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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 01:14 AM Aug 2021

Democrats guide to retaining the majority in the US House of Representative in 2022.

222 US House seats Democrats won in 2020.
Democrats will lose-
AZ-2(OPEN Kirkpatrick-D)221
FL-13(OPEN Crist-D)220
IL-14 or IL-17(Underwood-D or OPEN Bustos-D)219/seat gets eliminated.
MI-8 or MI-11(Slotkin-D or Stevens-D)218/seat gets eliminated.
OH-13(OPEN Ryan-D)217/seat gets eliminated
PA-17(OPEN Lamb-D)216/seat gets eliminated
WI-3(OPEN Kind-D)215
Republicans will win the newly created CD in
MT-1 or 2
TX-37 or 38
Republicans will lose
a CA seat.
a IL seat.(Kinzinger-D)
a NY seat
a WV seat.
Democrats need to win
CA-21/216
CA-25/217
CA-39/218
CA-48/219
CO-8/220
FL-28/221
NC-14/222
OR-6/223
TX-37 or TX-38/224











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Democrats guide to retaining the majority in the US House of Representative in 2022. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Aug 2021 OP
I will be surprised if underwood or the open 17th seat is eliminated. I think it will be more than PortTack Aug 2021 #1
The US House District in IL that gets eliminated is either IL-13(Davis-R)or IL-16(Kinzinger-R). nkpolitics1212 Aug 2021 #2

PortTack

(32,757 posts)
1. I will be surprised if underwood or the open 17th seat is eliminated. I think it will be more than
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 03:34 AM
Aug 2021

One R that falls. The Dems have already said they will draw the maps fairly but to suit the Dems. The gqp had a chance to weigh in and did nothing but complain, so they have lost out.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
2. The US House District in IL that gets eliminated is either IL-13(Davis-R)or IL-16(Kinzinger-R).
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 04:30 AM
Aug 2021

If Democrats want to protect IL-14(Underwood-D) and IL-17(OPEN-Bustos-D). IL-13(Davis-R) gets eliminated.

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