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Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:38 PM Apr 2017

2018 US Senate Election-Top Tier Democratic candidates vs Top Tier Republican candidates

AL (Strange-R)
Republican candidates
Strange-R
Aderholt-R
Brooks-R
Palmer-R
Roby-R
Democratic candidates
Crumpton-D
Bedford-D
Bright-D
Solid Republican w/Crumpton-D,Likely Republican w/Bedford-D,Lean Republican w/Bright-D
AZ (Flake-R)
Republican candidates
Flake-R
Ward-R
Salmon-R
Schweikert-R
Democratic candidates
Kelly-D
Kirkpatrick-D
Sinema-D
Tossup w/Flake-R,Lean Democratic w/Salmon-R or Schweikert-R,and Likely Democratic w/Ward-R
Flake-R would win against Kirkpatrick-D but lose against Kelly-D and/or Sinema-D
CA (Feinstein-D)
Democratic candidates
Feinstein-D
Sanchez-D
Sherman-D
Swalwell-D
Republican candidates
Faulconer-R
Swearingen-R
Solid Democratic
CT (Murphy-D)
Democratic candidate
Murphy-D
Republican candidates
McMahon-R
Rowland-R when he gets out of prison
Solid Democratic
DE (Carper-D)
Democratic candidates
Carper-D
If Carper retires
Markell-D
Blunt Rochester-D
Denn-D
Republican candidates
Boyce-R
Simpler-R
O'Donnell-R
Solid Democratic
FL (Nelson-D)
Democratic candidate
Nelson-D
Republican candidates
Scott-R
Jolly-R
DeSantis-R
Rooney-R
Lean Democratic w/Scott-R,Likely Democratic w/Jolly-R,DeSantis-R,and/or Rooney-R
HI (Hirono-D)
Democratic candidate
Hirono-D
Republican candidate
Lingle-R
Djou-R
Solid Democratic
IN (Donnelly-D)
Democratic candidate
Donnelly-D
Republican candidate
Hollingsworth-R
Messer-R
Rokita-R
Stutzman-R
Walorski-R
Tossup
ME (King-I/D)
Democratic candidate
King-D
Republican candidate
LePage-R
Likely Democratic
MD (Cardin-D)
Democratic candidate
Cardin-D
If Cardin-D retires
Sarbanes-D
Delaney-D
Brown-D
Edwards-D
Republican candidates
Harris-R
Steele-R
Solid Democratic w/Harris-R,Likely Democratic w/Steele-R
MA (Warren-D)
Democratic candidate
Warren-D
Republican candidate
Healey-R
Solid Democratic
MI (Stabenow-D)
Democratic candidate
Stabenow-D
Republican candidates
Snyder-R
Amash-R
Miller-R
Rogers-R
Upton-R
Lean Democratic w/Snyder-D,Likely Democratic w/Amash-R,Miller-R,Rogers-R, and/or Upton-R
MN (Klobuchar-D)
Democratic candidate
Klobuchar-D
Republican candidate
Paulsen-R
Bachmann-R
Likely Democratic w/Paulsen-R,Solid Democratic w/Bachmann-R
MS (Wicker-R)
Republican candidates
Wicker-R
McDaniel-R
Democratic candidates
Hood-D
Childers-D
Likely Republican w/Wicker-R,Tossup w/McDaniel-R
Hood-D can win against McDaniel-R
MO (McCaskill-D)
Democratic candidate
McCaskill-D
Republican candidate
Graves-R
Hartzler-R
Long-R
Wagner-R
Lean Democratic
MT (Tester-D)
Democratic candidate
Tester-D
Republican candidate
Racicot-R
Zinke-R
Fox-R
Lean Democratic
NE (Fischer-R)
Republican candidate
Fischer-R
Democratic candidate
Ashford-D
Solid Republican
NV (Heller-R)
Republican candidate
Heller-R
Democratic candidates
Horsford-D
Kihuen-D
If Kihuen-D runs, Horsford-D runs for NV-4 US House seat, defeats Hardy-R in a rematch.
Marshall-D
Miller-D
Rosen-D
Titus-D
Lean Republican w/Horsford-D,Tossup w/Kihuen-D,Rosen-D,and/or Titus-D,Lean Democratic w/Miller-D and/or Marshall-D
NJ (Menendez-D)
Democratic candidates
Andrews-D
Norcross-D
Pallone-D
Holt-D
Republican candidates
Christie-R
Guadagno-R
Kean-R
McArthur-R
Likely Democratic
NM (Heinrich-D)
Democratic candidate
Heinrich-D
Republican candidate
Martinez-R
Pearce-R
Wilson-R
Lean Democratic w/Martinez-R,Likely Democratic w/Wilson-R,Solid Democratic w/Pearce-R
NY (Gillibrand-D)
Democratic candidate
Gillibrand-D
Republican candidate
Gibson-R
Solid Democratic
ND (Heitkamp-D)
Democratic candidate
Heitkamp-D
Republican candidate
Cramer-R
Tossup
OH (Brown-D)
Democratic candidate
Brown-D
Republican candidates
Mandel-R
Tiberi-R
Lean Democratic, Tossup if Kasich-R decides to run.
PA (Casey-D)
Democratic candidate
Casey-D
Republican candidate
Barletta-R
Marino-R
Likely Democratic
RI (Whitehouse-D)
Democratic candidate
Whitehouse-D
Republican candidate
Carcieri-R
Solid Democratic
TN (Corker-R)
Republican candidate
Corker-R
Crim-R
Halsam-R
Democratic candidate
Gray Sasser-D,son of the former TN US Senator
Solid Republican with/Corker-R and/or Halsam-R,Tossup w/Crim-R
TX (Cruz-R)
Republican candidate
Cruz-R
Bush-R George P
Gohmert-R
Hensarling-R
Democratic candidate
O'Rourke-D
Castro-D
Lean Republican w/Cruz-R and/or Bush-R,Tossup w/Gohmert-R and/or Hensarling-R
A Gohmert-R primary victory could give Democrats a greater than 50 percent chance of winning this seat.
UT (Hatch-R)
Republican candidate
Hatch-R
Romney-R
Huntsman-R
Leavitt-R
Chaffetz-R
Love-R
Democratic candidate
Matheson-D
McAdams-D
Likely Republican but the race could narrow if McMullin-I runs and Chaffetz-R wins the Republican Nomination.
VT (Sanders-I/D)
Democratic candidate
Sanders-I/D
Republican candidate
Douglas-R
Solid Democratic
VA (Kaine-D)
Democratic candidate
Kaine-D
Republican candidate
Brat-R
Cantor-R
Comstock-R
Forbes-R
Taylor-R
Wittman-R
Ingraham-R
Fiorina-R
Likely Democratic
WA (Cantwell-D)
Democratic candidate
Cantwell-D
Republican candidate
Herrera Beutler-R
Reichert-R
Solid Democratic
WV (Manchin-D)
Democratic candidate
Manchin-D
Republican candidate
Jenkins-R
McKinley-R
Mooney-R
Lean Democratic
WI (Baldwin-D)
Democratic candidate
Baldwin-D
Republican candidate
Gallagher-R
Grothmann-R
Likely Democratic
WY (Barraso-R)
Republican candidate
Barraso-R
Democratic candidate
Freudenthal-D
Democrats will hold onto every Democratic held US Senate seat including IN,MO,MT,and ND and pick up AZ and NV, TX is too close to call.










































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