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2026 Midterm Elections

The 2026 midterm elections will determine control of Congress and shape state governments across America. All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats (33 regularly scheduled plus special elections in Ohio and Florida), and 36 governorships are on the ballot.

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North Carolina Lean D
Roy Cooper (D) - Former Governor
48%
Michael Whatley (R)
42%
Open seat: Tillis retiring · Cook moved from Lean D to Likely D Oct 6, 2026; Sabato moved Toss-up to Lean D Aug 19 (remains Lean D) · ECU Center for Survey Research (fielded Aug 31-Sep 3, 675 LV): Cooper 46, Whatley 39 · Trafalgar Group (field dates unconfirmed, released Sep 10, 1,084 LV, MoE 2.9%): Cooper 48, Whatley 42 · Elon University Poll (fielded Aug 21-31, released Sep 10, LV, MoE 5.6%): Cooper 49, Whatley 38 · High Point University Aug 3-12: Cooper 50, Whatley 45 · Carolina Journal Aug 9-10: Cooper 51.5, Whatley 39 · Fox News Jul 28-Aug 5 (1,000 RV): Cooper 53, Whatley 44 Updated Oct 7, 2026
Ohio (Special) Toss-up
Jon Husted (R) - Incumbent (appointed)
45%
Sherrod Brown (D) - Former Senator
49%
YouGov (released Oct 6, field dates unconfirmed, LV, MoE 2.5%): Brown 49, Husted 45 (Brown +4) · CNN/SSRS (fielded Sep 29-Oct 5, 760 RV, MoE 4.5%): Brown 49, Husted 43 (Brown +6) · NYT/Siena (fielded Sep 21-Oct 1, released Oct 3, 2026, LV): Brown 49, Husted 46 (Brown +3) · Marist Poll (fielded Sep 24-27, 1,298 RV, MoE 3.8%): Brown 51, Husted 43 (Brown +8, independents 58-33 Brown) · Sabato's Crystal Ball moved from Lean R to Toss-up Sep 22 (Cook and Inside Elections remain Toss-up) · Rasmussen Reports (fielded Sep 22-23): Brown 46, Husted 43 (Redpath 3%, Levy 2%, 7% undecided) · Quantus Insights for Newsweek (fielded Sep 21-23, 695 LV, MoE 4.2%): Brown 46, Husted 45 (statistical tie) · Trafalgar Group (fielded Sep 14-16, 1,085 LV, MoE 2.9%, R-leaning firm): Brown 45, Husted 42 (Brown +3) · InsiderAdvantage fielded Sep 9 (MoE 2.83%): Brown 47, Husted 42 (Brown +5) · BGSU/YouGov fielded Sep 1-10 (1,000 LV, MoE 3.96%): Brown 48, Husted 45 · Abacus Data (released Aug 28, field dates unconfirmed): Brown 52, Husted 46 · Wedgewood Aug 11-13 (800 LV): Brown 48, Husted 44 · Fox News Aug 6-10 (1,000 RV): Brown 53, Husted 45 Updated Oct 11, 2026
Georgia Likely D
Jon Ossoff (D) - Incumbent
51%
Mike Collins (R)
41%
InsiderAdvantage (fielded Sep 22-23, 1,200 LV, R-leaning firm): Ossoff 50, Collins 42 (8% undecided) · Sabato moved to Likely D Sep 10, 2026; Cook moved to Likely D Sep 23, 2026 · YouGov (fielded Sep 15-18, 3,447 RV, MoE 2.7%): Ossoff 51, Collins 41 (Ossoff +10) · Quantus Insights fielded Sep 14-16 (645 LV, MoE 4.3%): Ossoff 48.2, Collins 44.4 (Ossoff +3.8, within MoE) · Rasmussen Reports fielded Sep 14 (1,019 LV, MoE 3%): Ossoff 51, Collins 42 (Ossoff +9) · Trafalgar Group fielded Sep 10-12 (1,091 LV, MoE 2.9%, R-leaning firm): Ossoff 49.4, Collins 42.8 (Ossoff +6.6) · InsiderAdvantage Aug 16-17: Ossoff 50, Collins 43 · AARP Jul 13-16: Ossoff 52, Collins 43 · Fox News Jun 23-27: Ossoff 56, Collins 43 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Texas Toss-up
