# US House races 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 23, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336 "2025-09-23T16:38:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/121 "2026-08-08T20:42:02Z")
I wouldn’t have believed it, but there’s a real chance the 6th Congressional District in Kentucky (where I live) may flip to Democratic in November. The incumbent turd, Republican Andy Barr, is running for McConnell’s Senate seat. In the race to replace him in the House, Republican Ralph Alvarado and Democrat Zach Dembo are in a dead heat in new polls (one has them each with 47% support). Alvarado, a physician, is reportedly being hurt by Trump’s declining popularity and by his being a former running mate of ex-Governor Bevin, who’s been enmeshed in scandal. \*Alvarado if elected would continue a G.O.P. tradition of doctor politicos betraying their profession. He is against mandatory vaccination, and at a rally answered a question about vaccines supposedly killing a lot of people by saying it was a matter of “debate”. 🤪 🤡 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/122 "2026-08-08T20:51:23Z")
> [@Ancient\_Nerd](#): > > If this were to ever happen, I would look for pigs with wings and shivering bats. > Imagine the splash if Hernandez were to make a public statement that the claims are highly misleading and were made without her consent. This happens all the time. In fact to keep things apart, a SuperPAC is prohibited from consulting with a candidate’s official campaign regarding ad content, or strategy. They not only do NOT ask permission, they can _not_ ask permission. This is what PACs and SuperPacs do, and have been doing. Nearly every major campaign uses PACs > [@Jackmannii](#): > > I wouldn’t have believed it, but there’s a real chance the 6th Congressional District in Kentucky (where I live) may flip to Democratic in November. Good news! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/123 "2026-08-08T20:53:48Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I totally agree. But to me it looks like Hernandez has nothing to do with them, they are from a PAC. …You actually believe that candidates have nothing to do with the PACs that support them? > [@DrDeth](#): > > They not on do NOT ask permission, they can _not_ ask permission. This is what PACs and SuperPacs do, and have been doing. Nearly every major campaign uses PACs Huh, maybe you do actually believe that. Here’s a hint: “Prohibited by law” is not the same thing as “can’t”. > [@Jackmannii](#): > > \*Alvarado if elected would continue a G.O.P. tradition of doctor politicos betraying their profession. He is against mandatory vaccination, and at a rally answered a question about vaccines supposedly killing a lot of people by saying it was a matter of “debate”. 🤪 🤡 Can stupidity like that endanger his medical license? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/124 "2026-08-08T20:56:02Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Here’s a hint: “Prohibited by law” is not the same thing as “can’t”. That is true. But it is the Law, and she is a rather new Dem Politician. > **[Super PACs Can’t Coordinate with Candidates — Here’s What Happened When One Did](https://campaignlegal.org/update/super-pacs-cant-coordinate-candidates-heres-what-happened-when-one-did)** > > Federal law prohibits super PACs from coordinating with candidates and their campaigns. These measures are crucial to ensuring that voters are informed about who candidates are beholden to, and to prevent wealthy special interests from commandeering... > Federal law also prohibits super PACs — organizations that are allowed to raise unlimited amounts of money from corporations and individuals — from donating to candidates and their campaigns or coordinating with them. These measures are crucial to ensuring that voters are informed about who candidates are beholden to, and to prevent a small group of wealthy special interests from commandeering elections. > **[Working Together for an Independent Expenditure: Candidate Assistance with...](https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-128/working-together-for-an-independent-expenditure/)** > > Suppose a candidate for Congress attends a fundraising event held by a Super PAC set up specifically to support (and which in practice only... ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/125 "2026-08-08T21:05:39Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > These measures are crucial to ensuring that voters are informed about who candidates are beholden to, and to prevent a small group of wealthy special interests from commandeering elections. Hah, that’s another good one! ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/126 "2026-08-08T22:32:25Z")
I’m also in this district. In a case like this, I go with the endorsement of the California Teachers Association (there are a lot of teachers in my family), and they endorse Wahab. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/127 "2026-08-08T22:37:06Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > I’m also in this district. In a case like this, I go with the endorsement of the California Teachers Association (there are a lot of teachers in my family), and they endorse Wahab. Never a bad choice. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/128 "2026-08-08T22:47:26Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Can stupidity like that endanger his medical license? Very unlikely. It seems as if license revocation generally depends on more than just spreading or enabling antivaccine nonsense. Docs have lost licenses over granting improper vaccine exemptions, notably in California, though one doc who allegedly made $180,000 from selling them still has her license. > **[20 Years of Impact: The Vaccine Exemption Doctor](https://voiceofsandiego.org/2025/12/26/20-years-of-impact-the-vaccine-exemption-doctor/)** > > Voice of San Diego exposed a doctor who had written a third of all vaccine exemptions in San Diego Unified. It led to a new state law and much wider fallout. A notoriously antivax pediatrician, Paul Thomas lost his license for reasons including gross negligence in the practice of medicine. Others, including well-known antivaxers like Drs. Pierre Kory and Peter McCullough have had their specialty board certifications revoked. Kory has claimed you can get sick through “shedding” by having sex with a Covid-vaccinated person. \*Alvarado, who’s running for Congress in KY’s 6th District, has an unspecified “prior action” listed online by the KY medical board, and supposedly was investigated in connection with a situation regarding Medicare payments. > **[The Case Against Ralph Alvarado - DCCC](https://dccc.org/the-case-against-ralph-alvarado/)** > > The Case Against Ralph Alvarado ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/129 "2026-08-09T01:49:49Z")
