2018 US Senate Election-Democrats guide to regaining control of the US Senate.
Step 1-win the 2017 AL US Senate Special Election (Democrats need to nominate Doug Jones, Republicans need to nominate Roy Moore) 51R 47D 2I/D
Step 2-win all of the Democratic held US Senate seats in Clinton states (HI-Hirono,CA-Feinstein,MA-Warren,MD-Cardin,VT-Sanders-I,NY-Gillibrand,WA-Cantwell,RI-Whitehouse,NJ-Menendez,CT-Murphy,DE-Carper,NM-Heinrich,VA-Kaine,ME-King-I, and MN-Klobuchar) 39D
Step 3-win all of the Democratic held US Senate seats in Trump states (MI-Stabenow,PA-Casey,WI-Baldwin,FL-Nelson,OH-Brown,MO-McCaskill,IN-Donnelly,MT-Tester,ND-Heitkamp,and WV-Manchin)49D
Step 4 win NV-Rosen and AZ (Democrats need to nominate anyone but Deedra Abboud,Republicans need to nominate Ward)51D
If Democrats don't suceed in AL and AZ. 2020 would definitely be the year Democrats regain control of the US Senate.
Step 1-win all of the Democratic held US Senate seats in Clinton states (MA-Markey,IL-Durbin,RI-Reed,NJ-Booker,DE-Coons,OR-Merkley,NM-Udall,VA-Warner,MN-Franken,and NH-Shaheen) 48D
Step 2 win all of the Democratic held US Senate seat in Trump states (MI-Peters)MI is likely going to be a blue state in 2020. 49D
Step 3 win CO(Hickenlooper,Perlmutter,or Kennedy could defeat Gardner-R) and ME (Collins-R needs to retire or lose in the Republican primary) or NC(Brad Miller or Mike McIntyre could defeat Thillis-R) 51/52D