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U.S. Senate Races,
2022 Overview
updated May 9, 2022
Current
Balance: 50
Republicans, 48
Democrats and 2
Independents. (I:
Sanders-VT and King-ME)
35 seats at stake*: 14 held by Democrats, 21 by Republicans.
35 seats at stake*: 14 held by Democrats, 21 by Republicans.
7
retirements*:
1 Democrat, 6
Republicans.
(D: Leahy-VT; R: Shelby-AL, Blunt-MO, Burr-NC, Portman-OH, Toomey-PA; Inhofe-OK)
*Includes a special election in Oklahoma, where Sen. James Inhofe (R) announced on Feb. 28 that he will retire effective Jan. 3, 2023 (>).
See also: DSCC | NRSC || Cook Political Report | Sabato's Crystal Ball || politics1.com || NCSL Primary Dates
(D: Leahy-VT; R: Shelby-AL, Blunt-MO, Burr-NC, Portman-OH, Toomey-PA; Inhofe-OK)
*Includes a special election in Oklahoma, where Sen. James Inhofe (R) announced on Feb. 28 that he will retire effective Jan. 3, 2023 (>).
See also: DSCC | NRSC || Cook Political Report | Sabato's Crystal Ball || politics1.com || NCSL Primary Dates
2022
Democrats have the narrowest of majorities in the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote. They have been able to accomplish some of their objectives, such as passing the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021. However other ambitious plans have been stymied, most notably the wide-ranging Build Back Better proposals, in part because of opposition from within their own caucus from moderate Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Krysten Sinema (D-AZ). On the Republican side, former President Donald Trump has made more than a dozen endorsements in Senate races as he seeks to continue his hold on the party (1, 2). Conventional wisdom for 2022 is that Republicans will almost certainly win the majority in the House and likely reclaim the majority in the Senate as well. Republicans are defending five open seats in 2022 compared to just one for the Democrats. Ultimately, the outcome on Nov. 8 will depend on the quality of the challengers who emerge from the primaries.
Democrats have the narrowest of majorities in the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote. They have been able to accomplish some of their objectives, such as passing the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15, 2021. However other ambitious plans have been stymied, most notably the wide-ranging Build Back Better proposals, in part because of opposition from within their own caucus from moderate Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Krysten Sinema (D-AZ). On the Republican side, former President Donald Trump has made more than a dozen endorsements in Senate races as he seeks to continue his hold on the party (1, 2). Conventional wisdom for 2022 is that Republicans will almost certainly win the majority in the House and likely reclaim the majority in the Senate as well. Republicans are defending five open seats in 2022 compared to just one for the Democrats. Ultimately, the outcome on Nov. 8 will depend on the quality of the challengers who emerge from the primaries.
U.S.
Senate Primary Dates
| May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
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| 3-IN 3-OH 17-ID 17-KY 17-NC* on hold 17-OR 17-PA 24-AL 24-AR 24-GA |
7-CA 7-IA 7-SD 14-NV 14-ND 14-SC 28-CO 28-IL 28-NY 28-OK 28-UT |
19-MD |
2-AZ 2-KS 2-MO 2-WA 2-WI 9-CT 9-VT 13-HI 16-AK 23-FL |
13-NH |
...and LA on Nov. 8.
| Primary |
DEMOCRATIC incumbents (14) |
REPUBLICAN
challenger |
THIRD
PARTY/INDEP. |
|
| AZ |
Aug. 2 |
Mark Kelly |
||
| CA |
June 7 |
Alex Padilla | ||
| CO |
June 28 |
Michael Bennet |
||
| CT |
Aug. 9 |
Richard
Blumenthal |
||
| GA |
May 24 |
Raphael
Warnock |
||
| HI |
Aug. 13 |
Brian Schatz |
||
| IL |
June 28 |
Tammy Duckworth | ||
| MD |
July 19 |
Chris Van Hollen | ||
| NV |
June 14 |
Catherine
Cortez Masto |
||
| NH |
Sept. 13 |
Maggie Hassan | ||
| NY |
June 28 |
Chuck Schumer |
||
| OR |
May 17 |
Ron
Wyden |
||
| VT |
Aug. 9 |
Pat Leahy ...[1974] announced Nov. 15, 2021 will not seek re-election (>) | ||
| WA |
Aug. 2 |
Patty Murray |
| Primary |
DEMOCRATIC |
REPUBLICAN incumbents (21) | ||
| AL |
May 24 |
Richard Shelby ...[1986] announced Feb. 8, 2021 will not seek re-election after 6 terms (>) | ||
| AK |
Aug. 16 |
Lisa
Murkowski |
||
| AR |
May 24 |
John
Boozman |
||
| FL |
Aug. 23 |
Marco Rubio | ||
| ID |
May 17 |
Mike Crapo |
||
| IN |
May 3 |
Todd Young |
||
| IA |
June 7 |
Chuck Grassley |
||
| KS |
Aug. 2 |
Jerry Moran |
||
| KY |
May 17 |
Rand Paul |
||
| LA |
Nov. 8 |
John Kennedy |
...general
Dec. 10 |
|
| MO |
Aug. 2 |
Roy Blunt ...[2010] announced Mar. 8, 2021
will not seek re-election (1,
2) |
||
| NC |
May 17* on hold |
Richard Burr ...[2004] announced July 2016 will not seek re-election | ||
| ND |
June 14 |
John Hoeven |
||
| OH |
May 3 |
Rob Portman ...[2010] announced Jan. 25,
2021 will not seek re-election (>) |
||
| OK |
June 28 |
James Lankford |
||
| OK sp |
June 28 |
Jim Inhofe ...announced on Feb. 28, 2022 that he will retire effective Jan. 3, 2023 (>) | ||
| PA |
May 17 |
Pat Toomey ...[2010] announced Oct. 5, 2020 will not seek re-election (>) | ||
| SC |
June 14 |
Tim Scott |
||
| SD |
June 7 |
John Thune |
||
| UT |
June 28 |
Mike Lee |
||
| WI |
Aug. 9 |
Ron
Johnson |
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