The House Comes Down to 19 Seats: Inside the Altas Toss-Up Board

By Altas editorial ratings, Democrats start the final week at 215 seats and Republicans at 201. Here is the GOP's narrow road to 218, and the districts to watch on election night.

By Clara Hughes

Eight days out, the fight for the House of Representatives is no longer a national story. It is a district-by-district grind, and it runs through 19 seats. That is the picture on the Altas US Elections hub, where our editors rate every race. A reminder before the numbers: these are Altas editorial ratings, a forecast, not results. Nobody has won anything yet. The board Here is how the 435 seats break down in the Altas ratings as of Monday: Democrats: 215 (187 Solid, 13 Likely, 15 Lean) Republicans: 201 (175 Solid, 15 Likely, 11 Lean) Toss-up: 19 It takes 218 for a majority. On our board, Republicans would need 17 of the 19 toss-ups to get there. Democrats would need three. That is a steep climb for the GOP, and Altas readers