The 2026 generic congressional ballot polling average underestimated Democratic performance across 15 key Senate races by an average of 4.4 percentage points

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In South Carolina's 2026 Senate race, Democrat Annie Andrews defeated Republican Senator Darlene Graham

In an October Pew Research poll, 59% of voters identified immigration as a very important issue

In an October Pew Research poll, 61% of voters reported disliking or strongly disliking political candidates who support building data centers locally

Democrat James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in the Texas United States Senate race

In an NBC News exit poll, 56% of voters reported that data centers were a crucial or major factor in determining their vote

In the 2026 Texas Senate race, Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton, marking the first Democratic Texas Senate win since 1988

Democrats flipped five United States Senate seats in the 2026 midterms in states that Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024

Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated Republican incumbent John Husted in the 2026 Ohio United States Senate race

A Methodist pastor running as a Democrat defeated Republican Senator Roger Marshall in the Kansas Senate election

In an October Pew Research poll, 5% of Democratic supporters and 14% of Republican supporters reported liking candidates who support local data center construction

Democrats retained United States Senate seats in Georgia, New Hampshire, Michigan, and Minnesota in the 2026 midterm elections

In an NBC News exit poll, 73% of voters cited immigration enforcement policies as a crucial or major factor in their vote

Democrat James Talarico won the United States Senate election in Texas, marking the party's first Senate victory in the state since 1988

Democrats flipped United States Senate seats from Republicans in Kansas, Maine, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won election to the United States Senate in Michigan, becoming the first Muslim senator in United States history

In the 2026 Texas Senate election, Republican candidate Ken Paxton was defeated by Democrat James Talarico

Democrats flipped United States Senate seats in North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Maine, and Kansas in the 2026 midterm elections

In an October Pew Research poll, 75% of Democratic supporters reported disliking candidates who support local data centers, compared to 44% of Republican supporters

In an October Pew Research poll, 84% of voters identified the economy as a very important issue

In an NBC News exit poll, 74% of voters cited the war in Iran as a crucial or major factor in their vote