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共和党目前在参议院以53席比47席占据多数席位，但几场关键竞选可能扭转这一控制权
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参议院共和党竞选委员会主席蒂姆·斯科特对扩大多数席位“极为乐观”，但也点明“艰难”的竞选环境
美国全国共和党参议员委员会主席、南卡罗来纳州联邦参议员蒂姆·斯科特独家接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访，谈及共和党在中期选举中的胜算。
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距离今年的中期选举仅剩不到四个月，参议院的一位顶级共和党议员仍对共和党的胜算充满信心。
全国共和党参议员委员会主席斯科特参议员今年春天告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他“极为乐观”共和党不仅能守住，还能扩大目前在参议院53-47的多数席位优势。
但民主党参议院竞选委员会的 counterpart（对应负责人）、纽约州联邦参议员克里斯滕·吉利布兰德同样对本党拿下参议院控制权充满信心，她今年早些时候告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，她看到了11月选举前“蓝色浪潮”的所有迹象。
关键参议院竞选在重磅选手退选后陷入动荡
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作为当前执政党，共和党本就面临中期选举年传统政治逆风，这往往会导致国会席位流失。再加上持续的通胀、高油价——民调显示与伊朗的不得人心的战争难辞其咎——以及唐纳德·特朗普总统低迷的支持率，这一切构成了一场完美风暴，预示着共和党将迎来不利局面。
但民主党在试图夺回参议院控制权的过程中也有自己的难题，包括民调显示其政党形象极不受欢迎。
再加上今年春夏两党初选中左翼和社会主义候选人击败建制派对手的高调胜利，这为共和党提供了更多弹药，将所有民主党人描绘成极端分子，正如特朗普所称的“共产主义者”。
以下是12个具有竞争力的参议院席位，它们可能会改变参议院的权力平衡。
北卡罗来纳州
共和党正在捍卫这个东南部摇摆州的开放席位，共和党联邦参议员汤姆·蒂利斯将于今年年底退休。
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共和党候选人迈克尔·沃特利与民主党候选人罗伊·库珀。（安吉拉·韦斯/法新社；亚采克·博查尔斯基/阿纳多卢通讯社/盖蒂图片社）
共和党正在团结支持前共和党全国委员会（RNC）主席迈克尔·沃特利，他在2024年大选前与总统的儿媳、福克斯新闻主持人拉拉·特朗普共事之后，获得了特朗普的背书。
与此同时，民主党在前两任州长罗伊·库珀去年夏天宣布参选参议员时，锁定了他们的顶级候选人。库珀在北卡罗来纳州拥有极高的知名度，在全州范围内的竞选生涯中保持6胜0负的战绩。
北卡罗来纳州曾在2024年大选中支持特朗普连任，但无党派政治评级机构库克政治报告将这场竞选评为“倾向民主党”，《内部选举》则将其列为“势均力敌”。
缅因州
温和派共和党联邦参议员苏珊·柯林斯正在蓝色倾向的缅因州寻求第六个六年任期的连任。
柯林斯是今年所有寻求连任的共和党参议员中，唯一所在州被时任副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯在2024年总统大选击败特朗普时拿下的。与六年前上次连任时相比，柯林斯在缅因州选民中的支持率出现下滑。
苏珊·柯林斯与格雷厄姆·普拉特纳。（格雷姆·斯隆/盖蒂图片社；索菲·帕克/盖蒂图片社）
但这位长期担任议员的参议员——多年来一直是民主党参议院竞选委员会的主要攻击目标——已被证明难以击败。
不过她仍有可能再次胜出，因为她的民主党挑战者格雷厄姆·普拉特纳仍在因过往言行面临争议。
这位海军陆战队退伍军人、牡蛎养殖户得到了进步派议员、佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯和马萨诸塞州民主党参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦，以及加州民主党众议员罗·卡纳的支持。
支持柯林斯的共和党团体一直在抨击普拉特纳，包括他十多年前在已删除的Reddit账号上发表的有争议言论、他胸前广为人知的与纳粹有关的纹身、不忠行为以及性行为不端指控。
密歇根州
共和党也旨在拿下密歇根州的开放席位，民主党联邦参议员加里·彼得斯即将退休。
密歇根州前联邦众议员迈克·罗杰斯在福克斯新闻数字频道采访中亮相，他将在这个五大湖摇摆州再次参选参议员。（保罗·施泰因豪泽 – 福克斯新闻）
前联邦众议员迈克·罗杰斯曾在2024年密歇根州共和党参议院初选中胜出，但以微弱劣势输给了联邦众议员伊莉莎·斯洛特金，如今他再次参选，几乎锁定共和党提名。
民主党则陷入了一场激烈的两强对决：一方是得到参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党参议员查克·舒默支持的中左翼众议员黑利·史蒂文斯，另一方是得到桑德斯和纽约州民主党众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹背书的左翼候选人、韦恩县前卫生部门主任阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德。
