Mike Johnson reveals one of his ‘top three’ battleground House races

Published October 6, 2026 6:43pm ET | Updated October 6, 2026 7:03pm ET



BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania — Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) barnstorm through Pennsylvania included a Tuesday stop in what he’s calling a “top three” battleground for the 2026 election cycle.

Johnson spent the day hopping to four districts in the state, including what he said was his seventh trip this cycle in support of Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), a first-term congressman whose 2024 victory was one of the narrowest in the entire country.

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