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Despite Republicans retaining control of the Senate, 2016 marked the first time since 1986 where Democrats made a net gain of seats in Class 3. This is also the only election cycle since the popular-vote election of senators was mandated by the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913 that the winning party in every Senate election mirrored the winning ...
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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!
Nov 8, 2016 · 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.
- Mitch McConnell
- Kentucky
- January 3, 2007
- Republican
Cook County. v. t. e. The 2016 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States ...
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- Democratic
- Tammy Duckworth
- 54.86%
Apr 18, 2016 · POLITICO's Live 2016 Election Results and Maps by State, County and District. Includes Races for President, Senate, House, Governor and Key Ballot Measures.
The data for the results on this site are reported by the Associated Press through the week of Nov. 8, 2016. Presidential results are updated as of Feb. 2017. President Senate House Forecast Exit ...
