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.
This year’s election cycle is important because it will determine whether Republicans maintain control of the House for another two years. The House GOP’s majority is already razor-thin as a result of retirements and deaths.
As the next election cycle heats up, here are some of the most crowded congressional races in 2026.
Georgia’s 14th Congressional District
Leading this year’s House races with the most candidates is the special election for the Georgia congressional district once held by former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The vacant seat left after her early resignation has attracted 22 candidates, an unusually high number for a House special election. Seventeen Republicans, three Democrats, one libertarian, and one independent all filed to run for Greene’s seat by the qualification deadline last week.
Among the most notable candidates on the Republican side are Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore and Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Clayton Fuller. Moore is known for his strong conservative activism and his public support of President Donald Trump. Fuller benefits from having already run for the 2020 GOP primary in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, which Greene won.
In the less crowded Democratic field, Shawn Harris is arguably the most prominent contender. He ran against Greene in the 2024 general election and won nearly 36% of the vote, roughly 29 points less than the Republican incumbent.
The victor will likely be a Republican, considering the district is one of the most right-leaning in the state.
The special election date is marked for March 10. All 22 candidates will run on one ballot. If none win over 50% of the vote, the two frontrunners will compete in a runoff election on April 7.
Greene said she will not endorse any candidate to take her place “out of respect to my district.”
After the special election, the seat will be up for grabs again in the 2026 general election. Whoever wins the special election will serve the remainder of Greene’s term.
Texas’s 21st Congressional District
Among Texas‘s most high-profile congressional races this year is the congressional district …
Trust is earned, not demanded.
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.
This year’s election cycle is important because it will determine whether Republicans maintain control of the House for another two years. The House GOP’s majority is already razor-thin as a result of retirements and deaths.
As the next election cycle heats up, here are some of the most crowded congressional races in 2026.
Georgia’s 14th Congressional District
Leading this year’s House races with the most candidates is the special election for the Georgia congressional district once held by former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The vacant seat left after her early resignation has attracted 22 candidates, an unusually high number for a House special election. Seventeen Republicans, three Democrats, one libertarian, and one independent all filed to run for Greene’s seat by the qualification deadline last week.
Among the most notable candidates on the Republican side are Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore and Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Clayton Fuller. Moore is known for his strong conservative activism and his public support of President Donald Trump. Fuller benefits from having already run for the 2020 GOP primary in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, which Greene won.
In the less crowded Democratic field, Shawn Harris is arguably the most prominent contender. He ran against Greene in the 2024 general election and won nearly 36% of the vote, roughly 29 points less than the Republican incumbent.
The victor will likely be a Republican, considering the district is one of the most right-leaning in the state.
The special election date is marked for March 10. All 22 candidates will run on one ballot. If none win over 50% of the vote, the two frontrunners will compete in a runoff election on April 7.
Greene said she will not endorse any candidate to take her place “out of respect to my district.”
After the special election, the seat will be up for grabs again in the 2026 general election. Whoever wins the special election will serve the remainder of Greene’s term.
Texas’s 21st Congressional District
Among Texas‘s most high-profile congressional races this year is the congressional district …
House races in 2026 see big competition with double-digit candidate fields
Trust is earned, not demanded.
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.
This year’s election cycle is important because it will determine whether Republicans maintain control of the House for another two years. The House GOP’s majority is already razor-thin as a result of retirements and deaths.
As the next election cycle heats up, here are some of the most crowded congressional races in 2026.
Georgia’s 14th Congressional District
Leading this year’s House races with the most candidates is the special election for the Georgia congressional district once held by former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
The vacant seat left after her early resignation has attracted 22 candidates, an unusually high number for a House special election. Seventeen Republicans, three Democrats, one libertarian, and one independent all filed to run for Greene’s seat by the qualification deadline last week.
Among the most notable candidates on the Republican side are Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore and Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Clayton Fuller. Moore is known for his strong conservative activism and his public support of President Donald Trump. Fuller benefits from having already run for the 2020 GOP primary in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, which Greene won.
In the less crowded Democratic field, Shawn Harris is arguably the most prominent contender. He ran against Greene in the 2024 general election and won nearly 36% of the vote, roughly 29 points less than the Republican incumbent.
The victor will likely be a Republican, considering the district is one of the most right-leaning in the state.
The special election date is marked for March 10. All 22 candidates will run on one ballot. If none win over 50% of the vote, the two frontrunners will compete in a runoff election on April 7.
Greene said she will not endorse any candidate to take her place “out of respect to my district.”
After the special election, the seat will be up for grabs again in the 2026 general election. Whoever wins the special election will serve the remainder of Greene’s term.
Texas’s 21st Congressional District
Among Texas‘s most high-profile congressional races this year is the congressional district …
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