Both legislatures are currently controlled by Republicans, and Democrats will have to flip 9 seats to take control of the Texas House and 14 seats to assume control of the Florida House. After redistricting, that’s how many combined congressional seats Texas and Florida are expected to have—over 15% of the entire U.S. House of Representatives. SURPRISING FACTAnother competitive Republican-held state, and one infamous for drawing congressional districts that favor the GOP, is North Carolina. But in that state, Democrats are actually outraising Republicans for competitive GOP seats, according to Forward Majority. The Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee outraised Trump and the Republican National Committee during May and June.

Source: Forbes August 14, 2020 09:56 UTC