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There is less than a week left for the midterm elections. If the Democratic Party wants to regain the majority in the Senate, it will have to win all seven swing states to achieve its largest majority since the Obama era.
With less than a week to go until the midterm elections, control of the Senate will ultimately be decided by a handful of states in tight contests.democratic party To become a majority party, it will have to win four more seats. The nonpartisan website “Cook Political Report” lists seven “groundbreaking victories”.swing states “, If the Democratic Party wins all seven states, it will gainObama Largest majority in the Senate since taking office. In the 2024 presidential election, Trump won six of these seven states and his vote lead reached double digits in five of them.
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Dan S. Sullivan is running for a third consecutive term and her Democratic challenger is former U.S. Representative Mary Peltola. Another candidate with a similar name to Sullivan, retired teacher Daniel J. The election was complicated by the entry of Sullivan Jr. The average Democratic poll lead is about 5 percentage points.
Republican nominee Ashley Hinson and Democratic nominee Josh Turek both emphasized cross-party cooperation in their campaign policies. In the 2024 election, Trump won the vote in Iowa by 13 percentage points. The last time Iowa elected a Democratic federal senator was in 2008. The average Democratic poll lead is 2 percentage points.
The last time Kansas elected a Democratic U.S. senator was in 1932. Trump won the 2024 vote in Kansas by 16 percentage points. Earlier this year, neither party believed there was a chance of a comeback. However, incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who is running for re-election, is locked in a deadlock with Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton, a Methodist pastor. According to average survey data, the Democratic Party is ahead by 1 percentage point in average surveys.
Incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins is seeking a sixth consecutive term, and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson is the liberal former president of the state Senate. In the 2024 general election, Harris won 7 percent of the vote in Myanmar. According to average survey data, the Democratic Party currently leads the polls by an average of 2 percentage points.
Michigan is considered to be the seat where the Republican Party has the best chance of making a comeback. Republican nominee Mike Rogers faces Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Data from market research firm AdImpact show that the Republican Party will spend 23.5 million yuan more than the Democratic Party on advertising from Labor Day to Election Day. The average Democratic poll lead is 4 percentage points.
Incumbent Republican Senator Jon Husted is seeking re-election, but Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown is leading in surveys by an average of 4 percentage points.
Democratic nominee James Tallarico leads Republican nominee Ken Paxton by about 3 percentage points in average surveys.
