From North Carolina to Nebraska, a dozen competitive Senate seats could flip the balance of power in this year's high-stakes midterm elections.

Democrats are working to gain control of the Senate for the first time since 2014, but the path is steep — requiring wins in 8 of 11 competitive races. It has been a dozen years since Democrats led the Senate.

Four months into the primary calendar, most of the battlefield is set in the race for control of the US Senate. Now the real fight begins.

Democrats and Republicans are locked in a tight race for Senate control, according to new polling data.

Democrats’ chances of taking back control of the Senate have suffered with recent developments in Maine and Michigan, complicating their chances of winning the two critical battlegrounds. The implosion of Graham Platner’s campaign in Maine has left Democrats scrambling for an opponent to challenge GOP incumbent Sen.

Graham Platner’s announced exit from the Maine Senate race Wednesday concluded one of the longest-running — and most-consequential — sagas of the 2026 battle for the Senate.

Senate Majority PAC says it entered July with $126 million, a new midyear high, after raising $147 million with an affiliated nonprofit from April through June. But can it keep pace with the G.O.P.?

Republican Dan J. Sullivan, a former teacher, can run in the race despite incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan’s attempts to exclude him for what he claims is Democratic interference, the high court decided.