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One-term incumbent Republican [[Thom Tillis]] was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating one-term incumbent [[Kay Hagan]]. He will be 60 years old in 2020. Tillis could run for [[Governor of North Carolina|Governor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://realfactsnc.com/blog/tillis-ramping-up-for-2020-gubernatorial-run|title=Is Thom Tillis running for governor? - Real Facts NC|website=realfactsnc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dailyhaymaker.com/?p=17784|title=FOUR GOP candidates for NC governor in 2020?|website=dailyhaymaker.com}}</ref>
One-term incumbent Republican [[Thom Tillis]] was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating one-term incumbent [[Kay Hagan]]. He will be 60 years old in 2020. Tillis could run for [[Governor of North Carolina|Governor]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://realfactsnc.com/blog/tillis-ramping-up-for-2020-gubernatorial-run | title=Is Thom Tillis running for governor? - Real Facts NC | website=realfactsnc.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://dailyhaymaker.com/?p=17784 | title=FOUR GOP candidates for NC governor in 2020? | website=dailyhaymaker.com}}</ref>


Former [[United States Secretary of Transportation]] and former Mayor of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] [[Anthony Foxx]] may run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteagenda.com/70110/whats-next-move-anthony-foxx/|title=What’s the next move for Anthony Foxx?|work=Charlotte Agenda|last=Dunn|first=Andrew|date=October 26, 2016|accessdate=May 8 2018}}</ref> Tax attorney Eva Lee is running for the Democratic nomination.<ref name="Lee">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article166697337.html|title=The election isn’t until 2020, but Tillis has a challenger|work=[[The News & Observer]]|last=Adams|first=Matthew|date=August 11, 2017|accessdate=August 31, 2017}}</ref>
Former [[United States Secretary of Transportation]] and former Mayor of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] [[Anthony Foxx]] may run.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.charlotteagenda.com/70110/whats-next-move-anthony-foxx | title=What’s the next move for Anthony Foxx? | work=Charlotte Agenda | last=Dunn | first=Andrew | date=October 26, 2016 | accessdate=May 8, 2018}}</ref> Tax attorney Eva Lee is running for the Democratic nomination.<ref name="Lee">{{cite web | url=http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article166697337.html | title=The election isn’t until 2020, but Tillis has a challenger | work=[[The News & Observer]] | last=Adams | first=Matthew | date=August 11, 2017 | accessdate=August 31, 2017}}</ref>


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United States Senate elections, 2020

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

Class 2 (33 of the 100) seats in the United States Senate
51 seats needed for a majority

Seats up for election:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent
     Undetermined incumbent
     No election

Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 3, 2020 with the 33 Class 2 seats of the Senate being contested in regular elections. The winners will serve six-year terms from January 3, 2021, until January 3, 2027. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies.

The 2020 presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections for governors in states and territories, and many state and local elections will also be held on this date.

In 2014, the last regular election of the Class 2 Senate seats, Republicans won a net gain of nine seats, from the Democrats, and have significantly more seats to defend, though many are not considered competitive.

Partisan composition

The composition of the Senate going into the 2020 election will depend on the results of the 2018 elections. In the 2020 election, all 33 Class 2 Senate seats are up for election; there are currently 20 Republicans and 11 Democrats whose seats will be be up for election, and two seats to be determined in the 2018 elections. The exact numbers could change if vacancies or party switches occur. Special elections may also be held in 2020 if vacancies arise in Class 1 or Class 3 Senate seats.

Two seats, Minnesota and Mississippi will be decided in 2018 special elections and they are listed below as "Unknown."

