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Nov. 6,
2018 U.S. Senate Races |
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Margin of
Victory in Percentage Points
Not
shown: CA (two
Democrats), ME (Indep.
A.King won by 19.09
percentage points) and VT
(Indep. B.Sanders won by 39.13
percentage points).
*Seat changed parties.
25.01
+ |
20.01-25.0 |
15.01-20.0 |
10.01-15.0 |
5.01-10.0 |
0-5.0 |
0-5.0 |
5.01-10.0 |
10.01-15.0 |
15.01-20.0 |
20.01-25.0 |
25.01
+ |
NY
34.00 MD 34.55 HI 42.30 |
CT
20.18 DE 22.14 RI 23.11 NM 23.56 MN 24.10 MA 24.17 |
VA
15.99 WA 16.86 |
MNs
10.52 WI 10.83 NJ 11.16 PA 12.87 |
NV
5.03* MI 6.50 OH 6.62 |
AZ
2.34* WV 3.31 MT 3.55 |
FL
0.12* TX 2.56 |
MO
5.81* IN 5.89* MSs 7.26 |
TN
10.79 ND 10.84* |
MS
19.02 NE 19.07 |
UT
31.68 WY 36.86 |
*Seat changed parties.
2018 SENATE RACE
OVERVIEW [more]
For Senate Republicans, the midterms were a moderate success. They didn't pick up as many seats as they might have, but Sen. Mitch McConnell continued as majority leader, and he gained a couple more seats to work with. Democrats only needed a net gain of two seats to achieve a majority, but they faced a difficult map and were defending 24 seats. Ten Democratic incumbents represented states that voted for Trump in 2016, and five of those states are generally considered Republican (IN, MO, MT, ND and WV). Sens. Joe Donnelly, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester, Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Manchin were seen as particularly vulnerable. Democrats had few possibilities for pick ups. Sen. Dean Heller (NV) was seen as the most vulnerable Republican, and they also eyed Arizona (Flake open seat) and Texas (Cruz). Balance before Nov. 6, 2018: 51 Republicans, 47 Democrats and 2 Indeps. 35 seats at stake: 24 held by Democrats, 9 by Republicans and 2 by Indeps.* 3 retirements: all Republicans. Jeff Flake (AZ), Bob Corker (TN), Orrin Hatch (UT). 0 incumbents were defeated in primaries. 5 incumbents defeated in the general election: 4 Democrats, 1 Republican. D: Bill Nelson (FL), Joe Donnelly (IN), Claire McCaskill (MO), Heidi Heitkamp (ND). R: Dean Heller (NV). 1 open seat flipped to the Democrats. AZ: Jeff Flake (R) to Kyrsten Sinema (D). 8 new Senators elected: 2 Democrats, 6 Republicans. D: Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), Jacky Rosen (NV). R: Rick Scott (FL), Mike Braun (IN), Josh Hawley (MO), Kevin Cramer (ND), Marsha Blackburn (TN), Mitt Romney (UT). Balance after Nov. 6, 2018 and Nov. 27 MS runoff: 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and 2 Indeps. *Thirty-five includes two appointed Senators who were running in Nov. 6 special elections: - In MN, Sen. Al Franken (DFL-MN) announced on Dec. 7, 2017 he would resign amid sexual harassment allegations. Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL) announced he would appoint Lt. Gov. Tina Smith (DFL) to fill the seat. Smith was sworn in on Jan. 3, 2018 and won the special election in Nov. 2018. - In MS, Sen. Thad Cochran (R) announced on Mar. 5, 2018 that he would resign effective April 1. Gov. Phil Bryant (R) appointed Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith to replace him. Hyde-Smith faced a special election and won Nov. 27, 2018 runoff. - Also note, in Arizona, Sen. John McCain (R) died on Aug. 25, 2018; on Sept. 4 Gov. Doug Ducey (R) announced former Sen. Jon Kyl (R) to fill the seat. |
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