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The Top Nine Senate Races to Watch on Election Day

November 7, 2016

[Photo: Pete Linforth / Pixabay]

 

The GOP currently holds the majority with 54 seats, meaning that Democrats need a net gain of 4 seats to win control of the upper chamber for the next 2 years if Hillary Clinton wins the presidency or a net gain of 5 should Donald Trump prevail.

 

Here are the key races, according to CNBC.com:

 

1). Illinois: Republican Sen. Mark Kirk v Democrat Tammy Duckworth
2). Wisconsin: Republican Sen. Ron Johnson v Democratic former Sen. Russ Feingold
3). Pennsylvania: Republican Sen. Pat Toomey v Democrat Katie McGinty
4). Indiana: Republican Rep. Todd Young v Democrat Evan Bayh
5). Missouri: Sen. Roy Blunt v Democrat Jason Kander
6). Nevada: Rep. Joe Heck v Catherine Cortez Masto
7). North Carolina: Republican Sen. Richard Burr v Deborah Ross
8). New Hampshire: Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte v Gov. Maggie Hassan
9). Florida: Republican Sen. Marco Rubio v Rep. Patrick Murphy