Sabato's Crystal Ball moves 16 House races toward Democrats
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
1 outlet (The Hill) is covering this story.
- The Hill reports: “Nonpartisan election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball is shifting more than a dozen House races toward Democrats in the final week of the campaign, another sign of a worsening political environment…”
Read the full coverage
Top political stories right now
Updated Oct 27, 2026, 8:07 PM ET
- Grand jury declines to indict former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson, star witness of Jan. 6 committee 6 outlets
- JD Vance steps up extreme attacks on Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed 5 outlets
- Live updates: Trump holds second Texas rally in one day; Talarico plans dueling event 4 outlets
- New charges tossed against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe 4 outlets
- Israeli exit polls: Netanyahu, Eisenkot blocs running close, both shy of majority 3 outlets
Related coverage
- In Arkansas, Democrats see an opening at the edge of the competitive midterms map 1 outlet
- Why a blue wave might miss Minnesota's Senate race 1 outlet
- Billy Crystal: Trump's Kennedy Center moves 'so selfish and so petty' 1 outlet
- Democrats put economy and affordability at center of final campaign push 1 outlet
- DCCC pushes for ads targeting GOP on AI, data centers in dozens of key House races 1 outlet
More top stories from Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- Trump DOJ illegally fired ex-FBI director's daughter, Maurene Comey, as a federal prosecutor, judge rules 8 outlets
- Grand jury declines to indict former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson, star witness of Jan. 6 committee 6 outlets
- Live updates: Trump holds second Texas rally in one day; Talarico plans dueling event 5 outlets
- New charges tossed against ex-FBI officials in Hunter Biden probe 4 outlets
- CDC’s deputy director to depart after four months in the role 4 outlets
All political stories from Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Today’s top stories