Eight GOP-held Senate seats considered battlegrounds, 3 are Democratic
There are 11 states that are considered Senate battlegrounds, based on CBS News estimates, with eight of those being GOP-held and three are held by Democrats.
Two of the Democratic-held states, Georgia and New Hampshire, lean Democratic. The third, Michigan, is considered a toss up.Â
Three of the Republican-held seats, South Carolina, Kansas and Iowa, are lean Republican. But four others are toss ups: Maine, Ohio, Texas and Alaska. The eighth state, North Carolina, is lean Democratic.
Democrats need to net four seats to take control of the upper chamber.Â
What’s at stake in Senate elections
In the midterm elections, the party in the White House often suffers losses, and that, along with the GOP’s current standing with voters, has thrown a map that seemed pretty favorable to Republicans into question.
Democrats have pickup opportunities in some states that will determine control of the upper chamber: North Carolina, Ohio, Maine, Alaska, Kansas, Iowa and Texas. But at the same time, they’re on the defensive in some states, too, like Michigan.Â
Democrats last won control of the Senate in 2022, maintaining a narrow majority throughout the Biden administration. Control of the upper chamber has major implications for the White House and its policy priorities and nominations, as Mr. Trump eyes the final two years of his presidency.