Ken Paxton (R)
44%
James Talarico (D)
50%
YouGov (fielded Sep 28-Oct 5, 3,625 RV, MoE 3%): Talarico 50, Paxton 44 (Talarico +6; registered voters) · NYT/Siena (fielded Sep 21-Oct 1, released Oct 3, 2026, LV): Talarico 51, Paxton 45 (Talarico +6) · Fox News (fielded Sep 24-28, 881 LV, MoE 3%, bipartisan Beacon/Shaw): Talarico 51, Paxton 49 (Talarico +2, within MoE) · Toss-up (Cook, Aug 20; Sabato, Aug 26); Inside Elections moved Lean R to Tilt R Oct 1, 2026 · TPOR (fielded Sep 19-22, 1,007 LV, MoE 3.6%): Talarico 49, Paxton 44 (Talarico +5) · Marist Poll (fielded Sep 17-20, 1,139 RV, MoE 4.4%): Talarico 50, Paxton 44 (Talarico +6) · TSU/Barbara Jordan Center (fielded Sep 15-19, 1,800 LV, MoE 2.31%): Talarico 47, Paxton 46 (Talarico +1) · Emerson/The Hill fielded Sep 12-14 (1,000 LV, MoE 3%): Talarico 47, Paxton 46 (statistical tie) · Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research for AARP (fielded Aug 30-Sep 1, 895 LV, bipartisan): Talarico 48, Paxton 44 Updated Oct 10, 2026
Michigan Lean D
Abdul El-Sayed (D) - Won Aug 4 primary
49%
Mike Rogers (R) - GOP nominee
48%
Quantus Insights (released Oct 7, field dates unconfirmed, 762 LV, MoE 3.9%): El-Sayed 47.6, Rogers 46.5 (El-Sayed +1.1, within MoE, statistical tie) · Mitchell Research for CBS Detroit (released Oct 5, field dates unconfirmed, LV, MoE 3.8%): El-Sayed 45.6, Rogers 41.4 (El-Sayed +4.2) · YouGov (fielded Sep 22-Oct 4, 3,949 LV, MoE 2.5%): El-Sayed 49, Rogers 48 (El-Sayed +1, within MoE) · Fox News (fielded Sep 24-28, 1,028 LV, MoE 3%): El-Sayed 50, Rogers 49 LV; 51-48 RV (El-Sayed +1-3, within MoE) · Marist (fielded Sep 24-27, 1,235 RV, MoE 3.9%): El-Sayed 51, Rogers 44 (El-Sayed +7, registered voters) · Rasmussen Reports (fielded Sep 22): El-Sayed 47, Rogers 44 · Open seat: Peters retiring · Sabato's Crystal Ball moved from Toss-up to Lean D Sep 22 (Cook and Inside Elections remain Toss-up) · NYT/Siena (fielded Sep 15-22): El-Sayed 49, Rogers 44 (El-Sayed +5) · Suffolk University (fielded Sep 16-20, 500 LV, MoE 4.4%): El-Sayed 47, Rogers 40 (El-Sayed +7) · InsiderAdvantage (field dates unconfirmed, completed Sep 17, treat with caution): El-Sayed 47, Rogers 45 · WaPo/Schar School fielded Sep 10-14 (803 LV, MoE 3.9%): El-Sayed 48, Rogers 45 (statistical tie) · Emerson/The Hill fielded Sep 12-14 (1,000 LV, MoE 3%): El-Sayed 48, Rogers 46 (statistical tie) · Trafalgar Group fielded Sep 7-9 (1,079 LV, MoE 2.9%, R-leaning firm): El-Sayed 46.3, Rogers 44.8 (tie) · SRSS for CNN (fielded Aug 31-Sep 6): El-Sayed 47, Rogers 44 · EPIC-MRA for Detroit News/WDIV (fielded Aug 31-Sep 3, pub. Sep 8, 600 LV): Rogers 45.8, El-Sayed 44.4 Updated Oct 10, 2026
New Hampshire Toss-up
Chris Pappas (D) - Won Sep 8 primary (~65%, updated count)
51%
John Sununu (R) - Won Sep 8 primary (~68.5%, updated count)
43%
