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Most US House races aren’t competitive. What does that mean for how lawmakers govern?

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Most US House races aren’t competitive. What does that mean for how lawmakers govern?
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The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Fewer than 5% of U.S. House races are seen by a top political analysis as truly competitive heading into November’s midterm elections, giving relatively few voters the ability to determine which party controls the chamber for the next two years. 
The other 414 of 435 House districts are viewed by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report with Amy Walter as at least leaning towa

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