# Poll flashes warning signs for Republicans in 7 battleground Senate races

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/poll-flashes-warning-signs-for-republicans-in-7-battleground-senate-races/
- Published: 2026-11-02T11:44:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:01:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/poll-flashes-warning-signs-republicans-7-battleground-senate-races
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats lead in five Republican-held Senate races.
- Texas and Kansas are among the states where Republicans trail.
- Close margins leave control of the Senate uncertain.

## Summary

A New York Times/Siena poll found Democratic Senate candidates leading in five Republican-held battlegrounds, with Iowa nearly tied, days before the midterm elections. The results suggest Democrats have a possible route to Senate control, but several contests are close enough that either party could still win.

In Texas, James Talarico leads Ken Paxton 50% to 43%, while Adam Hamilton leads Roger Marshall 49% to 44% in Kansas. Democrats also lead in Ohio, Maine, Alaska and Michigan; Iowa’s Josh Turek is ahead 48% to 47%. Across the seven states, 38% approve of Donald Trump’s job performance and Democrats hold a nine-point advantage on trust to address living costs; the poll’s state-level margins of error range from 3.4 to 5 points.

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