ICYMI: EMILYs List Women Drive New U.S. House Race Rating Changes In Their Favor
June 18, 2026, 4:59 pm | in
ICYMI: EMILYs List Women Drive New U.S. House Race Rating Changes In Their Favor
In case you missed it, The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections released new race ratings for competitive U.S. House districts that reflect the strength and competitiveness of EMILYs List Majority Makers. Lindsay James (IA-02), Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-03), Rebecca Bennett (NJ-07), Paige Cognetti (PA-08), Nancy Lacore (SC-01), and Rebecca Cooke (WI-03) have all seen their races shift toward Democrats, showing EMILYs List women are strongly positioned to flip these seats across the map.
The Cook Political Report shifted both Lindsay James’ (IA-02) and Nancy Lacore’s (SC-01) races left, citing the strong Democratic candidates.
The Cook Political Report shifted Iowa’s 2nd District from likely Republican to lean Republican, noting that “Democrats… have a stronger candidate than they had last cycle in Lindsay James, a state representative and chaplain.”
In SC-01, The Cook Political Report shifted the race from solid Republican to likely Republican, including that “retired Rear Admiral Nancy Lacore, is a strong fundraiser, taking in $1.6 million since launching her campaign in January.”
Inside Elections also released new race ratings that increasingly lean toward Democrats, including EMILYs List Majority Makers in IA-03, NJ-07, PA-08, and WI-03.
Sarah Trone Garriott is running as the Democratic nominee Iowa’s 3rd District, which shifted from Lean Republican to Tilt Republican.
New Jersey’s 7th District shifted from Toss-up to Tilt Democratic with Rebecca Bennett running as the Democratic nominee.
Paige Cognetti is running as the Democratic nominee to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th District, which shifted from Tilt Republican to Toss-up.
Rebecca Cooke is running in Wisconsin’s 3rd District, which shifted from Tilt Republican to Toss-up.
EMILYs List women continue to prove they are the strongest candidates to put competitive House districts in play and flip these seats, as they gain momentum ahead of the midterms.
