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2020 United States Senate elections
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36 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
The 2020 United States Senate elections will be held on November 3, 2020, with the 33 class 2 seats of the Senate contested in regular elections. The winners will be elected to six-year terms extending from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2027. There will also be three special elections: one in each of Illinois, Ohio and Maryland. All were brought on by the early resignation of the incumbent Senators.
In the 2014 United States Senate elections (the last regularly scheduled elections for class 2 Senate seats), the Republicans won eight seats from the Democrats and gained a majority in the Senate, which they successfully defended in 2016 and 2018. Following the Republican defeat in the 2019 Texas U.S. Senate special election, Republicans hold 52 seats entering this election. Republicans will be defending 20 seats, while Democrats will be defending 16.
Democrats need to net a gain of three seats or two seats and the Vice-Presidency in the concurrent Presidential Election to win a majority.
Competitive Republican held seats are expected to be Colorado, Ohio, Maine, Iowa and North Carolina. Georgia, Montana and Texas could also become competitive.
Competitive Democratic held seats are expected to be in Alabama, Alaska, Michigan and New Hampshire. New Mexico, Minnesota and Virginia could also become competitive.
Incumbent Democrat, Gordon Callahan was elected in a special in 2017, narrowly defeating the Republican nominee. Callahan is running for election to a full term. Callahan is uncontested for the Democratic nomination.
Former Covington County District Attorney, Christina Mudale is seeking the Republican nomination.
One-term Senator Rebekah Sharansky announced on June 28, 2019 her resignation from the United States Senate, effectively immediately following a corruption investigation launched by the Department of Justice. Illinois Governor, (PLACEHOLDER), appointed (PLACEHOLDER) to replace Sharansky until a regular election could be held; (SENATE PLACEHOLDER) took their seat on July 4, 2019 but have not yet stated their intention to run in 2020 for a full term.
Incumbent Senator Agatha Cragin is running for re-election. She is being challenged for the Republican nomination by former First Lady and President of the Maine Senate Eliza LeBlanc Wolf.
Robert Pelletier is running for the Democratic nomination.
Incumbent U.S. Senator from Texas, and Senate Majority Whip, Howard T. Frankston announced his retirement in October of 2019. His son, Joseph Frankston would go onto lose the primary to Congressman Crawford Clay.
Houston Mayor, Harold Baines won the Democratic Primary.
This election follows the 2019 special election which elected Senator Suraj Shah as Texas' first Democratic Senator since 1993.
Should Harold Baines win the 2020 election, it would mark the first time since 1961 that Texas was represented by two Democrats in the U.S. Senate.
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