The Seven Races That Will Decide Control of the Senate

Less than a week before the midterm elections, Democrats are heavily favored to retake the House — but the fight for the Senate is much tighter.

Democrats and Republicans expect Senate control to be determined by a handful of states where polls show close races, making it difficult to tell which party will prevail next week.

Democrats need to pick up four seats to retake the Senate. The party has a clear lead in just one Republican-led state, North Carolina, where former Democratic governor Roy Cooper is favored to defeat Michael Whatley, a Republican, in the race for an open Senate seat.

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