From The Hill: Less than a year stands between the two parties and future Senate control as Democrats look to build off electoral wins earlier this month and Republicans work to hold on to the chamber.
The road to nabbing back the majority is steep for Democrats, who need to flip four seats. But the party is feeling upbeat, buoyed by a recruiting class that gives them opportunities across the map, key gubernatorial and statewide victories in off-year elections, and the potential of a fertile political environment.
Republicans, meanwhile, are banking on bloody Democratic primaries to give them a leg up in key states.
The Hill lists five key Senate races which they believe are most likely to be flipped. If proven true, Republicans would flip 3, and Democrats would flip 2.
North Carolina – Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’s seat: The General Election is expected to be a faceoff between Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Watley, the former RNC chair. Watley is also the former North Carolina GOP chair.
Georgia – Democrat Sen. Jon Osoff’s seat. Three Republicans are going after Osoff’s seat: Reps. Mike Collins and Buddy Carter, and Derek Dooley, who is endorsed by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Maine – Republican Susan Collins’s seat. Two top Democrats are among those trying to unseat Collins: Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and veteran.
Michigan – Republican and former Rep. Mike Rogers is trying to flip the seat currently occupied by retiring Democrat Sen. Gary Peters. Three other Democrats are running for the seat: Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) and Abdul El-Sayed.
New Hampshire – Former Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) is seeking to flip the seat currently held by retiring Democrat Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Former Sen. Scott Brown (R) is also vying for the seat. Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) also running, with the hopes of keeping the seat for the Democrats.
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