With the presidential race having lost some of its luster, the big game in town is the battle for control of the Senate. Republicans, which currently hold a 54-46 majority, are defending 24 of the 34 Senate seats up this year. Nearly everyone expects the GOP to lose seats in November, but will it be enough to give the Democrats control?
That’s the perfect lead in the latest Political Junkie contest: Name the winners of these key Senate races. The person with the best record wins a Political Junkie t-shirt! Deadline: Tuesday, November 1st at Noon, Eastern time. Good luck! Send your picks to contest@krpoliticaljunkie.com. (GUIDE: Republicans listed first; incumbent in CAPS; incumbent party with asterisk)
ARIZONA: JOHN McCAIN vs. Ann Kirkpatrick
FLORIDA: MARCO RUBIO vs. Patrick Murphy
ILLINOIS: MARK KIRK vs. Tammy Duckworth
INDIANA: Todd Young* vs. Evan Bayh
MISSOURI: ROY BLUNT vs. Jason Kander
NEVADA: Joe Heck vs. Catherine Cortez Masto*
NEW HAMPSHIRE: KELLY AYOTTE vs. Maggie Hassan
NORTH CAROLINA: RICHARD BURR vs. Deborah Ross
PENNSYLVANIA: PAT TOOMEY vs. Katie McGinty
WISCONSIN: RON JOHNSON vs. Russ Feingold
TIE BREAKER: Final makeup of the Senate (excluding Louisiana**):
**Louisiana is likely to be headed to Dec. 3 runoff
Dems. Keep Nevada. Get NH, Ill, Wis, IN, NC, PA, and in a surprise, FL.
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ARIZONA: JOHN McCAIN
FLORIDA: MARCO RUBIO
ILLINOIS: Tammy Duckworth
INDIANA: Evan Bayh
MISSOURI: Jason Kander
NEVADA: Catherine Cortez Masto*
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Maggie Hassan
NORTH CAROLINA: Deborah Ross
PENNSYLVANIA: Katie McGinty
WISCONSIN: Russ Feingold
Tiebreaker: The Democrats will end up with 53 seats on a wave of high Clinton voter turnout due to Trump’s change of tactics as he tries to monetize the support of his base.
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AZ: McCain
FL: Murphy
IL: Duckworth
IN: Young
MO: Blunt
NV: Cortez Masto
NH: Hassan
NC: Ross
PA: McGinty
WI: Feingold
J. McCrackan, Evanston, IL
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Az: McCain;Fl Rubio: Il Duckworth; In Young; Mo Kander;Nv Masto; NH Hassan; NC Ross; Pa McGinty; Wi Feingold. (Welcome back, Russ!)
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