2026 Senate forecastThe Upper Chamber by Son Ha

The report card

How the forecast did

No races have been called yet. As results come in, this page grades the frozen final forecast against them, race by race, and against the betting markets.

Race by race

All 35 races

RaceFinal forecastResultVerdict
AlaskaDan Sullivan 56 in 100——
AlabamaBarry Moore >99 in 100——
ArkansasTom Cotton >99 in 100——
ColoradoJohn Hickenlooper 98 in 100——
DelawareChris Coons >99 in 100——
Florida (special)Ashley Moody 86 in 100——
GeorgiaJon Ossoff 91 in 100——
IowaAshley Hinson 52 in 100——
IdahoJim Risch 94 in 100——
IllinoisJuliana Stratton 97 in 100——
KansasRoger Marshall 64 in 100——
KentuckyAndy Barr >99 in 100——
LouisianaJulia Letlow 96 in 100——
MassachusettsEd Markey >99 in 100——
MaineTroy Jackson 67 in 100——
MichiganAbdul El-Sayed 70 in 100——
MinnesotaPeggy Flanagan 84 in 100——
MississippiCindy Hyde-Smith 93 in 100——
MontanaKurt Alme 97 in 100——
North CarolinaRoy Cooper 91 in 100——
NebraskaPete Ricketts 61 in 100——
New HampshireChris Pappas 86 in 100——
New JerseyCory Booker 96 in 100——
New MexicoBen Ray Luján 97 in 100——
Ohio (special)Sherrod Brown 65 in 100——
OklahomaKevin Hern >99 in 100——
OregonJeff Merkley 99 in 100——
Rhode IslandJack Reed >99 in 100——
South CarolinaDarline Graham 68 in 100——
South DakotaMike Rounds 97 in 100——
TennesseeBill Hagerty >99 in 100——
TexasJames Talarico 62 in 100——
VirginiaMark Warner 95 in 100——
West VirginiaShelley Moore Capito 100 in 100——
WyomingHarriet Hageman 100 in 100——

The forecast froze at 6:00 a.m. Eastern on Election Day; every grade on this page is against that final snapshot. How the model works is on the methodology page. Results are entered manually as races are called and marked certified once states certify.