Here are the Senate races to watch ahead of Election Day

The competitive map for control of the U.S. Senate has expanded considerably in the final days before Election Day. Here's a ranking of those competitive races from most likely to flip to least likely.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5648x3765+0+0/resize/5648x3765!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2Fd7%2F8ea4462f4a43be6ef123b477dbf0%2Fgettyimages-2299538076.jpg' alt='A person walks past a voting sign at the East Point Library on the first day of early voting on October 13, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. Early voting will run from October 13th- 30th with Election Day taking place on November 3rd.'/><p>The competitive map for control of the U.S. Senate has expanded considerably in the final days before Election Day. Here's a ranking of those competitive races from most likely to flip to least likely.</p><p>(Image credit: Megan Varner/Getty Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-149975' />