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babylonsister

(171,035 posts)
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 07:38 AM Jul 2019

These Senate seats are up for election in 2020

Yes, this is from May but worth a repeat.

https://www.axios.com/senate-seats-election-2020-54bee405-7f43-456c-936f-5bc75758bc59.html

Rashaan Ayesh
May 4, 2019
These Senate seats are up for election in 2020


There are 34 Senate seats up for election in 2020 — including a special election in Arizona — many of which are expected to be brutally competitive as Democrats vie for control of the Senate.

Quick take: The U.S. Senate is currently made up of 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and 2 independents who caucus with the Democrats. Dems must win 3 or 4 seats to take control of the Senate — 4 to recapture control — or 3, if they also win the vice presidency.

Some of the fiercest races will come from Virginia, North Carolina and New Hampshire, according to a late 2018 analysis from FiveThirtyEight.

Republican senators representing left-leaning states — Susan Collins (R-Maine), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) — are considered among the Democrats’ clearest 2020 targets.

As Democrats from Trump-won states — Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) — are also vulnerable.

Some of the notable seats include Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.).


Driving the news: 2018 gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams announced on Tuesday that she would not be vying for a Georgia Senate seat in 2020. Also this week, Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa and Rep. Joaquin Castro in Texas turned down chances to challenge Republicans standing re-election in 2020.

Republicans:

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) — Alexander announced he is retiring in 2020
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mt.)
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) - Enzi announced he is retiring in 2020.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.)
Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.)
Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.)
Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) — Roberts is retiring in 2020
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S. D.)
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.)
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)


Democrats:

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) — Booker is running for president in 2020
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.)
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.)
Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) — Udall announced he is retiring in 2020
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.)
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These Senate seats are up for election in 2020 (Original Post) babylonsister Jul 2019 OP
Mitch and Lindsay must be targeted. BKDem Jul 2019 #1
K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2019 #2
K & R MFGsunny Jul 2019 #3
Please make McConnell disappear Bayard Jul 2019 #4
A reminder: you can't gerrymander a statewide election. elocs Jul 2019 #5

Bayard

(22,011 posts)
4. Please make McConnell disappear
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:11 AM
Jul 2019

If we can dump him, a lot of other rethug senators will not be so emboldened.

Come on Amy McGrath!

elocs

(22,546 posts)
5. A reminder: you can't gerrymander a statewide election.
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:29 AM
Jul 2019

A vote is a vote no matter if you live in a super red or blue district.

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