US Senate Races
US Senate Races
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Key Democratic Senate Incumbents
Georgia: Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff has $81M in finances for this must hold Senate seat.
Ossoff supports: enhanced health care and worked on $35/ month cap for insulin; anti-corruption measures that would ban stock trading in Congress; strengthening border security; better public safety measures; helping Georgia farmers; better mental health services for veterans; better internet access for rural areas; protection for Social Security and Medicare; and, reproductive rights.
Endorsements: End Citizens United, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, Population Connection, Council on American-Islamic Relations, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Black Economic Alliance PAC, Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Opposition: Congressman Mike Collins ($4.9M), endorsed by Trump, CPAC and Turning Point Action is the GOP nominee, and is likely to receive a major influx of financial support before November.
The Odds: Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as leaning Democratic, while Inside Elections rates it a tossup. Two polls this year has Ossoff leading Collins by 5% and 8%. Biden won Georgia by 0.24% in 2020 and Trump won in 2024 by 2.2%.
Donations by check can be written to:
Ossoff for US Senate
PO Box 451209
Atlanta, GA
31145-9209
Online contributions can be made via:
Michigan: Gary Peters, retiring
The Democratic Party’s nominee will be decided in an August 4 primary, and it is far from clear right now which candidate will get the nomination. The candidates are: Dr. Abdul El Sayed, Wayne County Health Director and 11th District US Congresswoman Haley Stevens.
El Sayed/ Stevens supports:
The candidates agree on most issues. El Sayed supports Medicare for All, while Stevens makes bland statements on the issue in her website. Stevens is supported by AIPAC interests, while El Sayed is supported by Track AIPAC which opposes AIPAC influence.
Israel-related endorsements for El Sayed and Stevens map into the fault lines in the Democratic Party. AIPAC opposes progressives that speak out about Israeli excessive violence etc. in Gaza.
Endorsements:
El Sayed: Bernie Sanders, Keith Ellison, Pramila Jayapal, several state and local officials; the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Peace Victory, the Michigan Democratic Party’s Grass Roots, LGBTQ&A and Progressive caucuses, Ben Rhodes, Our Revolution, Michigan Democratic Party LBBT&A Caucus, and Track AIPAC.
Stevens: Nancy Pelosi, Michigan US congresspersons Hillary Scholten and Shri Thanedar, US Senators Gallego, Mastos, and Stabenow; former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and many state and local officials; Democratic Majority for Israel, Elect Democratic Women, and Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Teamsters, Iron Workers, Unite Here, and United Association Local 636.
The Opposition: Mike Rogers, the former 8th congressional district representative and loser in the 2024 Senate race against present US Senator Elissa Slotkin, is the prohibitive favorite. He has Donald Trump’s endorsement and $7.6M.
The Odds: The race is rated a tossup. Among the Democratic candidates, an average of May 2026 polling and money for El Sayed is 24.1% ($7.6M), McMorrow is 20.1% ($8.6M), and Stevens is 19.9% ($8.8M). However, McMorrow has since withdrawn from the race, and it is uncertain whether El Sayed or Stevens will benefit from the withdrawal. Recent polling gives both Democratic candidates a 1 to 2% lead versus Rogers in the November election. Biden in 2020 and Trump in 2024 won in Michigan by very small margins.
For donations and online contributions:
Abdul for Senate
PO Box 126
St. Claire Shores, WI 48080-0126
Haley Stevens for Senate
PO Box 96091
Washington, DC
20090-6091
Key Senate Races to Expand the Majority
Maine: Republican incumbent Susan Collins
Progressive Graham Platner was initially the Democratic nominee, but revelations about misconduct in Platner’s personal life forced his withdrawal from the race. Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, after losing his bid for the Democratic nomination for Governor, has replaced Platner and advocates policies similar to Platner’s. Jackson is a former logger with deep Maine working class roots.
Jackson supports: ending Citizens United to reduce billionaire influence; tax cuts for the working class; Medicare For All; lowering drug prices; eliminating unfair corporate tax advantages; dismantling and abolishing ICE; a federal right to abortion; protecting the right to vote and organize; bans on stock trading by Congress; LGBTQ+ rights; opposition to US support for Israeli efforts in Gaza.
