Three seats in the U.S. House of Representatives that include the Times News coverage area are up for grabs in the 2026 General Election that will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Balloting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Challenges races in the 7th, 8th and 9th congressional districts are likely to go a long was in determining which party will control the chamber in January.

The positions are two-year terms in the mid-term election. The current salary of a congressman is $174,000.

Here is a look at the areas included in those districts and a listing of the candidates seeking to represent them.

7th District

The district includes all of Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties and parts of Monroe County, including the townships of Eldred, Polk and some of Ross.

The district is currently represented by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, a first-term Republican from Lower Macungie Township. He is being challenged by Democrat Bob Brooks of Nazareth, a 20-year firefighter for the City of Bethlehem.

8th District

The district includes all of Lackawanna, Pike and Wayne counties and parts of Luzerne and Monroe counties, including the townships of Barrett, Chestnuthill, Coolbaugh, Hamilton, Jackson, Middle Smithfield, Paradise, Pocono and Price and parts of Ross Township.

The district is currently represented by Republican Robert P. Bresnahan Jr. of Dallas Township, who is serving his first term in office. His challenger is Democrat Paige Cognetti, the current mayor of the City of Scranton.

9th District

The district includes all of Bradford, Columbia, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan and Wyoming counties and parts of Berks, Luzerne and Lycoming counties.

Republican Dan Meuser of Jackson Township is in his fourth two-year term representing the district. His opponent is Democrat Rachel Wallace, a Pottsville native who worked for Congressman Tim Holden and went on to serve in the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Senate, and the White House, where she was Chief of Staff for the Office of Management and Budget.