Battlegrounds, primaries and potential retirements mark the key Senate races to watch in 2026

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : While Trump carried both states by around 13 points this year, he won them by single digits four years ago.
62% : Ossoff is running for a second term in Georgia, which Trump carried by 2 points this year.
54% : Scott also said Republicans could look at New Mexico and Minnesota "if you're stretching," noting Trump improved his margin in those states.
53% : "Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is expected to be another top Democratic target, running for re-election in a perennial battleground state Trump won by 3 points.
46% : And it remains to be seen whether Trump, who won Louisiana by 22 points in November, will try to take out Cassidy and boost a primary challenger.
36% : Trump carried the state by 1 point in November after losing it by nearly 3 points in 2020.
33% : On the flip side are the two Democrats up for re-election in states Trump carried in November.
24% : He is one of three GOP senators left in the chamber who voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.

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