# Alarming abuse reports, chained up activists and bitter rematches: The 10 House races that could flip Congress

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alarming-abuse-reports-chained-up-activists-and-bitter-rematches-the-10-house-races-that-could-flip-congress/
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:12:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T16:53:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16247265/house-races-flip-congress-bitter-race.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats need to flip at least three seats to take the House.
- Polling favours Democrats, but Republicans have raised more money.
- Several close races feature scandals, absences or rematches.

## Summary

The article identifies 10 closely contested House races that it says could determine control of Congress in the November midterms. Republicans hold a 218 to 212 majority, with four vacancies, and Democrats need to gain at least three seats; polling has favoured Democrats, while Republicans have raised more money.

The races described feature factors including missed votes, abuse allegations that a candidate denies, and rematches decided narrowly in 2024. In New Jersey’s 7th District, Tom Kean Jr missed more than 140 votes and faces Rebecca Bennett; in Ohio’s 7th, Max Miller faces Brian Poindexter, with Miller trailing by about eight points in recent polling. Pennsylvania’s 10th is a rematch between Scott Perry and Janelle Stelson, who polled level at 48 per cent each, while Virginia’s 2nd features Jen Kiggans against former representative Elaine Luria.

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