Despite a rainy Election Day, a majority of voters turned out to cast ballots confirming state's ruby red status

Bauer beat Finlay with what many said was a relentless door-knocking effort. Just as she did when she was elected in 2022, when she spoke to voters about primarily one issue; abortion. Bauer defeated the incumbent Finlay then by 235 votes,

Only a handful of state Senate races were truly competitive, and included Democrats needing to defend seats in the upper chamber where they were already the minority.