2026 United States Senate elections

The 2026 United States Senate elections will 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.

2026 United States Senate elections
November 3, 2026
33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate
51 seats needed for a majority
Map of the incumbents:
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Incumbent Majority Leader

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Composition

The composition of the Senate going into the 2026 election will depend on the results of the 2022 and 2024 elections. Among the senators up for election in 2026, there will be 13 Democrats and 20 Republicans.

There may be some additional changes if senators die or resign. If senators in other classes die or resign between 2022 and 2026, there may be additional special elections before or during the 2026 elections. The dates between which the death or resignation of a senator would lead a special election during this time period vary from state to state.

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.

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

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Key
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R# Republican

Race summary

The following is the list of state-by-state summaries:

Elections leading to the next Congress
State
(linked to
summaries below)
 Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party
Electoral
history
Alabama Tommy Tuberville Republican 2020
Alaska Dan Sullivan Republican 2014
2020
Arkansas Tom Cotton Republican 2014
2020
Colorado John Hickenlooper Democratic 2020
Delaware Chris Coons Democratic 2010 (Special)
2014
2020
Georgia Jon Ossoff Democratic 2020
Idaho Jim Risch Republican 2008
2014
2020
Illinois Dick Durbin Democratic 1996
2002
2008
2014
2020
Iowa Joni Ernst Republican 2014
2020
Kansas Roger Marshall Republican 2020
Kentucky Mitch McConnell Republican 1984
1990
1996
2002
2008
2014
2020
Louisiana Bill Cassidy Republican 2014
2020
Maine Susan Collins Republican 1996
2002
2008
2014
2020
Massachusetts Ed Markey Democratic 2013 (Special)
2014
2020
Michigan Gary Peters Democratic 2014
2020
Minnesota Tina Smith Democratic 2018 (Appointed)
2018 (Special)
2020
Mississippi Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican 2018 (Appointed)
2018 (Special)
2020
Montana Steve Daines Republican 2014
2020
Nebraska Ben Sasse Republican 2014
2020
New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 2008
2014
2020
New Jersey Cory Booker Democratic 2013 (Special)
2014
2020
New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Democratic 2020
North Carolina Thom Tillis Republican 2014
2020
Oklahoma Jim Inhofe Republican 1994 (Special)
1996
2002
2008
2014
2020
Oregon Jeff Merkley Democratic 2008
2014
2020
Rhode Island Jack Reed Democratic 1996
2002
2008
2014
2020
South Carolina Lindsey Graham Republican 2002
2008
2014
2020
South Dakota Mike Rounds Republican 2014
2020
Tennessee Bill Hagerty Republican 2020
Texas John Cornyn Republican 2002
2008
2014
2020
Virginia Mark Warner Democratic 2008
2014
2020
West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito Republican 2014
2020
Wyoming Cynthia Lummis Republican 2020
State
(linked to
summaries below)
 Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party
Electoral
history

Alabama
Main article: List of United States senators from Alabama

One-term Republican Tommy Tuberville was first elected in 2020.

Alaska
Main article: List of United States senators from Alaska

Two-term Republican Dan Sullivan was re-elected in 2020.

Arkansas
Main article: List of United States senators from Arkansas

Two-term Republican Tom Cotton was re-elected in 2020.

Colorado
Main article: List of United States senators from Colorado

One-term Democrat John Hickenlooper was first elected in 2020.

Delaware
Main article: List of United States senators from Delaware

Two-term Democrat Chris Coons was re-elected in 2020.

Georgia
Main article: List of United States senators from Georgia

One-term Democrat Jon Ossoff was first elected in 2020. He has not yet declared whether or not he will seek a second term, however he has filed papers to run again with the FEC.[1]

Idaho
Main article: List of United States senators from Idaho

Three-term Republican Jim Risch was re-elected in 2020.

Illinois
Main article: List of United States senators from Illinois

Five-term Democrat and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin was re-elected in 2020.

Iowa
Main article: List of United States senators from Iowa

Two-term Republican Joni Ernst was re-elected in 2020.

Kansas
Main article: List of United States senators from Kansas

One-term Republican Roger Marshall was first elected in 2020.

Kentucky
Main article: List of United States senators from Kentucky

Seven-term Republican Mitch McConnell was re-elected in 2020.

Louisiana
Main article: List of United States senators from Louisiana

Two-term Republican Bill Cassidy was re-elected in 2020.

Maine
Main article: List of United States senators from Maine

Five-term Republican Susan Collins was re-elected in 2020.

Massachusetts
Main article: List of United States senators from Massachusetts

Two-term Democrat Ed Markey was re-elected in 2020.

Michigan
Main article: List of United States senators from Michigan

Two-term Democrat Gary Peters was re-elected in 2020.

Minnesota
Main article: List of United States senators from Minnesota

One-term Democrat Tina Smith was elected in 2020, having first been appointed in 2018, then winning the special election that same year.

Mississippi
Main article: List of United States senators from Mississippi

One-term Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith was elected in 2020, having first been appointed in 2018, then winning the special election that same year.

Montana
Main article: List of United States senators from Montana

Two-term Republican Steve Daines was re-elected in 2020.

Nebraska
Main article: List of United States senators from Nebraska

Two-term Republican Ben Sasse was re-elected in 2020.

New Hampshire
Main article: List of United States senators from New Hampshire

Three-term Democrat Jeanne Shaheen was re-elected in 2020.

New Jersey
Main article: List of United States senators from New Jersey

Two-term Democrat Cory Booker was re-elected in 2020.

New Mexico
Main article: List of United States senators from New Mexico

One-term Democrat Ben Ray Luján was first elected in 2020.

North Carolina
Main article: List of United States senators from North Carolina

Two-term Republican Thom Tillis was re-elected in 2020.

Oklahoma
Main article: List of United States senators from Oklahoma

Five-term Republican Jim Inhofe was re-elected in 2020.

Oregon
Main article: List of United States senators from Oregon

Three-term Democrat Jeff Merkley was re-elected in 2020.

Rhode Island
Main article: List of United States senators from Rhode Island

Five-term Democrat Jack Reed was re-elected in 2020.

South Carolina
Main article: List of United States senators from South Carolina

Four-term Republican Lindsey Graham was re-elected in 2020.

South Dakota
Main article: List of United States senators from South Dakota

Two-term Republican Mike Rounds was re-elected in 2020.

Tennessee
Main article: List of United States senators from Tennessee

One-term Republican Bill Hagerty was first elected in 2020.

Texas
Main article: List of United States senators from Texas

Four-term Republican John Cornyn was re-elected in 2020.

Virginia
Main article: List of United States senators from Virginia

Three-term Democrat Mark Warner was re-elected in 2020.

West Virginia
Main article: List of United States senators from West Virginia

Two-term Republican Shelley Moore Capito was re-elected in 2020.

Wyoming
Main article: List of United States senators from Wyoming

One-term Republican Cynthia Lummis was first elected in 2020.

See also

References
  1. @CATargetBot (January 15, 2021). "NEW 2026 FEC F2 T. Jonathan Ossoff (DEM) #GASEN (D-Ossoff)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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