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Cook moves Kansas Senate race to toss-up and shifts North Carolina and New Hampshire toward Democrats

Cook now projects Democrats gaining 2 to 6 Senate seats. They need 4 for a majority.

Kansas, where Roger Marshall (Sen-R Kansas) faces Adam Hamilton (D-KS), moves from Lean R to Toss Up, in a state that last elected a Democratic senator in 1932.

The other shifts:

  • North Carolina: Lean D → Likely D (Cook)
  • New Hampshire: Toss Up → Lean D (Cook)
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball separately moved Alaska and South Carolina toward Democrats