The single shift toward the Republican Party occurred in Minnesota, which dropped from Likely D to Lean D. Inside Elections currently lists four toss-up seats in Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Alaska. The firm's current ratings for the House of Representatives project 210 seats for Republicans and 209 for Democrats, with 16 seats remaining toss-ups.
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Inside Elections Shifts 6 Senate Races Toward Democrats in 2026 Map
US Politics19 days ago
The Republican Party is projected to lead in the next Senate cycle with 49 seats compared to 47 for the Democratic Party in a laest analysis of battleground contests. These latest updates from Inside Elections reclassify six races as more favorable for Democrats and one race toward Republicans. Shifts toward Democrats include Alaska moving from Tilt R to Toss-up, Texas moving from Lean R to Tilt R, and Nebraska moving from Likely R to Lean R, while Georgia and North Carolina moved to Lean D from Tilt D and Michigan shifted to Tilt D from Toss-up.
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