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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 | |||
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Leader | Chuck Schumer | Mitch McConnell | ||
Party | Democratic | Republican | ||
Leader's seat | New York | Kentucky | ||
Last election | 47 + 2 (49) | 51 | ||
Seats won | 45 + 2 | 53 | ||
Seat change | - 2 | + 2 | ||
Majority Leader before election
Mitch McConnell Republican
Resulting Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell Democratic |
The 2018 elections to the United States Senate were held on November 6, 2018 with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners served six-year terms from January 3, 2019 until January 3, 2025. Democrats had 23 seats up for election, additionally 2 independents who caucus with the Democrats faced the end of their current term. Republicans had 8 seats up for election.
Republicans held the U.S. Senate 2018, 53-47.
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 retired, Democratic gain | Kyrsten Sinema (Democratic)
Martha McSally (Republican) |
California | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, Democratic hold | Kevin DeLeon (Democratic) |
Connecticut | Chris Murphy | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Matt Corey (Republican) |
Delaware | Tom Carper | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected |
Rob Arlett (Republican) |
Florida | Bill Nelson | Democratic | Incumbent defeated, Republican gain | Rick Scott (Republican) |
Hawaii | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected |
Ron Curtis (Republican) |
Indiana | Joe Donnelly | Democratic | Incumbent defeated, Republican gain | Mike Braun (Republican) |
Maine | Angus King | Independent | Incumbent re-elected,
Independent hold |
Eric Brakey (Republican)
Zak Ringelstein (Democrat) |
Maryland | Ben Cardin | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected |
Tony Campbell(Republican) Arvin Vohra (Libertarian) |
Massachusetts | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Geoff Diehl (Republican) |
Michigan | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, Democratic hold | John James (Republican) |
Minnesota | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | Incumbent re-elected | Jim Newberger (Republican) |
Minnesota (speical) | Tina Smith | Democratic | Incumbent relected to serve first full term, Democratic hold |
Karin Housley (Republican) |
Mississippi | Roger Wicker | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | David Baria (Democratic) |
Mississippi (special) | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | Incumbent elected to first full term, Republican hold | Mike Espy (Democratic)
Chris McDaniel (Republican) |
Missouri | Claire McCaskill | Democratic | Incumbent defeated, Republican gain | Josh Hawley (Republican) |
Montana | Jon Tester | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Matt Rosendale (Republican)
Steve Kelly (Green) |
Nebraska | Deb Fischer | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Jane Raybould (Democratic) |
Nevada | Dean Heller | Republican | Incumbent defeated, Democratic gain | Jacky Rosen (Democratic) |
New Jersey | Bob Menendez | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Bob Hugin (Republican) |
New Mexico | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected |
Mick Rich (Republican) Gary Johnson (Libritarian) |
New York | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Chele Farley (Republican) |
North Dakota | Heidi Heitkamp | Democratic | Incumbent defeated, Republican gain | Kevin Cramer (Republican) |
Ohio | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, Democratic hold | Jim Renacci (Republican) |
Pennsylvania | Bob Casey Jr. | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Lou Barletta (Republican) |
Rhode Island | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Bob Flanders (Republican) |
Tennessee | Bob Corker | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Phil Bredesen (Democratic)
Marsha Blackburn (Republican) |
Texas | Ted Cruz | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | Beto O'Rourke (Democratic) |
Utah | Orrin Hatch | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Mitt Romney (Republican)
Jenny Wilson (Democratic) |
Vermont | Bernie Sanders | Independent | Incumbent re-elected, independent hold |
Brooke Paige (Republican) |
Virginia | Tim Kaine | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, Democratic hold | Corey Stewart (Republican) |
Washington | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Susan Hutchinson (Republican) |
West Virginia | Joe Manchin | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | Pat Morrisey (Republican)
Don Blankenship (Write-in) |
Wisconsin | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected,
Democratic hold |
Leah Vukmir (Republican) |
Wyoming | John Barrasso | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Gary Trauner (Democratic) |