At least 30 House Republicans lost during the 2026 midterm elections as the GOP suffered an electoral rout that will result in Democrats wielding the majorities in both chambers of Congress next year.
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Democrats → lose → Congress
Because the results of multiple House contests remain unclear as of Monday, the tally of House GOP lawmakers who failed to secure another term could rise even higher.
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who → remain → term
Based on the results so far, here is the list of House Republicans who lost in the midterms:
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who → base → midterms
Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., who has served in the House since early 2023, lost to Democratic rival JoAnna Mendoza in the Grand Canyon State's 6th Congressional District.
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who → serve → District
Rep. James Gallagher, R-Calif., who took office earlier this year, lost the election in the Golden State's 1st Congressional District to Democratic candidate Mike McGuire, a member of the California state Senate.
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who → take → Senate
Gallagher won election in June to fill the vacancy that arose due to the death of Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California, who passed away in early January.
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who → win → January
Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif. lost the race in California's 22nd Congressional District to Democratic challenger Randy Villegas.
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Valadao → lose → Villegas
Valadao previously served in the House for three terms, but departed office in early 2019 after losing a 2018 re-election bid.
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Valadao → serve → bid
He later won an election in 2020 and returned to the House in early 2021.
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He → win → 2021
Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., who just joined Congress last year, failed to clinch a second term, losing the contest in Colorado's 5th Congressional District to Democratic challenger Jessica Killin.
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who → join → Killin
Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., who took office last year, failed to win reelection, losing the race in Colorado's 8th Congressional District to Democratic challenger Manny Rutinel, a former member of the state's House of Representatives.
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who → take → Representatives
In Iowa's 1st Congressional District, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, who joined Congress in early 2021, lost to Democratic candidate Christina Bohannan, a former Iowa state House member.
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who → join → Bohannan
Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, who is currently serving his second term in Congress, lost his reelection bid to Democratic Iowa State Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott in Iowa's 3rd Congressional District.
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who → serve → District
In Indiana's 5th Congressional District, Rep. Victoria Spartz lost to Democratic candidate J.D. Ford, who was a state senator until departing office last week.
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who → lose → office
The congresswoman, who is an immigrant from Ukraine, has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since early 2021.
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who → serve → 2021
Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., who has served in the U.S. legislature's lower chamber since early 2011, lost to Democratic state Sen. Sean McCann in Michigan's 4th Congressional District.
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who → serve → District
Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., who took office last year, fell short in Michigan's 7th Congressional District, losing his reelection bid to Democratic opponent William Lawrence.
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who → take → Lawrence
In Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., who has served since early 2013, lost to Democratic candidate Fred Wellman.
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who → serve → Wellman
Rep. Addison McDowell, R-N.C., who joined Congress last year, failed to secure a second term in office.
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who → join → office
He lost to Democratic challenger Cyril Jefferson in North Carolina's 6th Congressional District.
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He → lose → District
Rep. Richard Hudson
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) chair, Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., who has served in the House since early 2013, lost the election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District to Democratic challenger Richard N. Ojeda II, a former West Virginia state senator.
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who → serve → II
Rep. Brad Knott, R-N.C., a first-term congressman, lost his re-election bid in North Carolina's 13th Congressional District to Democratic candidate Paul Barringer.
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Knott → lose → Barringer
In North Carolina's 14th Congressional District, Rep. Tim Moore, R-N.C., who took office early last year, lost to Democratic rival LaKesha Womack.
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who → take → Womack
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., lost to Democratic challenger Zack Mullock, the mayor of Cape May, New Jersey, in the Garden State's 2nd Congressional District.
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Drew → lose → District
The congressman, who took office in 2019 as a Democrat, switched to Republican during his first term and has remained a Republican since.
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who → take → term
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-N.J., who has served in the House since early 2023, lost his reelection bid to Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
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who → serve → District
In the Empire State's 17th Congressional District, second-term Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., lost to Democratic candidate Cait Conley.
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Lawler → lose → Conley
Conley previously served in roles including director for counterterrorism on the White House National Security Council and as senior advisor to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director.
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Conley → serve → CISA
Second-term Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, lost to Democratic candidate Brian Poindexter, a former Brook Park city council member, in the Buckeye State's 7th Congressional District.
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Miller → lose → District
Veteran lawmaker Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, lost to Democratic challenger Kristina Knickerbocker in Ohio's 10th Congressional District.
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Turner → lose → District
Turner has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since early 2003.
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Turner → serve → 2003
Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, who took office in early November 2021, lost the contest in Ohio's 15th Congressional District to Democratic candidate Don Leonard.
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who → take → Leonard
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., who has served in the House since early 2017, lost to Democratic challenger Bob Harvie, a member of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District.
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who → serve → District
First-term Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., lost his reelection bid in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District to Democratic challenger Bob Brooks.
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Mackenzie → lose → Brooks
Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr., R-Pa., a first-term lawmaker who took office in early 2025, lost his race in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District to Democratic opponent Paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton.
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who → take → Scranton
Rep. Scott Perry, a former chair of the House Freedom Caucus, lost the race in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District to Democratic challenger Janelle Stelson.
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Perry → lose → Stelson
The congressman has served in the House since early 2013.
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congressman → serve → .
Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas, who has served in Congress since early 2023, lost her reelection bid in Texas's 15th Congressional District to Democratic challenger Bobby Pulido.
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who → serve → Pulido
Long-serving Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., who has been a House lawmaker since late 2007, lost his reelection bid in Virginia's 1st Congressional District to Democratic rival Shannon Taylor, Henrico County's Commonwealth's Attorney.
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who → serve → Taylor
Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., lost her re-election bid to former Rep. Elaine Luria in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District.
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Kiggans → lose → District
…and 4 more, not listed.
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