2020 United States Senate elections
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The 2020 United States Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020,[1] with the 33 class 2 seats of the Senate contested in regular elections.[2] Of these, 21 were held by Republicans, and 12 by Democrats. The winners were elected to 6-year terms from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2027.[3] Two special elections for seats held by Republicans were also held in conjunction with the general elections: one in Arizona, to fill the vacancy created by John McCain's death in 2018; and one in Georgia, following Johnny Isakson's resignation in 2019.[4][5][6][7] These elections ran concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election in which incumbent president Donald Trump lost to Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
In the 2014 United States Senate elections, the last regularly scheduled elections for Class 2 Senate seats, the Republicans won nine seats from the Democrats and gained a majority,[8] which they continued to hold after the 2016 and 2018 elections.[9][10] Before the elections, Republicans held 53 seats, Democrats held 45 seats, and independents caucusing with the Democrats held two seats, neither of which were up for re-election.[11] Including the special elections in Arizona and Georgia, Republicans defended 23 seats, and the Democrats defended 12.[12]
In this election, the Democratic Party made a net gain of three Senate seats and the vice presidency, giving them a majority for the first time since 2014, albeit by a narrow 50–50 margin.[a][13] Democrats unseated four Republicans in Arizona, Colorado, and both elections in Georgia – while Republicans flipped a seat in Alabama; however, Democrats under-performed expectations overall; despite record-breaking turnout and fund-raising efforts, they failed to flip several seats that were considered competitive, and lost many races by much larger margins than expected.[6][14] Except in Maine, the winning party in every Senate election was the winning party in the state's presidential election.[15]
Due to election laws in Georgia that require candidates to win at least 50% of the vote in the general election, the state's regularly scheduled and special Senate elections were decided in run-off elections on January 5, 2021.[16] After the November general election, Republicans held 50 seats, while Democrats held 48 and the vice presidency, so sweeping both races was crucial for Democrats to attain a majority. They succeeded in doing so,[7] and the partisan balance in the Senate became tied for the third time in history, after the results in the 1880 elections and the 2000 elections.[17][18] Vice President Kamala Harris's tie-breaking vote gave Democrats control of the chamber by the smallest margin possible after the new administration took office.[19]
This marked the first time since 1980 that either chamber of Congress flipped partisan control in a presidential election year, and the first time Democrats did so since 1948.[20]
Election summary
[edit]Seats
[edit]Parties | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic | Independent | Republican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last elections (2018) | 45 | 2 | 53 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before these elections | 45 | 2 | 53 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not up | 33 | 2 | 30 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 1 (2018→2024) | 21 | 2 | 10 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 3 (2016→2022) | 12 | — | 20 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Up | 12 | — | 23 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class 2 (2014→2020) | 12 | — | 21 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special: Class 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular elections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent retired | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Held by same party | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Replaced by other party | — | — | — | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incumbent ran | 11 | — | 18 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Won re-election | 10 | — | 16 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost re-election | 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican 2 Republicans replaced by 2 Democrats | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special elections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appointee ran | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appointee elected | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 2 Republicans replaced by 2 Democrats | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | 48[c] | 2[e] | 50[c] | 100 |
Votes
[edit]Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||||||
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Total before | Up | Won | Total after | +/- | |||||
Republican | 39,834,647 | 49.29 | 53 | 23 | 20 | 50 | 3 | ||
Democratic | 38,011,916 | 47.03 | 45 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 3 | ||
Libertarian | 1,454,128 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Green | 258,348 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Constitution | 110,851 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Independent | 255,768 | 0.32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
Other parties | 794,479 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Write-in | 100,946 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 80,821,083 | 100.00 | 100 | 35 | 35 | 100 |
Change in composition
[edit]Republicans defended 23 seats, while Democrats defended 12.[12] Each block represents one of the 100 Senate seats. "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. Both Independents caucus with the Democrats.
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 | D10 |
D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 | D29 | D30 |
D40 N.H. Ran | D39 Minn. Ran | D38 Mich. Ran | D37 Mass. Ran | D36 Ill. Ran | D35 Del. Ran | D34 Ala. Ran | D33 | D32 | D31 |
D41 N.J. Ran | D42 N.M. Retired | D43 Ore. Ran | D44 R.I. Ran | D45 Va. Ran | I1 | I2 | R53 Wyo. Retired | R52 W.Va. Ran | R51 Texas Ran |
Majority → | R50 Tenn. Retired | ||||||||
R41 La. Ran | R42 Maine Ran | R43 Miss. Ran | R44 Mont. Ran | R45 Neb. Ran | R46 N.C. Ran | R47 Okla. Ran | R48 S.C. Ran | R49 S.D. Ran | |
R40 Ky. Ran | R39 Kan. Retired | R38 Iowa Ran | R37 Idaho Ran | R36 Ga. (sp) Ran | R35 Ga. (reg) Ran | R34 Colo. Ran | R33 Ark. Ran | R32 Ariz. (sp) Ran | R31 Alaska Ran |
R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 | R29 | R30 |
R20 | R19 | R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
After the elections
[edit]After the January 5, 2021 runoff elections in Georgia.
