Midterm Forecast2026 · Senate & House
20,000 simulated elections · Model run Oct 28, 12:50 AM ETPolls through Oct 27 · Election Nov 3
House / AL-2Alabama's 2nd district 2026 · held by Democrats · new 2026 map

Rhett Marques is slightly favored in AL-2

Shomari Figures27%Democrat · incumbent
Rhett Marques73%Republican
Median marginR+4.080%: R+11.0 to D+4.0
Cook PVIR+72026 lines
Tipping point0.7%decides the majority
District pollsR+3.02 polls, adjusted

Range of outcomes

How the forecast is built

Lean: twice the PVI plus the generic ballot (D+8.7). Incumbency adds 1.5 points.

Chance of winning over time

Daily reruns of the model

Each day is a fresh run of today's model using only the polls that had finished by the day before. Daily runs since Jul 1.

What the forecasters say

Ten published ratings; Cook updated through Oct 27
CookLikely R
Inside ElectionsLikely R
SabatoLikely R
Race to the WHLikely R
EconomistLikely R
Split TicketToss-up
DDHQLikely R
FiftyPlusOneLikely R
Fox NewsLikely R
Silver BulletinLikely R

What this seat means for control

District polls

PollsterField endSampleResult
Tulchin Research (D)Aug 31– LV47–47 Even
DCCC (D)Jul 30421 LV46–46 Even