Senate 2024: Here are the eight seats most likely to flip control
by Cami Mondeaux, Breaking News Reporter |
January 16, 2023 08:55 AM
As Senate Democrats seek to maintain their majority in 2024, party leaders are poised to focus on a handful of key battleground states that are likely to flip to GOP control.
The 2024 cycle could prove to be more challenging for Democrats as they will have to defend 22 Senate seats compared to just 11 for Republicans. A handful of Democrats will also be fighting for reelection in reliably red states — giving Republicans a chance to flip some crucial seats.
Here are the eight states that are most likely to flip control in the 2024 election:
Arizona
The Senate race in Arizona is expected to be a crowded one, as the seat is currently held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who announced late last year she’d be leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent. As a result, the race is expected to attract both Republicans and Democrats who want to challenge her for the battleground seat.
Arizona has only recently emerged as a swing state after long being controlled by Republicans, giving Democrats an advantage after they successfully attracted both centrists and liberals in the past few elections. However, Sinema running as an independent threatens to divide the Democratic vote and hand a win to Republicans.
Still, Republicans also have a set of challenges they must face, especially after a disappointing midterm performance in the state in which Democrats defeated their GOP opponents for governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.
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