[ The daily brief // September 18 · replayed ]

Kansas Senate: 12 points toward Hamilton, now Marshall 74 percent

The day's story, written by the model's own rules from what moved on the board. When Lilly has something to say, her words come first.

▸ The board // September 18

Senate

60%

chance of Democratic control

+2 since the day before

Expected 51 D · likely 47 to 55

House

86%

chance of a Democratic majority

no change

Expected 236 D · likely 215 to 261

▸ What moved

Kansas Senate: 12 points toward Hamilton, now Marshall 74 percent. A new Emerson College poll had Hamilton +2, 750 likely voters.

Texas Senate: 7 points toward Talarico, now Talarico 63 percent. A new Trafalgar Group poll had Talarico +1, 1,079 likely voters.

New Hampshire Senate: 7 points toward Pappas, now Pappas 92 percent. A new InsiderAdvantage poll had Pappas +8, 1,200 likely voters.

North Carolina Senate: 5 points toward Whatley, now Cooper 88 percent. A new InsiderAdvantage poll had Cooper +6, 1,200 likely voters.

Kansas Senate ▸Texas Senate ▸New Hampshire Senate ▸North Carolina Senate ▸

▸ New polls

7 new polls since the day before. The weightiest:

InsiderAdvantage (B+), Michigan Senate: El-Sayed +2, 1,200 likely voters.

InsiderAdvantage (B+), North Carolina Senate: Cooper +6, 1,200 likely voters.

InsiderAdvantage (B+), New Hampshire Senate: Pappas +8, 1,200 likely voters.

Emerson College (A), Kansas Senate: Hamilton +2, 750 likely voters.

St. Pete Polls (C+), the Florida special Senate race: even, 913 likely voters.

Michigan Senate ▸North Carolina Senate ▸New Hampshire Senate ▸Kansas Senate ▸The Florida special Senate race ▸

▸ Coin flips

7 races under 55 percent either way: Iowa's 2nd district, Iowa's 1st district, Pennsylvania's 10th district, Montana's 1st district, Virginia's 2nd district, Florida's 22nd district, Texas's 35th district.

Iowa's 2nd district ▸Iowa's 1st district ▸Pennsylvania's 10th district ▸Montana's 1st district ▸Virginia's 2nd district ▸Florida's 22nd district ▸Texas's 35th district ▸

▸ The clock

46 days to November 3.

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