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| United States Senate elections, 2020 | ||||
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| Class 2 33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate
51 seats needed for a majority | ||||
| November 4, 2018 | ||||
| First party | Second party | |||
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| Leader | John Thune | Chuck Schumer | ||
| Party | Republican | Democratic | ||
| Seats before | 64 + 3 (67) | 32 + 1 (33) | ||
| Seats won | +2 | -2 | ||
| Seats after | 66 + 3 (69) | 30 +`1 (31) | ||
Majority Leader before election
John Thune Republican
Majority Leader after election
John Thune Republican | ||||
The 2020 Senate elections were held on November 4th 2020, along with the presidential election, the U.S. House races of the year, and various other statewide elections
Boosted by the results of the presidential election, the Republicans maintained their super majority. However, the Libertarians were able to make surprising wins in Michigan, and Kentucky.
Results[]
Winning candidate in bold[]
| Incumbent | State | Party | Results | Candidates |
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| Jeff Sessions | Alabama | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Bobby Bright (Democratic) |
| Daniel Sullivan | Alaska | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Hollis French (Democratic) |
| Tom Cotton | Arkansas | American Party | Incumbent re-elected | Darrin Williams (Democratic) A Republican (Republican) |
| Cory Gardner | Colorado | American Party | Incumbent re-elected | A Republican (Republican) Mark Ferrandino (Democratic) |
| Chris Coons | Delaware | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Tom Kovach (Repulbican) |
| David Perdue | Georgia | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Jason Carter (Democratic) |
| Jim Risch | Idaho | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Raúl Labrador (Republican) Sue Chew (Democratic) |
| Dick Durbin | Illinois | Democratic | Incumbent defeated, Republican gain | Adam Kinzinger (Republican) |
| Joni Ernst | Iowa | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | David Loebsack (Democratic) |
| Pat Roberts | Kansas | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Kevin Yoder (Republican) Tom Holland (Democratic) |
| Mitch McConnell | Kentucky | Republican | Incumbent retired, Democratic gain | Alison Lundergan Grimes (Democratic) Andy Barr (Republican) |
| Jeff Landry | Louisiana | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | John Bel Edwards (Democratic) |
| Susan Collins | Maine | Republican | Incumbent re-elected |
Shenna Bellows (Democratic) |
| Ed Markey | Massachusetts | Democratic | Incumbent defeated, Libertarian gain | David Blau (Libertarian) Bruce Tarr (Republican) |
| Gary Peters | Michigan | Republican | Incumbent defeated, Republican gain | Mike Bishop (Republican) A Libertarian (Libertarian) |
| Al Franken | Minnesota | DFL | Incumbent retired, Republican gain | Tim Pawlenty (American Party) Keith Ellison (DFL) |
| Thad Cochran | Mississippi | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Steve Palazzo (Republican) David Baria (Democratic) |
| Steve Daines | Montana | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Pam Bucy (Democratic) |
| Ben Sasse | Nebraska | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Annette Dubas (Democratic) |
| Jeanne Shaheen | New Hampshire | Republican | Incumbent defeated, Republican gain | Scott Brown (Republican) |
| Cory Booker | New Jersey | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Jon Bramnick (Republican) |
| Tom Udall | New Mexico | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected |
Nate Gentry (Republican) |
| Thom Tillis | North Carolina | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Beth Wood (Democratic) |
| Jim Inhofe | Oklahoma | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Mary Fallin (Republican) Kenneth Corn (Democratic) |
| Jeff Merkley | Oregon | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Julie Parrish (Republican) |
| Jack Reed | Rhode Island | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected | Unopposed |
| Lindsey Graham | South Carolina | Republican | Incumbent lost nomination, Republican hold | Nancy Mace (Republican) Mandy Powers Norrell (Democratic) |
| Mike Rounds | South Dakota | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Stace Nelson (Democratic) |
| Lamar Alexander | Tennessee | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Marsha Blackburn (Republican) Jim Cooper (Democratic) |
| John Cornyn | Texas | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Rafael Anchia (Democratic) |
| Mark Warner | Virginia | Democratic | Incumbent resigned, Republican gain |
Robert Hurt (Republican) Mark Herring (Democratic) |
| Shelley Moore Capito | West Virginia | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Glen Gainer (Democratic) |
| Mike Enzi | Wyoming | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Matt Mead (Republican) Rex Wilde (Democratic) |