Will the Republican Party control the Senate after the 2026 Midterm elections?

ResolutionResolved NO

YES payout0¢

NO payout100¢

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Signal endedNov 4

Forecast updated

Sep 12 forecast

Democrats lead nationally and contest a heavily Republican-held battleground map, so Republican control of the Senate is a meaningful underdog.

The clearest evidence leans Democratic: the party has a sizable national polling advantage, while most competitive seats are Republican-held. Republicans remain competitive because their existing majority lets them absorb three net losses, and a narrow Michigan lead shows the national environment is not translating uniformly across states. Democratic control is more likely, but several close races leave Republican control firmly in contention.

Points to NO

The competitive map puts substantially more Republican-held seats at risk than Democratic-held seats.
On August 20, six seats were rated toss-ups, five of them Republican-held, while Republican-held North Carolina leaned Democratic.
The national political environment currently favors Democratic Senate candidates.
On September 11, the generic congressional ballot average placed Democrats ahead by 6.6 points, or 7.6 points among likely voters.
Republican incumbent Susan Collins faces a genuinely competitive challenge in Maine.
A September 11 Rasmussen poll showed Democratic challenger Troy Jackson leading Collins by one point.

Points to YES

Republicans enter the election with enough seats to withstand three net losses if the vice president retains the tiebreaking vote.
As reported September 9, Republicans held a 53–47 Senate majority and could retain control after losing as many as three seats.
Republicans remain positioned to compete for the Democratic-held Michigan seat.
A poll conducted through September 3 found Republican Mike Rogers leading Democrat Abdul El-Sayed 45.8% to 44.4%, within the margin of error.

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