2026 United States Senate elections

References

1. 33 Class 2 seats, as well as 2 Class 3 seats being determined in special elections
2. Majority control in an evenly divided Senate is determined by the Vice President of the United States, who has the power
3. Both independent senators (Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Angus King of Maine) caucus with the Democrats.
4. The last elections for this group of senators were in 2020, except for those elected in a special election or who were a
5. Republican Marco Rubio won with 57.68% of the vote in 2022, but resigned on January 20, 2025, after being confirmed to b
6. Republican Ben Sasse won with 62.74% of the vote in 2020, but resigned on January 8, 2023, to be president of the Univer
7. Republican JD Vance won with 53.03% of the vote in 2022, but resigned on January 10, 2025, to become Vice President of t
8. Republican Jim Inhofe won with 62.91% of the vote in 2020, but resigned at the end of the 117th United States Congress.
9. Democratic total includes Independents who caucus with the Democrats.
10. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
11. Fox News Elections
    https://www.foxnews.com/elections/2024/general-results/margin-of-victory
12. results.sos.ga.gov
    https://results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgia/elections/2022DecGenRun
13. NBC News
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/jeanne-shaheen-wont-run-re-election-opening-another-democratic-senate-rcna196015
14. POLITICO
    https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/25/congress/susan-collins-polling-00246823
15. POLITICO
    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/29/thom-tillis-retires-00432045
16. ABC News
    https://abcnews.go.com/538/republicans-start-favorites-2026-senate-elections/story?id=116243572
17. The Atlantic
    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/demcorats-age-retirement-trump/682771/
18. NBC News
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/senate-democratic-retirements-clear-way-new-generation-politics-desk-rcna202678
19. POLITICO
    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/15/senate-brown-ohio-cooper-north-carolina-00510180
20. Alabama Daily News
    https://aldailynews.com/tuberville-to-announce-run-for-governor-in-2026/
21. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/us/dick-durbin-retires-senate.html
22. "Joni Ernst announces retirement from Senate in 2026, pledges ongoing community involvement"
    https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/joni-ernst-announces-retirement-from-senate-in-2026-pledges-ongoing-community-involvement
23. "Sen. Mitch McConnell won't seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker"
    https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-senate-retirement-34c79ef12bf62d14cb71d3c393f23a83
24. The Detroit News
    https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/28/michigan-democratic-senator-gary-peters-will-not-run-for-reelection-to-us-senate-seat-2026/77985876007/
25. Minnesota Public Radio
    https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/02/13/tina-smith-will-not-run-for-reelection-in-senate-in-2026
26. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/us/politics/jeanne-shaheen-new-hampshire-senate-2026.html
27. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/29/thom-tillis-retires-00432045
28. Wyoming News Now
    https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/news/lummis-announces-decision-to-not-seek-re-election-in-2026/article_5c48a0b7-4d04-49cd-8ffd-9fc06138d339.html
29. The Cook Political Report
    https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/state-map-and-list
30. Cook Political Report
    https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings
31. Inside Elections
    https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate
32. Sabato's Crystal Ball
    https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2026-senate/
33. Race to the WH
    https://www.racetothewh.com/senate/26
34. Decision Desk HQ
    https://polls.decisiondeskhq.com/averages/generic-ballot/national/lv-rv-adults
35. FiftyPlusOne
    https://fiftyplusone.news/polls/generic-ballot/generic-ballot
36. RealClearPolitics
