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| 2020 US Senate Elections | ||||
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| Class 2 (33 of the 100) seats in the United States Senate
(and 1 special election) 51 seats needed for a majority | ||||
| November 3, 2020 | ||||
| First party | Second party | |||
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| Leader | Chuck Schumer | Mitch McConnell (defeated) | ||
| Party | Democratic | Republican | ||
| Leader since | 2017 | 2007 | ||
| Leader's seat | New York | Kentucky | ||
| Seats before | 45 + 2 Independents | 53 | ||
| Seats after | 49 + 2 | 47 | ||
The 2020 US Senate Elections were held on November 3, 2020 along with the presidential election and other elections also.
The Democratic Party won the majority of seats with 51 seats by gaining the Arizona special election and Colorado, North Carolina, Maine and Kentucky. The Republicans gained Alabama.
The Democratic Party had a boost due to Bernie Sanders winning the 2020 presidential election.
Results[]
Special Election[]
One special election was held due to John McCain's passing in 2018. Incumbent Senator Jon Kyl (R) retired. The seat became a pickup for the democrats with Ruben Gallego.
| State | Senator | Result | Candidates |
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| Arizona | Jon Kyl (R) | Incumbent retired, Democratic Gain | Ruben Gallego (D)Kelli Ward (R) |
Elections leading to the next congress[]
| State | Senator | Result | Candidates |
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| Alabama | Doug Jones (D) | Incumbent defeated, Republican Gain | Mo Brooks (R) |
| Alaska | Dan Sullivan (R) | Incumbent won, Republican Hold | Bill Walker (I) |
| Arkansas | Tom Cotton (R) | Incumbent won, Republican Hold | |
| Colorado | Cory Gardner (R) | Incumbent defeated, Democratic Gain | John Hickenlooper (D) |
| Delaware | Chris Coons (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic Hold | |
| Georgia | David Perdue (R) | Incumbent won, Republican Hold | Stacey Arbams (D) |
| Idaho | Jim Risch (R) | Incumbent won, Republican Hold | |
| Illinois | Dick Durbin (D) | Incumbent retired, Democratic Hold | Michelle Obama (D)Joe Walsh (R) |
| Iowa | Joni Ernst (R) | Incumbent won, Republican Hold | |
| Kansas | Pat Roberts (R) | Incumbent retired, Republican Hold | Jeff Colyer (R)TBA (D) |
| Kentucky | Mitch McConnell (R) | Incumbent defeated, Democratic Gain | Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) |
| Louisiana | Bill Cassidy (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold | |
| Maine | Susan Collins (R) | Incumbent defeated, Democratic Gain | Jenny Nella (D) |
| Massachusetts | Ed Markey (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic hold | |
| Michigan | Gary Peters (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic hold | |
| Minnesota | Tina Smith (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic hold | |
| Mississippi | Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold | |
| Montana | Steve Daines (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold | |
| Nebraska | Ben Sasse (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold | |
| New Hampshire | Jeanne Shaheen (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic hold | |
| New Jersey | Cory Booker (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic hold | |
| New Mexico | Tom Udall (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic hold | |
| North Carolina | Thom Tillis (R) | Incumbent defeated, Democratic Gain | Anthony Foxx (D) |
| Oklahoma | John Infole (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold | |
| Oregon | Jeff Merkley (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic hold | |
| Rhode Island | Jack Reed (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic hold | |
| South Carolina | Lindsey Graham (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold | |
| South Dakota | Mike Rounds (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold | |
| Tennessee | Lamar Alexander (R) | Incumbent retired, Republican Hold | |
| Texas | John Corbyn (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold | |
| Virginia | Mark Warner (D) | Incumbent won, Democratic hold | |
| West Virginia | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold | |
| Wyoming | Mike Enzi (R) | Incumbent won, Republican hold |