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Note: Adding a post script clarification
From https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm, the current is:
Majority Party: Republican (53 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats)
Other Parties: 2 Independents (both caucus with the Democrats)
Total Seats: 100
Dems lost Alabama and won Colorado and Arizona, so here is how I tally things up.
With Alabama lost, numbers would be:
Republican (54 seats)
Democrat (44 seats)
With Colorado and Arizona wins, numbers would be:
Republican (52 seats)
Democrat (46 seats)
If we pick up the two Georgia seats:
Republican (50 seats)
Democrat (48 seats)
There would be 50-50 tie if we won the 2 Georgia seats and the 2 Independents voted with the Dems
still_one
(92,186 posts)634-5789
(4,175 posts)Wicked Blue
(5,832 posts)Thanks for posting this
bdamomma
(63,845 posts)this is our next job to do. So if these two gentlemen get in is Mitch out in January?
iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)The 2 Others are Independents (Bernie Sanders and Justin Amash)
VP would be tie breaker.
What I don't know is with 48 Dems and 48 GOpers who would be the majority leader. Maybe someone else here on DU coan speak to that.
babylonsister
(171,057 posts)ooky
(8,922 posts)iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)more digging to see if I cna get the right numbers.
iluvtennis
(19,852 posts)From https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm, the current is:
Majority Party: Republican (53 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats)
Other Parties: 2 Independents (both caucus with the Democrats)
Total Seats: 100
Dems lost Alabama and won Colorado and Arizona, so here is how I tally things up.
With Alabama lost, numbers would be:
Republican (54 seats)
Democrat (44 seats)
With Colorado and Arizona wins, numbers would be:
Republican (52 seats)
Democrat (46 seats)
If we pick up the two Georgia seats:
Republican (50 seats)
Democrat (48 seats)
There would be 50-50 tie if the two Independents voted with Dems.