    https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/state-of-the-union/generic-congressional-vote
37. VoteHub
    https://votehub.com/polls/?poll=generic_ballot_2026
38. Race to the WH
    https://www.racetothewh.com/polls/genericballot
39. Roll Call
    https://rollcall.com/2025/01/07/senate-vulnerable-2026-midterm-electio/
40. archive.nytimes.com
    https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/results/states/maine.html
41. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-maine-senate.html
42. The New York Times
    http://north-carolina-elections/
43. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/north-carolina/senate/
44. ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
    https://abc11.com/post/roy-cooper-us-senate-former-north-carolina-governor-announces-bid/17274141/
45. NTV
    https://nebraska.tv/news/local/dan-osborn-endorsed-by-ne-democratic-party-for-2026-senate-race
46. Sabato's Crystal Ball
    https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/notes-on-the-state-of-the-senate-the-post-kemp-battlefield/
47. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/results/state/georgia/senate/
48. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/gary-peters-michigan-retirement-72fb02bbc816e31f035d797f9185599c
49. POLITICO
    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/08/sununu-new-hampshire-senate-seat-00278230
50. NH Journal
    https://nhjournal.com/john-e-sununu-jumps-into-race/
51. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/25/scott-brown-new-hampshire-senate-2026-midterms-00422703
52. bgov.com
    https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/new-florida-senator-moody-faces-first-election-test-in-2026
53. USA TODAY
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/13/trump-marco-rubio-secretary-state/76198371007/
54. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/senate-ohio-governor-dewine-vance-5dc31a64a23a798dd7e6915783e7a395
55. Roll Call
    https://rollcall.com/2025/12/29/former-members-comebacks-midterm-elections/
56. Miami Herald
    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article312039144.html
57. Miami New Times
    https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/january-6-rioter-jake-lang-is-running-for-marco-rubios-senate-seat-22641341
58. Florida Politics
    https://floridapolitics.com/archives/723477-ashley-moody-to-kick-off-senate-bid-with-50th-birthday-bash/
59. "Why a Venezuelan-American Democrat says he has a chance in Florida's Senate race"
    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article312445459.html
60. Associated Press
    https://apnews.com/article/election-2026-senate-ohio-sherrod-brown-trump-b47ba4a2a4da8e419de15047c33baa50
61. Associated Press
    https://apnews.com/article/election-2025-senate-ohio-husted-trump-67ed124a587b2265aaba273b2d5f3f43
62. FOX 8 News
    https://fox8.com/news/meet-the-lesser-known-candidates-in-ohios-2026-u-s-senate-race/
63. WCMH-TV
    https://www.nbc4i.com/news/your-local-election-hq/two-democrats-enter-ohios-2026-senate-race/
64. WSYX
    https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/greg-levy-2026-ohio-senate-campaign-socialist-party-akron-veteran-working-class-black-liberation-union-movement-paul-robeson-revolutionary-choir-inequality-economy-minimum-wage-rural-hospitals-workers-rights-corporate-greed
65. 1819 News
    https://1819news.com/news/item/fighter-for-alabama-former-navy-seal-jared-hudson-running-for-u-s-senate
66. The Cullman Tribune
    https://www.cullmantribune.com/2025/04/07/democrat-dakarai-larriett-launches-u-s-senate-campaign/
67. 1819 News
    https://1819news.com/news/item/the-nation-needs-strong-conservative-leadership-steve-marshall-announces-us-senate-bid
68. Politico
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/barry-moore-announces-run-for-senate-in-alabama/ar-AA1KnUn7?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=ff3c61adbcd9466394dd1eee9be38080&ei=13
69. AL.com
    https://www.al.com/politics/2025/09/former-trump-staffer-behind-tuberville-military-holds-joins-race-for-alabama-us-senate-seat.html
70. Birmingham Business Journal
    https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2025/05/30/jeremy-spratling-tuberville-senate-seat.html
71. The Birmingham News
