Gaming out the House Republican leadership races

Punchbowl News · - Jake Sherman · 2026-11-06 06:58 UTC

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are locked in a tight race, as both sides concede.

It’s telling, though not shocking, that every House Republican leadership post is contested. That’s what happens when your party gets obliterated in the midterms after leadership spent months promising a bigger majority, against all warning signs to the contrary.

Republican candidates are currently hunkered down, making calls and trying to drum up support for their leadership bids.

Here’s our assessment of the races ahead of Tuesday’s GOP leadership elections:

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