这场初选对决此前还有进步派州参议员马洛里·麦克莫罗，截至上周她仍在参选，目前已经暴露了民主党内部的诸多分歧，也为得到特朗普背书的罗杰斯提供了大量攻击弹药。
密歇根州初选将于8月4日举行。
密歇根州联邦众议员黑利·史蒂文斯（右）与韦恩县前卫生部门主任阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德将在2026年8月4日的民主党参议院初选中展开角逐。
俄亥俄州
去年，前联邦参议员谢罗德·布朗宣布将挑战共和党联邦参议员乔恩·赫斯特德，这成为民主党在候选人招募上的重大胜利。
赫斯特德曾任副州长，去年在时任联邦参议员JD·万斯辞职出任特朗普政府副总统后被任命填补参议院空缺。
俄亥俄州曾是顶级的大选摇摆州，但在过去十年中已彻底转向红色阵营，民主党人将布朗视为这场竞争万斯剩余两年任期的唯一有竞争力的候选人。
联邦参议员乔恩·赫斯特德与前联邦参议员谢罗德·布朗将在11月的俄亥俄州参议院竞选中展开对决。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ滚石公司 via 盖蒂图片社；贾斯汀·梅里曼/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
布朗在2024年连任选举中以约4个百分点的差距落败，而特朗普在俄亥俄州以11个百分点的优势胜出。
库克政治报告和另一无党派评级机构萨巴托水晶球都将这场竞选列为“势均力敌”，《内部选举》则将其评为“倾向共和党”。
新罕布什尔州
共和党在新罕布什尔州看到了另一个翻转席位的机会，该州民主党长期把持的参议院席位即将开放，参议员珍妮·沙欣宣布退休。沙欣是美国历史上首位同时当选州长和联邦参议员的女性。
连任四届的联邦众议员克里斯·帕帕斯预计将在9月初的州初选中拿下民主党参议院提名。
新罕布什尔州联邦参议员珍妮·沙欣，曾任州长，去年宣布不会在2026年寻求连任。（内森·波斯纳/阿纳多卢通讯社 via 盖蒂图片社）
共和党方面则有两位前参议员展开初选对决，争夺重返国会的机会。
前联邦参议员约翰·E·苏努努——前州长克里斯·苏努努的兄长——得到了特朗普的背书，在民调中领先两位数。但特朗普首任政府时期的新西兰大使、前联邦参议员斯科特·布朗仍在参选。
阿拉斯加州
前联邦众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉2月宣布将挑战共和党现任联邦参议员丹·沙利文，这给民主党在这个红色倾向的州带来了重大提振。
佩尔托拉2024年在覆盖全州的单一国会选区竞选中以3个百分点的差距连任失利，而特朗普在阿拉斯加州以11个百分点的优势胜出。
与此同时，另一位丹·沙利文——一位前教师——的参议院参选资格正处于法院诉讼中。他于5月宣布参选，最近刚注册为共和党人。
阿拉斯加州前联邦众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉将在2026年参选参议员。（内森·波斯纳/阿纳多卢通讯社）
佐治亚州
共和党将第一任期联邦参议员乔恩·奥索夫视为2026年寻求连任的民主党参议员中最脆弱的一位。
佐治亚州是名副其实的摇摆州战场。
佐治亚州选民在2020年大选中支持乔·拜登当选总统，但在2024年又转向红色阵营支持特朗普连任。2005年至2020年间，该州在参议院一直由两名共和党议员代表，直到特朗普第一任期结束时选出两名民主党议员前往华盛顿。
佐治亚州民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫将在2026年寻求连任。（亚伦·施瓦茨/彭博社/盖蒂图片社）
奥索夫在2020年的选举中首次当选，募集了巨额竞选资金，而共和党在这个关键的阳光地带摇摆州的初选中经历了一场激烈的三方角逐。
在11月的中期选举中，奥索夫将面对共和党联邦众议员迈克·柯林斯，后者在上月共和党初选决选前夕获得了特朗普的背书。
尽管最近的福克斯新闻民调显示奥索夫领先两位数，但共和党计划对这位参议员发起猛烈的竞选攻击。
佐治亚州联邦众议员迈克·柯林斯正在参选美国参议院，他于2026年6月14日在佐治亚州伍德斯托克的竞选活动上向支持者发表讲话。（保罗·施泰因豪泽/福克斯新闻）
艾奥瓦州
共和党正在捍卫艾奥瓦州的开放席位，这个州曾是摇摆州，但在过去十年中转向了右翼。
但共和党已团结支持联邦众议员阿什利·辛普森，她得到了特朗普的背书，将接替即将退休的共和党联邦参议员乔尼·恩斯特。
艾奥瓦州联邦众议员阿什利·辛普森是共和党在2026年参议院竞标的候选人，将接替即将退休的共和党联邦参议员乔尼·恩斯特。（斯蒂芬·马图伦/盖蒂图片社摄）
辛普森曾是当地电视台新闻主播，2020年翻转了民主党把持的国会席位，被视为共和党政坛的新星。
州众议员乔希·图雷克——一名残奥会选手——在竞争激烈且耗资巨大的民主党初选中击败了更进步的州参议员扎克·瓦尔茨，赢得提名。
艾奥瓦州民主党众议员乔希·图雷克，美国参议院候选人，2026年5月23日周六在艾奥瓦州得梅因的得梅因农贸市场竞选期间与参会者打招呼。（斯科特·摩根/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
得克萨斯州
州众议员詹姆斯·塔莱里科希望成为自1988年以来首位在右翼倾向的得克萨斯州当选联邦参议员的民主党人。