    https://www.al.com/politics/2025/04/lifelong-alabama-republican-who-bashed-trump-at-dnc-running-to-send-tuberville-back-to-florida.html
72. The Alabama Gazette
    https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2025/08/01/news/rodney-walkers-us-senate-campaign-kickoff-announced-for-thursday/7543.html
73. WVTM-13
    https://www.wvtm13.com/article/two-alabama-republicans-in-the-running-for-us-senate-so-far/64921289
74. Must Read Alaska
    https://mustreadalaska.com/democrats-have-their-challenger-for-sen-dan-sullivan-and-she-works-for-an-alaska-newspaper/
75. Must Read Alaska
    https://mustreadalaska.com/breaking-sen-dan-sullivan-formally-announces-his-campaign-for-reelection/
76. Arkansas Secretary of State
    https://candidates.arkansas.gov/
77. "Breslin 2026 U.S. Senate Campaign Seeks Volunteers"
    https://clas.ucdenver.edu/polisci/2025/02/12/breslin-2026-us-senate-campaign-seeks-volunteers
78. 9 News
    https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/state-sen-julie-gonzales-announces-r-hickenloopers-seat/73-11b41d97-8b6a-46ce-95f2-63d3cbe5a4ec
79. "Colorado's Hickenlooper says he'll seek reelection in 2026, favors declassifying marijuana"
    https://denvergazette.com/premium/hickenlooper-election-marijuana-term-limits/article_d26178b6-3df6-11ee-bf2d-ef7e00277c23.html
80. Colorado Politics
    https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/08/13/republican-janak-joshi-formally-launches-challenge-to-colorado-democrat-john-hickenlooper/
81. The Colorado Sun
    https://coloradosun.com/2025/07/01/john-hickenlooper-2026-republican-senate-opponent/
82. Cape Gazette
    https://www.capegazette.com/article/democrat-files-us-senate-seat/298915
83. Savannah Morning News
    https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2025/05/14/who-has-entered-the-georgia-senate-race-republicans-look-to-face-ossoff/83601870007/
84. Our America
    https://joinouramerica.org/stories/reagan-box/
85. Atlanta Journal Constitution
    https://www.ajc.com/politics/maga-warrior-buddy-carter-jumps-into-georgia-senate-race-against-ossoff/ZBEW6UFRA5DUBAKNSL2GM2GTSQ/
86. FoxNews
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-ally-mike-collins-launch-key-battleground-state-bid-flip-democrat-held-senate-seat
87. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/04/georgia-gop-primary-00491575
88. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    https://www.ajc.com/politics/ossoff-lays-the-groundwork-for-2026-reelection-campaign/UCWPQDWKZFATVPVY6TYW5RGPQU/
89. Idaho Capital Sun
    https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/07/01/idaho-lawmaker-steps-down-from-legislature-to-run-for-u-s-senate-seat-as-independent-candidate/
90. The Downballot
    https://www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-digest-north-carolina-gop
91. kmvt.com
    https://www.kmvt.com/2025/06/14/no-kings-protest-twin-falls-sees-hundreds-rally-five-points/
92. Illinois State Board of Elections
    https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/CandidateFilingSearch.aspx?ID=Z2J%2fvYpKX8w%3d
93. Siouxland Public Media
    https://www.kwit.org/podcast/spm-news/2025-04-16/newscast-4-16-2025-field-widens-for-us-senate-race-in-iowa-iowans-blast-trump-actions-in-grassleys-town
94. Des Moines Register
    https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/02/ashley-hinson-announces-2026-us-senate-campaign-joni-ernst/85939480007
95. WHO13
    https://who13.com/news/politics/iowa-politics/bob-krause-shifts-candidacy-announces-run-for-sen-ernsts-us-senate-seat/
96. KCAU-TV
    https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/us-senate-hopeful-speaks-to-rotary-club-of-sioux-city/
97. NBC News
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/iowa-sen-joni-ernst-first-democratic-challenger-2026-nathan-sage-rcna201299
98. The Daily Iowan
    https://dailyiowan.com/2025/10/04/coralville-democrat-announces-candidacy-for-u-s-senate/
99. Bleeding Heartland
    https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/12/09/joshua-smith-to-challenge-joni-ernst-in-gop-primary/
100. The Des Moines Register
     https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/12/iowa-state-representative-paralympian-josh-turek-running-for-us-senate-2026-election/85565554007/
101. Iowa Capital Dispatch
