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Senate races to watch: six states shifting days before Election Day

Republicans hold the Senate fifty-three to forty-seven, and Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take control; Election Day is next Tuesday.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on BBN After Hours
Published 3:37 AM ET, Thursday, October 29, 2026

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First reported by NewsNation: “Senate races to watch: 6 states shifting days before Election Day”, with reporting from Yahoo News, Mediaite and Rio Times.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 3:37 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Alaska Senate.

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NewsNationSenate races to watch: 6 states shifting days before Election Day
Yahoo NewsSenate races to watch: 6 states shifting days before Election Day October 29, 2026 · facts used on air
MediaiteFox Power Rankings Shift a Whopping 19 House Seats to Dems October 28, 2026 · facts used on air
Rio TimesSix Senate Races to Watch October 28, 2026 · facts used on air

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKansas hasn't sent a Democrat to the U. S. Senate since nineteen thirty-two, and this year a United Methodist pastor named Adam Hamilton is running against Republican Roger Marshall.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNineteen thirty-two!
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's a streak older than most of the roads in my state, and now a pastor wants to end it, which I think is a pretty fair thing to ask on a Tuesday.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNewsNation says six states are shifting with days to go, and Decision Desk HQ shows Democrats and independents gaining in Kansas, Nebraska and South Carolina.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSouth Carolina too? Does Lindsey Graham still win there, or do I need to cancel something?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDecision Desk HQ still favors him. It says the race is closer than Republicans expected, which is a polite way to say somebody checked.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd Fox moved Ohio from toss-up to lean Democrat, and Mississippi from solid Republican to likely Republican. Fox did that. Fox!