House races in 2026 see big competition with double-digit candidate fields

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Certain House races in 2026 are seeing larger-than-normal fields, with the number of candidates in primary and special elections climbing into the double digits.

The races, from Georgia to Arizona to New York, are drawing massive candidate interest after incumbents in those congressional districts left for a variety of reasons.

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