2018 United States House of Representatives election ratings

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2018, with early voting taking place in some states in the weeks preceding that date. Voters chose representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states. Non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and four of the five inhabited U.S. territories[a] were also elected. These midterm elections took place nearly halfway through the first term of Republican President Donald Trump. The winners will serve in the 116th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. On Election Day, Republicans had held a House majority since January 2011 as a result of the 2010 elections.

2018 United States House of Representatives election ratings

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In the 2018 midterm elections, the Democrats won control of the House and had a net gain of more than 40 seats from their total after the 2016 elections (including one seat gained previously with Conor Lamb's March 2018 special election victory). This was their largest gain of seats since the 1974 elections, when they picked up 49 seats.

Election ratings

Latest published ratings for competitive seats

Several sites and individuals publish ratings of competitive seats. The seats listed below were considered competitive (not "safe" or "solid") by at least one of the rating groups. These ratings are based upon factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan history of the district (the Cook Partisan Voting Index is one example of this metric). Each rating describes the likelihood of a given outcome in the election.

Most election ratings use:

  • Tossup: no advantage
  • Tilt (sometimes used): very slight advantage
  • Lean: significant, but not overwhelming advantage
  • Likely: strong, but not certain advantage
  • Safe or Solid: outcome is nearly certain

The following are the latest published ratings for competitive seats.

