When a pair of House Democrats separately announced their Senate campaigns earlier this year, national Republicans declared that their goal of flipping their House seats had gotten easier.
Republicans have targeted New Hampshire’s Chris Pappas and Minnesota’s Angie Craig since they were both elected in 2018. That year, Craig flipped a seat just south of the Twin Cities, while Pappas kept a historically swingy seat in Democrats’ hands.
Democrats begin with the advantage in both districts, according to Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, which rates the races Leans Democratic. But Republicans view Pappas’ and Craig’s departures as prime opportunities to flip seats that have proved elusive in recent cycles.
