2026 Midterm Elections

2026 Midterm Election Polls, Forecasts & Race Ratings

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12 days until Election Day (calendar days, Eastern Time)

35

Senate Seats Up

435

House Seats Up

36

Governorships Up

150

Races Tracked

53 with a sourced poll

57% / 78%

Dem odds: Senate / House

Forecast, DDHQ, 2026-10-22. See forecast

Research snapshot, checked 2026-10-22

Key Races — 2026

The most recently polled races in our snapshot. Each shows the latest single poll, not an average or forecast, linked to its polling source.

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Latest poll in snapshot

James Talarico (Democrat)51%
Ken Paxton (Republican)49%

ActiVote, fielded 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-21

Cook rating 2026-10-20 · DDHQ forecast 2026-10-22. Win chance, not vote share.

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Latest poll in snapshot

Ashley Moody (Republican)48%
Angie Nixon (Democrat)40%

co/efficient*, fielded 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-20

Cook rating 2026-10-20 · DDHQ forecast 2026-10-22. Win chance, not vote share.

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Latest poll in snapshot

Juliana Stratton (Democrat)58.5%
Don Tracy (Republican)41.5%

ActiVote, fielded 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-20

Cook rating 2026-10-20 · DDHQ forecast 2026-10-22. Win chance, not vote share.

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Latest poll in snapshot

Roy Cooper (Democrat)57%
Michael Whatley (Republican)43%

ActiVote, fielded 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-20

Cook rating 2026-10-20 · DDHQ forecast 2026-10-22. Win chance, not vote share.

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Latest poll in snapshot

Ashley Hinson (Republican)49%
Josh Turek (Democrat)46%

co/efficient, fielded 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-19

Cook rating 2026-10-20 · DDHQ forecast 2026-10-22. Win chance, not vote share.

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Latest poll in snapshot

Sherrod Brown (Democrat)52%
Jon Husted (Republican)47%

Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R), fielded 2026-10-15 to 2026-10-19

Cook rating 2026-10-20 · DDHQ forecast 2026-10-22. Win chance, not vote share.

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