2026 Senate Elections

35 seats up for election (33 Class II + 2 special elections)

Safe D
Likely D
Lean D
Toss-up
Lean R
Likely R
Safe R
No Race

Current Senate: 47D - 53R

47
53
Democrats 50 for majority (VP tiebreak) Republicans

Latest Senate Polls

StatePollsterDateSampleDemRep
NC Public Policy Polling (D) partisan·D ±2.0 2026-07-11 759 LV Roy Cooper 48.00% Michael Whatley 44.00%
FL Change Research (D) partisan·D 2026-07-11 1348 RV Alexander Vindman 37.00% Ashley Moody 45.00%
NC PPP 2026-07-11 759 RV Cooper 48.00% Whatley 44.00%
ME Z to A Research (D) partisan·D 2026-07-08 988 LV Shenna Bellows 47.00% Susan Collins 47.00%
ME PPP partisan·D ±2.0 2026-07-07 785 Troy Jackson 49.00% Susan Collins 44.00%
ME PPP partisan·D ±2.0 2026-07-07 785 Janet Mills 37.00% Susan Collins 48.00%
ME PPP partisan·D ±2.0 2026-07-07 785 Graham Platner 42.00% Susan Collins 47.00%
ME Tavern Research (D) partisan·D 2026-07-06 1074 LV Graham Platner 52.00% Susan Collins 48.00%
ME Wedgewood Polls 2026-07-06 405 LV Troy Jackson 48.00% Susan Collins 43.00%
GA Wick 2026-06-30 1175 LV Jon Ossoff 46.70% Mike Collins 42.90%

33 Senate poll(s) in the last 30 days. All recent Senate polls →

2026 Senate Races by Competitiveness

Key Retirements in 2026

Democrats (4)

  • Dick Durbin (IL)
  • Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
  • Tina Smith (MN)
  • Gary Peters (MI)

Republicans (5)

  • Mitch McConnell (KY)
  • Thom Tillis (NC)
  • Joni Ernst (IA)
  • Cynthia Lummis (WY)
  • Tommy Tuberville (AL) - running for Gov

About Senate Ratings

Race ratings are based on polling data, historical voting patterns, candidate quality, and expert analysis from Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections. Ratings will be updated as new polling data becomes available.

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