WASHINGTON – Several new polls released Monday and over the weekend show Republicans with an edge in critical Senate races in Montana, Nebraska and Texas heading toward Election Day on Nov. 5, while Democrats have an advantage in Arizona and Wisconsin.And two new polls from InsiderAdvantage in Pennsylvania and Michigan show Senate races there in a statistical tie.
The polls suggest Republicans still have an edge on retaking the upper chamber, which is currently controlled by Democrats.In Michigan, Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin has consistently polled a few percentage points ahead of her opponent, former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers, in the seat left open by retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow. InsiderAdvantage's poll, conducted over the weekend, shows them tied within the poll's margin of error of +/- 3.7 percentage points.
The race in Pennsylvania has been tighter, with incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat, typically polling around 1 percentage point above GOP candidate David McCormick. InsiderAdvantage's poll, also conducted over the weekend, shows them tied within a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percentage points.Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.A poll from The Hill and Emerson College shows Montana GOP candidate Tim Sheehy ahead of incumbent Sen. Jon Tester by 4 percentage points in the race that is likely to determine control of the U.S. Senate next year.