Horizon · our Election Day forecast: polls, plus fundamentals like incumbency, fundraising and past results.

Pulse · polls only: where the races stand today, with no fundamentals and wider uncertainty.

What's the difference?

Forecast updates · Forecast as of Oct 10

Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Top line

The favored party's chance of a majority. Each dot is one update; hover for the day.

Senate

Chance of a Senate majority

D 74%

D50%ROct 10Oct 10

Expected seats 52.1 D · 47.9 R

D 74%, 74% Democratic.

D 70%

D50%ROct 10Oct 10

Expected seats 52.0 D · 48.0 R

D 70%, 70% Democratic.

House

Chance of a House majority

D 97%

D50%ROct 10Oct 10

Expected seats 238.1 D · 196.9 R

D 97%, 97% Democratic.

D 93%

D50%ROct 10Oct 10

Expected seats 238.3 D · 196.7 R

D 93%, 93% Democratic.

Governors

Chance of a majority of governorships

D 72%

D50%ROct 10Oct 10

Expected seats 27.1 D · 22.9 R

D 72%, 72% Democratic.

D 77%

D50%ROct 10Oct 10

Expected seats 27.6 D · 22.4 R

D 77%, 77% Democratic.

Generic ballot (likely voters)

D+9.0

Forecast environment

D+9.5

Changes are in percentage points of the chance of a majority, labeled by the party they favor. Expected seats include seats not on the ballot. Horizon and Pulse.

Major changes

Senate and governor races, state legislative chambers and trifectas whose favored party or rating changed (Horizon).

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Every call change

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