[ Toss ups // 9 races inside the line ]

Too close to call

A coin flip is any race where neither side clears 55 in 100, the same line the maps use. The numbers are the model's, rerun each morning and dated October 18. The explanations are Lilly's, written by hand and dated, and the headlines come from the newsrooms named beside them.

▸ House // Kentucky's 6th District

Kentucky's 6th District

Zach Dembo (D) vs Ralph Alvarado (R)

Too close to call

a coin flip51%
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The numbers

Zach Dembo leads the polling average by 3.1 across 8 polls, the fundamentals lean Ralph Alvarado by 2.3, and the two nearly cancel. That is why this is a coin flip.

▸ Senate // Iowa

Iowa

Josh Turek (D) vs Ashley Hinson (R)

Too close to call

a coin flip51%
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The numbers

Polls are a dead heat across 29 polls, and the fundamentals (Ashley Hinson by 3.0) are not enough to break the tie.

▸ House // Texas's 35th District

Texas's 35th District

Johnny Garcia (D) vs Carlos De La Cruz (R)

Too close to call

a coin flip52%
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The numbers

Carlos De La Cruz leads the polling average by 4.7 across 1 polls, the fundamentals lean Johnny Garcia by 2.9, and the two nearly cancel. That is why this is a coin flip.

In the news

Nothing in the feed mentions this race yet.

▸ House // Alabama's 2nd District

Alabama's 2nd District

Shomari Figures (D) vs Rhett Marques (R)

Too close to call

a coin flip52%
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The numbers

Rhett Marques leads the polling average by 4.2 across 3 polls, the fundamentals lean Shomari Figures by 2.5, and the two nearly cancel. That is why this is a coin flip.

In the news

Nothing in the feed mentions this race yet.

▸ House // Iowa's 2nd District

Iowa's 2nd District

Lindsay James (D) vs Joe Mitchell (R)

Too close to call

a coin flip55%
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The numbers

Joe Mitchell leads the polling average by 2.1 across 2 polls, the fundamentals lean Lindsay James by 2.9, and the two nearly cancel. That is why this is a coin flip.