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Midterms 2026 at a glance

Plain-text summary of this board's data · Updated Sep 27, 2026

House: 218 Republicans, 214 Democrats, 1 independent, 2 vacant; 218 seats needed for control. Senate: 53 Republicans, 47 Democrats (the Democratic total includes 2 independents who caucus with Democrats). Election Day is November 3, 2026.

Ratings come from the Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball and Inside Elections on the seven-point scale from Solid D to Solid R. A rating on this board moves only when Cook and Sabato agree. poliboards is not a forecaster and is not affiliated with any of them.

Rating changes in the Sep 27 update

Full ratings table: 35 Senate races, 36 governor races, 79 competitive House races

Senate races

StateIncumbentOpen seatRatingChallenger
AlabamaTommy Tuberville (R)YesSolid RSteve Marshall (R primary)
AlaskaDan Sullivan (R)NoToss-upMary Peltola (D)
ArkansasTom Cotton (R)NoSolid RDan Whitfield (D)
ColoradoJohn Hickenlooper (D)NoSolid DMark Baisley (R)
DelawareChris Coons (D)NoSolid D
FloridaAshley Moody (R)NoSolid RAngie Nixon (D)
GeorgiaJon Ossoff (D)NoLikely DMike Collins (R)
IdahoJim Risch (R)NoSolid RTodd Achilles (I)
IllinoisDick Durbin (D)YesSolid DOpen D primary
IowaJoni Ernst (R)YesToss-upJosh Turek (D)
KansasRoger Marshall (R)NoLean RAdam Hamilton (D)
KentuckyMitch McConnell (R)YesSolid RCharles Booker (D)
LouisianaBill Cassidy (R)NoSolid RJulia Letlow (R) vs Jamie Davis (D)
MaineSusan Collins (R)NoToss-upTroy Jackson (D)
MassachusettsEd Markey (D)NoSolid DJohn Deaton (R)
MichiganGary Peters (D)YesToss-upMike Rogers (R)
MinnesotaTina Smith (D)YesLikely DMichele Tafoya (R)
MississippiCindy Hyde-Smith (R)NoSolid RScott Colom (D)
MontanaSteve Daines (R)YesSolid RKurt Alme (R) vs. Alani Bankhead (D) vs. Seth Bodnar (I)
NebraskaPete Ricketts (R)NoLikely RDan Osborn (I)
New HampshireJeanne Shaheen (D)YesToss-upJohn E. Sununu (R)
New JerseyCory Booker (D)NoSolid D
New MexicoBen Ray Luján (D)NoSolid D
North CarolinaThom Tillis (R)YesLean DRoy Cooper (D)
OhioJon Husted (R)NoToss-upSherrod Brown (D)
OklahomaMarkwayne Mullin (R)NoSolid RTroy Green (D)
OregonJeff Merkley (D)NoSolid DTimothy Skelton (R)
Rhode IslandJack Reed (D)NoSolid D
South CarolinaDarline Graham Nordone (R)YesSolid RAnnie Andrews (D)
South DakotaMike Rounds (R)NoSolid R
TennesseeBill Hagerty (R)NoSolid R
TexasJohn Cornyn (R)NoToss-upJames Talarico (D)
VirginiaMark Warner (D)NoSolid D
West VirginiaShelley Moore Capito (R)NoSolid RRachel Anderson (D)
WyomingCynthia Lummis (R)YesSolid RHarriet Hageman (R primary)

Governor races

StateIncumbentOpen seatRating
AlabamaKay Ivey (R)YesSolid R
AlaskaMike Dunleavy (R)YesToss-up
ArizonaKatie Hobbs (D)NoLean D
ArkansasSarah Huckabee Sanders (R)NoSolid R
CaliforniaGavin Newsom (D)YesSolid D
ColoradoJared Polis (D)YesSolid D
ConnecticutNed Lamont (D)NoSolid D
FloridaRon DeSantis (R)YesLikely R
GeorgiaBrian Kemp (R)YesToss-up
HawaiiJosh Green (D)NoSolid D
IdahoBrad Little (R)NoSolid R
IllinoisJB Pritzker (D)NoSolid D
IowaKim Reynolds (R)YesLean D
KansasLaura Kelly (D)YesLean R
MaineJanet Mills (D)YesLikely D
MarylandWes Moore (D)NoSolid D
MassachusettsMaura Healey (D)NoSolid D
MichiganGretchen Whitmer (D)YesLean D
MinnesotaOpen (Walz withdrew Jan 5) (D)YesSolid D
NebraskaJim Pillen (R)NoSolid R
NevadaJoe Lombardo (R)NoToss-up
New HampshireKelly Ayotte (R)NoLikely R
New MexicoMichelle Lujan Grisham (D)YesSolid D
New YorkKathy Hochul (D)NoSolid D
OhioMike DeWine (R)YesToss-up
OklahomaKevin Stitt (R)YesSolid R
OregonTina Kotek (D)NoLikely D
PennsylvaniaJosh Shapiro (D)NoSolid D
Rhode IslandDan McKee (D)NoSolid D
South CarolinaHenry McMaster (R)YesSolid R
South DakotaLarry Rhoden (R)NoSolid R
TennesseeBill Lee (R)YesSolid R
TexasGreg Abbott (R)NoLikely R
VermontPhil Scott (R)NoSolid R
WisconsinTony Evers (D)YesToss-up
WyomingMark Gordon (R)YesSolid R

