2022 United States Senate elections
2022 United States Senate elections
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Class 3 (34 of the 100) seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority | ||
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Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 8, 2022 with 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections, the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029. Senators are divided into three groups, or Classes, whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 3 Senators were last elected in 2016, and will be up for election again in 2022.
Contents
1 Partisan composition
2 Change in composition
2.1 Before the elections
2.2 After the elections
3 Potentially competitive races
4 Race summary
5 Alabama
6 Alaska
7 Arizona
8 Arkansas
9 California
10 Colorado
11 Connecticut
12 Florida
13 Georgia
14 Hawaii
15 Idaho
16 Illinois
17 Indiana
18 Iowa
19 Kansas
20 Kentucky
21 Louisiana
22 Maryland
23 Missouri
24 Nevada
25 New Hampshire
26 New York
27 North Carolina
28 North Dakota
29 Ohio
30 Oklahoma
31 Oregon
32 Pennsylvania
33 South Carolina
34 South Dakota
35 Utah
36 Vermont
37 Washington
38 Wisconsin
39 References
Partisan composition[edit]
All 34 Class 3 Senators are up for election in 2022; Class 3 currently consists of 12 Democrats and 22 Republicans. If vacancies occur in Class 1 or Class 2 Senate seats, the state might require a special election to take place during the 118th Congress, possibly concurrently with the other 2022 Senate elections.
| Parties | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic | Republican | Independent | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Before these elections | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not up | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 1 (2018→2024) | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 2 (2020→2026) | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Up | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 3 (2016→2022) | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special: Class 1 & 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Incumbent retiring | TBD | TBD | — | 0 | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent running | TBD | TBD | — | 0 | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in composition[edit]
Each block represents one of the one hundred seats in the U.S. Senate. "D#" is a Democratic senator, "I#" is an Independent senator, and "R#" is a Republican senator. They are arranged so that the parties are separated and a majority is clear by crossing the middle.
Before the elections[edit]
Each block indicates an incumbent senator's actions going into the election.
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 | D10 |
| D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
| D21 | D22 Undeclared Calif. | D23 Undeclared Colo. | D24 Undeclared Conn. | D25 Undeclared Hawaii | D26 Undeclared Ill. | D27 Undeclared Md. | D28 Undeclared Nev. | D29 Undeclared N.H. | D30 Undeclared N.Y. |
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | I2 | I1 | D33 Undeclared Wash. | D32 Undeclared Vt. | D31 Undeclared Ore. |
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 Undeclared Ariz. |
Majority → | |||||||||
TBD in 2020 | |||||||||
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | |
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | R31 Undeclared Wisc. |
| R30 Undeclared Utah | R29 Undeclared S.Dak. | R28 Undeclared S.C. | R27 Undeclared Pa. | R26 Undeclared Okla. | R25 Undeclared Ohio | R24 Undeclared N.Dak. | R23 Undeclared N.C. | R22 Undeclared Mo. | R21 Undeclared La. |
| R20 Undeclared Ky. | R19 Undeclared Kans. | R18 Undeclared Iowa | R17 Undeclared Ind. | R16 Undeclared Idaho | R15 Undeclared Ga. | R14 Undeclared Fla. | R13 Undeclared Ark. | R12 Undeclared Alaska | R11 Undeclared Ala. |
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
After the elections[edit]
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 | D10 |
| D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
| D21 | I1 | I2 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Majority → | |||||||||
| TBD | |||||||||
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD in 2020 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
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Potentially competitive races[edit]
Potentially competitive Republican-held seats up for election in 2022 include Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Iowa, and Georgia, as well as the stretch-states of Kentucky, Alaska and Indiana. Democratic-held seats in Colorado, Nevada and New Hampshire[1] could also be potentially be competitive.
Race summary[edit]
| State (linked to summaries below) | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Alabama | Richard Shelby | Republican | 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Alaska | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 2002 (Appointed) 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Arizona | TBD | TBD | 2020 (Special) | Incumbent unknown, to be determined in the 2020 special election. | None yet. |
Arkansas | John Boozman | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
California | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Colorado | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 2009 (Appointed) 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Connecticut | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Florida | Marco Rubio | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Georgia | Johnny Isakson | Republican | 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Hawaii | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 2012 (Appointed) 2014 (Special) 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Idaho | Mike Crapo | Republican | 1998 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Illinois | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Indiana | Todd Young | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Iowa | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Kansas | Jerry Moran | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Kentucky | Rand Paul | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Louisiana | John Neely Kennedy | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Maryland | Chris Van Hollen | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Missouri | Roy Blunt | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Nevada | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
New Hampshire | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
New York | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 1998 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
North Carolina | Richard Burr | Republican | 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent retiring.[2] | None yet. |
North Dakota | John Hoeven | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Ohio | Rob Portman | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Oklahoma | James Lankford | Republican | 2014 (Special) 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Oregon | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 1996 (Special) 1998 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Pennsylvania | Pat Toomey | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
South Carolina | Tim Scott | Republican | 2013 (Appointed) 2014 (Special) 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
South Dakota | John Thune | Republican | 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Utah | Mike Lee | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Vermont | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Washington | Patty Murray | Democratic | 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 | Incumbent's intent unknown. | None yet. |
Wisconsin | Ron Johnson | Republican | 2010 2016 | Incumbent retiring.[3] | None yet. |
Alabama[edit]
Six-term Republican incumbent Richard Shelby was re-elected in 2016.
