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New polls show Democrats with significant advantage heading into the 2026 midterm elections

National Generic View race View race PBS News/NPR/Marist	Democrats 53% · Republicans 41%
National Generic View race View race Quantus	Democrats 54.25% · Republicans 45.75%
National Generic View race View race Cygnal (n=1500 LV)	Democrats 52% · Republicans 43%
IA Governor View race View race Suffolk University (n=500 LV)	Rob Sand 55% · Zach Lahn 43%
PA Governor View race View race Quinnipiac (n=1159 LV)	Shapiro 59% · Garrity 34%
PA Governor View race View race Quinnipiac University Polling Institute (n=1159 LV)	Josh Shapiro 59% · Stacy Garrity 34%
VT Governor View race View race State Navigate (n=948 LV)	Amanda Janoo 43% · Phil Scott 46%
IA Senate View race View race Suffolk University (n=500 LV)	Josh Turek 48% · Ashley Hinson 44%

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Iowa Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 4, 2026 Suffolk University n=500 LV · ±4.4 Josh Turek 48% – Ashley Hinson 44% D+4

Kansas Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 4, 2026 GBAO (D) n=600 LV · ±4 Adam Hamilton 46% – Roger Marshall 41% D+5

Michigan Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 6, 2026 Quantus Insights n=744 LV · ±3.9 El-Sayed 47.6% – Rogers 46.5% D+1.1

Nebraska Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 3, 2026 YouGov n=1,809 LV · ±3.3 Dan Osborn 48% – Pete Ricketts 47% D+1

Iowa Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 4, 2026 Suffolk University n=500 LV · ±4.4 Rob Sand 55% – Zach Lahn 43% D+12

Pennsylvania Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 5, 2026 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute n=1,159 LV · ±3.9 Josh Shapiro 59% – Stacy Garrity 34% D+25

Vermont Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 4, 2026 State Navigate n=948 LV · ±3.2 Amanda Janoo 43% – Phil Scott 46% R+3

Generic View race 2 polls

Oct 6, 2026 Quantus Democrats 54.3% – Republicans 45.8% D+8.5

Oct 2, 2026 Cygnal n=1,500 LV Democrats 52% – Republicans 43% D+9

Older polls newly added to the PollingSource database — fieldwork predates the last two weeks. Full results on each race page.

Sep 2026 Generic View race 1 poll added

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