Inside Elections 2026 Senate Ratings

As of January 9, 2025

This map reflects the current 2026 Senate ratings from Inside Elections. Use it as a starting point to create and share your own forecast.

The U.S. Senate has 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats (including two independents). There are 35 seats up in 2026 - including special elections in Florida and Ohio - of which 23 are held Republicans. Democrats will need a net gain of four seats to retake control in 2027.

January 9: These initial 2026 ratings are divided between Battleground and Safe. The forecaster will add more granular ratings later in the cycle. Three Democratic-held seats (GA, MI, NH) and two Republican-held seats (ME, NC) are initially in the Battleground category.

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Current	47 45 2	53
Consensus Forecast	45 43 2	51	4
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Current	2026	2028^	2030
45	13	15	17
2			2
53	22	17	14

^ Excludes Florida and Ohio seats with special elections in 2026

The arrows on the counter above the map designate the controlling party. 50-50 tie decided by Vice-President (VP)

State	Incumbent	Since	Term
AK	Lisa Murkowski	2002	5th
AK
AK	Dan Sullivan	2015	2nd
AK
AL	Katie Britt	2023	1st
AL
AR	John Boozman	2011	3rd
AR
AZ	Mark Kelly	2020	2nd
AZ
AZ	Ruben Gallego	2025	1st
AZ
CA	Alex Padilla	2021	2nd
CA
CA	Adam Schiff	2024	2nd
CA
CO	Michael Bennet	2009	4th
CO
CT	Richard Blumenthal	2011	3rd
CT
CT	Chris Murphy	2013	3rd
CT
DE	Lisa Blunt Rochester	2025	1st
DE
FL	Ashley Moody	2025	1st
FL	2026 special election for final two years of Marco Rubio's term
FL	Rick Scott	2019	2nd
FL
GA	Raphael Warnock	2021	2nd
GA
GA	Jon Ossoff	2021	1st
GA
HI	Brian Schatz	2012	3rd
HI
HI	Mazie Hirono	2013	3rd
HI
IA	Chuck Grassley	1981	8th
IA
IA	Joni Ernst	2015	2nd
IA
ID	Mike Crapo	1999	5th
ID
IL	Tammy Duckworth	2017	2nd
IL
IN	Todd Young	2017	2nd
IN
IN	Jim Banks	2025	1st
IN
KS	Jerry Moran	2011	3rd
KS
KS	Roger Marshall	2021	1st
KS
KY	Rand Paul	2011	3rd
KY
LA	John Kennedy	2017	2nd
LA
MA	Elizabeth Warren	2013	3rd
MA
MD	Chris Van Hollen	2017	2nd
MD
MD	Angela Alsobrooks	2025	1st
MD
ME	Angus King	2013	3rd
ME
ME	Susan Collins	1997	5th
ME
MI	Elissa Slotkin	2025	1st
MI
MI	Gary Peters	2015	2nd
MI	Incumbent not running for re-election in 2026.
MN	Amy Klobuchar	2007	4th
MN
MN	Tina Smith	2018	2nd
MN	Incumbent not running for re-election in 2026.
MO	Eric Schmitt	2023	1st
MO
MO	Josh Hawley	2019	2nd
MO
MS	Roger Wicker	2007	4th
MS
MT	Tim Sheehy	2025	1st
MT
MT	Steve Daines	2015	2nd
MT
NC	Ted Budd	2023	1st
NC
NC	Thom Tillis	2015	2nd
NC
ND	John Hoeven	2011	3rd
ND
ND	Kevin Cramer	2019	2nd
ND
NE	Deb Fischer	2013	3rd
NE
NH	Maggie Hassan	2017	2nd
NH
NH	Jeanne Shaheen	2009	3rd
NH
NJ	Andy Kim	2024	2nd
NJ
NM	Martin Heinrich	2013	3rd
NM
NM	Ben Ray Lujan	2021	1st
NM
NV	Catherine Cortez Masto	2017	2nd
NV
NV	Jacky Rosen	2019	2nd
NV
NY	Chuck Schumer	1999	5th
NY
NY	Kirsten Gillibrand	2009	4th
NY
OH	Jon Husted	2025	1st
OH	2026 special election for final two years of JD Vance's term
OH	Bernie Moreno	2025	1st
OH
OK	James Lankford	2015	3rd
OK
OR	Ron Wyden	1996	6th
OR
PA	John Fetterman	2023	1st
PA
PA	David McCormick	2025	1st
PA
RI	Sheldon Whitehouse	2007	4th
RI
SC	Tim Scott	2013	3rd
SC
SC	Lindsey Graham	2003	4th
SC
SD	John Thune	2005	4th
SD
TN	Marsha Blackburn	2019	2nd
TN
TX	Ted Cruz	2013	3rd
TX
TX	John Cornyn	2003	4th
TX
UT	Mike Lee	2011	3rd
UT
UT	John Curtis	2025	1st
UT
VA	Tim Kaine	2013	3rd
VA
VT	Peter Welch	2023	1st
VT
VT	Bernie Sanders	2007	4th
VT
WA	Patty Murray	1993	6th
WA
WA	Maria Cantwell	2001	5th
WA
WI	Ron Johnson	2011	3rd
WI
WI	Tammy Baldwin	2013	3rd
WI
WV	Jim Justice	2025	1st
WV
WY	John Barrasso	2007	4th
WY
The following races are rated as safe for the incumbent party.
AL	Tommy Tuberville	2021	1st
AL
AR	Tom Cotton	2015	2nd
AR
CO	John Hickenlooper	2021	1st
CO
DE	Chris Coons	2011	3rd
DE
ID	Jim Risch	2009	3rd
ID
IL	Dick Durbin	1997	5th
IL
KY	Mitch McConnell	1985	7th
KY
LA	Bill Cassidy	2015	2nd
LA
MA	Ed Markey	2013	3rd
MA
MS	Cindy Hyde-Smith	2018	2nd
MS
NE	Pete Ricketts	2023	1st
NE
NJ	Cory Booker	2013	3rd
NJ
OK	Markwayne Mullin	2023	1st
OK
OR	Jeff Merkley	2009	3rd
OR
RI	Jack Reed	1997	5th
RI
SD	Mike Rounds	2015	2nd
SD
TN	Bill Hagerty	2021	1st
TN
VA	Mark Warner	2009	3rd
VA
WV	Shelley Moore Capito	2015	2nd
WV
WY	Cynthia Lummis	2021	1st
WY