“After tonight, I am increasingly convinced that we can get to 60 Senators,” Musk said in a post on X early March 5.
There are currently 13 Democratic seats and 22 Republican seats up for election in the 2026 midterm elections. Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Tina Smith (D-MN) will not seek reelection, giving Republicans an opportunity to attack two open seats.
Republicans will need to flip seven seats while defending all of theirs to win a 60-vote majority.
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Michigan and Georgia, both won by Trump in 2024, appear to be the easiest seats to flip. After those, however, the path to 60 seats narrows. Minnesota, Virginia, New Jersey, and New Mexico could be dark horse candidates to flip.
Smith won Minnesota by about five
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