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | D9 | D10 |
D20 | D19 | D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 |
D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 | D29 | D30 |
D40 N.J. Re-elected | D39 N.H. Re-elected | D38 Minn. Re-elected | D37 Mich. Re-elected | D36 Mass. Re-elected | D35 Ill. Re-elected | D34 Del. Re-elected | D33 | D32 | D31 |
D41 N.M. Hold | D42 Ore. Re-elected | D43 R.I. Re-elected | D44 Va. Re-elected | D45 Ariz. (sp) Gain[h] | D46 Colo. Gain | D47 Ga. (reg). Gain | D48 Ga. (sp). Gain[h] | I1 | I2 |
Majority (with independents and vice president)[c] ↑ | |||||||||
R41 Neb. Re-elected | R42 N.C. Re-elected | R43 Okla. Re-elected | R44 S.C. Re-elected | R45 S.D. Re-elected | R46 Tenn. Hold | R47 Texas Re-elected | R48 W.Va. Re-elected | R49 Wyo. Hold | R50 Ala. Gain |
R40 Mont. Re-elected | R39 Miss. Re-elected | R38 Maine Re-elected | R37 La. Re-elected | R36 Ky. Re-elected | R35 Kan. Hold | R34 Iowa Re-elected | R33 Idaho Re-elected | R32 Ark. Re-elected | R31 Alaska Re-elected |
R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 | R29 | R30 |
R20 | R19 | R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
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Final pre-election predictions
[edit]Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent was running for re-election) and the other candidates, and the state's partisan lean (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, indicating the predicted advantage that a party had in winning that seat. Most election predictors used:
- "tossup": no advantage
- "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
- "lean": slight advantage
- "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage
- "safe" or "solid": near-certain chance of victory
Constituency | Incumbent | 2020 election ratings | ||||||||||||
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State | PVI[22] | Senator | Last election[i] | Cook Oct 29, 2020[23] | IE Oct 28, 2020[24] | Sabato Nov 2, 2020[25] | Daily Kos Nov 2, 2020[26] | Politico Nov 2, 2020[27] | RCP Oct 23, 2020[28] | DDHQ Nov 3, 2020[29] | 538[j][k] Nov 3, 2020[30] | Economist Nov 3, 2020[31] | Result[32] | |
Alabama | R+14 | Doug Jones | 50.0% D (2017 special)[l] | Lean R (flip) | Lean R (flip) | Likely R (flip) | Likely R (flip) | Lean R (flip) | Likely R (flip) | Safe R (flip) | Likely R (flip) | Safe R (flip) | Tuberville (60.1%) (flip) | |
Alaska | R+9 | Dan Sullivan | 48.0% R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Likely R | Lean R | Sullivan (54.3%) | |
Arizona (special) | R+5 | Martha McSally | Appointed (2019)[m] | Lean D (flip) | Tilt D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Kelly (51.2%) (flip) | |
Arkansas | R+15 | Tom Cotton | 56.5% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Cotton (66.6%) | |
Colorado | D+1 | Cory Gardner | 48.2% R | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Hickenlooper (53.5%) (flip) | |
Delaware | D+6 | Chris Coons | 55.8% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Coons (59.4%) | |
Georgia (regular) | R+5 | David Perdue | 52.9% R | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Ossoff (50.6%) (flip)[n] | |
Georgia (special) | R+5 | Kelly Loeffler | Appointed (2020)[o] | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Lean R | Lean R | Tossup | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Warnock (51.0%) (flip)[n] | |
Idaho | R+19 | Jim Risch | 65.3% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Risch (62.6%) | |
Illinois | D+7 | Dick Durbin | 53.5% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Durbin (54.6%) | |
Iowa | R+3 | Joni Ernst | 52.1% R | Tossup | Tossup | Lean R | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Ernst (51.8%) | |
Kansas | R+13 | Pat Roberts (retiring) | 53.1% R | Lean R | Tilt R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Likely R | Lean R | Marshall (53.5%) | |
Kentucky | R+15 | Mitch McConnell | 56.2% R | Likely R | Safe R | Likely R | Safe R | Likely R | Likely R | Safe R | Solid R | Likely R | McConnell (57.8%) | |
Louisiana | R+11 | Bill Cassidy | 55.9% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Likely R | Cassidy (59.3%) | |
Maine | D+3 | Susan Collins | 68.5% R | Tossup | Tilt D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Lean D (flip) | Collins (51.0%) | |
Massachusetts | D+12 | Ed Markey | 61.9% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Markey (65.8%) | |
Michigan | D+1 | Gary Peters | 54.6% D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Tossup | Likely D | Likely D | Likely D | Peters (49.9%) | |
Minnesota | D+1 | Tina Smith | 53.0% D (2018 special)[p] | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D | Likely D | Likely D | Tossup | Likely D | Solid D | Likely D | Smith (48.8%) | |
Mississippi | R+9 | Cindy Hyde-Smith | 53.6% R (2018 special)[q] | Likely R | Safe R | Likely R | Safe R | Likely R | Lean R | Likely R | Likely R | Likely R | Hyde-Smith (55.3%) | |
Montana | R+11 | Steve Daines | 57.9% R | Tossup | Tossup | Lean R | Lean R | Tossup | Tossup | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Daines (55.0%) | |
Nebraska | R+14 | Ben Sasse | 64.5% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Sasse (64.7%) | |
New Hampshire | D+1 | Jeanne Shaheen | 51.5% D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Likely D | Lean D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Shaheen (56.7%) | |
New Jersey | D+7 | Cory Booker | 55.8% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Likely D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Booker (56.9%) | |
New Mexico | D+3 | Tom Udall (retiring) | 55.6% D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Likely D | Lean D | Safe D | Likely D | Likely D | Luján (51.7%) | |
North Carolina | R+3 | Thom Tillis | 48.8% R | Tossup | Tilt D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Tillis (48.7%) | |
Oklahoma | R+20 | Jim Inhofe | 68.0% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Inhofe (62.9%) | |
Oregon | D+5 | Jeff Merkley | 55.7% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Merkley (57.0%) | |
Rhode Island | D+10 | Jack Reed | 70.6% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Reed (66.5%) | |
South Carolina | R+8 | Lindsey Graham | 55.3% R | Tossup | Tilt R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Tossup | Lean R | Likely R | Lean R | Graham (54.5%) | |
