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US Senate Elections, 2018 | ||||
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34 of the 100 seats, 51 seats needed for the majority | ||||
November 6, 2018 | ||||
First party | Second party | |||
Leader | Chuck Schumer | John Cornyn | ||
Party | Democratic | Republican | ||
Last election | 58 + 2 (60) | 40 | ||
Seats won | 60 + 1 (61) | 39 | ||
Seat change | +1 | -1 | ||
Majority Leader before election
Chuck Schumer Democratic
Resulting Majority Leader
Chuck Schumer Democratic |
The 2018 Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018 to elect class 1 Senators to the Senate. Those elected would serve a six-year term from January 3, 2019-January 3, 2025.
After the 2010 Democrats thought they would lose their majority in 2012 since they had 23 seats to defend while the Republicans only had 10. They won many races in this class' previous elections in 2000 and 2006. Along with President Obama's re-election the Democrats pulled off stunning victories across the country defending all of their incumbents, only losing one open seat and gaining three additional seats.
However the math stands against them again. They will have 24 Democrats and 1 Independent who caucuses with them to defend against just 8 seats for the Republicans. They will also be defending seats in red states like Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia in addition to seats in perennial purple states like Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
4 Democratic women and 3 Republican women or more could be elected to the Senate increasing the number to 31 women with 23 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
Only 2 Democrats lost their seats, Indiana's Joe Donnelly and Missouri's Claire McCaskill both of whom won in 2012 because their opponents' campaigns imploded. North Dakota has a tendency to vote for a personality regardless of party affiliation, thus Heidi Heitkamp's re-election.
Results
State
Republican gain Republican hold Democratic gain Democratic hold Independent gain Independent hold
State | Incumbent | Party | Result | Candidates |
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Arizona | Jeff Flake | Republican | Incumbent lost re-election,
Democratic gain |
Kyrsten Sinema (Democratic) |
California | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Jeff Denham (Republican) |
Connecticut | Chris Murphy | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Lawrence F. Cafero (Republican) |
Delaware | Tom Carper | Democratic | Incumbent retired, Democratic hold |
Jack Markell (Democratic) |
Florida | Bill Nelson | Democratic | Incumbent retired, Democratic hold | Charlie Crist (Democratic) Tom Rooney (Republican) |
Hawaii | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Kymberly Pine (Republican) |
Indiana | Joe Donnelly | Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election,
Republican gain. |
Todd Young (Republican) |
Maine | Angus King | Independent | Incumbent re-elected,
Independent hold |
Paul LePage (Republican) John Baldacci (Democrat) |
Maryland | Ben Cardin | Democratic | Incumbent retired, Democratic hold |
John Sarbanes(Democratic) |
Massachusetts | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Kerry Healey (Republican) |
Michigan | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Justin Amash (Republican) |
Minnesota | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Chris Dahlberg (Republican) |
Mississippi | Roger Wicker | Republican | Incumbent re-elected,
Republican hold |
Jim Hood (Democratic) |
Missouri | Claire McCaskill | Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election,
Republican gain |
Ann Wagner (Republican) |
Montana | Jon Tester | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Tim Fox (Republican) |
Nebraska | Deb Fischer | Republican | Incumbent re-elected,
Republican hold |
Steve Lathrop (Democratic) |
Nevada | Dean Heller | Republican | Incumbent lost re-election,
Democratic gain |
Rory Reid (Democratic) |
New Jersey | Bob Menendez | Democratic | Incumbent retired, Democratic hold. | Donald Payne Jr.(Democratic) Chris Christie (Republican) |
New Mexico | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Dianna Duran (Republican) |
New York | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Tom Reed (Republican) |
North Dakota | Heidi Heitkamp | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Kevin Cramer (Republican) |
Ohio | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Jon Husted (Republican) |
Pennsylvania | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Pat Meehan (Republican) |
Rhode Island | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Donald Carcieri (Republican) |
Tennessee | Bob Corker | Republican | Incumbent re-elected,
Republican hold |
Jim Cooper (Democratic) |
Texas | Ted Cruz | Republican | Incumbent lost re-election,
Democratic gain |
Julian Castro (Democratic) |
Utah | Orrin Hatch | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Jon Huntsman Jr. (Republican) Scott Howell (Democrat) |
Vermont | Peter Welch | Democrat | Appointee elected to full term, Democratic hold | Phil Scott (Republican) |
Virginia | Don Beyer | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Ken Cuccinelli (Republican) |
Washington | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
David Reichert (Republican) |
West Virginia | Joe Manchin | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Patrick Morrisey (Republican) |
Wisconsin | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Eric Hovde (Republican) |
Wyoming | John Barrasso | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Dave Freudenthal (Democratic) Liz Cheney (Republican) |