Senator Bob Corker won a second term. [7][8][9] According to FiveThirtyEight, Democrats faced the most unfavorable Senate map in 2018 that any party has ever faced in any election. detailed results [82], U.S. Representative Jim Renacci ran for and won the Republican nomination in the May 8 primary. Several other GOP-held seats could move onto the list in the future. detailed results Democrat Tobey Bartee[64] and Republican Chris McDaniel also contested the first round of the election. [45], One-term Independent Senator Angus King was elected in a three-way race with 53% of the vote in 2012. "Already off and running. With so many moving parts, it's too soon to tell whether this seat deserves to be on the list, but there's no question it's causing an extra headache for Republicans. But the competitiveness of Arizona at the top of the ticket makes McSally slightly less vulnerable than Gardner, given that she could get a boost if Trump does well. Whitehouse was elected to a third term by a wide margin. Of these seats, Democrats were defending ten in states won by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, while Republicans were only defending one seat in a state won by Hillary Clinton in 2016. He won the Democratic primary.[50]. [38] Final recount numbers were released following a machine and hand recount with Rick Scott maintaining a lead. Senator Corker filed his Statement of Candidacy with the Secretary of the U.S. Senate to run for re-election,[87] but on September 26, 2017, Senator Corker announced his intent to retire.[88]. [116] Kaine defeated Stewart with 57% of the vote. All rights reserved. [102] Nevertheless, Cruz was narrowly re-elected to a second term. [114], One-term Democrat Tim Kaine was elected with 53% of the vote in 2012. Braun won election with 51% of the vote, defeating Joe Donnelly. detailed results She ran.[42]. detailed results Hawley defeated McCaskill in the general election. He originally won the seat in a 2010 special election. [65], Attorney General Josh Hawley[65] won the Republican nomination. Heinrich was easily re-elected, defeating Rich and Johnson. 86% in | Running in a key presidential battleground, Tillis has to hope things go Trump's way here. He ran. Seven-term Republican Thad Cochran, who won re-election with 59.9% of the vote in 2014, announced that he would resign since April 1, 2018 due to health reasons. |all Hawaii results, 92% in | |all New Mexico results, 81% in | But this year's Democratic Senate nominee doesn't have anywhere near the kind of money Beto O'Rourke did two years ago, while GOP Sen. John Cornyn isn't as disliked as Sen. Ted Cruz. One-term Republican Ted Cruz was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012. Incumbent Republican U.S. [30], The 11 Republican candidates who ran in the primary combined for 33.2% of the vote. Party affiliations were not printed on the ballot. Mark Dayton, Governor of Minnesota, appointed Lt. Gov. [57] She was renominated without Democratic opposition. The 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, alongside 33 other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and the 2012 presidential election. Here's who is already in the race", "BIBLE, CARL ALEXANDER - Candidate overview", "Libertarian Candidate Files FEC Complaint Against O'Rourke", "How the race between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke became the closest in Texas in 40 years", "Texas Election Results 2018: Live Midterm Map by County & Analysis", "Hatch will retire in 2018 if he wins reelection", "First on CNN: After lobbying from Trump, Orrin Hatch plans to run again", "Sen. 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State Senator Albert Olszewski,[67] former judge Russell Fagg,[67] and Troy Downing[67] also ran for the Republican nomination. |all Pennsylvania results, 86% in | |all Vermont results, 97% in | Republicans argue that Bullock's presidential primary bid forced him to take a stand against Trump and adopt more liberal positions, so he won't cut as moderate an image as Tester, a working farmer. |all Arizona results, 78% in | In twelve races the margin of victory was under 10%. "Party change" denotes a race where the 2014 projected winner is from a different party than the previous winner or incumbent. Reflects the classic version of the forecast model. Senate Democrats had 26 seats up for election (including the seats of two independents who caucus with them) while Senate Republicans had nine seats up for election. One-term Democrat Joe Donnelly was elected with 50.04% of the vote in 2012. On November 6, a nonpartisan jungle primary took place on the same day as the regularly scheduled U.S. Senate election for the seat currently held by Roger Wicker. The number of defeated non-presidential party incumbents (4) was the most since the 1934 midterms.[12]. [35], Tom Carper defeated Arlett, winning 60% of the vote. Sen. David Perdue's seat falls in the bottom half of our ranking, but the state's other seat is also competitive. Mitchell Kent Vice was defeated for the Democratic nomination by Wilson. He ran and was unopposed in Democratic primary. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Additionally, Democrats were defending five seats in states that Trump won by double digits in 2016. According to Guy Cecil, executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, "When the cycle started no one gave Demo… detailed results It's debatable how much that should matter, given that Biden is expected to do better in Michigan, and Trump barely won it four years ago anyway. 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Two-term Democrat Al Franken announced that he would resign in December 2017, following allegations of sexual harassment. But Peters is not raising major alarm bells for national Democrats, especially in a state that looks to be. |all Mississippi results, 93% in | Television producer Bruce Jacobson,[92] Houston energy attorney Stefano de Stefano,[93] former mayor of La Marque Geraldine Sam,[94] Mary Miller,[95] and Thomas Dillingham[96] were Cruz's opponents. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey received the Republican nomination in the May 8 primary. "Independent" refers to candidates who are on the ballot but are unaffiliated with any political party. detailed results The 2012 US Senate Elections. detailed results Baldwin was re-elected with over 55% of the vote. Thus, Democrats needed to win 21 seats to retain their majority while the GOP needed to win 14 seats to win back the chamber. [46], State Senator Eric Brakey ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. At the start of the 2020 cycle, the Senate wasn't expected to be all that exciting, with Republicans largely on defense in red states. Thanks for your support! The Republicans had a 52-48 majority after the 2016 elections, but they lost a seat in Alabama in December 2017 after senator Jeff Sessions resigned to become the U.S. Attorney General and Democrat Doug Jones won the resulting special election. Maine is one of two states that splits its electoral votes by congressional district, so even though Trump lost the state by 3 points in 2016, he picked up an electoral vote by carrying the sprawling 2nd District, where Collins is from. Former congresswoman will run for Senate, sets up Dem primary battle", https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/04/primary-results-kansas-senate-michigan-missouri-washington-arizona-391547, "Sen. 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