There are still lots of Republican House seats Democrats can win in 2020. Here are our top targets
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On Tuesday, we published our initial list of vulnerable House Republicans we’re targeting in 2020 so Democrats can increase our newly won majority. These include super-tight races that weren’t decided until well after Election Day, like the battle in GeorThere are still lots of Republican House seats Democrats can win in 2020. Here are our top targets
On Tuesday, we published our initial list of vulnerable House Republicans we’re targeting in 2020 so Democrats can increase our newly won majority. These include super-tight races that weren’t decided until well after Election Day, like the battle in Georgia’s 7th; districts that were never really a focus this cycle but wound up with unexpectedly close results, like Missouri’s 2nd; and contests that never quite took off but where the fundamentals suggest a real opportunity, like in New York’s 24th. Below, we’ll explain how we settled on each of these 12 races out of a much larger list of potentially competitive GOP-held districts. Georgia's 7th 2018 Result: Rob Woodall (R): 50.1% Carolyn Bourdeaux (D): 49.9% (2016: 51-45 Trump; 2012: 60-38 Romney) After Woodall sleepwalked his way through the campaign, Bourdeaux came just 419 votes short of handing the incumbent the defeat he had so casually dismissed before the election. Not only did this wind up the closest House race in the nation after a recount, this suburban Atlanta district is also one of the most diverse that’s held by a Republican, and Democrat Stacey Abrams carried the 7th in 2018's gubernatorial race. Democrats now have a great opportunity to finish the job in 2020 with the help of presidential-year turnout. Illinois' 13th 2018 Result: Rodney Davis (R): 50.5% Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (D): 49.5% (2016: 50-44 Trump; 2012: 48.9-48.6 Romney) After two disappointing results for Democrats in 2014 and 2016, this district returned to its competitive ways in 2018. This seat includes strongly blue turf like the University of Illinois and the state capital of Springfield, but is balanced out by large swaths of rural central Illinois. If Democratic enthusiasm remains high in 2020, this seat should be winnable. Read more