South Dakota | R+14 | Mike Rounds | 50.4% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Rounds (65.7%) | |
Tennessee | R+14 | Lamar Alexander (retiring) | 61.9% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Likely R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Hagerty (62.1%) | |
Texas | R+8 | John Cornyn | 61.6% R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Likely R | Likely R | Lean R | Cornyn (53.6%) | |
Virginia | D+1 | Mark Warner | 49.1% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Solid D | Likely D | Safe D | Solid D | Safe D | Warner (56.0%) | |
West Virginia | R+19 | Shelley Moore Capito | 62.1% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Capito (70.3%) | |
Wyoming | R+25 | Mike Enzi (retiring) | 72.2% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Solid R | Safe R | Lummis (73.1%) | |
Overall[r] | D – 48 R – 45 7 tossups | D – 50[s] R – 47 3 tossups | D – 50[s] R – 48 2 tossups | D – 48 R – 47 5 tossups | D – 48 R – 47 5 tossups | D – 45 R – 46 9 tossups | D – 50[s] R – 47 3 tossups | D – 50[s] R – 47 3 tossups | D – 50[s] R – 47 3 tossups | Results: D – 50[c] R – 50 |
Election dates
[edit]State | Filing deadline for major party candidates[33][34] | Filing deadline for write-in candidates in major party primaries[t] | Primary election[33] | Primary run-off (if necessary)[33] | Filing deadline for minor party and unaffiliated candidates[34] | Filing deadline for minor party and unaffiliated write-in candidates[u] | General election | Poll closing (EST)[35] |
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Alabama | November 8, 2019 | Ineligible[36] | March 3, 2020 | July 14, 2020 | March 3, 2020 | November 3, 2020[36] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Alaska | June 1, 2020 | Ineligible[37] | August 18, 2020 | N/A | August 18, 2020 | October 29, 2020[38] | November 3, 2020 | 1:00am[v] |
Arizona (special) | April 6, 2020 | June 25, 2020[39] | August 4, 2020 | N/A | April 6, 2020 | September 24, 2020[39] | November 3, 2020 | 9:00pm |
Arkansas | November 11, 2019 | Ineligible[40] | March 3, 2020 | Not necessary | May 1, 2020 | August 5, 2020[40] | November 3, 2020 | 8:30pm |
Colorado | March 17, 2020 | April 24, 2020[41] | June 30, 2020 | N/A | July 9, 2020 | July 16, 2020[41] | November 3, 2020 | 9:00pm |
Delaware | July 14, 2020 | Ineligible[42] | September 15, 2020 | N/A | September 1, 2020 | September 20, 2020[43] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Georgia (regular) | March 6, 2020 | Ineligible[44] | June 9, 2020 | Not necessary | August 14, 2020 | September 7, 2020[45] | November 3, 2020[w] | 7:00pm |
Georgia (special) | March 6, 2020 | Ineligible[44] | November 3, 2020 | N/A | August 14, 2020 | September 7, 2020[45] | January 5, 2021[x] | 9:00pm |
Idaho | March 13, 2020 | May 5, 2020[46] | June 2, 2020 | N/A | March 13, 2020 | October 6, 2020[46] | November 3, 2020 | 10:00pm |
Illinois | December 2, 2019 | January 2, 2020[47] | March 17, 2020 | N/A | July 20, 2020 | September 3, 2020[47] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Iowa | March 13, 2020 | June 2, 2020[48] | June 2, 2020 | Not necessary | March 13, 2020 | November 3, 2020[48] | November 3, 2020 | 10:00pm |
Kansas | June 1, 2020 | Not necessary[y][49] | August 4, 2020 | N/A | August 3, 2020 | November 3, 2020[50] | November 3, 2020 | 9:00pm |
Kentucky | January 10, 2020 | Ineligible[51] | June 23, 2020 | N/A | June 2, 2020 | October 23, 2020[52] | November 3, 2020 | 7:00pm |
Louisiana | July 24, 2020 | Ineligible[53] | November 3, 2020 | N/A | July 24, 2020 | Ineligible[54] | Not necessary | 9:00pm |
Maine | March 16, 2020 | April 10, 2020[55] | July 14, 2020 | N/A | June 1, 2020 | September 4, 2020[55] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Massachusetts | May 5, 2020 | September 1, 2020[56] | September 1, 2020 | N/A | August 25, 2020 | November 3, 2020[56] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Michigan | May 8, 2020 | July 24, 2020[57] | August 4, 2020 | N/A | August 4, 2020 | October 23, 2020[57] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Minnesota | June 2, 2020 | May 19, 2020[58] | August 11, 2020 | N/A | June 2, 2020 | October 27, 2020[58] | November 3, 2020 | 9:00pm |
Mississippi | January 10, 2020 | Not necessary[z][59] | March 10, 2020 | Not necessary | January 10, 2020 | November 3, 2020[aa][59] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Montana | March 9, 2020 | April 8, 2020[60] | June 2, 2020 | N/A | June 1, 2020 | September 9, 2020[60] | November 3, 2020 | 10:00pm |
Nebraska | March 2, 2020 | May 1, 2020[61] | May 12, 2020 | N/A | August 3, 2020 | October 23, 2020[61] | November 3, 2020 | 9:00pm |
New Hampshire | June 12, 2020 | September 8, 2020[62] | September 8, 2020 | N/A | September 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020[63] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
New Jersey | March 30, 2020 | July 7, 2020[64] | July 7, 2020 | N/A | July 7, 2020 | November 3, 2020[64] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
New Mexico | March 10, 2020 | March 17, 2020[65] | June 2, 2020 | N/A | June 25, 2020 | June 26, 2020[66] | November 3, 2020 | 9:00pm |
North Carolina | December 20, 2019 | Ineligible[67] | March 3, 2020 | Not necessary | March 3, 2020 | July 21, 2020[68] | November 3, 2020 | 7:30pm |
Oklahoma | April 10, 2020 | Ineligible[69] | June 30, 2020 | Not necessary | April 10, 2020 | Ineligible[54] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Oregon | March 10, 2020 | May 19, 2020[70] | May 19, 2020 | N/A | August 25, 2020 | November 3, 2020[70] | November 3, 2020 | 10:00pm |
Rhode Island | June 24, 2020 | September 8, 2020[71] | September 8, 2020 | N/A | June 24, 2020 | November 3, 2020[71] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
South Carolina | March 30, 2020 | Ineligible[72] | June 9, 2020 | Not necessary | July 20, 2020 | November 3, 2020[73] | November 3, 2020 | 7:00pm |
South Dakota | March 31, 2020 | Ineligible[54] | June 2, 2020 | Not necessary | April 28, 2020 | Ineligible[54] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Tennessee | April 2, 2020 | June 17, 2020[74] | August 6, 2020 | N/A | April 2, 2020 | September 14, 2020[75] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Texas | December 9, 2019 | Ineligible[76] | March 3, 2020 | July 14, 2020 | August 13, 2020[ab] | August 17, 2020[77] | November 3, 2020 | 8:00pm |
