We are less than 150 days from November's general elections.
Roughly half of the state primary election contests, as well as a
few special elections, are behind us and the contours of the
campaign battlefield for the November general election are taking
shape. Thus, an excellent time for an update on the battle for
control of the US House and Senate, and a look at the key races for
governor and attorney general, as well as seats in state
legislatures around the country.
The GOP currently enjoys a 2-seat majority in the US Senate and
a 23-seat majority in the US House of Representatives. In the
Senate, Democrats are defending 26 seats to the GOP's 9. As
mandated by the Constitution, all 435 House seats are on the ballot
in November. In the states, the GOP currently holds 33
governorships, the Democrats have 16, and there is 1 independent.
As a result of retirements, the GOP will be defending 26
governors' seats while the Democrats will be defending 10.
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