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Republican Senate hopefuls underperformed the top of the ticket in several battleground states by tens of thousands of votes, giving way to President-elect Donald TrumpThe ticket-splitting has Democrats already eyeing the 2026 midterms, when a backlash to the incumbent administration and the lack of Trump’s coattails could bode well for the majority swinging back to Democrats.
“These results, which defy historical trends, are a stark demonstration of the strength of our candidates, and the unique support they have earned from voters of every political party in a challenging political atmosphere,” Bergstein added. In 2026, Democrats will need to defend only two battleground seats as opposed to this year’s seven. Those will be in Georgia and Michigan with Sens. Raphael Warnock and Gary Peters . That allows Democrats to go on offense with seats that were competitive when they were last up in 2020, such as in Maine with Sen. Susan Collins , North Carolina with Sen. Thom Tillis , Texas with Sen. John Cornyn , Alaska with Sen. Dan Sullivan , and Montana with Sen.
To compensate for the cash deficits and to conserve vital funds, the National Republican Senatorial Committee relied on so-called “hybrid ads” so the campaign arm could split costs with the candidates and get cheaper ad rates. The tactic irked some candidates and raised questions about the spending strategy of national Republicans.
In Nevada, for example, Trump was ahead of Harris more than 46,000 votes, or 3.3%. Almost 19,000 voted for “none of the above.” GOP Senate nominee Sam Brown was losing to Sen. Jacky Rosen by about 20,500 votes, or 1.4%, with north of 41,000 voting for “none of the above.”
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