Huge Number Of House Democrats Not Seeking Re-Election
Posted On December 17, 2021
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Twenty-one House Democrats have announced they will not seek re-election in the midterm contests in 2022.
Midterm Math
To regain the majority in the House, Republicans only need to gain five seats. The races without an incumbent Democrat will now be four times the number Republicans must win to take back the majority. Seventy-five percent of Capitol Hill aides believe Republicans will be successful.
The high number of incumbent Democrats who will not run opens the door for Republicans to win in many districts.
California Rep. Alan Lowenthal is the latest Democrat to announce his retirement.
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- Rebecca Horvath is an editor and writer for NRN. For nearly a decade, Horvath wrote a regular Community Voices column for the Johnson City Press, where she was known to ruffle a few feathers. In 2018, she began writing for the National Federation of Republican Women, interviewing and profiling candidates such as Sen. Martha McSally and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Horvath also contributes to Net3d.home.blog.