塔莱里科在今年头三个月募集了令人瞠目的2700万美元竞选资金，在3月的初选中击败了众议员贾斯敏·克罗克特，锁定民主党提名。
这位民主党人将在11月与得到特朗普背书的得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿展开对决。
共和党得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿（左）将与民主党候选人、州众议员詹姆斯·塔莱里科在“孤星之州”2026年美国参议院选举中对决。（埃利亚斯·巴尔德维二世/《达拉斯晨报》 via 盖蒂图片社；阿尔贝托·席尔瓦·费尔南德斯/盖蒂图片社）
这位“让美国再次伟大”阵营的激进分子背负大量政治包袱，在一场耗时长久、代价高昂的共和党提名战中击败了长期任职的得克萨斯州联邦参议员约翰·科宁。
明尼苏达州
民主党联邦参议员蒂娜·史密斯的退休让共和党看到了在这个蓝色倾向的州翻转席位的希望。
共和党还招募了他们口中的顶级候选人：前NBC体育记者、保守派评论员兼活动家米歇尔·塔福亚，她将在下月的共和党初选中参与激烈角逐。
米歇尔·塔福亚在明尼苏达州启动共和党参议院竞选活动时接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访。（保罗·施泰因豪泽/福克斯新闻）
明尼苏达州副州长佩吉·弗拉南——一名进步派人士——将与更温和的民主党众议员安吉·克雷格竞争本党提名。
佛罗里达州
佛罗里达州联邦参议员阿什利·穆迪作为该州总检察长，去年由州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯任命，填补了前国务卿马可·卢比奥留下的席位。她几乎确定将在下月的共和党初选中获得提名。
佛罗里达州联邦参议员阿什利·穆迪，R-佛罗里达，2025年10月21日周二在国会山参议院投票后离开会场。（比尔·克拉克/CQ滚石公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
穆迪预计将在11月与民主党挑战者亚历克斯·温德曼展开对决。温德曼是退休陆军中校，曾是2019年特朗普-乌克兰风波的举报人，也是众议员尤金·温德曼的兄弟。
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近几个月的民调显示，在右翼倾向的佛罗里达州，穆迪与温德曼的竞争将十分激烈。
内布拉斯加州
共和党现任联邦参议员皮特·里基茨——前州长——将寻求连任六年完整任期，代表红色倾向的内布拉斯加州。
美国参议院候选人丹·奥斯本在内布拉斯加州内利的Sly’s Family Bar and Grill竞选活动上发言。（比尔·克拉克/CQ滚石公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
他将在中期选举中与前工会领袖丹·奥斯本对决，奥斯本是独立候选人，这是他第二次参选参议院。
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民主党候选人、前药剂师辛迪·伯班克很可能退出竞选，并在大选中支持奥斯本。
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Four months to midterms: 12 races that will determine the Senate majority
July 7, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News
Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the US Senate, but a few races could flip that control
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Senate Republican campaign chair Tim Scott ‘extremely optimistic’ about expanding majority but spotlights ‘difficult’ climate
National Republican Senatorial Committee chair Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina speaks exclusively with Fox News Digital about the GOP’s chances in the midterm elections.
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With just under four months to go until this year’s midterm elections, a top Senate Republican remains confident of the GOP’s chances.
Sen. Tim Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, recently told Fox News Digital this spring that he’s “incredibly optimistic” the GOP can not only hold but expand its current 53–47 majority in the upper chamber.
