2026 United States Senate elections

The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections, the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3, 2027, to January 3, 2033. Senators are divided into three groups, or classes, whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 2 senators were last elected in 2020, and will be up for election again in 2026.

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33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate
51 seats needed for a majority

Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent
     Republican incumbent
     No election
     Incumbent TBD

Incumbent Majority Leader

TBD in 2024

As of January 2023, no Republican senators have announced plans for retirement; no Republican senators have announced plans to run for re-election; no Democratic senators have announced plans for retirement; and four Democratic senators are running for re-election.

Partisan composition

All 33 Class 2 Senate seats are up for election in 2026; Class 2 currently consists of 20 Republicans and 13 Democrats. If vacancies occur in Class 1 or Class 3 Senate seats, that state might require a special election to take place during the 119th Congress, possibly concurrently with the other 2026 Senate elections.

Change in composition

Each block represents one of the one hundred seats in the U.S. Senate. "D#" is a Democratic senator, "I#" is an Independent senator, and "R#" is a Republican senator. They are arranged so that the parties are separated and a majority is clear by crossing the middle.

Before the elections

Each block indicates an incumbent senator's actions going into the election.

D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉	D₁₀
D₂₀ Mass. Running	D₁₉ Ill. Undeclared	D₁₈ Ga. Running	D₁₇ Del. Undeclared	D₁₆ Colo. Undeclared	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁
D₂₁ Mich. Undeclared	D₂₂ Minn. Undeclared	D₂₃ N.H. Running	D₂₄ N.J. Running	D₂₅ N.M. Undeclared	D₂₆ Ore. Undeclared	D₂₇ R.I. Undeclared	D₂₈ Va. Undeclared	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024
TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024
TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024
Majority TBD →									TBD in 2024
TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024
TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	R₃₈ Wyo. Undeclared	R₃₇ W.Va. Undeclared	R₃₆ Texas Undeclared	R₃₅ Tenn. Undeclared	R₃₄ S.D. Undeclared	R₃₃ S.C. Undeclared	R₃₂ Okla. Undeclared	R₃₁ N.C. Undeclared
R₂₁ Mont. Undeclared	R₂₂ Miss. Undeclared	R₂₃ Maine Undeclared	R₂₄ La. Undeclared	R₂₅ Ky. Undeclared	R₂₆ Kan. Undeclared	R₂₇ Iowa Undeclared	R₂₈ Idaho Undeclared	R₂₉ Ark. Undeclared	R₃₀ Alaska Undeclared
R₂₀ Ala. Undeclared	R₁₉	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁
R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉	R₁₀

After the elections

D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉	D₁₀
TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁
TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024
Ga. TBD	Del. TBD	Colo. TBD	Ark. TBD	Alaska TBD	Ala. TBD	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024
Idaho TBD	Ill. TBD	Iowa TBD	Kan. TBD	Ky. TBD	La. TBD	Maine TBD	Mass. TBD	Mich. TBD	Minn. TBD
Majority TBD →									Minn. TBD
S.C. TBD	R.I. TBD	Ore. TBD	Okla. TBD	N.C. TBD	N.M. TBD	N.J. TBD	N.H. TBD	Mont. TBD	Miss. TBD
S.D. TBD	Tenn. TBD	Texas TBD	Va. TBD	W.Va. TBD	Wyo. TBD	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024
TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024	TBD in 2024
TBD in 2024	R₁₉	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁
R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉	R₁₀

Key

D_#	Democratic
R_#	Republican

Race summary

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these general elections, the winners will be elected for the term beginning January 3, 2027.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent				Results	Candidates
State (linked to summaries below)	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Last race	Results	Candidates
Alabama	Tommy Tuberville	Republican	2020	60.1% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Alaska	Dan Sullivan	Republican	2014 2020	53.9% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Arkansas	Tom Cotton	Republican	2014 2020	66.5% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Colorado	John Hickenlooper	Democratic	2020	53.5% D	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Delaware	Chris Coons	Democratic	2010 (Special) 2014 2020	59.4% D	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Georgia	Jon Ossoff	Democratic	2021	50.6% D	Incumbent running	▌Jon Ossoff (Democratic)^[1]
Idaho	Jim Risch	Republican	2008 2014 2020	62.6% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Illinois	Dick Durbin	Democratic	1996 2002 2008 2014 2020	54.9% D	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Iowa	Joni Ernst	Republican	2014 2020	51.8% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Kansas	Roger Marshall	Republican	2020	53.2% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Republican	1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020	57.8% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Louisiana	Bill Cassidy	Republican	2014 2020	59.3% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Maine	Susan Collins	Republican	1996 2002 2008 2014 2020	51.0% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Massachusetts	Ed Markey	Democratic	2013 (Special) 2014 2020	66.2% D	Incumbent running	▌Ed Markey (Democratic)^[2]
Michigan	Gary Peters	Democratic	2014 2020	49.9% D	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Minnesota	Tina Smith	Democratic	2018 (Appointed) 2018 (Special) 2020	48.7% D	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Mississippi	Cindy Hyde-Smith	Republican	2018 (Appointed) 2018 (Special) 2020	54.1% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Montana	Steve Daines	Republican	2014 2020	55.0% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Nebraska	TBA^[a]	TBA	TBA	TBA	Incumbent to be determined in 2024	▌Pete Ricketts (Republican)^[3]
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen	Democratic	2008 2014 2020	56.7% D	Incumbent running	▌Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)^[4]
New Jersey	Cory Booker	Democratic	2013 (Special) 2014 2020	57.2% D	Incumbent running	▌Cory Booker (Democratic)^[5]
New Mexico	Ben Ray Luján	Democratic	2020	51.7% D	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
North Carolina	Thom Tillis	Republican	2014 2020	48.7% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Oklahoma	Markwayne Mullin	Republican	2022 (Special)	61.9% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Oregon	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	2008 2014 2020	56.9% D	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	Democratic	1996 2002 2008 2014 2020	66.5% D	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Republican	2002 2008 2014 2020	54.4% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
South Dakota	Mike Rounds	Republican	2014 2020	65.7% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Tennessee	Bill Hagerty	Republican	2020	62.2% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Texas	John Cornyn	Republican	2002 2008 2014 2020	53.5% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Virginia	Mark Warner	Democratic	2008 2014 2020	56.0% D	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
West Virginia	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	2014 2020	70.3% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Wyoming	Cynthia Lummis	Republican	2020	73.1% R	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD

