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U.S. Senate Races,
2020
U.S. Senate
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updated Sept. 11, 2020
Balance before Nov.
3, 2020: 53
Republicans, 45
Democrats and 2
Independents. (I:
Sanders-VT and King-ME)
35 seats at stake: 12 held by Democrats, 23 by Republicans.
4 retirements: 1 Democrat, 3 Republicans. (Udall-NM; Roberts-KS, Alexander-TN and Enzi-WY)
31 Senators seeking re-election in 2020.
See also - Organization:
NRSC, DSCC
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Leadership Fund35 seats at stake: 12 held by Democrats, 23 by Republicans.
4 retirements: 1 Democrat, 3 Republicans. (Udall-NM; Roberts-KS, Alexander-TN and Enzi-WY)
31 Senators seeking re-election in 2020.
2020
Republicans are defending 23 seats compared to 12 for Republicans. Two of the seats held by Republicans are filled by appointed Senators up in special elections (AZ, GA). Many Senate races will be about President Trump. Republicans, led by Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have aligned with Trump on most issues and achieved particular success in confirming conservative judges. However the ties to Trump could prove damaging. In a June 1 column, George Will opined, "Voters must dispatch his congressional enablers, especially the senators who still gambol around his ankles with a canine hunger for petting.” Democrats can point to half a dozen or more seats in play and have high hopes they will be able to reclaim the majority. Even "red" states such as Kansas, Kentucky and South Carolina are seen as competitive.
Republicans are defending 23 seats compared to 12 for Republicans. Two of the seats held by Republicans are filled by appointed Senators up in special elections (AZ, GA). Many Senate races will be about President Trump. Republicans, led by Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have aligned with Trump on most issues and achieved particular success in confirming conservative judges. However the ties to Trump could prove damaging. In a June 1 column, George Will opined, "Voters must dispatch his congressional enablers, especially the senators who still gambol around his ankles with a canine hunger for petting.” Democrats can point to half a dozen or more seats in play and have high hopes they will be able to reclaim the majority. Even "red" states such as Kansas, Kentucky and South Carolina are seen as competitive.
| Primary |
DEMOCRATIC incumbents (12) |
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| AL |
Mar. 3 |
Doug Jones | Tommy
Tuberville (d. J.Sessions
July 14 run-off) |
Mike
Parrish (I) |
| DE |
Sept. 15 |
Chris Coons |
Lauren Witzke |
Nadine
Frost (L) Mark Turley (I) |
| IL |
Mar. 17 |
Dick Durbin |
Mark Curran |
Danny Malouf (L) David Black (G) Willie Wilson (I) |
| MA |
Sept. 1 |
Ed Markey
(d. Joseph
Kennedy III) |
Kevin O'Connor |
w/in |
| MI |
Aug. 4 |
Gary Peters |
John James | Marcia
Squier (G) Valerie Willis (USTP) Doug Dern (NLP) |
| MN |
Aug. 11 |
Tina Smith |
Jason Lewis |
Oliver Steinberg
(GLC) Kevin O'Connor (LMN) |
| NH |
Sept. 8 |
Jeanne Shaheen |
Corky Messner |
Justin
O'Donnell (L) Thomas Sharpe V (I) |
| NJ |
July 7 |
Cory Booker |
Rik Mehta |
Madelyn
Hoffman (G) Veronica Fernandez (I) Daniel Burke (I) |
| NM |
June 2 |
Tom Udall ...retiring Ben Ray Lujan |
Mark
Ronchetti |
Bob Walsh (L) |
| OR |
May 19 |
Jeff Merkley |
Jo Rae
Perkins |
Ibrahim Taher (G) Gary L. Day (L) |
| RI |
Sept. 8 |
Jack Reed |
Allen Waters |
– |
| VA |
June 23 |
Mark Warner |
Daniel Gade |
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Senate Primary Dates
| Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
June |
July |
Aug.
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Sept. |
| 3-AL* 3-AR 3-NC 3-TX* 17-IL |
12-NE 19-OR |
2-ID 2-IA 2-MT 2-NM 2-SD 9-GA 9-SC 9-WV 23-MS 23-VA 30-CO 30-OK |
7-NJ 14-ME 14-AL runoff 14-TX runoff |
4-AZ 4-KS 4-MI 6-TN 11-MN 18-AK 18-WY |
1-MA 8-NH 8-RI 15-DE and LA - Nov. 3 jungle primary |
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