Parties style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Unknown/meta/color" | Total
Democratic Republican Independent Unknown
Last election (2018) TBD TBD TBD 2 100
Before this election TBD TBD TBD 2 100
Not up TBD TBD TBD 0 67
Class 1 (20122018) TBD TBD TBD 0 33
Class 3 (2016→2022) 12 22 0 0 34
Up 11 20 0 2 33
Class 2 (2014→2020) 11 20 0 2 33
Special: Class 1 & 3[1] 0 0 0 0 0
Incumbent retiring 0 0 0 0 0
Incumbent running 1 2 0 0 3
Intent undeclared 10 18 0 2 30

Change in composition

Before the elections

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10
D20
Undeclared
D19
Undeclared
D18
Undeclared
D17
Undeclared
D16
Undeclared
D15
Undeclared
D14
Undeclared
D13
Running
D12 D11
D21
Undeclared
D22
Undeclared
D23
Undeclared
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Majority →
TBD
R41
Undeclared
R42
Undeclared
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
R40
Undeclared
R39
Undeclared
R38
Undeclared
R37
Undeclared
R36
Undeclared
R35
Undeclared
R34
Undeclared
R33
Undeclared
R32
Undeclared
R31
Undeclared
R21 R22 R23
Running
R24
Running
R25
Undeclared
R26
Undeclared
R27
Undeclared
R28
Undeclared
R29
Undeclared
R30
Undeclared
R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10

After the elections

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD D12 D11
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Majority →
TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
R21 R22 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10
Key:
D# Democratic
R# Republican

Potentially competitive races

Potentially competitive Republican-held seats up for election in 2020 include Colorado, Maine, North Carolina, and Iowa. Democratic-held seats in Alabama, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Virginia may also be competitive.[2]

Race summary

Special elections during the preceding Congress

There are currently no special elections scheduled or expected in 2020.

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these general elections, the winners will be elected for the term beginning January 3, 2021.

All of the elections involve the Class 2 seats; ordered by state.

State
(linked to
summaries below)
Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Alabama Doug Jones Democratic 2017 (Special) Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Alaska Dan Sullivan Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Arkansas Tom Cotton Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Colorado Cory Gardner Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. Derrick Blanton (Democratic)[3]
Dustin Leitzel (Democratic)[4]
Delaware Chris Coons Democratic 2010 (Special)
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Georgia David Perdue Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Idaho Jim Risch Republican 2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Illinois Dick Durbin Democratic 1996
2002
2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Iowa Joni Ernst Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Kansas Pat Roberts Republican 1996
2002
2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. Elliott Adams (Democratic)[5]
Kentucky Mitch McConnell Republican 1984
1990
1996
2002
2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. Steven Cox (Democratic)[6]
Karl Das (Republican)[7]
Louisiana Bill Cassidy Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Maine Susan Collins Republican 1996
2002
2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Massachusetts Ed Markey Democratic 2013 (Special)
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Michigan Gary Peters Democratic 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Minnesota TBD TBD 2018 (Special) Incumbent unknown; to be determined in the 2018 special election. TBD
Mississippi TBD TBD 2018 (Special) Incumbent unknown; to be determined in the 2018 special election. TBD
Montana Steve Daines Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Nebraska Ben Sasse Republican 2014 Incumbent running. Ben Sasse (Republican)[8]
New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
New Jersey Cory Booker Democratic 2013 (Special)
2014
Incumbent running. Cory Booker (Democratic)[9]
New Mexico Tom Udall Democratic 2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
North Carolina Thom Tillis Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. Eva F. Lee (Democratic)[10]
Oklahoma Jim Inhofe Republican 1994
1996
2002
2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Oregon Jeff Merkley Democratic 2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Rhode Island Jack Reed Democratic 1996
2002
2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
South Carolina Lindsey Graham Republican 2002
2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
South Dakota Mike Rounds Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Tennessee Lamar Alexander Republican 2002
2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Texas John Cornyn Republican 2002
2008
2014
Incumbent running. John Cornyn (Republican)[11]
Virginia Mark Warner Democratic 2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito Republican 2014 Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD
Wyoming Mike Enzi Republican 1996
2002
2008
2014
Incumbent's intent unknown. TBD

Alabama

Incumbent Democrat Doug Jones was elected in a special election in 2017, defeating Republican candidate Roy Moore. Jones will be 66 years old in 2020.

Alaska

One-term incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating one-term incumbent Mark Begich. Sullivan will be 55 years old in 2020.

Arkansas

One-term incumbent Republican Tom Cotton was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating two-term incumbent Mark Pryor. Cotton will be 43 years old in 2020.

