These are the House races to watch in the 2026 midterm election on Nov. 3

An NPR analysis finds 70 House districts where Democrats and Republicans are each investing more than six figures in advertising during the final few days of the election, including in deep red areas.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8352x5568+0+0/resize/8352x5568!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2F78%2Fe418738d4395aa2050f1e72a9f8a%2Fgettyimages-2299623593.jpg' alt='A worker holds I Voted Today stickers during early voting on October 14, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa.'/><p>An NPR analysis finds 70 House districts where Democrats and Republicans are each investing more than six figures in advertising during the final few days of the election, including in deep red areas.</p><p>(Image credit: Charlie Neibergall)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6020921' />