How to Use house seat in a Sentence

house seat

noun
  • My state senate and house seats had been held by Republicans for years.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Republicans could end up controlling 11 of 14 house seats in the swing state.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Texas Republicans redraw congressional maps that could help flip five Democratic house seats.
    — NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Map drawers draft the outlines of these districts, as well as those for state senate and state house seats, city council districts, and county precincts, like in Galveston County.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
  • And for the open seat in Iowa, Democrats seem likely to nominate a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who represents the reddest state house seat held by a Democrat.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Solomon Pena orchestrated the attacks in Albuquerque, New Mexico's largest city, weeks after losing his bid for a state house seat.
    — USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • At stake, 435 house seats, 35 Senate seats, 39 governorships, and the nation's political direction for the next two years.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The gap between the June primary and August runoff leaves the 14th District’s house seat vacant during a period when a razor-thin Republican majority is moving major legislation.
    — Paul Haughey, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

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