12 Senate and House races to watch in 2018

All eyes are on the 2018 midterms, as Democrats hope totranslate growinganti-Republicansentiment into an electoral comeback.While pollsters are predicting a Democratic wave in 2018, itmay not be enough to overcome GOP majorities in both chambers of Congress.2018 is looking to be an exciting year in national politics, with Democrats aiming to sweep back into local, state, and national offices, while Republicans hope to hold on to their majorities in the House and Senate.Political strategists say that if Democrat Doug Jones can beat Republican Roy Moore in Alabama'sspecial election in December, Democrats have a path to win the three seats they need to flip the Senate in 2018.But Republicans are vying to flip 10 Democratic seats in states that President Donald Trump won last November in places like Missouri, Indiana, and West Virginia.In the House, Republicans in blue states, includingVirginia, California, and New York, are looking particularly vulnerable.Pollsters are predicting a Democratic wave, but they say it may not be enough to flip the House, where partisan gerrymandering heavily favors the GOP.Here aresixSenate and six House races to watch:SEE ALSO:We just got our clearest sign yet that the 2018 elections could be a Democratic 'tsunami'Missouri Senate raceSen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, is widely viewed as the most vulnerable senator up for reelection in 2018.Missouri has grown increasingly conservative in recent years, was swept by Trump last November by nearly 20points, andMcCaskill, amoderate, is facing a formidable Republican opponent in Attorney General Josh Hawley, who's backed by both the establishment and the Trump wing of the Republican Party.Arizona Senate raceFollowing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake's dramatic announcement that he won'tseek reelectionin 2018, Democratic Rep. Kyrsten's Sinema's oddsof flipping the long-red Arizona seat are looking better than ever.A two-term incumbent with a moderate voting record and a compelling life story, Sinema will face the winner of what will likely be a competitive Republican primary between far-right former statesenatorKelli Ward and, likely, Rep. Martha McSally, theGOP establishment favorite.Nevada Senate raceNevadaSen. Dean Heller is widely viewed as the most vulnerable GOP incumbentup for reelection in2018and the onlyRepublicanon the ballotin a state that Hillary Clinton carried in last fall's general election.He'll be challenged in the primary by Danny Tarkanian, an independently wealthy businessman backed by Trump's camp who is polling well among primary voters, more than half of whom say they'll vote for someone besides Heller.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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