Poll flashes warning signs for Republicans in 7 battleground Senate races

A New York Times/Siena poll released on the Sunday before the midterms shows Democrats ahead in seven competitive Senate contests, a sign that Republicans may be at risk of losing the chamber. Don Levy, executive director of the Siena Research Institute, said Democratic control is a distinct possibility but stressed that many contests fall within the margin of error, leaving a majority for either party possible, according to Fox News.

The most notable results come from states with long Republican track records. Texas has not sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1988, yet likely voters there favor state lawmaker James Talarico over Attorney General Ken Paxton, 50% to 43%. Kansas last elected a Democratic senator in 1932, and Adam Hamilton holds a 49% to 44% edge over Sen. Roger Marshall.

Elsewhere, former Sen. Sherrod Brown is ahead of Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio, 49% to 44%. In Maine, Troy Jackson tops Sen. Susan Collins, 51% to 45%. Former Rep. Mary Peltola narrowly leads Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska, 48% to 46%, while Iowa is nearly a dead heat, with Josh Turek at 48% and Rep. Ashley Hinson at 47%.

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