Midterm Mastermind: A Political Prediction Game
MIDTERM MASTERMIND
SENATE SHOWDOWN
Pick one winner per state. 4 points per correct call. Maximum: 52.
DEMOCRATS / INDEPENDENT (NE)REPUBLICANS
SENATE: WHO TAKES CONTROL?
Your race picks fill D from the left and R from the right.
43 D-caucus0 / 13 picked44 Republican
R CONTROL: 6 WINSD CONTROL: 8 WINS
Choose all 13 races to complete your prediction.
50–50 tie: Republican control. Assumes unlisted seats hold; Osborn counts with D; current D-caucusing independents included.
HOUSE: BATTLE FOR 435
Enter either party’s total. The other updates automatically. Each bar counts from its Solid seats toward 218.
Enter a House prediction.
How to score · 100 points possible
- Senate race calls: 4 per correct winner, up to 52.
- Senate control: 10 for the correct controlling party.
- Senate balance: 13 minus seats off, minimum 0.
- House control: 5 for the correct controlling party.
- House balance: 20 minus seats off, minimum 0.
Count seat error once: being 4 seats high or low means a 4-point deduction. Highest total wins.
House Solid-seat benchmarks: Cook Political Report, Sept. 25, 2026. A rating is not a guaranteed result. Senate snapshot: Oct. 1, 2026. Sources: 270toWin; U.S. Senate; Congress; S.C. Governor; AP. Picks stay in this browser until you share or download them.