GOP Senate majority faces fresh uncertainty as 2 key races tighten days before midterms

Two of the country’s most watched Senate races, in Ohio and South Carolina, remain neck and neck with under a week to go until the Nov.3 midterm elections, polling results released on Wednesday show.In both states, the tight margins are a welcome sign for Democrats as they try to unseat a pair of Republican incumbents: Sen.

Jon Husted, R-Ohio, and Sen.Darline Graham, R-S.C.

Should both races go their way, Democrats would find themselves within striking distance of eliminating the current 53-seat Republican majority in the Senate.Democratic Senate candidate, U.S.Sen.

Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, addresses volunteers at a campaign office on November 4, 2024, in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.(Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)FOX NEWS POLL: GENDER GAP AND POCKETBOOK PAIN SHAPE OHIO SENATE RACEIn Ohio, findings from Suffolk University show Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown leading Sen.

Jon Husted, R-Ohio, 47% to 44%.The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points, putting the race within the margin of error.

Four percent of voters were undecided, while 3% backed another candidate.Brown, a former senator who lost his seat in 2024, is trying to make a political comeback, pitching himself as a familiar face amid public frustration with the cost of living.Throughout his campaign, he has highlighted his career as a policymaker, promising to bring that expertise to issues like affordability and data center expansion.Before losing his seat to Sen.

Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, Brown represented Ohio from 2007 to 2025, chairing the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.Republican Sen.Darline Graham and Democratic opponent Annie Andrews clashed during a South Carolina U.S.

Senate election debate on Oct.11, 2026.

(Courtesy: SCETV)DARLINE GRAHAM FOCUSES ON KITCHEN-TABLE ISSUES AS SHE ANNOUNCES FULL-TERM SENATE BIDIn South Carolina, polling from the Siena Research Institute, in partnership with The New York Times, has found Sen.Darline Graham, R-S.C., in a tie...