Colorado

One-term incumbent Republican Cory Gardner was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating one-term incumbent Mark Udall. Gardner will be 46 years old in 2020.

Derrick Blanton and pharmacist Dustin Leitzel are running for the Democratic nomination.[3][4] Biomedical scientist Trish Zornio is exploring a run for the Democratic nomination.[12][13] Other potential Democratic candidates include Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett.[14]

Delaware

One-term Democrat Chris Coons was re-elected in 2014; Coons first took office after winning a 2010 special election, which occurred after long-time Senator Joe Biden resigned his seat to become Vice President of the United States. Coons will be 57 years old in 2020.

Georgia

One-term incumbent Republican David Perdue was elected to a first term in 2014. Perdue will be 70 years old in 2020.

Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson is considering running for the Democratic nomination.[15] Other potential Democratic candidates include State Representative Scott Holcomb, former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Points of Light CEO and 2014 nominee Michelle Nunn.[16][17]

Idaho

Two-term incumbent Republican Jim Risch was re-elected in 2014. He will be 77 years old in 2020.

Illinois

Four-term incumbent and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, a Democrat, was re-elected in 2014. He will be 76 years old in 2020.

Iowa

One-term incumbent Republican Joni Ernst was elected to a first term in 2014. She will be 50 years old in 2020.

Kansas

Four-term incumbent Republican Pat Roberts was re-elected in 2014, defeating independent candidate Greg Orman. He will be 84 years old in 2020. Democrat Elliott Adams is running.[5]

Kentucky

Six-term incumbent and Senate Majority Leader Republican Mitch McConnell was re-elected in 2014. He will be 78 years old in 2020. Republican Karl Das is running.[7]

Democrat Steven Cox is running.[6]

Louisiana

One-term incumbent Bill Cassidy was first elected in 2014, defeating three-term incumbent Mary Landrieu. He will be 63 years old in 2020.

Maine

Four-term incumbent Republican Susan Collins was re-elected in 2014. She will be 67 years old in 2020.

Massachusetts

One-term incumbent Democrat Ed Markey was re-elected in 2014; Markey first took office after winning a 2013 special election. He will be 74 years old in 2020.

Michigan

One-term incumbent Democrat Gary Peters was elected to a first term in 2014. Peters will be 62 years old in 2020.

Minnesota

This seat had been held by two-term incumbent Democrat Al Franken, but due to allegations of sexual misconduct he resigned January 2, 2018.[18] A special election will be held in 2018 to elect a senator to serve the remainder of Franken's term, who will then be the incumbent for this election.

Mississippi

Seven-term incumbent Republican Thad Cochran resigned April 1, 2018. Governor Phil Bryant appointed Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith to hold office until the November 2018 special election. The winner of that special election will serve the remainder of Cochran's term, which ends in January 2021.

Montana

One-term incumbent Republican Steve Daines was elected to a first term in 2014. He will be 58 years old in 2020. Term-limited Governor Steve Bullock is a potential Democratic candidate.[19]

Nebraska

One-term incumbent Republican Ben Sasse was elected to a first term in 2014. He will be 48 years old in 2020.

New Hampshire

Two-term incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen was re-elected in 2014. She will be 73 years old in 2020.

New Jersey

One-term incumbent Democrat Cory Booker was re-elected in 2014; Booker first took office after winning a 2013 special election. He will be 51 years old in 2020.

New Mexico

Two-term incumbent Democrat Tom Udall was re-elected in 2014. He will be 72 years old in 2020.

North Carolina

One-term incumbent Republican Thom Tillis was elected to a first term in 2014, defeating one-term incumbent Kay Hagan. He will be 60 years old in 2020. Tillis could run for Governor.[20][21]

Former United States Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of Charlotte Anthony Foxx may run.[22] Tax attorney Eva Lee is running for the Democratic nomination.[10]

Oklahoma

Four-term incumbent Republican Jim Inhofe was re-elected in 2014. He will be 85 years old in 2020. Scott Pruitt may run for the seat if Inhofe retires.[23]

Oregon

Two-term incumbent Democrat Jeff Merkley was re-elected in 2014. He will be 64 years old in 2020.

