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Latest news on US Senate Elections, covering Senate election results, midterms, Senate races, candidates, polls, polling, electoral maps, battleground states, swing states, runoffs, ballots, voters, campaigns, reelection bids and the fight for control of the Senate.

The US Senate has 100 members, two for each state, serving six-year terms, with roughly a third of seats contested every two years. Control of the chamber shapes legislation, federal judicial appointments, cabinet confirmations and treaties. In the midterm elections of 3 November 2026, Democrats won the Senate majority, flipping Republican-held Senate seats in states including Texas, Ohio and North Carolina.

Close contests can take days or weeks to settle, with recounts, certification deadlines and runoffs in states such as Georgia. Debate also surrounds campaign spending by super PACs, the accuracy of polling, the quality of candidates after bruising primaries, and public trust in election administration. After the votes are counted, attention turns to Senate leadership, committee chairs, and the confirmation fights that follow a change of majority.

Senate elections are also human stories. Candidates range from veteran incumbents seeking reelection to first-time challengers hoping to be elected, and campaigns rely on volunteers, local organisers and voters who turn out through early voting, mail ballots and election day. Cost of living, healthcare, immigration, abortion, trade and the economy regularly dominate the debate in battleground states.

Senators were chosen by state legislatures until the Seventeenth Amendment introduced direct election in 1913. Because terms are staggered, the Senate map changes with every cycle, and the president's party has often lost ground in midterms. Republicans took control of the chamber after the 2024 elections, and the 2026 result shows how quickly the balance can shift.

The next regular Senate elections follow in November 2028, while special elections can arise at any time when seats fall vacant. The NewsNow US Senate Elections feed collects the latest headlines on results, races, candidates, polls and campaigns from reliable sources, so you can follow the contest for the Senate as it unfolds.