T-minus 16 days
[ The daily brief // September 29 · replayed ]
Democrats' Senate odds up 3 to 68 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 29
Senate
68%
chance of Democratic control
+3 since the day before
Expected 52 D · likely 48 to 56
House
90%
chance of a Democratic majority
+2 since the day before
Expected 241 D · likely 217 to 268
▸ What moved
The Ohio special Senate race: 11 points toward Brown, now Brown 72 percent. A new Marist University poll had Brown +8, 1,298 registered voters.
Wisconsin's 1st district: 9 points toward Berman, now Steil 52 percent. A new DCCC Targeting Team poll had even, 495 likely voters.
Ohio's 9th district: 8 points toward Merrin, now Kaptur 64 percent. A new DCCC Targeting Team poll had even, 481 likely voters.
Florida's 4th district: 4 points toward Holloway, now Bean 66 percent.
The Ohio special Senate race ▸Wisconsin's 1st district ▸Ohio's 9th district ▸Florida's 4th district ▸
▸ Lines crossed
Iowa Senate is no longer a coin flip: Turek is favored, 55 percent.
Florida's 22nd district has a new favorite: Dandiya, 50 percent.
Texas's 35th district has a new favorite: Garcia, 50 percent.
Wisconsin's 1st district is a coin flip again: Steil 52 percent.
Iowa Senate ▸Florida's 22nd district ▸Texas's 35th district ▸Wisconsin's 1st district ▸
▸ New polls
8 new polls since the day before. The weightiest:
Marist University (A-), the Ohio special Senate race: Brown +8, 1,298 registered voters.
Suffolk University (A-), the Ohio special Senate race: Brown +3, 500 likely voters.
MassINC Polling Group (A/B), Massachusetts Senate: Markey +26, 800 likely voters.
Cygnal/Beacon Research, Michigan Senate: El-Sayed +5, 600 likely voters.
Pulse Decision Science, Texas Senate: Paxton +3, 800 likely voters.
The Ohio special Senate race ▸The Ohio special Senate race ▸Massachusetts Senate ▸Michigan Senate ▸Texas Senate ▸
▸ Coin flips
6 races under 55 percent either way: Texas's 35th district, Florida's 22nd district, Wisconsin's 3rd district, Florida's 7th district, Alabama's 2nd district, Wisconsin's 1st district.
Texas's 35th district ▸Florida's 22nd district ▸Wisconsin's 3rd district ▸Florida's 7th district ▸Alabama's 2nd district ▸Wisconsin's 1st district ▸
▸ The clock
35 days to November 3.
▸ Every day // 75 briefs, newest first
- October 18Iowa Senate has a new favorite: Hinson, 51 percent
- October 17Iowa Senate has a new favorite: Turek, 51 percent
- October 16Montana Senate: 13 points toward Bodnar, now Alme 85 percent
- October 15Iowa Senate: 3 points toward Turek, now Turek 52 percentreplayed
- October 14Virginia's 2nd district: 17 points toward Luria, now Luria 75 percent
- October 13Minnesota's 1st district: 11 points toward Johnson, now Finstad 64 percentreplayed
- October 12Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. (A-), Minnesota Senate: Flanagan +4, 800 likely voters; Georgia's 7th district moved 3replayed
- October 11Alaska Senate: 5 points toward Peltola, now Peltola 59 percentreplayed
- October 10Kentucky's 6th district: 7 points toward Alvarado, now Alvarado 51 percentreplayed
- October 9New York's 21st district: 20 points toward Gendebien, now Constantino 73 percentreplayed
- October 8Kentucky's 6th district: 9 points toward Dembo, now Dembo 56 percentreplayed
- October 7Nebraska Senate: 6 points toward Ricketts, now Ricketts 76 percentreplayed
- October 6Florida's 16th district: 10 points toward Gruters, now Gruters 72 percentreplayed
- October 5Iowa's 1st district is a coin flip again: Bohannan 55 percentreplayed
- October 4Alaska Senate is a coin flip again: Peltola 55 percentreplayed
- October 3Alaska Senate: 10 points toward Peltola, now Peltola 56 percentreplayed
- October 2Kentucky's 6th district: 11 points toward Dembo, now Alvarado 54 percentreplayed
- October 1Virginia's 1st district: 18 points toward Taylor, now Taylor 57 percentreplayed
- September 30Minnesota Senate: 5 points toward Tafoya, now Flanagan 84 percentreplayed
- September 29Democrats' Senate odds up 3 to 68 percentreplayed
- September 28Ohio's 15th district: 12 points toward Leonard, now Carey 70 percentreplayed
- September 27A quiet day: Senate 67, House 88, 9 coin flipsreplayed
- September 26Alaska Senate: 6 points toward Peltola, now Sullivan 56 percentreplayed
- September 25Kansas Senate: 8 points toward Marshall, now Marshall 70 percentreplayed
- September 24Maine's 2nd district: 22 points toward Dunlap, now Dunlap 67 percentreplayed