     https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/06/11/democrat-zach-wahls-announces-bid-for-u-s-senate/
102. KSNW
     https://www.ksn.com/news/your-local-election-hq/kansas-democrat-launches-campaign-for-us-senate-against-incumbent-roger-marshall/
103. FOX4KC
     https://fox4kc.com/politics/your-local-election-headquarters/senator-roger-marshall-plans-to-run-for-reelection/
104. Sunflower State Journal
     https://sunflowerstatejournal.com/kck-developer-announces-for-u-s-senate-as-democratic-primary-grows-to-five/
105. Kansas Reflector
     https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/25/democratic-immigration-lawyer-wants-to-fix-broken-system-with-run-for-u-s-senate-in-kansas/
106. Kansas City Star
     https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article312520420.html
107. Kentucky Secretary of State
     https://web.sos.ky.gov/CandidateFilings/default.aspx?elecid=86&id=3
108. Lexington Herald-Leader
     https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article313329067.html
109. Lexington Herald-Leader
     https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article300667499.html
110. Associated Press
     https://apnews.com/article/amy-mcgrath-kentucky-senate-campaign-3b13de4a3939a34c39935d0b6cb99261
111. Punchbowl News
     https://punchbowl.news/article/campaigns/romans-senate-bid/
112. The Guardian
     https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/17/joel-willett-mitch-mcconnell-kentucky-senate
113. WBRZ
     https://www.wbrz.com/news/two-democrats-say-they-intend-to-run-against-bill-cassidy-in-2026-senatorial-election
114. The Times
     https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2024/01/30/will-louisiana-senator-bill-cassidy-run-for-reelection-under-new-closed-party-primary-law-he-hates/72405214007/
115. Shreveport Times
     https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/12/12/grandson-of-sharecropper-first-democrat-to-enter-louisiana-senate-race-against-bill-cassidy/87723816007/
116. The Current
     https://thecurrentla.com/2025/julie-emerson-jumps-into-u-s-senate-race-challenging-bill-cassidy/
117. WBRZ
     https://www.wbrz.com/news/treasurer-john-fleming-announces-bid-for-bill-cassidy-s-senate-seat-in-2026
118. WVUE-DT
     https://www.fox8live.com/2025/06/17/louisiana-lawmaker-announces-run-us-senate-against-sen-bill-cassidy/
119. Shreveport Times
     https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2025/10/08/first-woman-joins-louisiana-senate-campaign-against-incumbent-bill-cassidy-who-impeached-trump/86572164007/
120. WBRZ
     https://www.wbrz.com/news/public-service-commissioner-eric-skrmetta-says-he-is-running-for-senate-against-incumbent-bill-cassidy/
121. Baton Rouge Business Report
     https://www.businessreport.com/article/lapolitics-democratic-candidates-slowly-emerging-in-us-senate-race
122. KTBS
     https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-politics/sammy-wyatt-launches-race-to-unseat-cassidy/article_8ed1751e-00c4-11f0-8436-27b84d60c940.html
123. WMTW (TV)
     https://www.wmtw.com/article/democrat-natasha-alcala-challenge-sen-susan-collins/63933109
124. Maine Morning Star
     https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/06/05/eyeing-a-sixth-term-collins-facing-pressure-from-both-sides/
125. WGME
     https://wgme.com/news/local/bill-clarke-announces-senate-run-to-challenge-sen-susan-collins-politics-republicans-democrats
126. Portland Press Herald
     https://www.pressherald.com/2025/06/11/brunswick-democrat-announces-campaign-for-susan-collins-senate-seat/
127. WGAN
     https://wgan.com/news/074470-aroostook-county-democrat-is-latest-candidate-to-run-for-se-collins-seat/
128. Spectrum News
     https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/politics/2025/06/12/democrat-enters-race-to-challenge-maine-sen--susan-collins
129. Associated Press
     https://apnews.com/article/maine-mills-senate-trump-collins-e669e25547d5343cee5c3431e14e09b4
130. Politico
     https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/19/graham-platner-maine-senate-campaign-launch-00513884
131. Bangor Daily News
     https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/13/politics/state-politics/phillip-rench-independent-run-against-susan-collins-senate/
132. Sun Journal
