U.S. Senate Balance of Power 2026: Live Results

2026 midterm elections · U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate Balance of Power 2026

Live, unofficial results for all 35 Senate races on the Nov. 3 ballot, including special elections in Florida and Ohio. 65 seats are not up this year.

As of 12:53 a.m. ET. Updates about every 15 minutes overnight.

Balance of power

41Republicans
6not yet projected
53Democrats + independents*
51 seats for a majority │ 50 + Vice President JD Vance (R) tiebreak

Seats not up this year: 31 Republicans, 32 Democrats and 2 independents who caucus with Democrats (Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Angus King of Maine), per the Senate class lists. Projected seats added on top: R 10, D 19. *Democrats + independents counts the 2 independents who caucus with Democrats. Before the election: 53 R, 45 D, 2 I. Leads in races still counting: R 4, D 2. No votes yet: 0.

Senate map

Solid color with ✓ = projected winner by a named outlet. Faded color = who leads in the count now.

AlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizona: no Senate raceCalifornia: no Senate raceColoradoConnecticut: no Senate raceDistrict of Columbia: no Senate raceDelawareFlorida (special)GeorgiaHawaii: no Senate raceIowaIdahoIllinoisIndiana: no Senate raceKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMaryland: no Senate raceMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouri: no Senate raceMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth Dakota: no Senate raceNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevada: no Senate raceNew York: no Senate raceOhio (special)OklahomaOregonPennsylvania: no Senate raceRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtah: no Senate raceVirginiaVermont: no Senate raceWashington: no Senate raceWisconsin: no Senate raceWest VirginiaWyomingAKAL✓AR✓AZCACO✓CTDCDE✓FL✓GA✓HIIA✓IDIL✓INKS✓KY✓LA✓MA✓MDME✓MIMN✓MOMSMTNC✓NDNENH✓NJ✓NM✓NVNYOH✓OK✓OR✓PARI✓SC✓SD✓TN✓TX✓UTVA✓VTWAWIWV✓WY✓
R leads D leads Independent leads Lighter = closer margin ✓ Projected winner (source named on each race card) No votes yet No Senate race

Path to control

Seats needed for control

9more for Republicans to reach 50 (Vice President JD Vance breaks ties)
0more for Democrats and allied independents to reach 51

6 of 35 races not yet projected. Counts use projections by NBC News or AP via NPR only.

Seats changing hands

Projected so far vs. the party that held the seat:

  • Iowa: Republican seat. Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Josh Turek (Democrat)
  • Kansas: Republican seat. Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Adam Hamilton (Democrat)
  • Maine: Republican seat. Projected winner (Source: NBC News): Troy Jackson (Democrat)
  • North Carolina: Republican seat. Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Roy Cooper (Democrat)
  • Ohio: Republican seat. Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Sherrod Brown (Democrat)
  • South Carolina: Republican seat. Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Annie Andrews (Democrat)
  • Texas: Republican seat. Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): James Talarico (Democrat)

Where the other party leads in the count now:

  • Alaska: Republican seat, D leads by 11.3 pts (22% in)

Closest races right now

Counted races with no projection, smallest margin first (points).

MSR +0.5
NER +2.4
MID +3.2
MTR +6.9
AKD +11.3
IDR +15.2

All 35 Senate races

Republican, Democratic and notable independent candidates. Percent of all votes counted; margin is the leader over the runner-up.

AlaskaRegular election · seat held by R

Mary Peltola (D) leads by 11.3 pts
R Dan S. Sullivan (inc.)27,94042.9%
D Mary Peltola35,32454.3%
Margin: D +11.3 pts · 22% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

AlabamaRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Barry Moore
R Barry Moore881,59855.5%
D Everett Wess706,94144.5%
Margin: R +11.0 pts · 89% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

ArkansasRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Tom Cotton
R Tom Cotton (inc.)477,99354.2%
D Hallie Shoffner374,63142.5%
Margin: R +11.7 pts · 99% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

ColoradoRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): John Hickenlooper
R Mark Baisley718,52135.2%
D John Hickenlooper (inc.)1,238,32960.7%
Margin: D +25.5 pts · 72% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

DelawareRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Chris Coons
R Mike Katz137,71036.4%
D Chris Coons (inc.)240,23463.6%
Margin: D +27.1 pts · 99% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

FloridaSpecial election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Ashley Moody
R Ashley Moody (inc.)4,207,17350.9%
D Angie Nixon3,967,67448.0%
Margin: R +2.9 pts · 99% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

GeorgiaRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Jon Ossoff
R Mike Collins1,709,23741.1%
D Jon Ossoff (inc.)2,453,52558.9%
Margin: D +17.9 pts · 95% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

IowaRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Josh Turek
R Ashley Hinson616,93446.4%
D Josh Turek671,91950.5%
Margin: D +4.1 pts · 97% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

IdahoRegular election · seat held by R

Jim Risch (R) leads by 15.2 pts
R Jim Risch (inc.)206,05252.9%
I Todd Achilles146,66637.6%
No Democratic candidate listed in the results data.
Margin: R +15.2 pts · 57% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

IllinoisRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Juliana Stratton
R Don Tracy1,429,42937.4%
D Juliana Stratton2,329,65861.0%
Margin: D +23.6 pts · 86% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

KansasRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Adam Hamilton
R Roger Marshall (inc.)499,34845.9%
D Adam Hamilton555,91251.1%
Margin: D +5.2 pts · 94% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

KentuckyRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Andy Barr
R Andy Barr784,00055.0%
D Charles Booker611,98742.9%
Margin: R +12.1 pts · 99% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

LouisianaRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Julia Letlow
R Julia Letlow745,96350.9%
D Jamie Davis720,10649.1%
Margin: R +1.8 pts · 99% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

MassachusettsRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Ed Markey
R John Deaton493,66330.9%
D Ed Markey (inc.)1,029,99064.5%
Margin: D +33.6 pts · 56% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

MaineRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News): Troy Jackson
R Susan Collins (inc.)257,66047.3%
D Troy Jackson287,22452.7%
Margin: D +5.4 pts · 72% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

MichiganRegular election · seat held by D

Abdul El-Sayed (D) leads by 3.2 pts
R Mike Rogers1,463,87847.4%
D Abdul El-Sayed1,564,12950.6%
Margin: D +3.2 pts · 62% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

MinnesotaRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Peggy Flanagan
R Michele Tafoya1,125,00543.0%
D Peggy Flanagan1,424,45654.4%
Margin: D +11.4 pts · 90% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

MississippiRegular election · seat held by R

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) leads by 0.5 pts
R Cindy Hyde-Smith (inc.)461,91849.2%
D Scott Colom457,32148.7%
Margin: R +0.5 pts · 96% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

MontanaRegular election · seat held by R

Kurt Alme (R) leads by 6.9 pts
R Kurt Alme115,47646.7%
D Alani Bankhead28,97611.7%
I Seth Bodnar98,52439.9%
Margin: R +6.9 pts · 49% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

North CarolinaRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Roy Cooper
R Michael Whatley1,640,02039.1%
D Roy Cooper2,462,27758.7%
Margin: D +19.6 pts · 99% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

NebraskaRegular election · seat held by R

Pete Ricketts (R) leads by 2.4 pts
R Pete Ricketts (inc.)251,68348.3%
I Dan Osborn239,07645.8%
No Democratic candidate listed in the results data.
Margin: R +2.4 pts · 63% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

New HampshireRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Chris Pappas
R John Sununu239,53242.0%
D Chris Pappas319,77156.1%
Margin: D +14.1 pts · 84% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

New JerseyRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Cory Booker
R Justin Murphy988,04635.1%
D Cory Booker (inc.)1,754,91762.3%
Margin: D +27.2 pts · 92% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

New MexicoRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Ben Ray Lujan
R Larry Marker259,37837.1%
D Ben Ray Lujan (inc.)439,04462.9%
Margin: D +25.7 pts · 93% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

OhioSpecial election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Sherrod Brown
R Jon Husted (inc.)1,978,84946.2%
D Sherrod Brown2,092,27348.9%
Margin: D +2.7 pts · 90% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

OklahomaRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Kevin Hern
R Kevin Hern626,82457.3%
D N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas428,79139.2%
Margin: R +18.1 pts · 98% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

OregonRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Jeff Merkley
R David Brock Smith540,63739.9%
D Jeff Merkley (inc.)778,39757.4%
Margin: D +17.5 pts · 68% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

Rhode IslandRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Jack Reed
R Raymond McKay104,64929.5%
D Jack Reed (inc.)236,40866.7%
Margin: D +37.2 pts · 94% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

South CarolinaRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Annie Andrews
R Darline Graham (inc.)947,77546.8%
D Annie Andrews1,035,54351.2%
Margin: D +4.3 pts · 94% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

South DakotaRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Mike Rounds
R Mike Rounds (inc.)145,77561.4%
I Brian Bengs91,66738.6%
No Democratic candidate listed in the results data.
Margin: R +22.8 pts · 72% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

TennesseeRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Bill Hagerty
R Bill Hagerty (inc.)1,138,40755.1%
D Marquita Bradshaw886,91142.9%
Margin: R +12.2 pts · 99% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

TexasRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): James Talarico
R Ken Paxton3,786,69343.1%
D James Talarico4,832,01555.1%
Margin: D +11.9 pts · 85% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

VirginiaRegular election · seat held by D

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Mark Warner
R Bert Mizusawa1,362,28039.2%
D Mark Warner (inc.)2,110,58660.8%
Margin: D +21.5 pts · 94% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

West VirginiaRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Shelley Moore Capito
R Shelley Moore Capito (inc.)265,33158.3%
D Rachel Fetty Anderson172,75338.0%
Margin: R +20.3 pts · 94% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

WyomingRegular election · seat held by R

✓ Projected winner (Source: NBC News and AP via NPR): Harriet Hageman
R Harriet Hageman108,36763.9%
D James Byrd61,25436.1%
Margin: R +27.8 pts · 86% of expected vote in · as of 12:53 a.m. ET
Numbers: NBC News (Associated Press data), unofficial

About these numbers

Source: NBC News (Associated Press data) and NPR (Associated Press data). Unofficial results. Vote counts on each card come from whichever of the two had more votes counted at the time shown. A race is marked projected only when NBC News or AP via NPR has projected it; the source is named on the card. Politics Elections does not project races. Where the two outlets disagree, the race shows who leads. Independents are shown in teal. Vice President JD Vance (R) casts tie-breaking votes. Page as of 12:53 a.m. ET.