Six red states’ US House delegations lose their numbers

Several red states with majority Republican House delegations have either lost or come close to losing their hold on the states, as Democrats’ “bluenami” wiped out GOP-controlled seats across the country.Republican representatives in states including Iowa, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan have lost ground to Democrats, with Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania’s congressional delegations flipping to Democratic control.Here’s which states lost or are likely to lose Republican advantages or significant GOP seats after the 2026 midterm elections. Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Michigan: Democratic flips Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Michigan’s U.S. House delegations flipped from red to blue on Tuesday, with key districts switching from incumbent Republican control to Democratic control.Iowa’s delegation went from an all-GOP, 4-0 split to a majority Democratic, 3-1 split on Tuesday. Incumbent Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Zach Nunn (R-IA) each lost their “lean Democratic” seats in the state’s first and third congressional districts to Democrats Christina Bohannan and Sarah Trone Garriott, respectively. Democrat Lindsay James also defeated Republican Joe Mitchell in Iowa’s open, toss-up 2nd District, which is currently held by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA).Republican Chris McGowan staved off Democrat Dave Dawson in the state’s deep-red 4th Congressional District, currently held by Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA), to keep one House seat for Republicans. The blue wave in the Hawkeye State extended statewide, with Democrat Josh Turek defeating Hinson in the Senate race and Democrat Rob Sand defeating Republican Zach Lahn in the governor race. In Pennsylvania, Republicans went from a 10-7 majority in the state’s U.S. House delegation to losing four districts to Democrats, who now have an 11-6 majority in the state’s delegation. The key losses for Republicans came in the state’s 1st, 7th, 8th, and 10th districts, all of which flipped from red to blue.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R-PA), and Scott Perry (R-PA) each lost to Democrats Bob Harvie, Bob Brooks, Paige Cognetti, and Janelle Stelson, respectively. Gov. Josh Shapiro (R-PA), who defeated GOP challenger Stacy Garrity by over 20 percentage points, campaigned hard downballot, helping flip the state’s House seats. Michigan also flipped from a majority-red to a majority-blue congressional delegation after Election Day, with the toss-up 7th District being the final blow to Republicans. Democrats flipped the state’s congressional delegation from a GOP-controlled 7-6 ratio to a Democratic-controlled 9-4 ratio.The key seats in Michigan that flipped were Rep. Bill Huizenga’s (R-MI) 4th Congressional District to Democrat Sean McCann; Rep. Tom Barrett’s (R-MI) 7th Congressional District to Democrat William Lawrence; and the 10th Congressional District, where Democrat Christina Hines defeated Republican Michael Bouchard. The state’s 10th District was held by Rep. John James (R-MI), who ran for governor and lost to Democrat Jocelyn Benson. Wisconsin: From GOP majority to even split In Wisconsin, Republicans gave up their 6-2 advantage over Democrats for a 4-4 tie.Incumbent Reps. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) lost their reelection bids in Wisconsin’s 1st and 3rd districts to Democrats Mitchell Berman and Rebecca Cooke, respectively. Berman and Cooke followed Democratic Gov.-elect David Crowley, the statewide winner, who became the first black man to win Wisconsin’s gubernatorial election. Colorado: From purple to blue With Democrat Manny Rutinel defeating incumbent Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO), Colorado will flip from an evenly split 4-4 congressional delegation to a blue U.S. House delegation, with at least five Democratic House members.The races in Colorado’s currently Republican 3rd, 4th, and 5th districts are still too early to call, according to the Associated Press. Incumbent Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) was leading Democratic challenger Dwayne L. Romero with 80.4% of the vote in around 2 p.m., while incumbent Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Reps. Jeff Crank (R-CO) were each 1.42 and 6.28 percentage points behind their Democratic challengers at the same time on Wednesday afternoon.2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: DEMOCRATS REGAIN CONTROL OF CONGRESS IN HISTORIC BLUE WAVEOhio: grim forecast for GOP majority Ohio’s congressional races are currently split, with seven won by Democrats and seven by Republicans. The final race to determine which party controls the state’s congressional delegation lies in Ohio’s 10th District, where Democrat Kristina Knickerbocker is leading incumbent Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) by 1.63 percentage points, with 97.8% of the vote in, according to the Associated Press.In the current Congress, Ohio has 10 republican congressmen and five Democratic congressmen. Incumbent Reps. Max Miller (R-OH) and Mike Carey (R-OH) each lost their races.