This resource is a followup to my Senate Tossup Guide.
Basics
The U.S. House of Representatives consists of 238 Republicans, 197 Democrats, and 6 vacant seats. The House, among other things, has the power to initiate bills and impeach an official.
I’ve listed women of color first, followed by white women, and just to be detail complete, included a less detailed list of male democrats in tossup districts at the very end. If you’re interested in supporting more women of color in states marked safe for Democrats or in non-Congressional races, I recommend resources such as Black Women in Politics.
How You Can Help
Financial donations, campaign volunteering, and social media support are your main options.
I recommend choosing one or two that appeal to you. Donate $5 or more at their website, volunteer to make some phone calls, or remind your friends in those states to vote for them. Every little bit helps. Your voice is important.
Candidates
Terminology primer.
Example: KS-03 Yoder | Tossup (R)
KS (Kansas) // 03 (District 3) // Yoder (The current holder of the seat who holds an incumbent advantage — OPEN means the current person in power is not seeking reelection) // Tossup (Polling as of this writing, Sept 15 2018) // R (Which way the district usually leans, despite tossups).
Xochitl Torres Small
NM-02 Open | Leans Republican
vs Yvette Herrell (R)
https://www.xochforcongress.com/
@xochforcongress
Sharice Davids
KS-03 Yoder | Tossup (R)
vs Kevin Yoder (R)
https://www.shariceforcongress.com/
@sharicedavids
Gina Ortiz Jones
TX-23 Hurd | Leans Republican
vs Will Hurd (R)
https://ginaortizjones.com/
@ginaortizjones
Angie Craig
MN-02 Lewis | Tossup (R)
vs Jason Lewis (R)
https://www.angiecraig.com/
@angiecraigmn
Katie Hill
CA-25 Knight | Tossup (R)
vs Stephen Knight (R)
https://www.katiehillforcongress.com/
@KatieHill4CA
Katie Porter
CA-45 Walters | Tossup (R)
vs Mimi Walters (R)
https://katieporter.com/
@katieporteroc
Cindy Axne
IA-03 Young | Tossup (R)
vs David Young (R)
https://cindyaxneforcongress.com/
@Axne4Congress
Amy McGrath
KY-06 Barr | Tossup (R)
vs Andy Barr (R)
https://amymcgrathforcongress.com/
@amymcgrathky
Elissa Slotkin
MI-08 Bishop | Tossup (R)
vs Mike Bishop (R)
https://elissaforcongress.com/
@ElissaSlotkin
Haley Stevens
MI-11 Open | Tossup (R)
vs Lena Epstein (R)
https://haleystevensforcongress.com/
@haleylive
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
TX-07 Culberson | Tossup (R)
vs John Culberson (R)
https://www.lizziefletcher.com/
@lizzie4congress
Elaine Luria
VA-02 Taylor | Tossup (R)
vs Scott Taylor (R)
https://elaineforcongress.com/
@ElaineLuriaVA
Abigail Spanberger
VA-07 Brat | Tossup (R)
vs Dave Brat (R)
https://abigailspanberger.com/
@SpanbergerVA07
Kim Schreier
WA-08 Open | Tossup (R)
vs Dino Rossi (R)
https://www.drkimschrier.com/
@drkimschrier
Male Politicians in Tossup Elections
OH-01 Chabot | Tossup (R)
Aftab Pureval (D) vs Steve Chabot (R)
https://aftabforohio.com/
@aftabpureval
MN-01 Open | Tossup (D)
Dan Feehan (D) vs Jim Hagedorn (R)
MN-08 Open | Tossup (D)
Joe Radinovich (D) vs Pete Stauber (R)
CA-10 Denham | Tossup (R)
Josh Harder (D) vs Jeff Denham (R)
CA-39 Open | Tossup (R)
Gil Cisneros (D) vs Young Kim (R)
CO-06 Coffman | Tossup (R)
Jason Crow (D) vs Mike Coffman (R)
IL-06 Roskam | Tossup (R)
Sean Casten (D) vs Peter Roskam (R)
IL-12 Bost | Tossup (R)
Brendan Kelly (D) Mike Bost (R)
KS-02 Open | Tossup (R)
Paul Davis (D) vs Steve Watkins (R)
MN-03 Paulsen | Tossup (R)
Dean Phillips (D) vs Erik Paulsen (R)
ME-02 Poliquin | Tossup (R)
Jared Golden (D) vs Bruce Poliquin (R)
NC-09 Open | Tossup (R)
Dan McCready (D) vs Mark Harris (R)
NJ-03 MacArthur | Tossup (R)
Andy Kim (D) vs Tom MacArthur (R)
NJ-07 Lance | Tossup (R)
Tom Malinowski (D) vs Leonard Lance (R)
NY-19 Faso | Tossup (R)
Antonio Delgado (D) vs John Faso (R)
NY-22 Tenney | Tossup (R)
Anthony Brindisi (D) vs Claudia Tenney (R)
TX-32 Sessions | Tossup (R)
Colin Allred (D) vs Pete Sessions (R)
CA-48 Rohrabacher | Tossup (R)
Harley Rouda (D) vs Dana Rohrabacher (R)
Additional Reading & Information
To quickly view a timeline of all of the women candidates tweets, here is a Twitter list.
The information in this guide was compiled by cross referencing the House race ratings at CookPolitical.com with data from the interactive map at SwingLeft.org.
Featured image via Wikimedia Commons.
If I’ve missed or misrepresented anything, please feel free to let me know on Mastodon or Twitter.