Candidates in three competitive Senate races traded heated personal attacks during debates Thursday night in Maine, Michigan and Georgia.

In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed called Republican Mike Rogers a warmonger, while Rogers linked El-Sayed to terrorism and accused him of being influenced by billionaire George Soros, Hamas and Hezbollah. Rogers stated that voters could not afford El-Sayed's ideology.

Georgia's debate featured Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff labeling Republican Rep. Mike Collins a bigot and tying him to white nationalists, while Collins called Ossoff a radical trust-fund kid. Ossoff repeatedly criticized Collins for supporting President Donald Trump's tariffs, referring to them as the Mike Collins-Donald Trump tariffs and arguing they harmed Georgia families and farmers.

Maine's contest saw Republican Sen. Susan Collins demand a public apology from Democrat Troy Jackson after he accused her and her husband of profiting from the Iran war. The pair also clashed over abortion rights, with Jackson questioning Collins' vote to confirm Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and over immigration policy, including Collins' defense of ICE.

The debates occurred with Democrats needing to flip four Republican-held seats to gain Senate control. Affordability issues, including costs for goods, housing, healthcare and energy, featured prominently across the exchanges.

Republicans in each race defended their records and pushed back against Democratic attacks, while Democrats sought to connect their opponents to Trump administration policies on trade and spending. The races remain among those expected to determine the chamber's majority after the November midterms.