative Chip Roy is being challenged by Wendy Davis, a Democratic former state senator who caught the national spotlight in 2013 by talking for more than 11 hours to temporarily stop an anti-abortion rights bill.

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