Mid July 2026….
3 1/2 months out from Election Day….
The guessing…..
With the midterm elections about four months off, Times Opinion asked six polling and politics experts to look into their crystal balls and guess who would win control of the House and the Senate if the elections were held today. These are not scientific computations but educated guesses from people who think a lot about politics.
Which party will control the House and the Senate?
To win a majority, 218 is the magic number in the House. Democrats would need to pick up at least four seats for control of the Senate.
As of today, almost all of our contributors believe the Democrats will gain control of the House but fall just short of a majority in the Senate. We also asked them to pick data points, races and candidates that capture the state of play in midterm contests across the country…..
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