Republican Mark Kirk has taken the lead in the race to fill the Illinois Senate seat once held by Barack Obama. In Missouri, Republican Roy Blunt has a double-digit advantage over Democrat Robin Carnahan in a Senate race between high-profile political figures that has been tightly contested until recent weeks.
MISSOURI SENATE
NOW 7/13
Roy Blunt 53 47
Robin Carnahan 43 45
(Rasmussen)
ILLINOIS SENATE
NOW 8/15
Mark Kirk 41 35
Alexi Giannoulias 37 37
(Rasmussen)
