Senate Election Consensus Map
Cites 18 As Contested
By Steve Rensberry
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EDWARDSVILLE, IL - July 2, 2020 -- The latest U.S Senate Election Map produced by the
site 270toWin rates four senate seats as being toss-ups in the
upcoming election in November, those being seats held by Martha
McSally in Arizona (R), Corey Gardner in Colorado (R), Thom Tillis
in North Carolina (R), and Susan Collins in Maine (R).
Of the total 35
seats up for election, the report rates 18 as contested and 17 as
“safe for the incumbent party.” This includes special elections
in Arizona and Georgia.
As of June 18, the
date of the report, the consensus forecast shows the Democrats with
46 seats, the Republicans with 50, with the 4 toss-ups uncalled. In
other words, it's going to be very close.
The Republicans
currently control 53 seats and the Democrats 47 (two are
independent). “Democrats will need to gain three or four seats to
take control,” the site states.
Contested races
Republican: Dan
Sullivan (AK), Martha McSally (AZ), Cory Gardner (CO), Kelly Loeffler
(GA), David Perdue (GA), Joni Ernst (IA), Pat Roberts, incumbent
(KS), Mitch McConnell (R), Susan Collins (ME), Steve Daines (MT),
Thom Tillis (NC), Lindsey Graham (SC), John Cornyn (TX).
Democrat: Doug
Jones (AL), Gary Peters (MI), Tina Smith (MN), Jeanne Shaheen, Tom
Udall.
Races rated safe
for the incumbent party
Republican: Tom
Cotton (AR), Jim Risch (ID), Bill Cassidy (LA), Cindy Hyde-Smith
(MS), Ben Sasse (NE), Jim Inhofe (OK), Mike Rounds (SD), Lamar
Alexander (TN), Shelley Capito (WV), Mike Enzi.
Democrat:
Christopher Coons (DE), Dick Durbin (IL), Ed Markey (MA), Cory Booker
(NJ), Jeff Merkley (OR), Jack Reed (RI), Mark Warner, not running in
2020 (VA).