Virginia | March 26, 2020 | Ineligible[78] | June 23, 2020 | N/A | June 23, 2020 | November 3, 2020[79] | November 3, 2020 | 7:00pm |
West Virginia | January 25, 2020 | Ineligible[80] | June 9, 2020 | N/A | July 31, 2020 | September 15, 2020[81] | November 3, 2020 | 7:30pm |
Wyoming | May 29, 2020 | August 18, 2020[ac][82] | August 18, 2020 | N/A | August 25, 2020 | November 3, 2020[83] | November 3, 2020 | 9:00pm |
Gains, losses and holds
[edit]Retirements
[edit]One Democrat and three Republicans retired instead of seeking re-election.
State | Senator | Replaced by | Ref |
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Kansas | Pat Roberts | Roger Marshall | [84] |
New Mexico | Tom Udall | Ben Ray Luján | [85] |
Tennessee | Lamar Alexander | Bill Hagerty | [86] |
Wyoming | Mike Enzi | Cynthia Lummis | [87] |
Defeats
[edit]One Democrat and four Republicans sought re-election but lost in the general election, that included two interim appointees who also sought elections to finish the terms.
Post-election changes
[edit]One Democrat resigned shortly after the start of the 117th Congress and was replaced by Democratic appointee.
State | Senator | Replaced by |
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California (Class 3) | Kamala Harris | Alex Padilla |
Race summary
[edit]Special elections during the preceding Congress
[edit]In each special election, the winner's term begins immediately after their election is certified by their state's government.
Elections are sorted by date then state.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Arizona (Class 3) | Martha McSally | Republican | 2019 (appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 3, 2020 and seated December 2, 2020. Democratic gain. |
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Georgia (Class 3) | Kelly Loeffler | Republican | 2020 (appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected January 5, 2021. Democratic gain. Winner delayed term until January 20, 2021, to the start of Biden administration. |
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Elections leading to the next Congress
[edit]In each general election, the winner is elected for the term beginning January 3, 2021.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Alabama | Doug Jones | Democratic | 2017 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Alaska | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas | Tom Cotton | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado | Cory Gardner | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
Others
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Delaware | Chris Coons | Democratic | 2010 (special) 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia | David Perdue | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent term expired but lost re-election. Democratic gain. Winner delayed term until January 20, 2021, to the start of Biden administration. |
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Idaho | Jim Risch | Republican | 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 1996 2002 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa | Joni Ernst | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas | Pat Roberts | Republican | 1996 2002 2008 2014 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Kentucky | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Maine | Susan Collins | Republican | 1996 2002 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts | Ed Markey | Democratic | 2013 (special) 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan | Gary Peters | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Minnesota | Tina Smith | DFL | 2018 (appointed) 2018 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 2018 (appointed) 2018 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Montana | Steve Daines | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska | Ben Sasse | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey | Cory Booker | Democratic | 2013 (special) 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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New Mexico | Tom Udall | Democratic | 2008 2014 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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North Carolina | Thom Tillis | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oklahoma | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 1994 (special) 1996 2002 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Oregon | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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Rhode Island | Jack Reed | Democratic | 1996 2002 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 2002 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Dakota | Mike Rounds | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee | Lamar Alexander | Republican | 2002 2008 2014 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
Others
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Texas | John Cornyn | Republican | 2002 2002 (appointed) 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia | Mark Warner | Democratic | 2008 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia | Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wyoming | Mike Enzi | Republican | 1996 2002 2008 2014 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Closest races
[edit]12 races had a margin of victory under 10%:
State | Party of winner | Margin |
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Georgia (regular) | Democratic (flip) | 1.23%[ad] |
Michigan | Democratic | 1.68% |
North Carolina | Republican | 1.75% |
Georgia (special) | Democratic (flip) | 2.08% |
Arizona (special) | Democratic (flip) | 2.35% |
Minnesota | Democratic | 5.24% |
New Mexico | Democratic | 6.11% |
Iowa | Republican | 6.59% |
Maine | Republican | 8.59% |
Colorado | Democratic (flip) | 9.32% |
Texas | Republican | 9.64% |
Mississippi | Republican | 9.97% |
Alabama
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Incumbent Democrat Doug Jones was elected in a special election in 2017, narrowly defeating Republican nominee Roy Moore.[90][91] He ran for a full term in 2020, losing to Republican Tommy Tuberville in a landslide.
