Democrats Have Expanded Their House Battleground for the Midterms

Their list includes races in districts that were redrawn in the mid-cycle redistricting push.

Rep. Suzan DelBene

Rep. Suzan DelBene, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said the party is confident about the midterms. Tom Williams/AP

Democrats are projecting confidence in races for two House seats in North Carolina, despite the Republicans’ gerrymandering effort to make its congressional districts more conservative.

House Democrats’ campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, added North Carolina’s third and 11th districts to its “Districts in Play” list Tuesday.

The DCCC also expanded its battleground races to include California Rep. Darrell Issa’s district, Florida Rep. Laurel Lee’s, and two open seats, Maine’s second district and Texas’s 35th district.