November 3, 2026 · 35 Seats · One Bracket
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Call the Senate before the networks do.
Pick the winner of every Senate race on the ballot. Upsets pay — toss-ups are worth eight times a safe seat. Highest score on election night takes the gavel.
Picks lock in
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The 2026 Senate landscape
2026 US Senate map
Cook competitiveness ratings
- Solid D
- Likely D
- Lean D
- Toss-up
- Lean R
- Likely R
- Solid R
- No race
- Special election
The Rules
How it works
- 01Register with your @uconn.edu email — one bracket per student.
- 02Pick Democrat, Republican, or Independent in all 35 races.
- 03Tiebreaker: pick the CT governor's race winner and guess the winner's vote share — correct winner first, closest percentage next.
- 04Picks lock at 6:00 PM ET on Election Day. After that, every bracket goes public.
- 05The commissioner calls races live on election night. The leaderboard updates in real time.
Scoring
Weighted by Cook rating
1 pt
Solid
21 races
2 pts
Likely
3 races
4 pts
Lean
3 races
8 pts
Toss-up
8 races
Pick the favorite: standard points. Call the upset: 10 points — always more than a Toss-up's 8.
Perfect bracket: 334 points.
Key dates
- Now
- Brackets open
- Tue, Nov 3 · 6:00 PM ET
- Picks lock
- Election night →
- Live scoring