Taking Back the House and
Keeping the Senate
Thank you to our State and National Issues Subcommittee for researching and compiling this second edition of "Taking Back the House and Keeping the Senate." This edition did not select any new Senate races to support, but Montana, Nevada, Ohio, and Wisconsin received minor updates. In addition, the Democratic incumbent races in Arizona and Michigan have been put on the “watch list” to be further evaluated during the election cycle. Six Democratic incumbent House races also have been newly targeted (MI-7, NC-1, NM-2, PA-7, PA-8, and WA-3), and three previously targeted races remain (CO-8, OH-1, and OH-13). Four Republican incumbent House races targeted for flipping have been added (CA-13, CA-27, NY-17, and NY-19). The watch list now includes five potentially flippable House races (CA-22, CO-3, NY-4, NY-22, and OR-5) along with a Democratic incumbent race in MI-8.
It’s clear we need to maximize our financial and activist contributions for the 2024 election cycle and to do so efficiently. This document will be revised over time as the November 2024 election approaches and conditions change.
Maintaining a majority in the US Senate will be particularly challenging because many incumbent Democrats (23) and relatively few incumbent Republicans (11) are up for reelection in 2024. Three Democratic senators are up for reelection in GOP strongholds (MT, OH, and WV) and four in battleground states (AZ, MI, PA, and WI). Given the lunacy factor surrounding Trump-submissive House incumbents, taking back the House is a realistic goal if Democrats stay unified, get out the vote, and run solid campaigns.
In races having more than one Democratic candidate entering a primary, more information may be available for one candidate than others, but that should not be interpreted as an endorsement.
The simplest way to contribute is to donate to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). However, those donations will be spread among Democratic candidates, who may win or lose by relatively wide margins. An alternative is to try to help those candidates in close contests in the hope that our targeted assistance will push them "over the top." In addition to identifying those closely contested Senate and House races, information about the candidates' positions on key issues is provided. The intent is to allow the donor to further target assistance to those candidates who share their values. For example, one may prefer to contribute more to progressive than centrist candidates. Please contribute (and/or volunteer) as best you can, as the urgency is high.