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BumRushDaShow

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24. It looks like they included those noted as -

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #21)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 05:05 PM

1 hr ago

Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet are not up for reelection in 2026, but would resign their seats if they win their respective gubernatorial races.

So they are mixing some "mights" in there too.

I know a handful of states have a "resign to run" requirement (like FL & TX), so that might also be figuring into the calcs too.

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Those 62 seats are evenly split between D and R: 31 each are stepping down. TheRickles 10 hrs ago #1

NPR has - BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #12

The linked NPR list has 31 Dems and 41 Repubs on it. So none of the totals are consistent. ??? TheRickles 4 hrs ago #21

It looks like they included those noted as - BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #24

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