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The 2016 United States Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016. The presidential election, House elections, 14 gubernatorial elections, and many state and local elections were held concurrently. In the elections, 34 of the 100 seats—all Class 3 Senate seats —were contested in regular elections; the winners served 6-year terms until ...
Candidates in the 2016 United States Senate elections. This category only includes non-incumbents and candidates who did not win election: 2011.
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Heading into the election, the Republican Party held the majority in the U.S. Senate. Republicans held 54 Senate seats while the Democrats had 44 Senate seats. Two seats were held by independents, who caucus with the Democratic Party. The Republicans won the Senate majority in the 2014 midterm electionswhen they gained nine seats and lost none. Rep...
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
"Party change" denotes a race where the 2016 projected winner is from a different party than the previous winner or incumbent. Maine and Nebraska allow electoral votes to be split. In Maine, two of four electoral votes go to the statewide winner and one electoral vote goes to the winner in each of the two congressional districts.
Here is a compact table listing all of the Senate candidates. The current breakdown of the Senate is as follows (where we count the two independents as Democrats): 10 Democratic seats up for reelection in 2016 and 36 seats not up, for a total of 46 seats. 24 Republican seats up for reelection in 2016 and 30 seats not up, for a total of 54 seats.
Democratic primary. Candidates. Declared. Freddy Donald Dickson Jr. [5] Donna Edwards, U.S. Representative [6] Ralph Jaffe, perennial candidate [5] Theresa Scaldaferri [5] Charles U. Smith, perennial candidate [5] Violet Staley [5]
Apr 18, 2016 · Senate Primaries , POLITICO's Live 2016 Primary Election Results and Maps by State, County and District. Includes 2016Primary Races for President, Senate, House, Governor and Key Ballot Measures.
