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Key Senate Races Could Determine Control of the US Senate
Confirmed
In Short: Democrats are fighting to regain control of the Senate, where Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority.
ABC News rates 14 Senate races as Tossups, with the results expected to be very close and crucial for determining the balance of power in the Senate.
These races include Alabama's 2nd district, where incumbent Democrat Shomari Figures faces a tough challenge.
The race in Michigan is particularly watched, as the state has voted for Trump in two of the last three elections but Democrats have won every Senate race since 1994.
Democrats are fighting to regain control of the Senate, where Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority.
What this adds
In the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats face a challenging path to regain control of the US Senate, where Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority.
Voters will decide all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and 36 governorships on November 3, 2026, with control of Congress and dozens of state governments at stake.
Background
In the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats face a challenging path to regain control of the US Senate, where Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority.
Voters will decide all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and 36 governorships on November 3, 2026, with control of Congress and dozens of state governments at stake.
What's confirmed
- ABC News rates 14 Senate races as Tossups, with the results expected to be very close and crucial for determining the balance of power in the Senate.
- These races include Alabama's 2nd district, where incumbent Democrat Shomari Figures faces a tough challenge.
- The race in Michigan is particularly watched, as the state has voted for Trump in two of the last three elections but Democrats have won every Senate race since 1994.
- Democrats are fighting to regain control of the Senate, where Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority.
What's still developing
- But spread across the political map, there are 14 races that ABC News rates as Tossup in which the outcomes are expected to come down to the wire and will be crucial to determining the balance of power in the House for the 120th Congress.
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- WarpBeat — background on Midterm Elections: Key Senate Races Could Decide Control link
- ABC News — video link