Mildly Blue or a Blue Tsunami? Alaska Among 9 States to Decide if Dems Flip U.S. Senate

Mildly blue or a blue tsunami? 9 states will decide if Dems flip control of U.S. Senate

Maine's Graham Platner is the Democratic candidate for what's considered one of the nation's most competitive battles for the U.S. Senate. Platner, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, is shown at a rally at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland on April 18, 2026. (Photo by Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star) Democrats are growing hopeful they can recapture the U.S. Senate in this fall’s midterm elections amid President Donald Trump’s p…

Mildly blue or a blue tsunami? 9 states will decide if Democrats flip US Senate

Maine's Graham Platner is the Democratic candidate for what's considered one of the nation's most competitive battles for the U.S. Senate. Platner, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, is shown at a rally at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland on April 18, 2026. (Photo by Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star) Democrats are growing hopeful they can recapture the U.S. Senate in this fall’s midterm elections amid President Donald Trump’s p…

Mildly blue or a blue tsunami? Alaska among 9 states to decide if Dems flip U.S. Senate

Mary Peltola addresses a crowd of supporters for her run for the U.S. Senate at a campaign event in Juneau on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon) Democrats are growing hopeful they can recapture the U.S. Senate in this fall’s midterm elections amid President Donald Trump’s plummeting approval ratings.  But they still need nearly everything to break their way against a map that put them at a starting disadvantage, analysts and ca…

9 Senate races to watch as Democrats eye an uphill path to the majority in November

Maine's Graham Platner is the Democratic candidate for what's considered one of the nation's most competitive battles for the U.S. Senate. Platner, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, is shown at a rally at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland on April 18, 2026. (Photo by Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star) Democrats are growing hopeful they can recapture the U.S. Senate in this fall’s midterm elections amid President Donald Trump’s p…