2026 Senate Elections
35 seats up for election (33 Class II + 2 special elections)
Current Senate: 47D - 53R
Projected after the 2026 elections: 48D – 48R · 4 toss-ups (from current race ratings)
Latest Senate Polls
| State | Pollster | Date | Sample | Dem | Rep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | JL Partners | 2026-08-18 | LV | Hallie Shoffner 35.00% | Tom Cotton 51.00% |
| MI | Susquehanna | 2026-08-17 | 800 LV | El-Sayed 46.00% | Rogers 39.00% |
| MN | SurveyUSA | 2026-08-17 | LV | Peggy Flanagan 46.00% | Michele Tafoya 41.00% |
| MN | KTSP/SurveyUSA | 2026-08-17 | 661 LV | Peggy Flanagan 46.00% | Michele Tafoya 41.00% |
| GA | InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9 | 2026-08-17 | 800 LV | Jon Ossoff 50.00% | Mike Collins 43.00% |
| GA | InsiderAdvantage | 2026-08-17 | 800 LV | Ossoff 50.00% | Collins 43.00% |
| AK | Data for Progress partisan·D ±4.1 | 2026-08-17 | Mary Peltola 53.00% | Dan Sullivan 47.00% | |
| MI | ToWin | 2026-08-14 | Abdul El-Sayed 43.50% | Mike Rogers 47.80% | |
| ID | Peak Insights (R) | 2026-08-13 | 500 LV | — | Jim Risch 52.00% |
| OH Special | Wedgewood Polls | 2026-08-13 | 800 LV | Sherrod Brown 48.00% | Jon Husted 44.00% |
58 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
A race rating is the 30-day PollingSource average when enough polls exist (Toss-up under 3 points; Lean 3 to under 6; Likely 6 to under 10; Safe 10 or more). One poll never sets the rating by itself. Expert consensus from Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections is the fallback when polls are missing.