     https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/02/18/a-frenchville-republican-challenges-susan-collins/
133. NBC10 Boston
     https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/john-deaton-2026-senate-campaign-mass/3843142/
134. WCVB-TV
     https://www.wcvb.com/article/sen-markey-massachusetts-third-term/62720311
135. WBUR
     https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/10/15/seth-moulton-us-senate-ed-markey-massachusetts-candidate
136. Politico
     https://www.politico.com/newsletters/massachusetts-playbook/2025/05/30/meet-markeys-primary-challenger-00375839
137. Detroit Free Press
     https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/04/14/mike-rogers-enters-us-senate-race-a-second-time/83077669007/
138. Politico
     https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/17/abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-campaign-00293627
139. WDET-FM
     https://wdet.org/2025/06/24/michmash-live-bonus-episode-a-michigan-politics-look-ahead/
140. Associated Press
     https://apnews.com/article/mallory-mcmorrow-2026-election-michigan-senate-1e5f694a199cac0b48c37cb0bd99298d
141. The New York Times
     https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/mike-rogers-senate-michigan.html
142. Michigan Advance
     https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/bernadette-smith-makes-her-u-s-senate-bid-against-rogers-official/
143. Politico
     https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/22/haley-stevens-launches-senate-bid-00301416
144. NBC News
     https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/rep-angie-craig-launches-senate-run-minnesota-ahead-competitive-democr-rcna203371
145. FOX 9
     https://www.fox9.com/news/peggy-flanagan-us-senate-minnesota
146. WDIO
     https://www.wdio.com/front-page/top-stories/former-minnesota-gop-chair-running-for-senate/
147. KAAL-TV
     https://www.kaaltv.com/news/adam-schwarze-announces-candidacy-for-u-s-senate-in-minnesota-to-replace-tina-smith/
148. KSTP-TV
     https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/navy-veteran-tom-weiler-to-seek-republican-nomination-for-open-u-s-senate-seat/
149. KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News
     https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/royce-white-fresh-off-loss-to-amy-klobuchar-announces-he-will-run-for-senate-again-in-2026/
150. "2026 Primary Election Candidate Qualifying List"
     https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/candidate-referenda-information
151. Politics1.com [@Politics1com]
     https://x.com/Politics1com/status/1999195337144041545
152. KTVH
     https://www.ktvh.com/news/montana-politics/montana-u-s-senate-race-daines-up-for-third-term-three-democrats-running
153. "FIRST: Senator Daines post Q1 fundraising numbers, to run for reelection"
     https://www.montanarightnow.com/elections/first-senator-daines-post-q1-fundraising-numbers-to-run-for-reelection/article_f73b54ea-5ece-4872-b9a3-34472307663e.html
154. The Livingston Enterprise
     https://www.livingstonenterprise.com/news/park-county-resident-runs-for-u-s-senate/article_ab8f7c38-a65f-11ef-be7b-4fff72cbb547.html
155. The Hill
     https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5389147-dan-osborn-independent-senate-bid-nebraska/
156. The Hill
     https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3805689-former-nebraska-gov-pete-ricketts-tapped-to-fill-sasses-senate-seat/
157. New Hampshire Public Radio
     https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-08-20/nh-senate-race-democratic-primary-2026-karishma-manzur-chris-pappas
158. WMUR
     https://www.wmur.com/article/chris-pappas-announces-run-for-us-senate-04032025/64370925
159. "Bethlehem State Rep. Announces U.S. Senate Run"
     https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local/bethlehem-state-rep-announces-u-s-senate-run/article_058fdea4-4138-5e19-950e-c168e7b219c7.html
160. New Jersey Globe
     https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/booker-says-no-to-possible-run-for-n-j-governor/
161. Politics1.com [@Politics1com]
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162. Roswell Daily Record
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181. South Dakota Searchlight
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