⁍ Democrats will defend their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the Nov. 3 election.

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⁍ About one in 10 of the chamber’s 435 seats will be the subject of a competitive race, according to nonpartisan tracking services.

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⁍ Of the 44 races considered competitive, 27 currently have a Republican incumbent, 16 have a Democratic incumbent and one has an independent.

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– Democrats are expected to keep their majority in the House of Representatives on Nov. 3, but it could be close. Reuters reports that 44 of the 435 seats up for grabs are considered to be “competitive,” meaning one in 10 of them could change hands. Of those, 27 currently have a Republican incumbent, 16 have a Democratic incumbent, and one has an independent. Here are some of the more notable races: Black Democrat Joyce Elliott is challenging Republican Rep. French Hill in Arkansas, a district that voted for President Trump by 10 percentage points in 2016. If Elliott wins, she would be the first black representative from Arkansas. Gun-rights activist Lauren Boebert is challenging Republican Diane Mitsch Bush in Colorado, a district that voted for Trump by 10 percentage points in 2016. Republican businessman Scott Franklin, who ousted Republican Rep. Ross Spano in the Republican primary, faces a former investigative journalist, Democrat Alan Cohn. Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is running against the Cuban-born mayor of Miami-Dade County, Republican Carlos Gimenez. After losing by a razor-thin margin in 2018, Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux battles Republican Rich McCormick for the seat currently held by Republican Rep. Rob Woodall, who is retiring. Freshman Democrat Abby Finkenauer, who flipped the district two years ago, faces Iowa House member and former television news reporter Ashley Hinson, a Republican. Longtime conservative Representative Collin Peterson, one of only two House Democrats who voted against Trump’s impeachment in 2019.