But his counterpart at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is equally confident her party can flip control of the Senate, telling Fox News Digital earlier this year she sees “all the makings of a blue wave” heading into November.
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Republicans — as the party currently in power — were already up against traditional political headwinds that led to a loss of congressional seats during midterm election years. Add to that the challenging climate fueled by persistent inflation, high gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and President Donald Trump’s underwater approval ratings. It’s all a perfect storm that spells unfavorable outcomes for the GOP.
But Democrats have problems of their own as they try to win back control of the Senate, including a party brand that public opinion polling indicates is extremely unpopular.
Add to that high-profile victories this spring and summer by left-wing and socialist candidates over establishment rivals in Democratic primaries that are giving Republicans extra ammunition to portray all Democrats as extremists, or as Trump calls them, “communists.”
Here’s a look at a dozen competitive Senate seats in play that could potentially flip the balance of power in the chamber.
North Carolina
Republicans are defending an open seat in the southeast battleground state, with GOP Sen. Thom Tillis retiring at the end of this year.
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Republican Michael Whatley and Democrat Roy Cooper.(Angela Weiss/AFP/Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu/Getty Images)
The GOP is rallying around former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley, who has Trump’s backing after serving alongside the president’s daughter-in-law and Fox News host Lara Trump in the lead up to the 2024 election.
Democrats, meanwhile, landed their top recruit when former two-term Gov. Roy Cooper launched a Senate campaign last summer. Cooper enjoys tons of name recognition in North Carolina and is 6-0 when it comes to running statewide races.
North Carolina voted for Trump for his second term, but the top nonpartisan political handicapper, Cook Political Report, rates the race Lean Democrat, with Inside Elections ranking it as a toss up.