DistrictCPVI[1][2]IncumbentPrevious
result[3]
Cook
November 5, 2018[4]
IE
November 5, 2018[5]
Sabato
November 5, 2018[6]
RCP
November 5, 2018[7]
Daily Kos
November 5, 2018[8]
538
November 6, 2018[b][9]
Winner[10]
Alaska at-largeR+9Don Young (R)50.3% RLean RLikely RLean RTossupLean RLean RDon Young (R)
Arizona 1R+2Tom O'Halleran (D)50.7% DLean DLean DLikely DTossupLikely DLikely DTom O'Halleran (D)
Arizona 2R+1Martha McSally (R) (retiring)[c]57.0% RLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Safe D (flip)Ann Kirkpatrick (D)
Arizona 6R+9David Schweikert (R)62.1% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RSafe RLikely RDavid Schweikert (R)
Arizona 8R+13Debbie Lesko (R)52.4% RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RSafe RLikely RDebbie Lesko (R)
Arizona 9D+4Kyrsten Sinema (D) (retiring)[c]60.9% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DSafe DSafe DGreg Stanton (D)
Arkansas 2R+7French Hill (R)58.4% RLikely RLikely RLean RLikely RLikely RLikely RFrench Hill (R)
California 1R+11Doug LaMalfa (R)59.1% RLikely RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RDoug LaMalfa (R)
California 4R+10Tom McClintock (R)62.7% RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RTom McClintock (R)
California 7D+3Ami Bera (D)51.2% DLikely DSafe DLikely DLean DSafe DSafe DAmi Bera (D)
California 10EVENJeff Denham (R)51.7% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLikely D (flip)Josh Harder (D)
California 16D+9Jim Costa (D)58.0% DLikely DSafe DLikely DSafe DSafe DSafe DJim Costa (D)
California 21D+5David Valadao (R)56.7% RLikely RLikely RLean RLikely RLikely RLikely RTJ Cox (D)
California 22R+8Devin Nunes (R)67.6% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RLikely RSafe RDevin Nunes (R)
California 24D+7Salud Carbajal (D)53.4% DSafe DSafe DLikely DLikely DSafe DSafe DSalud Carbajal (D)
California 25EVENSteve Knight (R)53.1% RTossupTossupLean RTossupTossupLean D (flip)Katie Hill (D)
California 39EVENEd Royce (R) (retiring)57.2% RTossupTossupLean RTossupTossupTossupGil Cisneros (D)
California 45R+3Mimi Walters (R)58.6% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Katie Porter (D)
California 48R+4Dana Rohrabacher (R)58.3% RTossupTilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupHarley Rouda (D)
California 49R+1Darrell Issa (R) (retiring)50.3% RLikely D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Safe D (flip)Mike Levin (D)
California 50R+11Duncan D. Hunter (R)63.5% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RDuncan D. Hunter (R)
Colorado 3R+6Scott Tipton (R)54.6% RLikely RSafe RLean RLikely RLikely RLikely RScott Tipton (R)
Colorado 6D+2Mike Coffman (R)50.9% RLean D (flip)Tilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Jason Crow (D)
Florida 6R+7(Vacant)[d]58.6% RLean RLean RLean RLikely RLean RLean RMichael Waltz (R)
Florida 7EVENStephanie Murphy (D)51.5% DLikely DLikely DLikely DLean DLikely DLikely DStephanie Murphy (D)
Florida 13D+2Charlie Crist (D)51.9% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DSafe DSafe DCharlie Crist (D)
Florida 15R+6Dennis A. Ross (R) (retiring)57.5% RTossupTilt RLean RTossupLean RTossupRoss Spano (R)
Florida 16R+7Vern Buchanan (R)59.8% RLean RLikely RLikely RLean RLikely RLikely RVern Buchanan (R)
Florida 18R+5Brian Mast (R)53.6% RLean RLikely RLean RLean RLean RLikely RBrian Mast (R)
Florida 25R+4Mario Díaz-Balart (R)62.4% RLean RSafe RLikely RLikely RLikely RLean RMario Díaz-Balart (R)
Florida 26D+6Carlos Curbelo (R)53.0% RTossupTossupLean RTossupTossupTossupDebbie Mucarsel-Powell (D)
Florida 27D+5Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) (retiring)54.9% RLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Donna Shalala (D)
Georgia 6R+8Karen Handel (R)51.8% RTossupLean RLean RTossupLean RTossupLucy McBath (D)
Georgia 7R+9Rob Woodall (R)60.4% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RRob Woodall (R)
Illinois 6R+2Peter Roskam (R)59.2% RLean D (flip)Tilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupSean Casten (D)
Illinois 12R+5Mike Bost (R)54.3% RLean RTilt RLean RLean RLean RLean RMike Bost (R)
Illinois 13R+3Rodney Davis (R)59.7% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RRodney Davis (R)
Illinois 14R+5Randy Hultgren (R)59.3% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Lauren Underwood (D)
Indiana 2R+11Jackie Walorski (R)59.3% RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RSafe RJackie Walorski (R)
Indiana 9R+13Trey Hollingsworth (R)54.1% RSafe RSafe RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RTrey Hollingsworth (R)
Iowa 1D+1Rod Blum (R)53.7% RLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Safe D (flip)Abby Finkenauer (D)
Iowa 2D+1Dave Loebsack (D)53.7% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DSafe DSafe DDave Loebsack (D)
Iowa 3R+1David Young (R)53.5% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Cindy Axne (D)
Iowa 4R+11Steve King (R)61.2% RLean RLikely RLean RLean RLikely RLikely RSteve King (R)
Kansas 2R+10Lynn Jenkins (R) (retiring)60.9% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Steve Watkins (R)
Kansas 3R+4Kevin Yoder (R)51.3% RLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Sharice Davids (D)
Kentucky 6R+9Andy Barr (R)61.1% RTossupTossupLean RTossupTossupTossupAndy Barr (R)
Maine 2R+2Bruce Poliquin (R)54.8% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Jared Golden (D)
