2026 United States Senate elections
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The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, with 33 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, 2027, to January 3, 2033. Senators are divided into three groups, or classes, whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 2 senators were last elected in 2020, and will be up for election again in 2026.
As of October 2022, no Republican senators have announced plans for retirement; no Republican senators have announced plans to run for re-election; no Democratic senators have announced plans for retirement; and three Democratic senators are running for re-election.
Partisan composition
All 33 Class 2 Senate seats are up for election in 2026; Class 2 currently consists of 20 Republicans and 13 Democrats. If vacancies occur in Class 1 or Class 3 Senate seats, that state might require a special election to take place during the 119th Congress, possibly concurrently with the other 2026 Senate elections.
Change in composition
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
Each block indicates an incumbent senator's actions going into the election.
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Race summary
| State (linked to summaries below) |
Incumbent | Results | Candidates | |||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | Last race | |||
| Alabama | Tommy Tuberville | Republican | 2020 | 60.1% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Alaska | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 2014 2020 |
53.9% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Arkansas | Tom Cotton | Republican | 2014 2020 |
66.5% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Colorado | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 2020 | 53.5% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Delaware | Chris Coons | Democratic | 2010 (Special) 2014 2020 |
59.4% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Georgia | Jon Ossoff | Democratic | 2021 | 50.6% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Idaho | Jim Risch | Republican | 2008 2014 2020 |
62.6% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Illinois | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 |
54.9% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Iowa | Joni Ernst | Republican | 2014 2020 |
51.8% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Kansas | Roger Marshall | Republican | 2020 | 53.2% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Kentucky | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 |
57.8% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Louisiana | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 2014 2020 |
59.3% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Maine | Susan Collins | Republican | 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 |
51.0% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Massachusetts | Ed Markey | Democratic | 2013 (Special) 2014 2020 |
66.2% D | Incumbent running | |
| Michigan | Gary Peters | Democratic | 2014 2020 |
49.9% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Minnesota | Tina Smith | Democratic | 2018 (Appointed) 2018 (Special) 2020 |
48.7% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Mississippi | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 2018 (Appointed) 2018 (Special) 2020 |
54.1% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Montana | Steve Daines | Republican | 2014 2020 |
55.0% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Nebraska | TBA[a] | TBA | TBA[b] | TBA | Incumbent to be determined |
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| New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 2008 2014 2020 |
56.7% D | Incumbent running |
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| New Jersey | Cory Booker | Democratic | 2013 (Special) 2014 2020 |
57.2% D | Incumbent running |
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| New Mexico | Ben Ray Luján | Democratic | 2020 | 51.7% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| North Carolina | Thom Tillis | Republican | 2014 2020 |
48.7% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Oklahoma | TBA | TBA | 2022 (Special) |
TBA | Incumbent to be determined |
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| Oregon | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 2008 2014 2020 |
56.9% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Rhode Island | Jack Reed | Democratic | 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 |
66.5% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| South Carolina | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 2002 2008 2014 2020 |
54.4% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| South Dakota | Mike Rounds | Republican | 2014 2020 |
65.7% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Tennessee | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 2020 | 62.2% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Texas | John Cornyn | Republican | 2002 2008 2014 2020 |
53.5% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Virginia | Mark Warner | Democratic | 2008 2014 2020 |
56.0% D | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| West Virginia | Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | 2014 2020 |
70.3% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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| Wyoming | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 2020 | 73.1% R | Incumbent's intent unknown |
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Alabama
One-term Republican Tommy Tuberville was elected in 2020 with 60.1% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.[4]
Alaska
Two-term Republican Dan Sullivan was re-elected in 2020 with 53.9% of the vote.
Arkansas
Two-term Republican Tom Cotton was re-elected in 2020 with 66.5% of the vote.
Colorado
One-term Democrat John Hickenlooper was elected in 2020 with 53.5% of the vote.
Delaware
Two-term Democrat Chris Coons was re-elected in 2020 with 59.4% of the vote.
Georgia
One-term Democrat Jon Ossoff was elected in 2021 with 50.6% of the vote. He has not yet declared whether or not he will seek a second term, however he has filed papers to run again with the FEC.[5]
Idaho
Three-term Republican Jim Risch was re-elected in 2020 with 62.6% of the vote.
Illinois
Five-term Democrat and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin was re-elected in 2020 with 54.9% of the vote.
Iowa
Two-term Republican Joni Ernst was re-elected in 2020 with 51.8% of the vote.
Kansas
One- term Republican Roger Marshall was elected in 2020 with 53.2% of the vote.
