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House GOP Expands ‘MAGA Majority’ With Eight More 2026 Targets

Early recruitment is meant to signal a wider House battleground.

An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows US Representative Richard Hudson speaking during a news conference, Image 2 shows Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a news conference, pointing a finger with his right hand, Image 3 shows House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries attends the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance ceremony
Nevada state Sen. Carrie Buck is challenging Democratic Rep. Dina Titus in the state's 1st District. (Courtesy Carrie Buck for Congress/Flickr)
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Overview

  • House Republicans’ campaign arm added eight candidates Monday under its MAGA Majority banner, which the NRCC says now targets 17 seats to hold or flip.
  • The new slate features Jim Desmond (CA-48), Aaron Flint (MT-1), Brinker Harding (NE-2), Greg Cunningham (NM-2), Carrie Buck (NV-1), Marty O’Donnell (NV-3), Eric Conroy (OH-1), and John Braun (WA-3).
  • The MAGA Majority program replaces the prior Young Guns effort and is built to give challengers early support and visibility in competitive or open districts.
  • Three targets are open seats after GOP retirements — those held by Darrell Issa in CA-48, Ryan Zinke in MT-1, and Don Bacon in NE-2 — while other races sit in districts that shifted under new maps or split between Trump and Harris in 2024.
  • The NRCC cites a cash edge over the DCCC, about $78.2 million to roughly $70 million, as Chairman Richard Hudson casts the move as going on offense even as recent Virginia and Florida redistricting actions could reshape key contests.