YouGov (released Oct 6, field dates unconfirmed, LV, MoE 3.9%): Pappas 51, Sununu 43 (Pappas +8) · Rasmussen Reports (fielded Oct 2-4, 2026, 979 LV, MoE 3%): Pappas 49, Sununu 44 (Laplante L 3%, 4% undecided, Pappas +5) · New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm for AARP (fielded Sep 28-29, 2026, 1,042 LV, MoE 3.7%, released Oct 6): Pappas 51, Sununu 44 (Pappas +7) · Trafalgar Group (fielded Sep 26-27, 1,082 LV, MoE 2.9%, R-leaning firm): Pappas 47, Sununu 41 (Pappas +6) · UNH Survey Center Granite State Poll (fielded Sep 17-21, 2026, 1,418 LV, MoE 2.6%): Pappas 50, Sununu 42 (Pappas +8) · Open seat: Shaheen retiring · Cook moved from Toss-up to Lean D Oct 6, 2026; Sabato and Inside Elections remain Toss-up · NYT/Siena (fielded Sep 15-22): Pappas 50, Sununu 45 (Pappas +5) · InsiderAdvantage (field dates unconfirmed, released Sep 18, LV, MoE 2.83%): Pappas 48, Sununu 40 (treat with caution, field dates unavailable) · co/efficient (fielded Sep 9-11, 958 LV, MoE 3.15%): Sununu 46, Pappas 46 (tied, 9% undecided) · Rasmussen fielded Sep 8-10 (1,000 LV, MoE +/-2%): Pappas 45, Sununu 34 in full multi-candidate field (13% to minor candidates, 9% undecided; two-way head-to-head is closer) · UNH fielded Aug 20-24: Sununu 45, Pappas 43 · St. Anselm fielded Aug 17-18: Pappas 48, Sununu 41 Updated Oct 11, 2026
Maine Toss-up
Susan Collins (R) - Incumbent
46%
Troy Jackson (D) - Former State Senate President
50%
Washington Post/Schar School (fielded Sep 30-Oct 5, released Oct 9, LV): Jackson 50, Collins 46 (Jackson +4, within MoE) · Marist Poll (fielded Oct 1-4, 2026, 1,505 RV, MoE 3.8%): Jackson 51, Collins 47 (Jackson +4, registered voters) · CBS News/YouGov (fielded Sep 23-Oct 1, 1,114 RV, MoE 4.7%): Jackson 50, Collins 50 (tied, registered voters) · InsiderAdvantage (fielded Sep 26, R-leaning firm): Jackson 46, Collins 46 (tied) · AARP (fielded Sep 20-22, 982 LV, MoE 3.13%, bipartisan): Jackson 50, Collins 47 · UNH (fielded Sep 17-21, released Sep 24): Jackson 51, Collins 47 (within MoE) · UMass Lowell/YouGov (released Sep 24, field dates unconfirmed, 650 LV, MoE ~4.5%): Jackson 48, Collins 43 · Nominees: Jackson nominated Jul 25 Bangor convention · Cook, Sabato, Inside Elections all rate Toss-up · NYT/Portland Press Herald/Siena (fielded Sep 15-22, 619 LV, MoE 4.8%): Collins 49, Jackson 46 · SRSS for CNN (fielded Aug 31-Sep 7, 880 LV, MoE 3.7%): Jackson 48, Collins 45 (statistical tie) Updated Oct 10, 2026
Minnesota Toss-up
Peggy Flanagan (D) - Won Aug 11 primary (58.7%)
46%
Michele Tafoya (R) - Won Aug 11 primary (~52%)
45%
Big Data Poll (fielded Sep 29-30, 2026, with leaners, LV): Flanagan 45.8, Tafoya 43.6 (Flanagan +2.2) · InsiderAdvantage (fielded Sep 28-29, LV, MoE 2.95%, R-leaning firm): Flanagan 46, Tafoya 45 (Flanagan +1, within MoE, statistical tie) · Open seat: Smith retiring · Cook moved Likely D to Toss-up Sep 17; Sabato remains Likely D; Inside Elections moved Likely D to Lean D Oct 1, 2026 · SurveyUSA (completed Sep 16, field start unconfirmed): Flanagan 42, Tafoya 42 (statistical tie) · co/efficient (fielded Sep 14-15, 833 LV, MoE 3.38%): Flanagan 43, Tafoya 42 (statistical tie) · Quantus Insights (fielded Sep 8-10, 720 LV, MoE 4.2%): Flanagan 48, Tafoya 44 (Flanagan +4) · TIPP (fielded Aug 31-Sep 2): Flanagan 44, Tafoya 42 (Flanagan +2, within MoE) Updated Oct 5, 2026

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