Tuberville is a former football head coach for Auburn University. He defeated former senator and attorney general Jeff Sessions in a July 14 run-off to secure the Republican nomination, after securing President Donald Trump's endorsement. Sessions occupied the seat until 2017 when he resigned to become attorney general in the Trump administration.
Alabama is one of the country's most Republican states, and Jones's win was in part due to sexual assault allegations against nominee Roy Moore during the special election; most analysts expected the seat to flip back to GOP control. Tuberville defeated Jones by more than 20 percentage points.[92]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tommy Tuberville | 239,616 | 33.39 | |
Republican | Jeff Sessions | 227,088 | 31.64 | |
Republican | Bradley Byrne | 178,627 | 24.89 | |
Republican | Roy Moore | 51,377 | 7.16 | |
Republican | Ruth Page Nelson | 7,200 | 1.00 | |
Republican | Arnold Mooney | 7,149 | 1.00 | |
Republican | Stanley Adair | 6,608 | 0.92 | |
Total votes | 717,665 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tommy Tuberville | 334,675 | 60.73 | |
Republican | Jeff Sessions | 216,452 | 39.27 | |
Total votes | 551,127 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tommy Tuberville | 1,392,076 | 60.10% | +11.76 | |
Democratic | Doug Jones (incumbent) | 920,478 | 39.74% | –10.23 | |
Write-in | 3,891 | 0.17% | –1.52 | ||
Total votes | 2,316,445 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Alaska
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One-term Republican Dan Sullivan was elected in 2014, defeating incumbent Democrat Mark Begich. He defeated independent challenger Al Gross to win a second term in office.[95]
Potential Democratic candidates included Begich, who was the Democratic nominee for governor of Alaska in 2018, and Anchorage mayor Ethan Berkowitz, who was the Democratic nominee for governor of Alaska in 2010. One Democrat, Edgar Blatchford, filed to run by the June 1 filing deadline.[96]
Gross, an orthopedic surgeon and fisherman, declared his candidacy on July 2, 2019, as an independent.[97] He participated in a joint primary for the Alaska Democratic Party, Alaska Libertarian Party and Alaskan Independence Party, winning the nomination as an independent supported by the Democratic Party.
Despite predictions of a close race, Sullivan defeated Gross by 12.7 percentage points.[98]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan Sullivan (incumbent) | 65,257 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 65,257 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | Al Gross | 50,047 | 79.87 | |
Democratic | Edgar Blatchford | 5,463 | 8.72 | |
Independence | John Howe | 4,165 | 6.65 | |
Independent | Christopher Cumings | 2,989 | 4.77 | |
Total votes | 62,664 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dan Sullivan (incumbent) | 191,112 | 53.90% | +5.94 | |
Independent | Al Gross | 146,068 | 41.19% | –4.64 | |
Independence | John Howe | 16,806 | 4.74% | +1.02 | |
Write-in | 601 | 0.17% | –0.32 | ||
Total votes | 354,587 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Arizona (special)
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Six-term Republican John McCain was re-elected in 2016, but died in office on August 25, 2018, after a battle with brain cancer.[101] Republican governor Doug Ducey appointed former senator Jon Kyl to fill the seat temporarily.[102] After Kyl stepped down at the end of the year, Ducey appointed outgoing U.S. Representative Martha McSally to replace him after she lost the election to the other Arizona senate seat.[103] McSally ran in the 2020 special election to fill the remaining two years of the term,[104] losing to Democrat Mark Kelly, a former astronaut.
