Control of the U.S. Senate may be decided in 2026 by a handful of candidates who genuinely have no hope of winning their own races.

While Democrats seem primed to retake the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, control of the upper chamber is still up for grabs. Democrats must defend the seats they currently hold and flip at least four additional Senate races to win back majority control, with their best chances coming in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas.

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