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David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Senate Elections Landscape

By David Hawkings
Posted May 24, 2016 at 6:07pm

By David Hawkings and Thomas McKinless

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Less than six months to Election Day is time for a close look at the year’s second-biggest political story: Who will win control of the Senate? This week on the whiteboard Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings sketches a map showing the 12 key races and the Democrats’ clear path to a takeover.

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