Five House races shift as general election grows closer

Published September 19, 2024 4:49pm ET



Five competitive House seats are shifting slightly in the final weeks of the 2024 election, with three shifting toward Democrats and two toward Republicans as the GOP works to widen its razor-thin majority in the lower chamber next Congress.

Sabato’s Crystal Ball changed ratings on Thursday for seats held by Reps. Mary Peltola (D-AK), Michelle Steel (R-CA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), and the open race left vacant by Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA). Peltola’s and Lawler’s seats moved further into GOP hands, while Steel’s, Van Orden’s, and Porter’s seats are shifting into Democratic territory.

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