Alabama

One-term Republican Tommy Tuberville was elected in 2020 with 60.1% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.^[6]

Alaska

Two-term Republican Dan Sullivan was re-elected in 2020 with 53.9% of the vote.

Arkansas

Two-term Republican Tom Cotton was re-elected in 2020 with 66.5% of the vote. Democratic activist and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 and 2022, Dan Whitfield, has announced his campaign.^[7]^[8]

Colorado

One-term Democrat John Hickenlooper was elected in 2020 with 53.5% of the vote.

Delaware

Two-term Democrat Chris Coons was re-elected in 2020 with 59.4% of the vote.

Georgia

One-term Democrat Jon Ossoff was elected in 2021 with 50.6% of the vote and is running for re-election to a second term.^[1]

Idaho

Three-term Republican Jim Risch was re-elected in 2020 with 62.6% of the vote.

Illinois

Five-term Democrat and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin was re-elected in 2020 with 54.9% of the vote.

Iowa

Two-term Republican Joni Ernst was re-elected in 2020 with 51.8% of the vote.

Kansas

One-term Republican Roger Marshall was elected in 2020 with 53.2% of the vote. Democratic reverend, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 and Republican primary candidate for Kansas' 1st congressional district in 2020, Michael Soetaert, has announced his campaign.^[9]^[10]

Kentucky

Seven-term Republican Mitch McConnell was re-elected in 2020 with 57.8% of the vote.

Louisiana

Two-term Republican Bill Cassidy was re-elected in 2020 with 59.3% of the vote in the first round of the "Louisiana primary".

Maine

Five-term Republican Susan Collins was re-elected in 2020 with 51.0% of the vote. She has not formally declared that she is running for a sixth term, but has filed paperwork to fundraise for a campaign.^[11]

Massachusetts

Two-term Democrat Ed Markey was re-elected in 2020 with 66.2% of the vote and is running for re-election to a third full term.^[2]

Michigan

Two-term Democrat Gary Peters was re-elected in 2020 with 49.9% of the vote.

Minnesota

One-term Democrat Tina Smith was elected in 2020 with 48.7% of the vote after being appointed in 2018 then winning a special election the same year.

Mississippi

One-term Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was elected in 2020 with 54.1% of the vote after being appointed in 2018 then winning a special election the same year.

Montana

Two-term Republican Steve Daines was re-elected in 2020 with 55.0% of the vote.

Nebraska

Two-term Republican Ben Sasse resigned early in the 118th Congress to become president of the University of Florida.^[12] Former governor and 2006 Senate nominee Pete Ricketts was appointed as interim senator on January 12, 2023, by Governor Jim Pillen. A special election will take place in 2024, for the completion of the term.^[13]

New Hampshire

Three-term Democrat Jeanne Shaheen was re-elected in 2020 with 56.6% of the vote and is running for re-election to a fourth term.^[4]

New Jersey

Two-term Democrat Cory Booker was re-elected in 2020 with 57.2% of the vote and is running for re-election to a third full term.^[5]

New Mexico

One-term Democrat Ben Ray Luján was elected in 2020 with 51.7% of the vote.

North Carolina

Two-term Republican Thom Tillis was re-elected in 2020 with 48.7% of the vote. Republican daycare owner and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022, Lichia Sibhatu, has filed to run.^[14]

Oklahoma

Incumbent Republican Markwayne Mullin was elected in 2022 with 61.8% of the vote to succeed Jim Inhofe, who resigned on January 3, 2023.^[15]

Oregon

Three-term Democrat Jeff Merkley was re-elected in 2020 with 56.9% of the vote.

