The Key Congressional Races to Watch on Election Night

Control of Congress is likely to come down to a handful of battleground races

The competitive map for control of the U.S. Senate has expanded considerably in the final days before Election Day. Here's a ranking of those competitive races from most likely to flip to least likely.

NewsNation's Alex Caprariello breaks down the 2026 midterm senate races in Texas, Minnesota and Iowa as elections are only 6 days away. Caprariello breaks down the Democrat's narrow edge and how Kansas has not elected a Democrat senator for nearly 100 years.

The political landscape could be evident before most voters have dinner on Tuesday night. The earliest polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern in two red states, Indiana and Kentucky, where Democrats have contested some races.