Democrats racked up victory after victory on their way to control of the House, flipping a spate of key battlegrounds and significantly over-performing their 2024 presidential margins. The party is pushing hard into Republican turf, winning districts that President Donald Trump won by 10 points or more in 2024.
2026 House Results: Democrats Win Control
NBC News projects Democrats win control.
The NBC News Decision Desk is continuing to project races. Our estimate indicates Democrats will ultimately wind up with a 81-seat majority.
Latest seat count
NBC News has projected overall control of the House of Representatives even as we are continuing to project individual races. Based on our Decision Desk analysis, Democrats are poised to win at least 258 seats. The NBC News Decision Desk's House model uses past and current vote counts to estimate the total number of seats that the Democrats and Republicans will win in the House. The model does not use any polling, including exit polls, in its estimation. Below, find the latest seat count.
House Battlegrounds
All House Races
D Democrats231 seats | R Republicans144 seats | 60Uncalled | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama7 seats | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 5 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Alaska1 seat | 0 seats | 0 seats | 1 uncalled |
| Arizona9 seats | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 1 seat ⬢ | 5 uncalled |
| Arkansas4 seats | 0 seats | 4 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| California52 seats | 39 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 11 uncalled |
| Colorado8 seats | 5 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 seats | 3 uncalled |
| Connecticut5 seats | 5 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 seats | 0 uncalled |
| Delaware1 seat | 1 seat ⬢ | 0 seats | 0 uncalled |
| Florida28 seats | 7 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 16 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 5 uncalled |
| Georgia14 seats | 5 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 9 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Hawaii2 seats | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 0 seats | 0 uncalled |
| Idaho2 seats | 0 seats | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Illinois17 seats | 14 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Indiana9 seats | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 6 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Iowa4 seats | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 1 seat ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Kansas4 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Kentucky6 seats | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 4 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Louisiana6 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 2 uncalled |
| Maine2 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 0 seats | 1 uncalled |
| Maryland8 seats | 7 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 1 seat ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Massachusetts9 seats | 9 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 seats | 0 uncalled |
| Michigan13 seats | 6 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 4 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 3 uncalled |
| Minnesota8 seats | 4 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 1 uncalled |
| Mississippi4 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Missouri8 seats | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 5 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Montana2 seats | 0 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 1 uncalled |
| Nebraska3 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 1 seat ⬢ | 1 uncalled |
| Nevada4 seats | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 seats | 1 uncalled |
| New Hampshire2 seats | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 0 seats | 0 uncalled |
| New Jersey12 seats | 10 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 1 seat ⬢ | 1 uncalled |
| New Mexico3 seats | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 seats | 0 uncalled |
| New York26 seats | 18 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 3 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 5 uncalled |
| North Carolina14 seats | 9 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 3 uncalled |
| North Dakota1 seat | 0 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Ohio15 seats | 7 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 7 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 1 uncalled |
| Oklahoma5 seats | 0 seats | 5 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Oregon6 seats | 5 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 1 seat ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Pennsylvania17 seats | 11 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 6 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Rhode Island2 seats | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 0 seats | 0 uncalled |
| South Carolina7 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 4 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 2 uncalled |
| South Dakota1 seat | 0 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Tennessee9 seats | 0 seats | 7 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 2 uncalled |
| Texas38 seats | 13 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 18 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 7 uncalled |
| Utah4 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 1 uncalled |
| Vermont1 seat | 1 seat ⬢ | 0 seats | 0 uncalled |
| Virginia11 seats | 8 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 1 uncalled |
| Washington10 seats | 8 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 seats | 2 uncalled |
| West Virginia2 seats | 0 seats | 2 seats ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Wisconsin8 seats | 4 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 4 seats ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
| Wyoming1 seat | 0 seats | 1 seat ⬢ | 0 uncalled |
