Above are Democratic US Senate candidates Roy Cooper, Sherrod Brown, Mary Peltola, Troy Jackson, and James Talarico. Below are Republican US Senate candidates Michael Whatley, Jon Husted, Dan Sullivan, Susan Collins and Ken Paxton.
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With the November election in sight, Democratic excitement about the party winning control of the US Senate is running high, but it’s far from a sure bet.

Democrats have a 10-point advantage over Republicans nationwide in voters’ choice in their own congressional district, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. President Donald Trump’s approval rating sits at 33% among US adults, the CNN Poll of Polls average shows, and cost-of-living concerns, including the economic fallout from the war with Iran, weigh heavily on many voters’ minds.