2018 Senate Election Race Ratings & Polls
Battle for Control of the Senate
Race Ratings: Track the competitiveness of each of the 35 Senate elections in 2018, based on the assessment of three professional pundits. Any rating changes within the last 30 days are noted, enabling you to see how a race is trending. State names colored green have polls; click for details. You can also see all recent Senate polls on a single page.
The Battle for Control section summarizes all these races by level of competitiveness, highlighting the number of competitive seats held by each party. Republicans need 50 for control, Democrats 51. The numbers highlighted in yellow indicate how close each party is before the more competitive races are considered.
Battle for Control
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| Current Senate | 49 | 51 |
| 2018 Elections | -26 | -9 |
| Continuing Seats | 23 | 42 |
| Not Competitivea | 14 | 4 |
| Safe/No 2018 Election | 37 | 46 |
| Not Very Competitiveb | 4 | |
| Likely 2019 Minimum | 41 | 46 |
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aAll pundits: Safe for incumbent party
bAll pundits: Safe or likely for incumbent party
cMost competitive races: At least one pundit, although usually all 3, rate as lean or toss-up
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Incumbent independent Senators from Maine and Vermont caucus with the Democrats. For more detail on the pro Senate forecasts, visit Sabato’s Crystal Ball, The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections.
