Of those, 14 seats are vulnerable to GOP takeover - including seats left open by popular moderates such as Reps. There are 36 House Democrats not running for re-election, mostly because many opted to retire rather than risk serving in the wilderness of the minority.
Open seats also play into Republicans’ advantage. Nationally, Republicans are likely to net three to four House seats from new maps alone - most of the five seats they need to regain the majority. Ron DeSantis overpowered his own Legislature to pass a map that adds an additional four GOP seats.