Endorsements: Eastern Maine Labor Council and locals of IBEW and CWA and various other labor groups, Our Revolution, and many state of Maine Democratic officials.
The Opposition: Susan Collins ($18.9M). An independent candidate is also in the 8race.
The Odds: A July poll gave Jackson a 3% lead over Collins. While the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the November race as a tossup, Inside Elections has it tilting Republican. Harris won Maine by 7 points in the 2024 presidential election.
Donations by check can be written to:
Troy Jackson for Maine
PO Box 3003
Portland, ME 04104
Online contributions can be made via
North Carolina: Republican incumbent Thom Tillis, retiring
North Carolina seems to be a prime candidate for flipping a Senate seat from Republican to Democrat. The Democratic nominee is the very popular former governor Roy Cooper ($26.8M). Cooper handily defeated 5 primary challengers, receiving 92% of the vote on March 3.
Cooper supports: bipartisanship; framing affordability as the key issue; banning stock trading in Congress and personally will not trade individual stocks; increased funding for education, especially raising teacher salaries and more training for better paying jobs that require new skills; greater spending for public safety; and, expanding Medicaid.
Endorsements: Kamala Harris, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein; American Federation of Government Employees, National Education Association; Democratic Majority For Israel, End Citizens United, Giffords, League of Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club.
The Opposition: Former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley ($8.4M). Whatley is associated with an unsatisfactory response within North Carolina to the most recent hurricane relief problem.
The Odds: The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race as leaning Democratic, while Inside Elections rates it as a tossup. Recent polls give Cooper an 8 to 11% lead over Whatley. Libertarian, Green and independent candidates are also running.
Donations by check can be written to:
Cooper for North Carolina
PO Box 1190
Raleigh, NC 27602
Online contributions can be made via:
Ohio: Republican incumbent Jon Husted
The Democratic nominee is Sherrod Brown, former Ohio US Senator serving from 2007 to 2025. He lost in November 2024 to a present Ohio US Senator Bernie Moreno by 3.5%. Brown has served on many Senate committees during his stint as US Senator. He chaired the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy Committee.
Brown supports: lowering drug prices; better support of veterans; strengthening
the American Disabilities Act; better access to health care; aid to farmers and development of rural communities; greater funding for public education and holding charter schools accountable; assisting small businesses; protecting Social Security and Medicare; reproductive rights; LGBTQ+ rights; making college more affordable and fighting predatory for profit colleges; environmental protection; local police funding; consumer safeguards; opposing unfair trade agreements; labor unions; manufacturing industries in Ohio; strengthening our national security; aid to Israel; and, environmental justice.
Endorsements: 10 labor unions, End Citizen’s United, the Jewish Democratic Council of America, Human Rights Campaign, League of Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, and Population Connection
The Opposition: Jon Husted, former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, was appointed by the Ohio governor to temporarily fill JD Vance’s Senate seat when he became Vice President. Husted is endorsed by Trump, Jim Jordan, and 5 labor unions. There is a Libertarian candidate running, and that candidacy may take some votes from Husted.
The Odds: The Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball recently changed the race rating to a tossup, while Inside Elections continues with a lean Republican rating. Brown has $26M while Husted presently has $10.5M, but future large inflows of cash are expected for Husted. An April poll gave Husted a 3% lead and two June polls gave Brown leads of 4% and 8%.
Donations by check can be written to:
Friends of Sherrod Brown
3867 West Market Street, Ste. 289
Akron, OH 44333
Online contributions can be made via:
The following sources were used in the candidate selection process: Force Multiplier, The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, other pollsters, Daily KOS Elections emails, Emily's List, Swing Left, Vote Vets, Vote Smart, Wikipedia, Ballotpedia, and many Google searches related to the races and the candidates.
Note: In races having more than one Democratic candidate entering a primary, more information may be available for one candidate than others, but that should not be interpreted as an endorsement.
Please contact the subcommittee chair, Mike Potishnak (mpot@charter.net), if you have any questions or comments.
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