Once a solidly Republican state, Arizona trended more purple in the late 2010s. Incumbent Republican Martha McSally was appointed to the late John McCain's seat two months after losing the 2018 Arizona U.S. Senate election to Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. Her Democratic opponent, astronaut Mark Kelly, raised significantly more money and generally led her by 5 to 15 points in the polling. McSally also suffered from low approval ratings due to her strong allegiance to Trump, who was unpopular in Arizona despite having won the state by 3.5 points in 2016.[105]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Martha McSally (incumbent) | 551,119 | 75.20 | |
Republican | Daniel McCarthy | 181,551 | 24.77 | |
Write-in | 210 | 0.03 | ||
Total votes | 732,880 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Kelly | 665,620 | 99.93 | |
Write-in | 451 | 0.07 | ||
Total votes | 666,071 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Kelly | 1,716,467 | 51.16% | +10.41 | |
Republican | Martha McSally (incumbent) | 1,637,661 | 48.81% | –4.90 | |
Write-in | 1,189 | 0.03% | –0.03 | ||
Total votes | 3,355,317 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Arkansas
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One-term Republican Tom Cotton was elected in 2014, after serving two years in the United States House of Representatives, defeating incumbent Democratic senator Mark Pryor by a comfortable margin. Cotton was re-elected to a second term by a 33-point margin, defeating Libertarian Ricky Dale Harrington Jr.[108][109][110]
Joshua Mahony, a non-profit executive and 2018 Democratic nominee for Congress in Arkansas's 3rd congressional district, filed to run for the Democratic nomination,[111] but dropped out just after the filing deadline.[112] No other Democrats filed within the filing deadline. Progressive activist Dan Whitfield ran as an independent, but suspended his campaign on October 1, 2020, after failing to qualify for the ballot.[113]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tom Cotton (incumbent) | 793,871 | 66.53% | +10.03 | |
Libertarian | Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. | 399,390 | 33.47% | +31.44 | |
Total votes | 1,193,261 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Colorado
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County results Hickenlooper: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Gardner: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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One-term Republican Cory Gardner was elected in 2014 after serving four years in the United States House of Representatives, narrowly defeating one-term Democrat Mark Udall. Gardner sought a second term but lost to Democrat John Hickenlooper by 9.3 percentage points.[115]
Hickenlooper is a popular former governor of Colorado, and led Gardner by as much as 20 percentage points in polls, with most pundits considering him a heavy favorite. Gardner was Colorado's only Republican statewide officeholder, and the once purple state has trended increasingly Democratic since his narrow win in 2014. Gardner also had low approval ratings due to his strong allegiance to Trump, who lost Colorado in 2016 to Hillary Clinton by 4.9%, and in 2020 to Joe Biden by 13.5%.[116][117] Hickenlooper also raised significantly more money than Gardner.[118]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cory Gardner (incumbent) | 554,806 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 554,806 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Hickenlooper | 585,826 | 58.65 | |
Democratic | Andrew Romanoff | 412,955 | 41.35 | |
Total votes | 998,781 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Hickenlooper | 1,731,114 | 53.50% | +7.24 | |
Republican | Cory Gardner (incumbent) | 1,429,492 | 44.18% | –4.03 | |
Libertarian | Raymon Doane | 56,262 | 1.74% | –0.85 | |
Approval Voting | Daniel Doyle | 9,820 | 0.30% | N/A | |
Unity | Stephen Evans | 8,971 | 0.28% | –0.04 | |
Total votes | 3,235,659 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Delaware
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One-term Democrat Chris Coons was re-elected in 2014; he first took office after winning a 2010 special election, which occurred after long-time senator Joe Biden resigned to become vice president of the United States (Biden also won the 2020 presidential election and became president). He faced an unsuccessful primary challenge from technology executive Jessica Scarane. Conservative activist Lauren Witzke and attorney Jim DeMartino ran for the Republican nomination.
The Delaware primary was held on September 15, 2020.[122]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Coons (incumbent) | 87,332 | 72.85 | |
Democratic | Jessica Scarane | 32,547 | 27.15 | |
Total votes | 119,879 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lauren Witzke | 30,702 | 56.89 | |
Republican | James DeMartino | 23,266 | 43.11 | |
Total votes | 53,968 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Chris Coons (incumbent) | 291,804 | 59.44% | +3.61 | |
Republican | Lauren Witzke | 186,054 | 37.90% | –4.33 | |
Independent Party | Mark Turley | 7,833 | 1.59% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Nadine Frost | 5,244 | 1.07% | N/A | |
Total votes | 490,935 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Georgia
[edit]Due to Republican senator Johnny Isakson's resignation from office for health reasons in 2019, both of Georgia's Senate seats were up for election in November 2020.[125] The state had tilted Republican in Senate races since the mid-1990s, but increased support for Democrats in populous suburbs has made office elections more competitive; a close governor's race, multiple close U.S. House races, and many other close local office races resulted in Democratic gains in 2018 elections. Both the regular and special election were considered highly competitive toss-ups.[126] Both of these elections received national attention, as if Republicans won at least one of these seats, they would maintain a Senate majority, but if the Democrats won both, the Senate would be split 50/50 with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie.
Georgia (regular)
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County results Ossoff: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Perdue: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | ||||||||||||||||
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One-term Republican David Perdue was elected in 2014, and sought a second term.[127]
Jon Ossoff, a former congressional candidate, documentary film producer, and investigative journalist, defeated former Columbus mayor Teresa Tomlinson and 2018 lieutenant governor nominee Sarah Riggs Amico in the Democratic primary to secure nomination.[128][129] He faced incumbent Republican David Perdue in the November 3 election.
