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...
nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): Things are heating up in 2024’s U.S. Senate races! On Monday, Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin announced her candidacy for Michigan’s open Senate seat, and last week, Democratic Sen. Jon Tester declared he was running for reelection in ...
Raphael Warnock won’t be on the ballot again until 2028 — but at least 23 of his Democratic colleagues are up for reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a leg up in their attempt to retake the chamber. Carlos Barria / REUTERS
Democrats are also up for reelection in two states Trump won in 2020. And in another six states, Democrats are fighting to hold onto control. In contrast, Republicans only have two seats that are considered possible pickup opportunities for Democrats: Texas and Florida, although one more race ...
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. ...
He also promised a bill would be put together for COVID relief and said Senate Republicans did not act on the CARES Act, a bill that Democrats had approved. In failing to unseat Peters, James has now lost out on both of Michigan’s Senate seats after losing to Debbie Staben...
(Granted, all three of these contests feature incumbents running for reelection.) That Maryland is considered more up for grabs than those states speaks to Hogan's strength as a candidate, but he'll have to overcome the same forces at work elsewhere. It's no coincidence that Mary...
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, ...
In every election cycle a certain number of senators and representatives retire or run for other offices leaving behind open seats for their parties to defend. Here are the number of retirements in recent years: Senate Year Democrats Republicans 2022 1 5 2020 1 3 2018 0 4 2016 3 2...
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 ...