2022 United States Senate elections (Red Tsunami)

2022 United States Senate elections
35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate; 51 seats needed for a majority
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Race summary[]

Special elections during the preceding Congress[]

In each special election, the winner's term can begin immediately after their election is certified by their state's government. In cases where a resignation has been previously announced, the new senator's term can begin once the previous senator's resignation is submitted officially.

Elections are sorted by date, then state.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Status	Candidates^[2]
State (linked to summaries below)	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Status	Candidates^[2]
California (Class 3)	Padilla, AlexAlex Padilla	Democratic	2021 (appointed)	Interim appointee elected. Winner also elected to the next term, see below.	▌Y Alex Padilla (Democratic) 59.5% ▌Mark Meuser (Republican) 40.5%
Oklahoma (Class 2)	Inhofe, JimJim Inhofe	Republican	1994 (special) 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020	data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold \|Incumbent resigned January 3, 2023. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Markwayne Mullin (Republican) 66.2% ▌Kendra Horn (Democratic) 31.2% ▌Robert Murphy (Libertarian) 1.9% ▌Ray Woods (Independent) 1.7%

Elections leading to the next Congress[]

In these general elections, the winners will be elected for the term beginning January 3, 2023.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Status	Major candidates^[e]^[2]
State (linked to summaries below)	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Status	Major candidates^[e]^[2]
Alabama	Shelby, RichardRichard Shelby	Republican	1986^[f] 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016	data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold \|Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Katie Britt (Republican) 66.8% ▌Will Boyd (Democratic) 30.9% ▌John Sophocleus (Libertarian) 2.3%
Alaska	Murkowski, LisaLisa Murkowski	Republican	2002 (appointed)20042010 (write-in)2016	Incumbent re-elected.	First round: ▌Template:Mby Lisa Murkowski (Republican) 43.4% ▌Template:Mby Kelly Tshibaka (Republican) 42.6% ▌Patricia Chesbro (Democratic) 10.4% ▌Buzz Kelley (Republican) 2.9% Instant runoff: ▌Y Lisa Murkowski (Republican) 53.7% ▌Kelly Tshibaka (Republican) 46.3%
Arizona	Kelly, MarkMark Kelly	Democratic	2020 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Mark Kelly (Democratic) 51.4% ▌Blake Masters (Republican) 46.5% ▌Marc Victor (Libertarian) 2.1%
Arkansas	Boozman, JohnJohn Boozman	Republican	2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Boozman (Republican) 65.8% ▌Natalie James (Democratic) 31.0% ▌Kenneth Cates (Libertarian) 3.2%
California	Padilla, AlexAlex Padilla	Democratic	2021 (appointed)	Interim appointee elected. Winner also elected to finish the term, see above.	▌Y Alex Padilla (Democratic) 61.1% ▌Mark Meuser (Republican) 38.9%
Colorado	Bennet, MichaelMichael Bennet	Democratic	2009 (appointed) 2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Michael Bennet (Democratic) 55.9% ▌Joe O'Dea (Republican) 41.3% Others ▌Brian Peotter (Libertarian) 1.7% ▌T. J. Cole (Unity) 0.7% ▌Frank Atwood (Approval Voting) 0.5%
Connecticut	Blumenthal, RichardRichard Blumenthal	Democratic	2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Richard Blumenthal (Democratic) 57.5% ▌Leora Levy (Republican) 42.5%
Florida	Rubio, MarcoMarco Rubio	Republican	2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Marco Rubio (Republican) 57.7% ▌Val Demings (Democratic) 41.3% Others ▌Dennis Misigoy (Libertarian) 0.4% ▌Steven B. Grant (Independent) 0.4% ▌Tuan Nguyen (Independent) 0.2%
Georgia	Warnock, RaphaelRaphael Warnock	Democratic	2021 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	First round: ▌Template:Mby Raphael Warnock (Democratic) 49.4% ▌Template:Mby Herschel Walker (Republican) 48.5% ▌Chase Oliver (Libertarian) 2.1% Runoff: ▌Y Raphael Warnock (Democratic) 51.4% ▌Herschel Walker (Republican) 48.6%
Hawaii	Schatz, BrianBrian Schatz	Democratic	2012 (appointed) 2014 (special) 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Brian Schatz (Democratic) 71.2% ▌Bob McDermott (Republican) 26.0% Others ▌Feena Bonoan (Libertarian) 1.2% ▌Emma Pohlman (Green) 1.0% ▌Dan Decker (Aloha ʻĀina) 0.5%
Idaho	Crapo, MikeMike Crapo	Republican	1998 2004 2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Mike Crapo (Republican) 60.7% ▌David Roth (Democratic) 28.7% ▌Scott Cleveland (Independent) 8.4% ▌Ray Writz (Constitution) 1.4% ▌Idaho Sierra Law (Libertarian) 0.7%
Illinois	Duckworth, TammyTammy Duckworth	Democratic	2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Tammy Duckworth (Democratic) 56.4% ▌Kathy Salvi (Republican) 41.9% ▌Bill Redpath (Libertarian) 1.7%
Indiana	Young, ToddTodd Young	Republican	2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Todd Young (Republican) 58.7% ▌Thomas McDermott Jr. (Democratic) 37.9% ▌James Sceniak (Libertarian) 3.4%
Iowa	Grassley, ChuckChuck Grassley	Republican	1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Chuck Grassley (Republican) 56.1% ▌Michael Franken (Democratic) 43.9%
