Republicans Fight to Protect 3-Seat Senate Edge as Democrats Target 7 Competitive Races
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Updated · Fox News · May 28
Republicans Fight to Protect 3-Seat Senate Edge as Democrats Target 7 Competitive Races
5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 28
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the GOP Senate runoff over John Cornyn, but Republicans now face a tougher general-election fight against Democrat James Talarico in a seat Cornyn likely would have held more easily.
Seven races are effectively in play, and Democrats need four pickups to flip the chamber, putting pressure on Republicans to unify quickly and fund defenses in Texas, Maine, Ohio and North Carolina.
North Carolina looks especially difficult because Republican Michael Whatley faces former Gov. Roy Cooper, while Democrats also see an opening in Georgia against Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republicans hope to compete for retiring Democratic seats in Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire.
With the Senate margin at just three seats and 2026 falling in Trump’s sixth year, the report argues a Democratic takeover would reshape the final two years of his presidency through investigations, impeachment efforts and a stalled legislative agenda.
Can record-breaking fundraising flip a Senate seat held by one party for over three decades?
Could this expensive Texas race divert national funds from other key battleground states this fall?