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Burning Down the House

A concise and incisive chat with a pair of Inside Election analysts about the House races that will determine which party wins the gavel.

Suzan DelBene
Will D.C.C.C. chairwoman Suzan DelBene manage to win back the House for Democrats and install Hakeem Jeffries as the first Black speaker? Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Abby Livingston
September 10, 2024

As the White House and Senate campaigns settle into a period of intense general election trench warfare, sucking up most of the oxygen in the political realm, it’s also worth taking a look at the House races that will determine which party wins the gavel. After all, the plotlines are equally juicy and consequential: Will D.C.C.C. chairwoman Suzan DelBene manage to win back the House for Democrats and install Hakeem Jeffries as the first Black speaker? Or will Mike Johnson and N.R.C.C. chairman Richard Hudson prevail, and prove they can fill the political void left by the ousted Kevin McCarthy?