The CPR Senate Race Ratings assess the competitiveness of all Senate seats up in 2024. Competitiveness is determined by several factors, including the state’s political makeup, the candidates' strengths and weaknesses, the political environment in the state and nationally, and interviews with candid...
One of the worst recent cycles for them was 1980, when Ronald Reagan’s coattails helped Republicans pick up 12 seats. But since then, according to Open Secrets, the reelection rate for Senate incumbents has never dropped below 75 percent. In fact, it’s more common for incumbents to win ...
With a 51-49 majority in the upper chamber, Democrats have little room for losses in the 2024 contests. Independent Sen. Joe Manchin's decision to leave Congress has all but guaranteed a Republican flip in deep-red West Virginia. Democrats are also up for reelection in two states Trump won...
Democrats have more than twice as many Senate seats to defend in 2024 as Republicans, an imbalance that gives the GOP a clear path to capturing the Senate — even if the Georgia result has given Democrats a little breathing room. At present, 34 Senate seats will be up for election,1...
Although Democrats gained a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2022, the 2024 map looks brutal for them. Of the 34 states that are up, the closest two Republican races in 2018 were in Texas and Florida, where Gov. RonDeSantis recently won reelectionby nearly 20 points. ...
Still, states with those limitations offer a safety net for running for a higher office in a different election year than when their seat is up for reelection. The change would still stop short of so-called resign-to-run laws in place in Arizona, ...
fromshort-term memoryissues. While she rejected calls for her resignation, the following year several Democrats announced that they would challenge Feinstein for her Senate seat in 2024. In February 2023 Feinstein declared that she would not seek reelection. She died in September at the age of ...
In 1996 Thune was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and he took office the following year. Having vowed to serve only three terms, he opted not to seek reelection in 2002 and instead ran for the U.S. Senate. He narrowly lost toDemocraticincumbent Tim Johnson. Thune then cha...
Opponents launched two recall attempts, both of which failed to qualify for the ballot. He attracted a slew of challengers in his reelection race; Hochman, the best fundraiser of the pack, emerged as his challenger. Hochman ran to Gascón’s right, though ...
Cook Political Report rating: Toss-up Some background: Stabenow’s decision to bypass a reelection bid creates a rare open Senate seat in one of the most crucial swing states at all political levels nationwide. Michigan Republicans have been eager to reclaim Senate seats, but...