Michigan 1R+9Jack Bergman (R)54.9% RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RJack Bergman (R)
Michigan 2R+9Bill Huizenga (R)62.6% RSafe RSafe RLikely RSafe RSafe RLikely RBill Huizenga (R)
Michigan 3R+6Justin Amash (R)59.5% RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RSafe RSafe RJustin Amash (R)
Michigan 6R+6Fred Upton (R)58.7% RLean RLikely RLean RLean RLean RLikely RFred Upton (R
Michigan 7R+7Tim Walberg (R)55.1% RLikely RLikely RLikely RLean RLikely RTossupTim Walberg (R)
Michigan 8R+4Mike Bishop (R)56.0% RTossupTilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Elissa Slotkin (D)
Michigan 11R+4Dave Trott (R) (retiring)52.9% RLean D (flip)Tilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Haley Stevens (D)
Minnesota 1R+5Tim Walz (D) (retiring)50.3% DTossupTossupLean DTossupTossupTossupJim Hagedorn (R)
Minnesota 2R+2Jason Lewis (R)47.0% RLean D (flip)Tilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLikely D (flip)Angie Craig (D)
Minnesota 3D+1Erik Paulsen (R)56.7% RLean D (flip)Tilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLikely D (flip)Dean Phillips (D)
Minnesota 7R+12Collin Peterson (D)52.5% DLikely DSafe DLikely DTossupLikely DLikely DCollin Peterson (D)
Minnesota 8R+4Rick Nolan (D) (retiring)50.2% DLean R (flip)Lean R (flip)Lean R (flip)Lean R (flip)Lean R (flip)Likely R (flip)Pete Stauber (R)
Missouri 2R+8Ann Wagner (R)58.5% RLean RSafe RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RAnn Wagner (R)
Montana at-largeR+11Greg Gianforte (R)49.9% RLean RLikely RLean RTossupLean RLikely RGreg Gianforte (R)
Nebraska 2R+4Don Bacon (R)48.9% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RTossupDon Bacon (R)
Nevada 3R+2Jacky Rosen (D) (retiring)47.2% DLean DTilt DLean DTossupLean DLikely DSusie Lee (D)
Nevada 4D+3Ruben Kihuen (D) (retiring)48.5% DLean DLean DLikely DTossupLean DLikely DSteven Horsford (D)
New Hampshire 1R+2Carol Shea-Porter (D) (retiring)44.3% DLikely DLean DLikely DTossupLean DLikely DChris Pappas (D)
New Hampshire 2D+2Ann McLane Kuster (D)49.8% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DSafe DSafe DAnn McLane Kuster (D)
New Jersey 2R+1Frank LoBiondo (R) (retiring)59.2% RLikely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Safe D (flip)Likely D (flip)Safe D (flip)Safe D (flip)Jeff Van Drew (D)
New Jersey 3R+2Tom MacArthur (R)59.3% RTossupTilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupAndy Kim (D)
New Jersey 4R+8Chris Smith (R)63.7% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RChris Smith (R)
New Jersey 5R+3Josh Gottheimer (D)51.1% DLikely DSafe DLikely DLikely DLikely DSafe DJosh Gottheimer (D)
New Jersey 7R+3Leonard Lance (R)54.1% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupLikely D (flip)Tom Malinowski (D)
New Jersey 11R+3Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) (retiring)58.0% RLean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Mikie Sherrill (D)
New Mexico 1D+7Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) (retiring)65.1% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DSafe DSafe DDeb Haaland (D)
New Mexico 2R+6Steve Pearce (R) (retiring)62.7% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupXochitl Torres Small (D)
New York 1R+5Lee Zeldin (R)58.2% RLikely RSafe RLean RLean RLikely RLikely RLee Zeldin (R)
New York 2R+3Peter King (R)57.2% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RSafe RLean RPeter King (R)
New York 3D+1Thomas Suozzi (D)52.4% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DSafe DSafe DThomas Suozzi (D)
New York 11R+3Dan Donovan (R)61.5% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RMax Rose (D)
New York 18R+1Sean Patrick Maloney (D)55.6% DSafe DSafe DLikely DLikely DSafe DSafe DSean Patrick Maloney (D)
New York 19R+2John Faso (R)54.0% RTossupTilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Antonio Delgado (D)
New York 21R+4Elise Stefanik (R)61.6% RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RElise Stefanik (R)
New York 22R+6Claudia Tenney (R)46.5% RTossupTilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupAnthony Brindisi (D)
New York 23R+6Tom Reed (R)57.6% RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RTom Reed (R)
New York 24D+3John Katko (R)60.5% RLean RLean RLean RLikely RLean RLikely RJohn Katko (R)
New York 27R+11Chris Collins (R)67.2% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RChris Collins (R)
North Carolina 2R+7George Holding (R)56.7% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RGeorge Holding (R)
North Carolina 6R+9Mark Walker (R)59.2% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RMark Walker (R)
North Carolina 7R+9David Rouzer (R)60.9% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RDavid Rouzer (R)
North Carolina 8R+8Richard Hudson (R)58.8% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RSafe RLikely RRichard Hudson (R)
North Carolina 9R+8Robert Pittenger (R) (lost renomination)58.2% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupElection voided.
North Carolina 13R+6Ted Budd (R)56.1% RTossupTilt RLean RLean RLean RLean RTed Budd (R)
Ohio 1R+5Steve Chabot (R)59.2% RLean RTilt RLean RLean RLean RLikely RSteve Chabot (R)
Ohio 7R+12Bob Gibbs (R)64.0% RSafe RSafe RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RBob Gibbs (R)
