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Election 2018 Polls: Will GOP Gain Senate Seats?

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A Senate election prediction map by RealClearPolitics, accessed Monday, Oct. 22, 2018.
A Senate election prediction map by RealClearPolitics, accessed Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. | (SCREENSHOT: REALCLEARPOLITICS.COM)

In their "Senate No Toss Ups 2018" map, accessed Monday, RealClearPolitics predicted that Republicans would have 54 seats to the Democrats' 46. Republicans currently have a 51 seat majority.

This contrasts with last week, when RCP predicted the Republicans would hold 53 seats and the Democrats would hold 47.

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The apparent flip compared to last week was Indiana, where incumbent Democrat Senator Joe Donnelly is facing a tough challenge from Republican businessman Mike Braun.

In August, Trump campaigned in Indiana on behalf of Braun, stating in a tweet that he believed Braun was "strong on Crime & Borders, the 2nd Amendment, and loves our Military & Vets."

FiveThirtyEight's model, updated Monday, gives the Republicans an 83 percent chance of keeping control of the Senate, while giving the Democrats a 17 percent chance of gaining control.

This represents an increase for Republicans from last week, when FiveThirtyEight forecasted a 78.1 percent chance of Republicans keeping control of the Senate and the Democrats a 21.9 percent chance of gaining control.

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