Split-ticket voters could be Senate savior for Democrats

Christian Datoc, White House Reporter for Washington Examiner

Democrats could get a lifeline from split-ticket voters, part of a prevailing swing-state phenomenon from the last midterm election, who could help them hold on to their Senate majority this November.

In 2018, the last midterm election, 13 of the 18 states that had Senate and gubernatorial elections on the ballot saw Republican Senate nominees receive far fewer votes than the GOP gubernatorial nominees. That gap was as wide as 17 percentage points in some states, and in 2022, a number of key swing states are exhibiting a similar trend.