Ohio 10R+4Mike Turner (R)64.1% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RMike Turner (R)
Ohio 12R+7Troy Balderson (R)50.1% RTossupTossupLean RLean RLean RLean RTroy Balderson (R)
Ohio 14R+5David Joyce (R)62.6% RLikely RLikely RLean RLikely RLikely RLikely RDavid Joyce (R)
Ohio 15R+7Steve Stivers (R)66.2% RSafe RSafe RLikely RSafe RSafe RSafe RSteve Stivers (R)
Ohio 16R+8Jim Renacci (R) (retiring)[c]65.3% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RAnthony Gonzalez (R)
Oklahoma 5R+10Steve Russell (R)57.1% RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RKendra Horn (D)
Oregon 5EVENKurt Schrader (D)53.6% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLean DSafe DLikely DKurt Schrader (D)
Pennsylvania 1R+1Brian Fitzpatrick (R)TossupTossupLean RTossupTossupTossupBrian Fitzpatrick (R)
Pennsylvania 5D+13(Vacant)[e]Likely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Safe D (flip)Likely D (flip)Safe D (flip)Safe D (flip)Mary Gay Scanlon (D)
Pennsylvania 6D+2Ryan Costello (R) (retiring)Likely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Safe D (flip)Likely D (flip)Safe D (flip)Safe D (flip)Chrissy Houlahan (D)
Pennsylvania 7D+1(Vacant)[f]Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Safe D (flip)Susan Wild (D)
Pennsylvania 8R+1Matt Cartwright (D)Likely DLean DLikely DLikely DLikely DSafe DMatt Cartwright (D)
Pennsylvania 10R+6Scott Perry (R)TossupLean RLean RTossupLean RLean RScott Perry (R)
Pennsylvania 11R+14Lloyd Smucker (R)Safe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RLloyd Smucker (R)
Pennsylvania 14R+14Conor Lamb (D) (running in 17th district)Likely R (flip)Likely R (flip)Safe R (flip)Likely R (flip)Safe R (flip)Safe R (flip)Guy Reschenthaler (R)
Pennsylvania 16R+8Mike Kelly (R)Lean RLikely RLean RTossupLean RLikely RMike Kelly (R)
Pennsylvania 17R+3Keith Rothfus (R)Likely D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Likely D (flip)Safe D (flip)Conor Lamb (D)
South Carolina 1R+10Mark Sanford (R) (lost renomination)58.6% RLean RLikely RLean RLean RLean RLikely RJoe Cunningham (D)
Texas 2R+11Ted Poe (R) (retiring)60.6% RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RDan Crenshaw (R)
Texas 6R+9Joe Barton (R) (retiring)58.3% RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RSafe RLikely RRon Wright (R)
Texas 7R+7John Culberson (R)56.2% RTossupTilt RLean RTossupTossupTossupLizzie Fletcher (D)
Texas 10R+9Michael McCaul (R)57.3% RLikely RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RMichael McCaul (R)
Texas 21R+10Lamar Smith (R) (retiring)57.0% RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RLikely RChip Roy (R)
Texas 22R+10Pete Olson (R)59.5% RLean RSafe RLikely RLikely RSafe RLikely RPete Olson (R)
Texas 23R+1Will Hurd (R)48.3% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RWill Hurd (R)
Texas 24R+9Kenny Marchant (R)56.2% RLikely RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RKenny Marchant (R)
Texas 25R+11Roger Williams (R)58.3% RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RRoger Williams (R)
Texas 31R+10John Carter (R)58.4% RLikely RLikely RLikely RSafe RLikely RLikely RJohn Carter (R)
Texas 32R+5Pete Sessions (R)71.1% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean RColin Allred (D)
Utah 4R+13Mia Love (R)53.8% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Ben McAdams (D)
Virginia 2R+3Scott Taylor (R)61.3% RTossupTilt RLean D (flip)Lean RTossupLean RElaine Luria (D)
Virginia 5R+6Tom Garrett (R) (retiring)58.2% RLean RLikely RLean RTossupLean RTossupDenver Riggleman (R)
Virginia 7R+6Dave Brat (R)57.5% RTossupTossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupTossupAbigail Spanberger (D)
Virginia 10D+1Barbara Comstock (R)52.7% RLean D (flip)Tilt D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Lean D (flip)Likely D (flip)Jennifer Wexton (D)
Washington 3R+4Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)61.8% RLean RLikely RLean RLean RLean RLean RJaime Herrera Beutler (R)
Washington 5R+8Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)59.6% RLean RLikely RLean RLean RLean RLikely RCathy McMorris Rodgers (R)
Washington 8EVENDave Reichert (R) (retiring)60.2% RLean D (flip)TossupLean D (flip)TossupTossupLean D (flip)Kim Schrier (D)
West Virginia 2R+17Alex Mooney (R)58.2% RLikely RSafe RSafe RSafe RSafe RLikely RAlex Mooney (R)
West Virginia 3R+23(Vacant)[g]67.9% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RCarol Miller (R)
Wisconsin 1R+5Paul Ryan (R) (retiring)65.0% RLean RLean RLean RLean RLean RLikely RBryan Steil (R)
Wisconsin 3EVENRon Kind (D)98.9% DSafe DSafe DSafe DLikely DSafe DSafe DRon Kind (D)
Wisconsin 6R+8Glenn Grothman (R)57.2% RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RLikely RSafe RGlenn Grothman (R)
OverallD - 210
R - 194
30 tossups
D - 214
R - 202
19 tossups
D - 228
R - 207
0 tossups
D - 203
R - 194
38 tossups
D - 206
R - 199
30 tossups
D - 220
R - 197
18 tossups
D - 235
R - 199
1 voided

Generic ballot polls

The following is a list of generic party ballot polls conducted in advance of the 2018 House of Representatives elections.

Polling aggregates
Source of poll aggregationDate updatedDates polledDemocraticRepublicanLead
FiveThirtyEightNov 6, 2018Until Nov 5, 201850.7%42.0%+8.7%
RealClearPoliticsNov 6, 2018Oct 13, 2018 - Nov 3, 201849.7%42.4%+7.3%
Average50.2%42.2%+8.0%

Notes

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