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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was poised

November 2, 2026

According to BBC, earlier this year, polls suggested Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was poised for a double-digit win in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary.

CNN reports that President Donald Trump’s approval rating sits at 34%, according to CNN’s Poll of Polls average, and voter frustration on the economy, the Iran war and corruption appears to be driving Democratic energy across the country. Time Magazine and Time report that but the election forecaster later shifted the race slightly in Democrats’ favor to “Likely Republican;” then, on October 20, it changed its rating again to “Lean Republican.” Time Magazine and Time report that but recent polls indicate that GOP Sen. Darline Graham is facing a tough fight against her Democratic challenger in the race for the seat long held her late brother, Lindsey Graham.

According to BBC, earlier this year, polls suggested Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was poised for a double-digit win in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary. Here are the ten 2026 Senate races to watch:, CBS News reports. The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, CBC News reports. The CNN Poll of Polls average shows former Sen. Sherrod Brown leading GOP Sen. Jon Husted by 5 points, 50% to 45%, CNN reports. The poll also found former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown leading Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio, 49% to 44%, while Democrat Troy Jackson leads Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, 51% to 45%, Fox News reports. Trump disapproval hits record 60 percent in new survey, The Hill reports. The CNN survey found a majority of likely voters said they would prefer Republicans to control the Senate but 53% view Marshall unfavorably, CNN reports.

CNN reports that over the final month of the midterms, Republicans are outspending Democrats on advertising in the 11 races on this list: $560 million to $521 million, according to AdImpact data. CNN reports that excluding Georgia and North Carolina – where Republicans have all but waved the white flag – the gap is significantly larger, about $550 million to $469 million. According to CBC News, Elon Musk alone has spent the staggering sum of nearly half a billion dollars supporting Republican candidates in the midterms ($475 million US, reports the New York Times, $446 million US, according to the Guardian.).

CNN reports that President Donald Trump’s approval rating sits at 34%, according to CNN’s Poll of Polls average, and voter frustration on the economy, the Iran war and corruption appears to be driving Democratic energy across the country. Time Magazine and Time report that but the election forecaster later shifted the race slightly in Democrats’ favor to “Likely Republican;” then, on October 20, it changed its rating again to “Lean Republican.” Time Magazine and Time report that but recent polls indicate that GOP Sen. Darline Graham is facing a tough fight against her Democratic challenger in the race for the seat long held her late brother, Lindsey Graham. Before his death, Lindsey Graham, who had held his seat in the upper chamber since 2003 and served in the House before that, was running for re-election and won the Republican primary in June by a nearly 28-point margin.He was widely expected to win the general election in November. Trump’s Approval Is at a New Low, Time Magazine reports. According to Fox News, Levy said, "While a blue wave and Democratic control of the Senate is, according to our polls, a distinct possibility, with so many races within the poll's total margin of error, a Senate majority for either party remains possible". According to Time Magazine and Time, Bridgmon said, “There seems to be some sort of dissatisfaction within the party that [Darline Graham] is the nominee”. Time Magazine and Time report that South Carolinians have elected Republican senators in every election cycle in the 21st century. Every district and state matters, but CBS News also identifies 11 key Senate and 42 House races that will likely decide the majority — all of which can change as the campaign rolls on, CBS News reports. On the eve of the election, Democrats appear within striking distance of winning the Senate majority, but many seats in play are in toss-up territory in deep-red states that could still break in either party’s direction, CNN reports. The surveys of likely voters were conducted from October 23 through November 1, with state-level margins of sampling error ranging from plus or minus 3.4 percentage points in Texas to 5 percentage points in Alaska, Fox News reports. According to BBC, Young said, "Conservatives, especially those on the far right, are much more anti-establishment by nature".

CNN reports that a NYT/Siena pollreleased Sunday showed no clear leader in the contest between Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola and Sen. Sullivan – 48% to 46% – suggesting a tightening in the race may have occurred. In Alaska, former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola leads Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan 48% to 46, Fox News reports.

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CNN reports that a NYT/Siena pollreleased Sunday showed no clear leader in the contest between Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola and Sen. Sullivan – 48% to 46% – suggesting a tightening in the race may have occurred. In Alaska, former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola leads Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan 48% to 46, Fox News reports.

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