Competitive House races (every seat not rated Solid)

DistrictIncumbentRating
CA-21 (California)Jim Costa (D)Likely D
FL-23 (Florida)Jared Moskowitz (D)Likely D
IN-01 (Indiana)Frank J. Mrvan (D)Likely D
MI-08 (Michigan)Kristen McDonald Rivet (D)Likely D
MN-02 (Minnesota)Angie Craig (D)Likely D
NH-01 (New Hampshire)Chris Pappas (D)Likely D
NH-02 (New Hampshire)Maggie Goodlander (D)Likely D
NJ-09 (New Jersey)Nellie Pou (D)Likely D
NV-01 (Nevada)Dina Titus (D)Likely D
NV-04 (Nevada)Steven Horsford (D)Likely D
OH-13 (Ohio)Emilia Sykes (D)Likely D
VA-07 (Virginia)Eugene Vindman (D)Likely D
CA-09 (California)Josh Harder (D)Lean D
CA-13 (California)Adam Gray (D)Lean D
CA-27 (California)George Whitesides (D)Lean D
CA-45 (California)Derek Tran (D)Lean D
CA-47 (California)Dave Min (D)Lean D
CA-48 (California)Darrell Issa (R)Lean D
NE-02 (Nebraska)Don Bacon (R)Lean D
NJ-07 (New Jersey)Thomas Kean Jr. (R)Lean D
NM-02 (New Mexico)Gabe Vasquez (D)Lean D
NV-03 (Nevada)Susie Lee (D)Lean D
NY-03 (New York)Tom Suozzi (D)Lean D
NY-04 (New York)Laura Gillen (D)Lean D
NY-19 (New York)Josh Riley (D)Lean D
OH-01 (Ohio)Greg Landsman (D)Lean D
TX-28 (Texas)Henry Cuellar (D)Lean D
AZ-01 (Arizona)David Schweikert (R)Toss-up
AZ-06 (Arizona)Juan Ciscomani (R)Toss-up
CA-22 (California)David Valadao (R)Toss-up
CO-08 (Colorado)Gabe Evans (R)Toss-up
FL-14 (Florida)Kathy Castor (D)Toss-up
FL-25 (Florida)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)Toss-up
IA-01 (Iowa)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)Toss-up
IA-03 (Iowa)Zach Nunn (R)Toss-up
MI-07 (Michigan)Tom Barrett (R)Toss-up
MI-10 (Michigan)John James (R)Toss-up
NC-11 (North Carolina)Chuck Edwards (R)Toss-up
NY-17 (New York)Mike Lawler (R)Toss-up
OH-07 (Ohio)Max Miller (R)Toss-up
OH-09 (Ohio)Marcy Kaptur (D)Toss-up
PA-07 (Pennsylvania)Ryan Mackenzie (R)Toss-up
PA-08 (Pennsylvania)Rob Bresnahan (R)Toss-up
PA-10 (Pennsylvania)Scott Perry (R)Toss-up
TX-15 (Texas)Monica De La Cruz (R)Toss-up
TX-34 (Texas)Vicente Gonzalez (D)Toss-up
VA-02 (Virginia)Jen Kiggans (R)Toss-up
WA-03 (Washington)Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)Toss-up
WI-03 (Wisconsin)Derrick Van Orden (R)Toss-up
CO-05 (Colorado)Jeff Crank (R)Lean R
FL-22 (Florida)Lois Frankel (D)Lean R
FL-27 (Florida)María Elvira Salazar (R)Lean R
IA-02 (Iowa)Ashley Hinson (R)Lean R
MI-04 (Michigan)Bill Huizenga (R)Lean R
NC-01 (North Carolina)Don Davis (D)Lean R
TX-35 (Texas)Greg Casar (D)Lean R
VA-01 (Virginia)Rob Wittman (R)Lean R
AK-AL (Alaska)Nick Begich III (R)Likely R
AL-02 (Alabama)Shomari Figures (D)Likely R
AZ-02 (Arizona)Eli Crane (R)Likely R
CO-03 (Colorado)Jeff Hurd (R)Likely R
FL-07 (Florida)Cory Mills (R)Likely R
FL-09 (Florida)Darren Soto (D)Likely R
FL-13 (Florida)Anna Paulina Luna (R)Likely R
KY-06 (Kentucky)Andy Barr (R)Likely R
ME-02 (Maine)Jared Golden (D)Likely R
MN-01 (Minnesota)Brad Finstad (R)Likely R
MO-02 (Missouri)Ann Wagner (R)Likely R
MT-01 (Montana)Ryan Zinke (R)Likely R
NV-02 (Nevada)Mark Amodei (R)Likely R
NY-21 (New York)Elise Stefanik (R)Likely R
OH-10 (Ohio)Mike Turner (R)Likely R
OH-15 (Ohio)Mike Carey (R)Likely R
PA-01 (Pennsylvania)Brian Fitzpatrick (R)Likely R
SC-01 (South Carolina)Nancy Mace (R)Likely R
TX-09 (Texas)Al Green (D)Likely R
TX-23 (Texas)VACANT (R)Likely R
VA-05 (Virginia)John McGuire (R)Likely R
WI-01 (Wisconsin)Bryan Steil (R)Likely R

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