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U.S. Senate Races,
2022 Overview and Links
updated Dec. 10, 2022
2022 [LITERATURE]
Balance before Nov. 8, 2022: 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats and 2 Independents.
35 seats at stake*: 14 held by Democrats, 21 by Republicans.
7 retirements: 1 Democrat, 6 Republicans.
D: Pat Leahy (VT). R: Richard Shelby (AL), Roy Blunt (MO), Richard Burr (NC), Rob Portman (OH), Pat Toomey (PA); Jim Inhofe (OK).
No incumbents were defeated in primaries or the general election.
1 open seat flipped: Democratic pick-up.
7 new Senators elected: 2 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
D: Peter Welch (VT), John Fetterman (PA). R: Katie Britt (AL), Eric Schmitt (MO), Ted Budd (NC), JD Vance (OH), Markwayne Mullin (OK).
Balance after Nov. 8, 2022: 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats, 2 Independents, 1 tbd.
Balance after Dec. 6, 2022: 49 Republicans, 49 Democrats, 2 Independents.**
See
also: DSCC
| NRSC || Cook Political
Report | Sabato's
Crystal Ball || politics1.com ||
NCSL
Primary Dates
Balance before Nov. 8, 2022: 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats and 2 Independents.
35 seats at stake*: 14 held by Democrats, 21 by Republicans.
7 retirements: 1 Democrat, 6 Republicans.
D: Pat Leahy (VT). R: Richard Shelby (AL), Roy Blunt (MO), Richard Burr (NC), Rob Portman (OH), Pat Toomey (PA); Jim Inhofe (OK).
No incumbents were defeated in primaries or the general election.
1 open seat flipped: Democratic pick-up.
7 new Senators elected: 2 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
D: Peter Welch (VT), John Fetterman (PA). R: Katie Britt (AL), Eric Schmitt (MO), Ted Budd (NC), JD Vance (OH), Markwayne Mullin (OK).
Balance after Nov. 8, 2022: 49 Republicans, 48 Democrats, 2 Independents, 1 tbd.
Balance after Dec. 6, 2022: 49 Republicans, 49 Democrats, 2 Independents.**
*Includes a special election in
Oklahoma, where Sen. James Inhofe (R)
announced on Feb. 28 that he would retire
effective Jan. 3, 2023 (+).
**Democrats had two days to celebrate Sen. Raphael Warnock's win in the Georgia runoff. On Dec. 9, Sen. Krysten Sinema (AZ) announced she was switching her registration from Democrat to Independent, taking the balance in the U.S. Senate for the 118th Congress to 48D, 49R and 3I. Sens. Sanders and King caucus with the Democrats; Sinema's position was unclear.
Also note, looking to the 118th Congress, there will be another change. In Oct. 2022 reports emerged that Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) was under consideration to serve as president of the University of Florida. He was approved Nov. 1 and announced he would resign in the first week of Jan. 2023, paving the way for incoming Gov. Jim Pillen to appoint a successor.
**Democrats had two days to celebrate Sen. Raphael Warnock's win in the Georgia runoff. On Dec. 9, Sen. Krysten Sinema (AZ) announced she was switching her registration from Democrat to Independent, taking the balance in the U.S. Senate for the 118th Congress to 48D, 49R and 3I. Sens. Sanders and King caucus with the Democrats; Sinema's position was unclear.
Also note, looking to the 118th Congress, there will be another change. In Oct. 2022 reports emerged that Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) was under consideration to serve as president of the University of Florida. He was approved Nov. 1 and announced he would resign in the first week of Jan. 2023, paving the way for incoming Gov. Jim Pillen to appoint a successor.
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3-IN 3-OH 17-ID 17-KY 17-NC 17-OR 17-PA 24-AL 24-AR 24-GA |
7-CA 7-IA 7-SD 14-NV 14-ND 14-SC 21-AL runoff 28-CO 28-IL 28-NY 28-OK 28-UT 28-SC runoff |
19-MD |
2-AZ 2-KS 2-MO 2-WA 9-CT 9-VT 2-WI 13-HI 16-AK 23-FL 23-OK runoffs |
13-NH |
...and LA on Nov. 8.
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