Only the best people. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/130 "2026-08-09T04:48:19Z")
New poll has Poindexter up by 14 points over Max MIller in OH-07. Not sure who co/efficient (the pollster) is; can’t recall ever hearing of them before. [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6015633-poindexter-leads-max-miller-poll/](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6015633-poindexter-leads-max-miller-poll/) ETA: if Miller is going to drop out, he has only 2 days or the Republicans are stuck with him as candidate. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/131 "2026-08-10T19:02:24Z")
CNN’s update: > **[Rep. Max Miller, accused of abuse, will remain in reelection race as...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/09/politics/max-miller-reelection-race)** > > Rep. Max Miller will remain in his race for reelection, despite abuse allegations that have rocked his campaign and prompted growing calls from fellow Republicans for him to drop out. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/132 "2026-08-11T04:36:29Z")
And the reports say he will continue to have the support of the state party. > Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters, in an interview on NewsNation on Sunday, indicated Miller would continue to receive the backing of the national party. > > “We’re going to support our nominees,” Gruters said. Of course they will! Why wouldn’t they? A white man accused by a woman with a questionable last name like Moreno? Clearly she’s a liar and he’s innocent! /s ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/133 "2026-08-12T02:58:04Z")
In my western Wisconsin district, Rebecca Cooke beat Emily Berge for the Dem to face Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden. Despite being endorsed by Bernie Sanders, Cooke is seen as the more moderate, establishment choice. Meanwhile, in the governor race, Hong (more leftist, though not quite as much as some have portrayed her) is neck-and-neck with the more establishment/moderate choice, Crowley. We might not know the result for several hours. Hong might pull out a victory because of absentee ballots still to be counted, many of those ballots filled out weeks ago, when the field of candidates was more crowded. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/134 "2026-08-12T12:46:55Z")
Chuck Edwards’ replacement in the NC-11 race has been chosen. > **[State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on NC-11 ballot](https://www.bpr.org/politics-government/2026-08-10/state-rep-jennifer-balkcom-to-replace-rep-chuck-edwards-on-nc-11-ballot)** > > Edwards dropped his reelection bid last week after a House Ethics Committee report detailed his alleged sexual harassment of two female staffers. ---
**Author:** ![Ancient\_Nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/135 "2026-08-21T00:15:01Z")
Wahab’s lead over Hernandez took a big jump with the late mail-in ballots. At 10:00 PM Tuesday night, Wahab was leading by 2%. It’s now up to 6. > **[Other Links - California Special Election Results](https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/special/us-rep/district/14#other-links)** > > Results will be certified by September 25, 2026. | California Special Election Results, August 18, 2026. Those attack mailers for Hernandez made a difference but not enough. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/136 "2026-08-21T00:51:06Z")
> [@Ancient\_Nerd](#): > > Those attack mailers for Hernandez made a difference but not enough. AIUI, the mailers and other late campaigning was due to AIPAC putting in some big money in favor of Hernandez. Will the results being certified in a month mean Wahab won’t be seated in Congress until then? ---
**Author:** ![Ancient\_Nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/137 "2026-08-21T03:49:47Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Will the results being certified in a month mean Wahab won’t be seated in Congress until then? Your guess is as good as mine. That Sept 25 looks like the deadline if the race comes down to a one vote difference and there are three dubious provisional ballots. Once the outcome is a logical certainty it seems sort of silly to wait. Ballots still have until next Tuesday to arrive in the mail. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/138 "2026-09-02T21:35:46Z")
I think this headline is accurate: [The Most Absurd General Election Candidate in America.](https://substack.com/home/post/p-213544036) Te Brown, who is under Federal indictment for wire fraud, ran in and lost the Democratic primary in the 11th District of Illinois earlier this year. She subsequently moved to Florida and was “elected” by virtue of being the only candidate to the ballot to be the Democratic candidate in the 24th District of Florida. When contacted by a reporter, she denied being the same person as the Illinois candidate/defendant, and when confronted with evidence to the contrary, asked the reporter if he was a cop and then hung up. Oh, wait, did I say she was a _Democrat_? LOL, of course not! Surely you didn’t fall for that? 😜 She’s a Black woman who decided to go full MAGA and declared herself a victim of the woke mob right after she got indicted, obviously in an attempt to fool the dotard-in-chief into pardoning her. That part makes sense, but I don’t understand the part of the plan where you then pretend to not in fact be the person under indictment. Well, obviously she has about as much chance of winning as you’d expect in a district where no real Republican even bothered to file, or probably even less than that. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/139 "2026-09-04T00:34:38Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > [Missouri](https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5537977/redistricting-midterms-trump-missouri)Republicans redrew their map to squeeze Democrats Or Not! > **[Missouri Supreme Court puts referendum to overturn new congressional map on...](https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-09-03/missouri-supreme-court-redistricting-referendum-congress-november-election)** > > The state Supreme Court ruled that the Missouri voters will decide the fate of a plan aimed at ousting Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336/140 "2026-09-24T21:28:18Z")
Also posted in the 2028 presidential campaign thread: > **[Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear pushes to flip a Republican-friendly House seat in...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/politics/andy-beshear-helping-zach-dembo-flip-republican-seat)** > > As the midterms near, potential 2028 presidential candidates are looking to prove their appeal in a range of House districts across the country. For Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, it’s all about his state’s 6th Congressional District. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-house-races-2026/1023336.md?page=8)