The Washington Post - The Fix 30 Races Most Likely To Change Party Control In The Fall

Below you'll find our ratings of the 30 races most likely to change party control in the fall. The number one race is considered the most likely to switch sides.

By Chris Cillizza

16. Ohio's 15th (D): State Sen. Steve Stivers (R), who narrowly lost to Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (D) in 2008, is doing everything he can to avoid the mistakes of that campaign. To wit: he was named Ohio Right to Life's "preferred candidate", a designation that should shore up his right flank from the possibility of a third party candidate. (In 2008, anti-abortion rights candidate Don Eckhart won five percent of the vote.) (Previous ranking: 20)