Kentucky
Seven-term Republican Mitch McConnell was re-elected in 2020 with 57.8% of the vote.
Louisiana
Two-term Republican Bill Cassidy was re-elected in 2020 with 59.3% of the vote.
Maine
Five-term Republican Susan Collins was re-elected in 2020 with 51.0% of the vote. She has not formally declared that she is running for a sixth term, but has filed paperwork to fundraise for a campaign.[6]
Massachusetts
Two-term Democrat Ed Markey was re-elected in 2020 with 66.2% of the vote and is running for re-election to a third full term.[1]
Michigan
Two-term Democrat Gary Peters was re-elected in 2020 with 49.9% of the vote.
Minnesota
One-term Democrat Tina Smith was elected in 2020 with 48.7% of the vote, having first been appointed in 2018, then winning the special election that same year. In February 2022, Al Franken who held the seat between 2009 and 2018 before resigning after being accused of sexual misconduct, expressed being tempted to seek his former senate seat.[7]
Mississippi
One-term Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was elected in 2020 with 54.1% of the vote, having first been appointed in 2018, then winning the special election that same year.
Montana
Two-term Republican Steve Daines was re-elected in 2020 with 55.0% of the vote.
Nebraska
Two-term Republican Ben Sasse is resigning at the end of the 117th Congress.[8] An interim Senator will be appointed by the Governor of Nebraska and a special election will take place in 2024.[9]
New Hampshire
Three-term Democrat Jeanne Shaheen was re-elected in 2020 with 56.6% of the vote and is running for re-election to a fourth term.[2]
New Jersey
Two-term Democrat Cory Booker was re-elected in 2020 with 57.2% of the vote and is running for re-election to a third full term.[3]
New Mexico
One-term Democrat Ben Ray Luján was elected in 2020 with 51.7% of the vote.
North Carolina
Two-term Republican Thom Tillis was re-elected in 2020 with 48.7% of the vote.
Oklahoma
Five-term Republican Jim Inhofe is resigning at the end of the 117th Congress. He will be replaced in a 2022 special election.[10]
Oregon
Three-term Democrat Jeff Merkley was re-elected in 2020 with 56.9% of the vote.
Rhode Island
Five-term Democrat Jack Reed was re-elected in 2020 with 66.5% of the vote.
South Carolina
Four-term Republican Lindsey Graham was re-elected in 2020 with 54.4% of the vote.
South Dakota
Two-term Republican Mike Rounds was re-elected in 2020 with 65.7% of the vote.
Tennessee
One-term Republican Bill Hagerty was elected in 2020 with 62.2% of the vote.
Texas
Four-term Republican John Cornyn was re-elected in 2020 with 53.5% of the vote. Republican U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson has expressed interest in running.[11]
Virginia
Three-term Democrat Mark Warner was re-elected in 2020 with 56.0% of the vote.
West Virginia
Two-term Republican Shelley Moore Capito was re-elected in 2020 with 70.3% of the vote.
Wyoming
One-term Republican Cynthia Lummis was elected in 2020 with 72.9% of the vote.
See also
Notes
- ^ Incumbent Ben Sasse is reported to be resigning his seat early on December 2022 to become the president of the University of Florida. An interim Senator will be appointed by the Governor of Nebraska at the start of the 118th Congress, a special election will take place in 2024.
- ^ To be determined in the 2024 special election.
References
- ^ a b "Pressley for president?". Politico.
- ^ a b DiStaso, John (November 19, 2020). "NH Primary Source: They're running again: Shaheen, Pappas file candidacies, reelection committees". WMUR. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Wildstein, David (February 14, 2022). "Booker says no to possible run for N.J. governor". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ "Tommy Tuberville FEC Statement of Candidacy".
- ^ @CATargetBot (January 15, 2021). "NEW 2026 FEC F2 T. Jonathan Ossoff (DEM) #GASEN (D-Ossoff)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "The story behind Susan Collins' comeback to win a historic 5th term". November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Al Franken calls Senate bid 'tempting' four years after resignation". February 10, 2022.
- ^ Emanuel, Mike (October 6, 2022). "Sasse resigning Senate seat, likely to be next University of Florida president". The New York Times.
- ^ Everett, Burgess; Levine, Marianne (October 5, 2022). "Sasse expected to resign from Senate". Politico.
- ^ Martin, Jonathan (February 24, 2022). "James Inhofe, Oklahoma Senator, Is Said to Plan an Early Retirement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (September 19, 2022). "U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, prominent Trump ally, weighing U.S. Senate run in 2026".
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