Welcome to the Urban City Podcast 2026 Election Tracker. This page follows the races that will decide control of the United States Senate, with Mississippi in the spotlight. Right now the board shows the latest polling averages in the states that matter most. When the polls close on Tuesday, November 3, this same board switches to live results from official state reports as the votes are counted.
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POLLING AVERAGES • UPDATED OCTOBER 20, 2026
U.S. SENATE TODAY51 = MAJORITY
Democrats need a net gain of 4 seats to take the Senate. Seven races are rated toss ups.
MISSISSIPPI — U.S. SENATELIKELY R • DOWNGRADED
CINDY HYDE-SMITH REP • INCUMBENT46.0%
SCOTT COLOM DEM41.7%
Average of the last three polls. Latest poll (Wedgewood, Oct 14): Hyde-Smith 52, Colom 48. Senate Majority PAC put $1.2M behind Colom starting Wednesday.
TEXASTOSS UP
Leader: TALARICO +2.2
James Talarico (D) vs. Ken Paxton (R)
MICHIGANTOSS UP
Leader: EL-SAYED +2.6
Abdul El-Sayed (D) vs. Mike Rogers (R) • Dem held seat
OHIO (SPECIAL)TOSS UP
Leader: BROWN +2.4
Sherrod Brown (D) vs. Jon Husted (R)
MAINETOSS UP
Leader: JACKSON +1.6
Troy Jackson (D) vs. Susan Collins (R, inc.)
ALASKATOSS UP
Leader: PELTOLA +2.5
Mary Peltola (D) vs. Dan Sullivan (R, inc.)
IOWATOSS UP
Leader: HINSON +0.1
Josh Turek (D) vs. Ashley Hinson (R)
KANSASTOSS UP
Leader: MARSHALL +0.3
Adam Hamilton (D) vs. Roger Marshall (R, inc.)
NORTH CAROLINALIKELY D
Leader: COOPER +9.6
Roy Cooper (D) vs. Michael Whatley (R)
GEORGIALEAN D
Leader: OSSOFF +8.6
Jon Ossoff (D, inc.) vs. Mike Collins (R)
NEW HAMPSHIRELEAN D
Leader: PAPPAS +6.5
Chris Pappas (D) vs. John Sununu (R)
LATEST
FLORIDA SPECIAL: MOODY +7.3 ••• MINNESOTA: FLANAGAN +2.8 ••• NEBRASKA: RICKETTS LIKELY R ••• SOUTH CAROLINA: GRAHAM LIKELY R ••• GEORGIA GOVERNOR: DEAD TIE, JACKSON 46, BOTTOMS 45 ••• HARRIS RALLIES FOR COLOM THURSDAY IN COLUMBUS, MS ••• SENATE MAJORITY PAC PUTS $1.2M BEHIND COLOM IN MISSISSIPPI ••• ELECTION DAY: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 ••• FLORIDA SPECIAL: MOODY +7.3 ••• MINNESOTA: FLANAGAN +2.8 ••• NEBRASKA: RICKETTS LIKELY R ••• SOUTH CAROLINA: GRAHAM LIKELY R ••• GEORGIA GOVERNOR: DEAD TIE, JACKSON 46, BOTTOMS 45 ••• HARRIS RALLIES FOR COLOM THURSDAY IN COLUMBUS, MS ••• SENATE MAJORITY PAC PUTS $1.2M BEHIND COLOM IN MISSISSIPPI ••• ELECTION DAY: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 •••
Polling averages compiled from publicly released surveys and updated as new polls are published. On election night, Tuesday, November 3, this board switches to live results from official state reports as votes are counted.
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