The landscape of the 2026 midterm elections is quickly beginning to form as Democrats look to break up the GOP trifecta and Republicans try to maintain their thin margins in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Candidates from both sides of the aisle have begun to emerge for the 2026 cycle, with congressional hopefuls challenging sitting members or looking to fill vacant seats.
However, following Democrats’ sweeping loss in the 2024 elections, in which the White House and Senate flipped and the House stayed in Republican control, the battlefield for the upper chamber in 2026 is not looking any more promising.
Republicans hold a majority in the Senate with 53 seats to Democrats’ 47, including two independents, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Angus King
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