Senate Elections

Elections

The 2018 United States Senate map defined the contest for 35 seats, including all 33 Class 1 and Class 3 seats and two special elections. Unlike the Class 2 elections coinciding...

politics

In 2018, Senate election polls aimed to estimate candidate support within each contested state by surveying likely voters using probability-based and live-caller methods. Those...

governance-and-institutions

The popular election of senators refers to the process by which voters directly choose United States senators in statewide elections. Since the 1913 ratification of the Seventee...

politics

The 2018 United States Senate elections determined the composition of the 116th Congress and shaped legislative dynamics through 2020. Held concurrently with House elections and...

constitutional-law

The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution establishes that U.S. senators shall be elected by the people of each state, replacing the earlier system in which state leg...

political-elections

The 2018 Mississippi U.S. Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, to fill the seat vacated by Thad Cochran, who had resigned effective April 1, 2018. Incumbent Cindy Hyde-...

politics

The 2018 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018, with 35 of 100 seats contested (33 Class 1 seats plus two special elections). These elections occurred alo...

politics

Doug Jones is a former U.S. Senator from Alabama, elected in a 2017 special election in a state that typically votes Republican. His tenure focused on bipartisan collaboration,...

Celebrity Profiles

The 2018 Senate elections reshaped the balance of power in the U.S. Congress amid heightened partisan engagement and historic turnout. Held in the middle of President Donald Tru...

Status Updates

Every two years, one-third of the United States Senate is up for election. In 2020, 33 Senate seats were contested, including all 33 Class II and Class III seats and one special...