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The House seems as if it could go either way this year. The nine races laid out in this article could very well decide the House’s majority. Let’s lift them up in prayer.

From The Hill. The battlefield for the House majority is starting to come into focus as more states hold primaries ahead of November. ā€¦

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Here are nine House races that will help determine who controls the majority in the lower chamber this fall:

Californiaā€™s 13th Congressional District

In Californiaā€™s 13th District, Republican Rep.Ā John DuarteĀ and Democrat Adam Gray are advancing to a rematch.

Duarte finished roughly 9 points ahead in this yearā€™s primary ā€” butĀ he won the midterms by just a couple hundred votes. ā€¦

Californiaā€™s 22nd Congressional DistrictĀ 

In Californiaā€™s 22nd Congressional District, DemocratĀ Rudy SalasĀ advanced to the general election with Republican Rep.Ā David Valadao, setting up a rematch after they went toe-to-toe in a close midterm race. ā€¦

In the midterms, Valadao beat Salas by just 3 points. ā€¦

 

Californiaā€™s 47th Congressional District

In Orange County, Democrat Rep.Ā Katie PorterĀ left her House seat to lodge an unsuccessful bid for the stateā€™s rare open Senate seat. ā€¦

Democratic state Sen. Dave Min will go up against Republican Scott Baugh as the GOP tries to flip the seat previously held by the progressive lawmaker. ā€¦

Michiganā€™s 7th Congressional DistrictĀ 

Rep. ElissaĀ Slotkinā€™sĀ (D-Mich.) decision to seek retiring Sen.Ā Debbie Stabenowā€™sĀ (D) seat leaves her spot in the House up for grabs.

RepublicanĀ Tom Barrett,Ā who lost to Slotkin by around 5 points back in 2022, is running again for the seat, while the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has backed former Democratic stateĀ Sen. Curtis Hertel. ā€¦

ā€œThe path to growing the Republican majority runs through seats likeĀ Elissa Slotkinā€™s,ā€ said theĀ GOPā€™s House campaign arm.

New Yorkā€™s 4th Congressional District

Rep. Anthony Dā€™Esposito (R-N.Y.) is running in one of the most unpredictable toss-up races in the country this year. ā€¦

He pulled off a win against Democrat Laura Gillen by more than 3 points, despite Biden carrying the district by almost 15. ā€¦

Gillen is running again and could be poised for a rematch with Dā€™Esposito. With Biden likely to easily carry New York in November, Dā€™Esposito will have to rely on a relatively high amount of split-ticket voters as he did two years ago to win a second term.

New Yorkā€™s 17th Congressional District

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) won a major surprise victory in 2022 when he defeated Rep.Ā Sean Patrick Maloney, the then-chair of House Democratsā€™ campaign arm, by just over half a percentage point. ā€¦

He seems likely to face former Rep.Ā Mondaire JonesĀ (D-N.Y.), who previously represented the district but lost a primary in a different district after the maps were redrawn. ā€¦

New Yorkā€™s 22nd Congressional District

Of all the potentially vulnerable New York House Republicans this fall, Rep.Ā Brandon WilliamsĀ (R-N.Y.) may have the most significant uphill battle.

He won election to his House seat by a point and a half in a district Biden carried by 7 points, but his reelection bid just became a bit more difficult thanks to the updated map. ā€¦

Ohioā€™s 9th Congressional District

Rep.Ā Marcy KapturĀ (D-Ohio) has represented her stateā€™s 9th Congressional District for four decades and had a reliable Democratic-leaning constituency throughout much of her career. But Ohioā€™s redistricting process after 2020 made her district a battleground. ā€¦

Winning the district would be a boost to Republicans looking to pad their majority and give themselves some breathing room with other tough battlegrounds in bluer states.

Oregonā€™s 5th Congressional DistrictĀ 

Also on the West Coast, Democrats are looking to take back a seat that flipped into Republican hands for the first time in decades when Republican Rep.Ā Lori Chavez-DeRemerĀ won Oregonā€™s 5th Congressional District in the midterms.

Chavez-DeRemerĀ won by 2 points against Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner last cycle, becoming the first Republican woman to represent Oregon in Congress. ā€¦

Democratsā€™ House campaign arm has put its backing behind Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum. ā€¦

It’s important that we cover these close races in prayer. Share this article to provide believers with important intercessory intelligence!

(Excerpt from The Hill. Photo Credit: Harold Mendoza on Unsplash)

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Daniel S. Moak
March 27, 2024

I am very glad that you are publishing this list of candidates that we need to support and pray for.

Iā€™m looking forward to seeing even more candidates on this list in the future.

Iā€™m collecting this list and plan to distribute it to my friends.

NanJohnson
March 12, 2024

Father God, please guide these critical elections with your Holy power, wisdom, and love. We ask that the candidates who win will have solid and traditional American values as do the majority of our citizens. We ask that those who are elected have Judeo-Christian values. We ask that the winners of these elections believe in and will adhere to the values of our Declaration, our Constitution, and Bill of Rights. We ask that these people will follow the laws of the land. We also pray for beliefs that are proved and researched and show common sense and practicality in the people that are elected. Oh dearest God, we pray for this difficult situation to be submitted in our prayers to You and Your will be done completely in these elections. Amen.

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Jessica S. Tooma
March 12, 2024

These are for races in November, correct?
More Special elections are coming BEFORE November.

4 from what I saw in this article.
Rep Ken Buck (R-CO) leaving at the end of next week as per the article.
Rep Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
Rep Brian Higgens (D-NY)
Rep Bill Johnson (R-OH)
I onow that this is from a leftist leaning news outlet but I have not seen anything here about this.
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/12/ken-buck-resigns-house-gop-majority

Darlene Estlow
March 12, 2024

So many races, Father. So many seats to be filled by those who love our country and our Constitution. I ask that you would be in each of these elections. I ask that people would vote YOUR values. Continue to give us repentance so you will heal our land. We praise your name.

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Linda Fulmer
March 12, 2024

Very important Texas Dist 12 race for Kay Grangerā€™s seat. RINO Craig Goldman against John Oā€™Shea Patriot and America first candidate. Establishment is behind Goldman but grassroots behind oā€™Shea. Please pray for John!

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Kim
March 12, 2024

Father we pray for honest elections and for your will to be done.
In Jesus name.

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BJP
March 12, 2024

Dear Heavenly Father I pray your will over these and all elections. Please guide your followers in voting according to your word and standards. Promote and prosper those candidates who know you and have a relationship with you and strengthen them to stand on and for your word in making decisions that affect us. In Jesus Mighty Name we pray.

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