Senate

There are five (seven?) seats within reach

Democrats need 4. Even with a small shift in people's political opinions, there are a handful of states where Democrats could win a new seat.

Zippy the Purple Squirrel
Staff Writer, Your Vote Travels
April 30, 2026
2 min read
Washington, DC at the Jefferson Memorial during spring. — Sean Pavone

Maine

Susan Collins(R) is running for reelection. While she has been a soft-spoken critic of the President, statements like, “I didn’t like the bill, but I voted for it anyway” have not earned her any credibility.

Democrats

Graham Platner(D) Retired US Marine and Army National Guard with multiple deployments www.grahamforsenate.com

North Carolina

Thom Tillis(R) is retiring.

Democrats

Roy Cooper(D) was the Governor of North Carolina until 2025. He stepped down due to term limits. roycooper.com

Republicans

Michael Whatley(R) was the chair of the Republican National Committee

Ohio

Senator Jon Husted(R) is running for reelection. He was appointed to the position after JD Vance became Vice President.

Democrats

Sherrod Brown(D) was a Senator from Ohio until he was defeated by Bernie Moreno(R) in 2025. www.sherrodbrown.com

Alaska

Dan Sullivan(R) is running for reelection.

Democrats

Mary Pelota(D) was the sole US Representative for Alaska. www.marypeltola.com

Iowa

Joni Ernst(R) is retiring.

Candidates

  • State Sen Jim Carlin(R)
  • US Rep Ashley Hinson(R)
  • State Rep Josh Turek(D)
  • State Sen Zach Wahls(D)

Primary June 2nd, just keeping an eye on things for now

Texas

John Cornyn(R) is running for reelection.

Democrat

James Talarico(D) is running. Bless his heart jamestalarico.com

Mississippi

Cindy Hyde-Smith(R) is running for reelection.

Democrat

Scott Colom(D) won the Democratic primary in March. scottcolom.com Mississippi is still a strongly Republican state and Cindy Hyde-Smith is the incumbant. However her lead in polls has shrunk from 13% to closer to 3%. That still put her in the lead, but it means that Scott Colom does have a reasonable chance to win. This race is worth watching, but the campaign for this seat has barely begun.