Alaska[edit]
Three-term Republican incumbent Lisa Murkowski was re-elected in 2016. Former Governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin and Fox News host Laura Ingraham are considering primary challenges to Murkowski.[4]
Arizona[edit]
Six-term Senator and Republican presidential nominee in 2008 John McCain was re-elected in 2016. However, McCain died on August 25, 2018, leaving his seat temporarily vacant, and the incumbent of the 2022 election is unknown. Jon Kyl was appointed to continue the term, but Kyl announced his intention to let someone else be elected to finish the term. Kyl resigned the office on December 31, 2018. He was succeeded by fellow Republican Martha McSally.
Arkansas[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent John Boozman was re-elected in 2016.
California[edit]
One-term Democratic incumbent Kamala Harris was elected in 2016.
Colorado[edit]
Two-term Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet was re-elected in 2016.
Connecticut[edit]
Two-term Democratic incumbent Richard Blumenthal was re-elected in 2016.
Florida[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent Marco Rubio was re-elected in 2016.
Georgia[edit]
Three-term Republican incumbent Johnny Isakson was re-elected in 2016.
Hawaii[edit]
One-term Democratic incumbent Brian Schatz was appointed to the Senate in 2012, and he won his first full term in 2016.
Idaho[edit]
Four-term Republican incumbent Mike Crapo was re-elected in 2016.
Illinois[edit]
One-term Democratic incumbent Tammy Duckworth won election in 2016.
Indiana[edit]
One-term Republican incumbent Todd Young was elected in 2016.
Iowa[edit]
Seven-term Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley was re-elected in 2016.
Kansas[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent Jerry Moran was re-elected in 2016.
Kentucky[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent Rand Paul was re-elected in 2016.
Louisiana[edit]
One-term Republican incumbent John Neely Kennedy was first elected in 2016.
Maryland[edit]
One-term Democratic incumbent Chris Van Hollen was first elected in 2016.
The seat may become competitive if term-limited Governor Larry Hogan chooses to run.
Missouri[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent Roy Blunt was re-elected in 2016.
Nevada[edit]
One-term Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto was first elected in 2016.
New Hampshire[edit]
One-term Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan was first elected in 2016.
New York[edit]
Four-term Democratic incumbent Chuck Schumer was re-elected in 2016.
North Carolina[edit]
Three-term Republican incumbent Richard Burr was re-elected in 2016. Burr has pledged to retire in 2022.[5] Former Governor Pat McCrory is a potential Republican candidate.[6]
North Dakota[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent John Hoeven was re-elected in 2016.
Ohio[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent Rob Portman was re-elected in 2016.
Oklahoma[edit]
One-term Senator James Lankford won the 2014 special election to serve the remainder of former Senator Tom Coburn's term, and Lankford won election to his first full term in 2016.
Oregon[edit]
Four-term Democratic incumbent Ron Wyden was re-elected in 2016.
Pennsylvania[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent Pat Toomey was re-elected in 2016.
South Carolina[edit]
One-term Republican incumbent Tim Scott was appointed in 2013, and won election to his first full term in 2016.
South Dakota[edit]
Three-term Republican incumbent John Thune was re-elected in 2016.
Utah[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lee was re-elected in 2016.
Vermont[edit]
Eight-term Democratic incumbent Patrick Leahy was re-elected in 2016.
Washington[edit]
Five-term Democratic incumbent Patty Murray was re-elected in 2016.
Wisconsin[edit]
Two-term Republican incumbent Ron Johnson was re-elected in 2016. Johnson has pledged to retire in 2022.[3]
Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth (R) has expressed an interest in running for the Senate.[7]
References[edit]
^ Kondik, Kyle (October 5, 2017). "The Republican Senate Edge". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 11, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article90756562.html
^ ab Carney, Jordain (October 10, 2016). "Ron Johnson pledges to retire after serving one more Senate term". The Hill. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/10/05/sarah-palin-taunts-sen-lisa-murkowski-ahead-brett-kavanaugh-vote/1536750002/
^ Campbell, Colin (July 20, 2016). "US Sen. Richard Burr says 2016 will be his last run for elected office". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^ Morrill, Jim (January 2, 2019). "Pat McCrory rules out 9th District run – but he's considering two other campaigns". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
^ Schenek, Dan (March 17, 2017). "Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth says he may run for Ron Johnson's U.S. Senate seat in 5 years". Radio 620 WTMJ. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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