In the November election, no candidate received 50% or more of the total vote; per Georgia law, the election advanced to a run-off between the top two finishers, Ossoff and Perdue, on January 5, 2021. Ossoff was projected the winner on January 6,[130] and Perdue conceded on January 8.[131]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Perdue (incumbent) | 992,555 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 992,555 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jon Ossoff | 626,819 | 52.82 | |
Democratic | Teresa Tomlinson | 187,416 | 15.79 | |
Democratic | Sarah Riggs Amico | 139,574 | 11.76 | |
Democratic | Maya Dillard-Smith | 105,000 | 8.85 | |
Democratic | James Knox | 49,452 | 4.17 | |
Democratic | Marckeith DeJesus | 45,936 | 3.87 | |
Democratic | Tricia Carpenter McCracken | 32,463 | 2.74 | |
Total votes | 1,186,660 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | David Perdue (incumbent) | 2,462,617 | 49.73% | –3.16 | |
Democratic | Jon Ossoff | 2,374,519 | 47.95% | +2.74 | |
Libertarian | Shane T. Hazel | 115,039 | 2.32% | +0.42 | |
Total votes | 4,952,175 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jon Ossoff | 2,269,923 | 50.61% | +5.40 | |
Republican | David Perdue (incumbent) | 2,214,979 | 49.39% | –3.50 | |
Total votes | 4,484,902 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Georgia (special)
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Warnock: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Loeffler: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Collins: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three-term senator Johnny Isakson announced on August 28, 2019, that he would resign from the Senate on December 31, 2019, citing health concerns.[135] Georgia governor Brian Kemp appointed Republican Kelly Loeffler to replace Isakson until a special election could be held; Loeffler took office on January 6, 2020, and competed in the November 2020 election to retain her seat.[136]
Other Republicans who ran for the seat included Wayne Johnson, former chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid,[137] and four-term U.S. representative Doug Collins.[138]
A "jungle primary" was held November 3, 2020, but no candidate won more than 50% of the vote, so a run-off election between the top two finishers, Loeffler and Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock, was held on January 5, 2021.[139] Warnock defeated Loeffler, who initially refused to concede and vowed to challenge the outcome,[140] but conceded on January 7, after the storming of the U.S. Capitol.[141]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raphael Warnock | 1,617,035 | 32.90 | |
Republican | Kelly Loeffler (incumbent) | 1,273,214 | 25.91 | |
Republican | Doug Collins | 980,454 | 19.95 | |
Democratic | Deborah Jackson | 324,118 | 6.59 | |
Democratic | Matt Lieberman | 136,021 | 2.77 | |
Democratic | Tamara Johnson-Shealey | 106,767 | 2.17 | |
Democratic | Jamesia James | 94,406 | 1.92 | |
Republican | Derrick Grayson | 51,592 | 1.05 | |
Democratic | Joy Felicia Slade | 44,945 | 0.91 | |
Republican | Annette Davis Jackson | 44,335 | 0.90 | |
Republican | Kandiss Taylor | 40,349 | 0.82 | |
Republican | Wayne Johnson (withdrawn) | 36,176 | 0.74 | |
Libertarian | Brian Slowinski | 35,431 | 0.72 | |
Democratic | Richard Dien Winfield | 28,687 | 0.58 | |
Democratic | Ed Tarver | 26,333 | 0.54 | |
Independent | Allen Buckley | 17,954 | 0.36 | |
Green | John Fortuin | 15,293 | 0.31 | |
Independent | Al Bartell | 14,640 | 0.30 | |
Independent | Valencia Stovall | 13,318 | 0.27 | |
Independent | Michael Todd Greene | 13,293 | 0.27 | |
Total votes | 4,914,361 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Raphael Warnock | 2,289,113 | 51.04% | +10.00 | |
Republican | Kelly Loeffler (incumbent) | 2,195,841 | 48.96% | –5.84 | |
Total votes | 4,484,954 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Idaho
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Two-term republican Jim Risch successfully ran for a third term in 2020, defeating Democrat Paulette Jordan in a landslide. Jordan is a former gubernatorial nominee and former Coeur d'Alene Tribal Councilwoman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Risch (incumbent) | 200,184 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 200,184 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paulette Jordan | 72,778 | 85.70 | |
Democratic | James Vandermaas | 12,145 | 14.30 | |
Total votes | 84,923 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jim Risch (incumbent) | 538,446 | 62.62% | –2.71 | |
Democratic | Paulette Jordan | 285,864 | 33.25% | –1.42 | |
Independent | Natalie Fleming | 25,329 | 2.95% | N/A | |
Constitution | Ray Writz | 10,188 | 1.18% | N/A | |
Total votes | 859,827 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Illinois
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Four-term democrat and Senate minority whip Dick Durbin, easily won a fifth term in office, defeating Republican Mark Curran by a 16-point margin.[146]
Curran served as sheriff of Lake County from 2006 to 2018 and won the Republican primary with 41.55% of the vote.[147]
Antiwar activist Marilyn Jordan Lawlor[148] and state representative Anne Stava-Murray[149] briefly challenged Durbin in the Democratic primary, but both ended up withdrawing.[150][151]
2019 Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson, a businessman and perennial candidate, ran as a member of the "Willie Wilson Party," with the backing of a handful of Chicago aldermen and the Chicago Police Union.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dick Durbin (incumbent) | 1,446,118 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 1,446,118 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Curran | 205,747 | 41.55 | |
Republican | Peggy Hubbard | 113,189 | 22.86 | |
Republican | Robert Marshall | 75,561 | 15.26 | |
Republican | Tom Tarter | 73,009 | 14.74 | |
Republican | Casey Chlebek | 27,655 | 5.58 | |
Write-in | 7 | 0.00 | ||
Total votes | 495,168 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dick Durbin (incumbent) | 3,278,930 | 54.93% | +1.38 | |
Republican | Mark Curran | 2,319,870 | 38.87% | –3.82 | |
Willie Wilson | Willie Wilson | 237,699 | 3.98% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Danny Malouf | 75,673 | 1.27% | –2.49 | |
Green | David Black | 55,711 | 0.95% | N/A | |
Write-in | 18 | 0.00% | ±0.00 | ||
Total votes | 5,967,901 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Iowa
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One-term republican Joni Ernst, first elected to the Senate in 2014, won a second term in office, defeating Democrat Theresa Greenfield.[154]
Greenfield won the Democratic nomination, defeating former vice-admiral Michael T. Franken, attorney Kimberly Graham, and businessman Eddie Mauro in the primary.
