Bob Casey is likely to win re-election to his third term. At least that’s the first impression of the Cook Political Report.

The political prognosticators issued their latest ratings of the 2018 Senate races yesterday.

In 2018, Democrats are defending 25 Senate seats while the GOP only has to protect eight. Additionally, the current partisan composition of the Senate gives Republicans a 52-48 majority.

They rate Casey’s seat as a “Likely Democratic” one. Seven other Democrats are included in that category.

Five Senators received a “Lean Democratic” designation. None of the 33 seats received a “Toss-Up” categorization.