Kansas	Moran, JerryJerry Moran	Republican	2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jerry Moran (Republican) 60.1% ▌Mark Holland (Democratic) 36.9% ▌David Graham (Libertarian) 2.9%
Kentucky	Paul, RandRand Paul	Republican	2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Rand Paul (Republican) 61.8% ▌Charles Booker (Democratic) 38.2%
Louisiana	John Kennedy	Republican	2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Kennedy (Republican) 61.6% ▌Gary Chambers (Democratic) 17.9% ▌Luke Mixon (Democratic) 13.2% Others ▌Syrita Steib (Democratic) 2.3% ▌Devin Graham (Republican) 1.8% ▌Vinny Mendoza (Democratic) 0.9% ▌Beryl Billiot (Independent) 0.7% ▌Salvador Rodriguez (Democratic) 0.6% ▌Bradley McMorris (Independent) 0.4% ▌Aaron Sigler (Libertarian) 0.4% ▌Xan John (Independent) 0.2% ▌Thomas La Fontaine Olson (Independent) 0.1% ▌Thomas Wenn (Independent) 0.1%
Maryland	Van Hollen, ChrisChris Van Hollen	Democratic	2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Chris Van Hollen (Democratic) 65.8% ▌Chris Chaffee (Republican) 34.2%
Missouri	Blunt, RoyRoy Blunt	Republican	2010 2016	data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold \|Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Eric Schmitt (Republican) 55.4% ▌Trudy Busch Valentine (Democratic) 42.2% ▌Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 1.7% ▌Paul Venable (Constitution) 0.7%
Nevada	Cortez Masto, CatherineCatherine Cortez Masto	Democratic	2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic) 48.9% ▌Adam Laxalt (Republican) 48.0% Others ▌None of These Candidates 1.2% ▌Barry Linderman (Independent) 0.8% ▌Neil Scott (Libertarian) 0.6% ▌Barry Rubinson (Independent American) 0.5%
New Hampshire	Hassan, MaggieMaggie Hassan	Democratic	2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Maggie Hassan (Democratic) 53.6% ▌Don Bolduc (Republican) 44.4% ▌Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 2.0%
New York	Schumer, ChuckChuck Schumer	Democratic	1998 2004 2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Chuck Schumer (Democratic) 56.4% ▌Joe Pinion (Republican) 43.2% ▌Diane Sare (LaRouche) 0.5%
North Carolina	Burr, RichardRichard Burr	Republican	2004 2010 2016	data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold \|Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Ted Budd (Republican) 50.5% ▌Cheri Beasley (Democratic) 47.3% ▌Shannon Bray (Libertarian) 1.4% ▌Matthew Hoh (Green) 0.8%
North Dakota	Hoeven, JohnJohn Hoeven	Republican	2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Hoeven (Republican) 56.5% ▌Katrina Christiansen (Democratic–NPL) 25.0% ▌Rick Becker (Independent) 18.5%
Ohio	Portman, RobRob Portman	Republican	2010 2016	data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold \|Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y J. D. Vance (Republican) 53.3% ▌Tim Ryan (Democratic) 46.7%
Oklahoma	Lankford, JamesJames Lankford	Republican	2014 (special)2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James Lankford (Republican) 64.3% ▌Madison Horn (Democratic) 32.1% ▌Michael Delaney (Independent) 1.8% ▌Kenneth Blevins (Libertarian) 1.8%
Oregon	Wyden, RonRon Wyden	Democratic	1996 (special)1998 2004 2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ron Wyden (Democratic) 55.9% ▌Jo Rae Perkins (Republican) 41.0% ▌Chris Henry (Progressive) 1.9% ▌Dan Pulju (Pacific Green) 1.2%
Pennsylvania	Toomey, PatPat Toomey	Republican	2010 2016	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y John Fetterman (Democratic) 51.2% ▌Mehmet Oz (Republican) 46.3% Others ▌Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 1.4% ▌Richard Weiss (Green) 0.6% ▌Daniel Wassmer (Keystone) 0.5%
South Carolina	Scott, TimTim Scott	Republican	2013 (appointed) 2014 (special) 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Tim Scott (Republican) 62.9% ▌Krystle Matthews (Democratic) 37.1%
South Dakota	Thune, JohnJohn Thune	Republican	2004 2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Thune (Republican) 69.6% ▌Brian Bengs (Democratic) 26.2% ▌Tamara Lesnar (Libertarian) 4.2%
Utah	Lee, MikeMike Lee	Republican	2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Mike Lee (Republican) 53.1% ▌Evan McMullin (Independent) 42.8% ▌James Hansen (Libertarian) 2.9% ▌Tommy Williams (Independent American) 1.1%
Vermont	Leahy, PatrickPatrick Leahy	Democratic	1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016	data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-bgimage="" Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold \|Incumbent retired.^[3] New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Peter Welch (Democratic) 68.5% ▌Gerald Malloy (Republican) 28.1% Others ▌Dawn Ellis (Independent) 1.0% ▌Natasha Diamondstone-Kohout (GMPJP) 0.5% ▌Kerry Raheb (Independent) 0.5% ▌Mark Coester (Independent) 0.4% ▌Stephen Duke (Independent) 0.4% ▌Cris Ericson (Independent) 0.4%
Washington	Murray, PattyPatty Murray	Democratic	1992 1998 2004 2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Patty Murray (Democratic) 57.3% ▌Tiffany Smiley (Republican) 42.7%
Wisconsin	Johnson, RonRon Johnson	Republican	2010 2016	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ron Johnson (Republican) 50.5% ▌Mandela Barnes (Democratic) 49.5%