Ernst's popularity had dropped in polls, and many considered this seat a possible Democratic pick-up, but Ernst was re-elected by a larger-than-expected 6.5 points.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joni Ernst (incumbent) | 226,589 | 98.64 | |
Write-in | 3,132 | 1.36 | ||
Total votes | 229,721 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Theresa Greenfield | 132,001 | 47.71 | |
Democratic | Michael T. Franken | 68,851 | 24.88 | |
Democratic | Kimberly Graham | 41,554 | 15.02 | |
Democratic | Eddie Mauro | 30,400 | 10.99 | |
Democratic | Cal Woods (withdrawn) | 3,372 | 1.21 | |
Write-in | 514 | 0.19 | ||
Total votes | 276,692 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joni Ernst (incumbent) | 864,997 | 51.74% | –0.36 | |
Democratic | Theresa Greenfield | 754,859 | 45.15% | +1.39 | |
Libertarian | Rick Stewart | 36,961 | 2.21% | +1.48 | |
Independent | Suzanne Herzog | 13,800 | 0.83% | N/A | |
Write-in | 1,211 | 0.07% | –0.03 | ||
Total votes | 1,671,828 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Kansas
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Four-term Republican Pat Roberts, was re-elected in 2014 with 53.15% of the vote, and announced on January 4, 2019, that he would not be running for re-election in 2020.
In the Republican primary, United States representative Roger Marshall defeated former Kansas secretary of state Kris Kobach,[157] state Turnpike Authority chairman Dave Lindstrom,[158] state senate president Susan Wagle, and others.[159]
There was considerable speculation about a Senate bid by Mike Pompeo (the United States secretary of state, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and former U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district), but he did not run.[160][161]
Barbara Bollier, a state senator and former Republican,[162] defeated former congressional candidate Robert Tillman[163] for the Democratic nomination, but lost to Marshall with a more than expected 11.4 point margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roger Marshall | 167,800 | 40.28 | |
Republican | Kris Kobach | 108,726 | 26.10 | |
Republican | Bob Hamilton | 77,952 | 18.71 | |
Republican | Dave Lindstrom | 27,451 | 6.59 | |
Republican | Steve Roberts | 8,141 | 1.95 | |
Republican | Brian Matlock | 7,083 | 1.70 | |
Republican | Lance Berland | 6,404 | 1.54 | |
Republican | John Miller | 4,431 | 1.06 | |
Republican | Derek Ellis | 3,970 | 0.95 | |
Republican | Gabriel Robles | 3,744 | 0.90 | |
Republican | John Berman | 861 | 0.21 | |
Total votes | 416,563 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Barbara Bollier | 168,759 | 85.34 | |
Democratic | Robert Tillman | 28,997 | 14.66 | |
Total votes | 197,756 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Roger Marshall | 727,962 | 53.22% | +0.07 | |
Democratic | Barbara Bollier | 571,530 | 41.79% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Jason Buckley | 68,263 | 4.99% | +0.67 | |
Total votes | 1,367,755 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Kentucky
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Republican Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, defeated Democrat Amy McGrath by 19.6 percentage points, winning a 7th term in office.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mitch McConnell (incumbent) | 342,660 | 82.80 | |
Republican | Wesley Morgan | 25,588 | 6.18 | |
Republican | Louis Grider | 13,771 | 3.33 | |
Republican | Paul John Frangedakis | 11,957 | 2.89 | |
Republican | Neren James | 10,693 | 2.58 | |
Republican | Kenneth Lowndes | 5,548 | 1.34 | |
Republican | Nicholas Alsager | 3,603 | 0.87 | |
Total votes | 413,820 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Amy McGrath | 247,037 | 45.41 | |
Democratic | Charles Booker | 231,888 | 42.62 | |
Democratic | Mike Broihier | 27,175 | 4.99 | |
Democratic | Mary Ann Tobin | 11,108 | 2.04 | |
Democratic | Maggie Joe Hilliard | 6,224 | 1.14 | |
Democratic | Andrew Maynard | 5,974 | 1.10 | |
Democratic | Bennie J. Smith | 5,040 | 0.93 | |
Democratic | Jimmy Ausbrooks (withdrawn) | 3,629 | 0.67 | |
Democratic | Eric Rothmuller | 2,995 | 0.55 | |
Democratic | John R. Sharpensteen | 2,992 | 0.55 | |
Total votes | 544,062 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mitch McConnell (incumbent) | 1,233,315 | 57.76% | +1.57 | |
Democratic | Amy McGrath | 816,257 | 38.23% | –2.49 | |
Libertarian | Brad Barron | 85,386 | 4.00% | +0.92 | |
Write-in | 99 | 0.01% | ±0.00 | ||
Total votes | 2,135,057 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |
Louisiana
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Republican Bill Cassidy won a second term in office, defeating Democrat Adrian Perkins and others.[168]
A Louisiana primary (a form of jungle primary) was held on November 3. Had no candidate won a majority of the vote in the primary, a run-off election would have been held, but Cassidy won in the first round.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Cassidy (incumbent) | 1,228,908 | 59.32 | |
Democratic | Adrian Perkins | 394,049 | 19.02 | |
Democratic | Derrick Edwards | 229,814 | 11.09 | |
Democratic | Antoine Pierce | 55,710 | 2.69 | |
Republican | Dustin Murphy | 38,383 | 1.85 | |
Democratic | Drew Knight | 36,962 | 1.78 | |
Independent | Beryl Billiot | 17,362 | 0.84 | |
Independent | John Paul Bourgeois | 16,518 | 0.80 | |
Democratic | Peter Wenstrup | 14,454 | 0.70 | |
Libertarian | Aaron Sigler | 11,321 | 0.55 | |
Independent | M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza | 7,811 | 0.38 | |
Independent | Melinda Mary Price | 7,680 | 0.37 | |