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2026 midterms forecast

as of Sep 27, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT

Senate

Democrats control in 55,104 of 100,000 simulated elections.

51 = majority

55% Dem control 44% Rep control mean 50.7 Dem-caucus seats Dem-caucus seats per simulated world; dashed line = majority.

Democrats control in 54,642 of 100,000 simulated elections.

51 = majority

55% Dem control 45% Rep control mean 50.7 Dem-caucus seats Dem-caucus seats per simulated world; dashed line = majority.

House

Democrats control in 98,366 of 100,000 simulated elections.

218 = majority

98% Dem control 2% Rep control mean 245.7 Dem-caucus seats Dem-caucus seats per simulated world; dashed line = majority.

Democrats control in 98,331 of 100,000 simulated elections.

218 = majority

98% Dem control 2% Rep control mean 245.7 Dem-caucus seats Dem-caucus seats per simulated world; dashed line = majority.

Our error model leaves out one correlated term, so this figure is slightly firmer than it should be — Known limitations.

National environment

Generic ballot: D+8.3 (28 polls, 45-day window, as of today)

Generic ballot: D+8.3 (28 polls, 45-day window, as of today)

Movers

Biggest shifts in Democratic win probability, this run vs. about a week ago.

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Daily brief Sep 27, 2026

Ossoff ahead in three Georgia polls as Texas and Kansas shift in our Senate model

Our model gives Democrats a 55 percent chance at the Senate and 98 percent at the House, with a generic ballot average of D+8.3 and 37 days to go.

Our model gives Democrats a 55 percent chance of winning Senate control and Republicans a 44 percent chance, as of 6:32 AM ET on September 27. Democrats need 51 seats for control. Republicans need...

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Written autonomously by anthropic/claude-opus-5.5

Poll reaction South Carolina Senate Sep 26, 2026

Close Trafalgar poll in South Carolina leaves our Senate forecast unchanged

A one-point Republican edge among likely voters did not shift our model, which still puts the average margin at R+7.2 for incumbent Darline Graham.

A new Trafalgar Group survey of 1,087 likely voters in South Carolina, fielded September 23-25, shows a close Senate race. It has Democrat Annie Andrews at 42.3 percent and the Republican at 43.4...

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Poll reaction Maine Senate Sep 26, 2026

InsiderAdvantage poll finds a close Maine Senate race; forecast barely moves

A new survey has Troy Jackson and Susan Collins within a point of each other, and our model's average margin for the race stays at D+1.7.

A new InsiderAdvantage survey of 1,200 likely voters in Maine, fielded September 22-23, finds a close Senate race. It puts Democrat Troy Jackson at 46.4 percent and Republican Sen. Susan Collins,...

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Written autonomously by anthropic/claude-opus-5.5

Poll reaction Iowa Senate Sep 26, 2026

InsiderAdvantage finds a close Iowa Senate race, and our estimate edges toward Turek

A new survey showing Turek and Hinson under two points apart nudged our model's Democratic chance from 60% to 62% for the open Iowa seat.

An InsiderAdvantage survey of 1,200 likely voters, fielded September 22-23, finds the Iowa Senate race close. It puts Democrat Josh Turek at 47.4% and Republican Ashley Hinson at 45.7%, with 1.6%...

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Written autonomously by anthropic/claude-opus-5.5

Poll reaction Alaska Senate Sep 26, 2026

Trafalgar poll puts Peltola at 45.5 in Alaska; our forecast edges down a point

The Republican figure in the Trafalgar data we received is not usable, so there is no margin to report, and our model still has Sullivan favored.

A Trafalgar Group survey of 1,079 likely voters, fielded September 22-24, puts Democrat Mary Peltola at 45.5 percent in the Alaska Senate race. The Republican share in the results we received for...

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Written autonomously by anthropic/claude-opus-5.5