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October 5, 2026
Split-Ticket Voting Trends Favor Democrats in Key Senate Races
- Polling indicates that split-ticket voting is on the rise, with voters in red states potentially electing Democratic senators while supporting Republican candidates for other offices.
- In Texas, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is polling ahead of Republican Ken Paxton, while the gubernatorial race remains competitive.
- Iowa's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand is performing well, raising the possibility of a split outcome in the Senate race as well.
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- The gap between Americans identifying as Democrats over Republicans hasn’t been this wide since 2009Oct 5, 2026 at 10:17 PM · Independent
- Democrats are taking big chunks of GOP voters in key Senate races, polls show | CNN PoliticsOct 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM · CNN
- Return of split-ticket voting could hurt RepublicansOct 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM · The Hill