⁍ This year’s election year battle for control of the U.S. Senate is intensifying.
⁍ Republicans hold a majority of 53 seats in the 100-seat Senate.
⁍ Democrats would need to net at least three Republican-held seats for a majority.
– The battle for control of the US Senate is intensifying, as Republicans prepare to push through President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee in the closing weeks of a campaign dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. Republicans hold a majority of 53 seats in the 100-seat Senate. But the number of competitive Republican seats has grown to include the one held by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, who is running neck and neck with Democrat Jaime Harrison in the traditionally Republican state of Arizona, reports Reuters. Democrats would need to net at least three Republican-held seats for a majority, if Democrat Joe Biden wins the White House, giving his running mate Kamala Harris a tie-breaking Senate vote, or four seats if Biden loses. Here is a look at eight races where Senate Republicans are locked in highly competitive contests against Democratic challengers:
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senate-factbox/factbox-control-of-us-senate-at-play-in-10-key-competitive-races-idUSKBN26S26B