One race after another is tipping in our direction. We have one month to go.
Updated: 1 October 2010
The Tier 2 List: The races that we are watching that are not quite competitive enough YET to be moved to the Master List.
| District | Democrat | Seat | Republican | Experts | Avg. | Sabato | CQP | EP.com | Cook | Rothenberg | RCP | |
| CA | 18 | Dennis Cardoza | Incumbent D | Mike Berryhill | Likely D | -2.3 | Likely D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Leans D |
| IA | 2 | Dave Loebsack | Incumbent D | Marianneette Miller Meeks | Likely D | -2.5 | Likely D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Leans D |
| KY | 3 | Jon Yarmuth | Incumbent D | Todd Lally | Likely D | -1.8 | Likely D | Likely D | Mod D | Likely D | Likely D | Leans D |
| ME | 1 | Chellie Pingree | Incumbent D | Dean Scontras | Safe D | -2.7 | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Leans D |
| ME | 2 | Mike Michaud | Incumbent D | Jason Levesque | Likely D | -2.5 | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Leans D |
| MS | 4 | Gene Taylor | Incumbent D | Steven Palazzo | Likely D | -2.5 | Likely D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Leans D |
| NC | 2 | Bob Etheridge | Incumbent D | Renee Ellmers | Likely D | -2.3 | Likely D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Leans D |
| NC | 7 | Mike McIntyre | Incumbent D | Ilario Pantano | Likely D | -2.3 | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Leans D |
| NJ | 12 | Rush Holt | Incumbent D | Scott Sipprelle | Likely D | -2.5 | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Leans D |
| OH | 6 | Charlie Wilson | Incumbent D | Bill Johnson | Likely D | -2.3 | Likely D | Safe D | Safe D | Leans D | Safe D | Likely D |
| RI | 1 | David Cicilline | Open D | John Loughlin | Likely D | -2.3 | Likely D | Likely D | Safe D | Leans D | Safe D | Safe D |
| WA | 9 | Adam Smith | Incumbent D | Dick Murray | Likely D | -2.5 | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Leans D |
| WI | 3 | Ron Kind | Incumbent D | Bruce Evers | Likely D | -2.0 | Likely D | Likely D | Safe D | Likely D | Likely D | Leans D |