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  1. 1Spencer Cox UT69.6%
  2. 2Kelly Ayotte NH63.1%
  3. 3Brian Kemp GA62.7%
  4. 4Kelly Armstrong ND61.7%
  5. 5Mark Gordon WY58.6%
  6. 6Brad Little ID58.1%
  7. 7Greg Gianforte MT57.4%
  8. 8Bill Lee TN56.8%
  9. 9Jim Pillen NE56.8%
  10. 10Ron DeSantis FL55.8%

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New Hampshire Votes Today for Shaheen Open Senate Seat

September 8 primaries name nominees for Jeanne Shaheen's open U.S. Senate seat. Inside Elections rates the general Toss Up. Cook and Sabato still say Lean Democrat. Fifty six days remain until November 3.

September 8, 2026
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Senate Control Is Wide Open Fifty Six Days Out. The Map Shows Why.

Associated Press calls the chamber up for grabs after Labor Day. Cook lists six Toss Ups. Democrats need a net of four. The RealClearPolitics generic ballot average sits at Democrats plus 5.8.

September 8, 2026
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FT Poll Puts Trump Approval at 33 Percent. The Full Aggregator Table Reads Higher.

Focaldata for the Financial Times found 33 percent approval among registered voters, the lowest reading in that series since May. Aggregators updated September 6 average near 38 percent. Rasmussen's September 7 tracker prints 43 percent. Read the whole board.

September 7, 2026
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New Hampshire Votes Tuesday for Shaheen Open Senate Seat

Primaries land September 8 for the open Jeanne Shaheen seat. Inside Elections rates the general election Toss Up. Cook and Sabato still say Lean Democrat. A late August UNH trial heat had Sununu 45 and Pappas 43.

September 7, 2026
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MAGA Inc. Files $10 Million Texas Senate Ad Buy, Its First General Election Spend

President Trump's allied super PAC disclosed a Saturday FEC filing for Ken Paxton against James Talarico: $5 million supporting the Republican and $5 million opposing the Democrat. The group held more than $400 million as of July 31.

September 6, 2026
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Texas Senate Is a Toss Up on Two Boards. Super PAC Money Just Arrived.

Cook and Sabato rate Paxton versus Talarico Toss Up. Inside Elections still says Lean Republican. MAGA Inc. filed $10 million on Saturday. America PAC already put Texas first in its August Senate spend. Fifty eight days remain.

September 6, 2026

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Fifty Six Days. Six Toss Ups. Build the Senate Board From the Documents.

Associated Press says Senate control is up for grabs. Cook still prints six Toss Ups. New Hampshire names nominees today. The Halberstam job is to stack the receipts until the spine holds.

September 8, 2026
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One Day Before the Gym Opens. Print Every Rating. Then Wait.

New Hampshire votes Tuesday for Jeanne Shaheen's open Senate seat. The Financial Times just printed Trump approval at 33 percent. I score the receipts on one clipboard. Fifty seven days to November.

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Ten Million Dollars and a Saturday Filing. That Is a Receipt.

MAGA Inc. disclosed $10 million for the Texas Senate race. Cook and Sabato already call it Toss Up. I score the filing, not the ad script. Fifty eight days to November. Two days to New Hampshire.

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