Merkley may run for president and not for re-election.[24]

Rhode Island

Four-term incumbent Democrat Jack Reed was re-elected in 2014. He will be 70 years old in 2020.

South Carolina

Three-term incumbent Republican Lindsey Graham was re-elected in 2014. He will be 65 years old in 2020.

South Dakota

One-term incumbent Republican Mike Rounds was elected to a first term in 2014. Rounds will be 66 years old in 2020.

Tennessee

Three-term incumbent Republican Lamar Alexander was re-elected in 2014. He will be 80 years old in 2020.

Texas

Three-term incumbent Republican John Cornyn was re-elected in 2014. He will be 68 years old in 2020. He is running for re-election.[11]

Virginia

Two-term incumbent Democrat Mark Warner was re-elected in 2014. He will be 66 years old in 2020.

West Virginia

One-term incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito was elected to a first term in 2014. She will be 67 years old in 2020.

Wyoming

Four-term incumbent Republican Mike Enzi was re-elected in 2014. He will be 76 years old in 2020. Congresswoman Liz Cheney may run again for the seat as a Republican.[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ Subject to change if vacancies occur in Class 1 or Class 3 Senate seats.
  2. ^ Kondik, Kyle (5 October 2017). "The Republican Senate Edge". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "BLANTON, DERRICK JAMES - Candidate overview - FEC.gov". FEC.gov.
  4. ^ a b "LEITZEL, DUSTIN JOHN - Candidate overview - FEC.gov". FEC.gov.
  5. ^ a b "ADAMS, ELLIOTT - Candidate overview - FEC.gov". FEC.gov.
  6. ^ a b "COX, STEVEN JEWELL ISOM - Candidate overview - FEC.gov". FEC.gov.
  7. ^ a b "DAS, KARL - Candidate overview - FEC.gov". FEC.gov.
  8. ^ Sasse, Benjamin E. (December 4, 2014). "FEC FORM 2" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  9. ^ Booker, Cory A. (November 21, 2014). "FEC FORM 2" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  10. ^ a b Adams, Matthew (August 11, 2017). "The election isn't until 2020, but Tillis has a challenger". The News & Observer. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  11. ^ a b Patrick, Svitek (September 24, 2017). "John Cornyn says he's supporting Ted Cruz for re-election in 2018". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  12. ^ Healy, Melissa (June 15, 2017). "Patricia Zornio, a biomedical researcher from a family of Trump supporters, hopes to stand up for science in the Senate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  13. ^ Bunch, Joey (August 15, 2017). "Democrat Trish Zornio, scientist and community activist, weighing run against Gardner". Colorado Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  14. ^ Byars, Mitchell (July 7, 2017). "Boulder DA Stan Garnett won't run for Congress in 2018, but ponders 2020 Senate race". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  15. ^ Williams, Chuck (May 10, 2017). "Mayor Teresa Tomlinson makes decision on running for 2018 statewide office". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  16. ^ Bluestein, Greg (May 10, 2017). "Georgia 2018: Columbus mayor won't run for higher office next year". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  17. ^ Kyle Trygstad (December 8, 2014). "What's Next for Michelle Nunn?". Roll Call. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  18. ^ Seipel, Brooke (7 December 2017). "Franken resigns in defiant floor speech".
  19. ^ Board, Post Editorial (August 7, 2015). "What are Bullock's Options?". Big Sky Words. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  20. ^ "Is Thom Tillis running for governor? - Real Facts NC". realfactsnc.com.
  21. ^ "FOUR GOP candidates for NC governor in 2020?". dailyhaymaker.com.
  22. ^ Dunn, Andrew (October 26, 2016). "What's the next move for Anthony Foxx?". Charlotte Agenda. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  23. ^ https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/18/politics/pruitt-political-ambitions-nyt/index.html
  24. ^ Redden, Jim. "Sources Say: Merkley confirms presidential aspirations". joomlakave.com. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  25. ^ Hohmann, James (January 6, 2014) "Operatives: Liz Cheney could run again", Politico. Retrieved November 30, 2014.