- September 23Democrats' Senate odds up 5 to 64 percentreplayed
- September 22Democrats' Senate odds up 4 to 59 percentreplayed
- September 21Virginia's 1st district: 26 points toward Wittman, now Wittman 67 percentreplayed
- September 20Texas Senate: 8 points toward Paxton, now Talarico 54 percentreplayed
- September 19Trafalgar Group (B), Iowa Senate: Hinson +2, 1,089 likely voters; the board barely movedreplayed
- September 18Kansas Senate: 12 points toward Hamilton, now Marshall 74 percentreplayed
- September 17The Ohio special Senate race: 9 points toward Brown, now Brown 69 percentreplayed
- September 16South Carolina's 1st district: 11 points toward Honeycutt, now Honeycutt 79 percentreplayed
- September 15North Carolina's 1st district: 6 points toward Davis, now Davis 74 percentreplayed
- September 14Democrats' Senate odds up 4 to 57 percentreplayed
- September 13Nevada's 2nd district: 5 points toward Benitez-Thompson, now Flippo 74 percentreplayed
- September 12Montana's 1st district: 9 points toward Forstag, now Flint 54 percentreplayed
- September 11The Florida special Senate race: 9 points toward Moody, now Moody 72 percentreplayed
- September 10Democrats' Senate odds up 8 to 53 percentreplayed
- September 9Democrats' Senate odds up 3 to 45 percentreplayed
- September 8Nevada's 2nd district: 19 points toward Flippo, now Flippo 81 percentreplayed
- September 7A quiet day: Senate 42, House 78, 11 coin flipsreplayed
- September 6A quiet day: Senate 42, House 78, 11 coin flipsreplayed
- September 5A quiet day: Senate 42, House 78, 11 coin flipsreplayed
- September 4Florida's 9th district: 9 points toward Green, now Green 68 percentreplayed
- September 3Emerson College (A), Iowa Senate: Hinson +4, 750 likely voters; the board barely movedreplayed
- September 2Texas's 35th district: 15 points toward Cruz, now Cruz 61 percentreplayed
- September 1Hart Research Associates (A-), Florida's 13th district: Gray +1; the board barely movedreplayed
- August 31Pennsylvania's 1st district: 9 points toward Harvie, now Harvie 55 percentreplayed
- August 30Texas Senate: 8 points toward Paxton, now Paxton 58 percentreplayed
- August 29A quiet day: Senate 45, House 80, 11 coin flipsreplayed
- August 28Kansas Senate: 5 points toward Hamilton, now Marshall 84 percentreplayed
- August 27Democrats' Senate odds up 4 to 43 percentreplayed
- August 26Democrats' Senate odds down 6 to 39 percentreplayed
- August 25YouGov (B), Texas Senate: Talarico +3, 1,200 registered voters; the board barely movedreplayed
- August 24A quiet day: Senate 46, House 77, 13 coin flipsreplayed
- August 23A quiet day: Senate 46, House 77, 13 coin flipsreplayed
- August 22North Carolina Senate: 5 points toward Whatley, now Cooper 81 percentreplayed
- August 21High Point University (B/C), North Carolina Senate: Cooper +5, 660 likely voters; North Carolina Senate moved 3replayed
- August 20Florida's 22nd district: 15 points toward Dandiya, now Dandiya 52 percentreplayed
- August 19Michigan Senate: 15 points toward El-Sayed, now El-Sayed 69 percentreplayed
- August 18Arkansas's 2nd district: 9 points toward Jones, now Hill 78 percentreplayed
- August 17Alaska Senate: 8 points toward Peltola, now Sullivan 64 percentreplayed
- August 16The Ohio special Senate race: 8 points toward Husted, now Brown 57 percentreplayed
- August 15Michigan Senate: 6 points toward El-Sayed, now Rogers 51 percentreplayed
- August 14The Ohio special Senate race: 4 points toward Brown, now Brown 65 percentreplayed
- August 13Ohio's 7th district: 19 points toward Miller, now Miller 71 percentreplayed
- August 12Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research (A-), Maine Senate: Jackson +2, 1,000 registered voters; Maine Senate moved 2replayed
- August 11Michigan's 7th district: 3 points toward Barrett, now Barrett 61 percentreplayed
- August 10Ohio's 7th district: 30 points toward Poindexter, now Miller 50 percentreplayed
- August 9A quiet day: Senate 41, House 80, 9 coin flipsreplayed
- August 8A quiet day: Senate 41, House 80, 9 coin flipsreplayed
- August 7Kentucky's 6th district: 6 points toward Dembo, now Alvarado 75 percentreplayed
- August 6Iowa Senate: 5 points toward Hinson, now Hinson 68 percentreplayed
- August 5The record begins: Senate 42, House 78replayed
Days marked replayed were run after the fact with today's rules on that day's polls. The live record starts October 16.