↑ Majority control in an evenly divided Senate is determined by the Vice President of the United States, who has the power to break tied votes in their constitutional capacity as President of the Senate. Accordingly, Senate control requires 51 seats without control of the vice presidency or 50 seats with control of the vice presidency.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Independent senators Angus King and Bernie Sanders caucus with Democrats.
↑ Although the 2020 elections yielded a 50—50 tie between the Democratic and Republican caucuses, Democrats took the majority due to their concurrent victory in the presidential election, with Vice President Kamala Harris empowered to act as tie-breaker.
↑ Kyrsten Sinema, whose seat was not up for election in 2022, left the Democratic Party and became an independent politician in December 2022, after the election but before the swearing in of the next Congress. As a result, 48 Democrats (rather than 49), plus King and Sanders, independents who caucus with Democrats, served in the 118th United States Congress. Sinema has opted to caucus with neither party but to continue to align with the Democrats, bringing the Democratic Senate majority to 51 seats.^[1]
↑ Major candidates include those who have previously held office and/or those who are the subject of media attention.
↑ Senator Richard Shelby was originally elected as a Democrat in 1986 and 1992 before switching to a Republican in 1994. Shelby won re-election as a Republican in 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2016.

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[1] Majority control in an evenly divided Senate is determined by the Vice President of the United States, who has the power to break tied votes in their constitutional capacity as President of the Senate. Accordingly, Senate control requires 51 seats without control of the vice presidency or 50 seats with control of the vice presidency.

[majority-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Independent senators Angus King and Bernie Sanders caucus with Democrats.

[tiebreaker-3] Although the 2020 elections yielded a 50—50 tie between the Democratic and Republican caucuses, Democrats took the majority due to their concurrent victory in the presidential election, with Vice President Kamala Harris empowered to act as tie-breaker.

[Sinema-5] Kyrsten Sinema, whose seat was not up for election in 2022, left the Democratic Party and became an independent politician in December 2022, after the election but before the swearing in of the next Congress. As a result, 48 Democrats (rather than 49), plus King and Sanders, independents who caucus with Democrats, served in the 118th United States Congress. Sinema has opted to caucus with neither party but to continue to align with the Democrats, bringing the Democratic Senate majority to 51 seats.^[1]

[major_candidates-7] Major candidates include those who have previously held office and/or those who are the subject of media attention.

[Shelby-8] Senator Richard Shelby was originally elected as a Democrat in 1986 and 1992 before switching to a Republican in 1994. Shelby won re-election as a Republican in 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2016.

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2022 United States Senate elections (Red Tsunami)

Race summary[]

Special elections during the preceding Congress[]

Elections leading to the next Congress[]

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