Rhode Island

Five-term Democrat Jack Reed was re-elected in 2020 with 66.5% of the vote.

South Carolina

Four-term Republican Lindsey Graham was re-elected in 2020 with 54.4% of the vote. Democratic activist, author and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022, Catherine Fleming Bruce, has filed to run.^[16]

South Dakota

Two-term Republican Mike Rounds was re-elected in 2020 with 65.7% of the vote.

Tennessee

One-term Republican Bill Hagerty was elected in 2020 with 62.2% of the vote.

Texas

Four-term Republican John Cornyn was re-elected in 2020 with 53.5% of the vote. Republican U.S. representative Ronny Jackson has expressed interest in running.^[17]

Virginia

Three-term Democrat Mark Warner was re-elected in 2020 with 56.0% of the vote.

West Virginia

Two-term Republican Shelley Moore Capito was re-elected in 2020 with 70.3% of the vote.

Wyoming

One-term Republican Cynthia Lummis was elected in 2020 with 72.9% of the vote.

Notes

^ Incumbent Ben Sasse resigned on January 8, 2023, to become the president of the University of Florida. Pete Ricketts was appointed as interim senator by the governor of Nebraska on January 12; a special election will take place in 2024.

References

^ ^a ^b Bluestein, Greg (January 25, 2023). "AJC poll: As Kemp readies State of the State address, he's never been stronger". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Pressley for president?". Politico.
^ Weaver, Al (January 12, 2023). "Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts tapped to fill Sasse's Senate seat". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved January 12, 2023. Pillen also noted that Ricketts has committed to running in 2024 and 2026
^ ^a ^b DiStaso, John (November 19, 2020). "NH Primary Source: They're running again: Shaheen, Pappas file candidacies, reelection committees". WMUR. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Wildstein, David (February 14, 2022). "Booker says no to possible run for N.J. governor". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
^ "Tommy Tuberville FEC Statement of Candidacy".
^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1663097". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Dan Whitfield [@danwhitcongress] (December 7, 2022). "I have filed to run against Tom Cotton in 2026. Check out my campaign video, and if you like it please retweet!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1621081". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Soetaert, Michael. "Michael Soetaert, Democrat for United States Senate, Kansas". Michael Soetaert, Democrat for United States Senate, Kansas. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "The story behind Susan Collins' comeback to win a historic 5th term". November 12, 2020.
^ Emanuel, Mike (October 6, 2022). "Sasse resigning Senate seat, likely to be next University of Florida president". The New York Times.
^ Everett, Burgess; Levine, Marianne (October 5, 2022). "Sasse expected to resign from Senate". Politico.
^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1597400". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Martin, Jonathan (February 24, 2022). "James Inhofe, Oklahoma Senator, Is Said to Plan an Early Retirement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1606714". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ Svitek, Patrick (September 19, 2022). "U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, prominent Trump ally, weighing U.S. Senate run in 2026".

[3] Incumbent Ben Sasse resigned on January 8, 2023, to become the president of the University of Florida. Pete Ricketts was appointed as interim senator by the governor of Nebraska on January 12; a special election will take place in 2024.

[Ossoff-1] Bluestein, Greg (January 25, 2023). "AJC poll: As Kemp readies State of the State address, he's never been stronger". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[Markey-2] "Pressley for president?". Politico.

[4] Weaver, Al (January 12, 2023). "Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts tapped to fill Sasse's Senate seat". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved January 12, 2023. Pillen also noted that Ricketts has committed to running in 2024 and 2026

[ShaheenRunning-5] DiStaso, John (November 19, 2020). "NH Primary Source: They're running again: Shaheen, Pappas file candidacies, reelection committees". WMUR. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[BookerRunning-6] Wildstein, David (February 14, 2022). "Booker says no to possible run for N.J. governor". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

[7] "Tommy Tuberville FEC Statement of Candidacy".

[8] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1663097". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[9] Dan Whitfield [@danwhitcongress] (December 7, 2022). "I have filed to run against Tom Cotton in 2026. Check out my campaign video, and if you like it please retweet!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Twitter.

[10] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1621081". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[11] Soetaert, Michael. "Michael Soetaert, Democrat for United States Senate, Kansas". Michael Soetaert, Democrat for United States Senate, Kansas. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[12] "The story behind Susan Collins' comeback to win a historic 5th term". November 12, 2020.

[13] Emanuel, Mike (October 6, 2022). "Sasse resigning Senate seat, likely to be next University of Florida president". The New York Times.

[SasseResig-14] Everett, Burgess; Levine, Marianne (October 5, 2022). "Sasse expected to resign from Senate". Politico.

[15] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1597400". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[16] Martin, Jonathan (February 24, 2022). "James Inhofe, Oklahoma Senator, Is Said to Plan an Early Retirement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 25, 2022.

[17] "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1606714". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[18] Svitek, Patrick (September 19, 2022). "U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, prominent Trump ally, weighing U.S. Senate run in 2026".

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