Republicans remain favored to win Senate control in the upcoming midterm elections, a new poll says.
If the election were today, Republicans would keep their edge, though they have not cemented their lead heading into the final weeks before Nov. 4, according to a new CBS News/New York Times Upshot’s Battleground Tracker.
Republicans have now gained ground in Arkansas, where Tom Cotton leads incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor 45-41, and in Alaska, where Dan Sullivan leads Sen. Mark Begich 48-42.
Overall, the poll has the GOP taking the Senate at 51-49, but the close races suggest that they could get as many as 52 or 53 seats.
A Democratic hold is not out of the question, either: Dems are still hanging on in a number of close races, including in North Carolina, Michigan, Colorado and New Hampshire.
Furthermore, Kansas is now a battleground state, the poll shows. Independent candidate Greg Orman is deadlocked with Republican incumbent Pat Roberts, 40-40, which could easily decide the fate of the control of Congress.
The survey of 105,277 voters was done from Sept. 20 to Oct. 1, based on demographics of registered voters.