Maine
Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins is running for re-election for a sixth six-year term in blue-leaning Maine.
Collins is the only Republican senator running for re-election this year in a state that then-Vice President Kamala Harris carried in her 2024 presidential election bid against Trump. And Collins has seen a deterioration of her poll numbers among Mainers from her last re-election six years ago.
Susan Collins and Graham Platner.(Graeme Sloan/Getty Images ; Sophie Park/Getty Images)
But the longtime senator, who has been a top DSCC target for multiple election cycles, has proven tough to beat.
But she could prevail again as her Democratic challenger, Graham Platner, continues to face controversy over his past actions and comments.
The Marine Corps veteran and oyster farmer is backed by progressive champions Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif.
Republican groups supporting Collins have been blasting Platner over controversial comments he made over a decade ago on a now-deleted Reddit account, a well-publicized Nazi-linked tattoo on his chest, infidelity and allegations of sexual misconduct.
Michigan
The GOP is also aiming to flip an open seat in the battleground state of Michigan, where Democrat Sen. Gary Peters is retiring.
Former Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan, seen in a Fox News Digital interview, is running for the Senate in the Great Lakes battleground state for a second straight election cycle.(Paul Steinhauser – Fox News)
Former Rep. Mike Rogers, who won the 2024 GOP Senate nomination in Michigan but narrowly lost to Rep. Elissa Slotkin, is making a second straight bid and is the all-but-certain Republican nominee.
Democrats are dealing with a titanic two-way fight between center-left Rep. Haley Stevens, who is backed by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and former Wayne County Health Department Director Abdul El-Sayed, a left-wing candidate endorsed by Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
The primary battle, which until Sunday also included progressive state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, has already exposed numerous Democratic Party divisions and provided Rogers, who is backed by Trump, with plenty of ammunition.
Michigan’s primary will be held on August 4.
Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan, right, and former Wayne County Health Department Director Abdul El-Sayed are facing off in the August 4, 2026, Democratic Senate primary in the Great Lakes battleground state.
Ohio
Democrats scored a major recruiting victory last year when former Sen. Sherrod Brown announced he would challenge Republican Sen. Jon Husted.
A former lieutenant governor, Husted was appointed to the Senate a year ago after then-Sen. JD Vance stepped down to serve as vice president to Trump.
Ohio, once a premier general election battleground, has turned solidly red over the past decade, and Democrats view Brown as their only competitive candidate in the race to serve the remaining two years of Vance’s term.
Sen. Jon Husted and former Sen. Sherrod Brown will face off in a highly anticipated Senate race in Ohio in November.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images ; Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Brown lost re-election in 2024 by roughly four points while Trump carried Ohio by 11 points.
The Cook Report and fellow nonpartisan ranker Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as a toss-up, with Inside Elections ranking it as tilt Republican.
New Hampshire
Republicans see another flip opportunity in New Hampshire, where a long-held Democratic Senate seat in New England’s only swing state is opening thanks to the retirement of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who is the first woman in U.S. history to be elected governor and senator.
Four-term Rep. Chris Pappas is expected to capture the Democratic Senate nomination in the state’s early September primary.
Longtime Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, a former governor, announced last year that she would not be running for re-election in 2026.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
There’s a primary race on the Republican side between two former senators seeking a return to Capitol Hill.
Former Sen. John E. Sununu, an older brother to former Gov. Chris Sununu, has the backing of the president and has a double-digit lead in public polling. But Trump’s first-term ambassador to New Zealand, former Sen. Scott Brown, remains in the race.
Alaska
Democrats were given a big boost in the red-leaning state when former Rep. Mary Peltola announced in February that she would challenge GOP incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Peltola lost re-election in 2024 in the at-large district that covers the entire state by three points, while Trump carried Alaska by 11 points.
Meanwhile, there’s a court battle ongoing over the Senate bid by another Dan Sullivan, a former teacher who announced his campaign in May and recently registered as a Republican.
Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska is running for the Senate in 2026.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu)
Georgia
Republicans view first-term Sen. Jon Ossoff as the most vulnerable Democrat seeking re-election in 2026.
The Peach State is a true battleground swing state.
Georgians voted for Joe Biden to be president in the 2020 elections, but then swung red to vote for Trump for a second term in 2024. From 2005 until 2020, the state had two Republicans representing them in the U.S. Senate before electing two Democrats to go to Washington, D.C. when Trump’s first term ended.
Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from Georgia, is seeking re-election in 2026.(Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Ossoff, first elected in that 2020 race, built a massive war chest while the GOP faced a nasty three-way primary battle for its nomination in the crucial sunbelt battleground state.
In November’s midterms, Ossoff will face Republican Rep. Mike Collins, who was backed by Trump days ahead of last month’s GOP primary runoff election.
While a recent Fox News poll indicated Ossoff holding a double-digit lead, Republicans plan to run an aggressive campaign against the senator.
Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia, who’s running for the U.S. Senate, speaks to supporters at a campaign event, on June 14, 2026, in Woodstock, Georgia.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Iowa
Republicans are defending an open seat in Iowa, a onetime swing state that’s shifted to the right over the past decade.
But the GOP rallied around Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is backed by Trump, in the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Joni Ernst.
Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson of Iowa is her party’s Senate nominee in the 2026 race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst.(Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Hinson, a former local TV news anchor who flipped a Democratic-held seat in 2020, is seen as a rising star in the party.
State Rep. Josh Turek, a Paralympian, won a contested and expensive Democratic primary over more progressive state Sen. Zach Wahls.
State Representative Josh Turek, a Democrat from Iowa and U.S. Senate candidate, greets attendees while campaigning at the Des Moines Farmers Market in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, May 23, 2026.(Scott Morgan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Texas
State Rep. James Talarico is hoping to become the first Democrat since 1988 to win a U.S. Senate election in right-leaning Texas.
Talarico, who hauled in an eye-popping $27 million in fundraising the first three months of this year, defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the March primary to secure the Democratic nomination.
The Democrat will face off in November against Trump-backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, is facing off with state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, in the 2026 U.S. Senate election in the Lone Star State.(Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images; Alberto Silva Fernandez/Getty Images)
The MAGA firebrand, carrying plenty of political baggage, ousted longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas in an expensive and combustible GOP nomination battle that went into overtime.
Minnesota
The retirement of Democratic Sen. Tina Smith is giving the GOP hopes they can flip the seat in the blue-leaning state.
And Republicans landed what they say is a top-tier recruit in former NBC sports reporter turned conservative pundit and activist Michele Tafoya, who is part of a crowded GOP field in next month’s primary.
Michele Tafoya is interviewed by Fox News Digital as she launches a Republican Senate campaign in Minnesota.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a progressive, is facing off against more moderate Democratic Rep. Angie Craig in the race for their party’s nomination.
Florida
Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, who as Florida’s attorney general was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year to fill the seat once held by now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is on a glide path to the GOP nomination in next month’s primary.
Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., leaves the Senate floor after a vote in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Moody will likely face off in November against Democratic challenger Alex Vindman, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, whistleblower in the 2019 Trump-Ukraine controversy and brother of Rep. Eugene Vindman.
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Polling in recent months suggests a competitive race between Moody and Vindman in right-leaning Florida.
Nebraska
Republican incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts, a former governor, is seeking a full six-year term in the Senate representing red-leaning Nebraska.
U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks during his campaign stop at Sly’s Family Bar and Grill in Neligh, Nebraska.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
He’ll face off in the midterms with former union leader Dan Osborn, an independent candidate who is making his second straight run for the Senate.
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Democratic nominee and former pharmacy technician Cindy Burbank is likely to drop out of the race and support Osborn in the general election.
Paul Steinhauser covers the national campaign trail from coast to coast for Fox News