117th Congress - Senate Seats by State

The Green Papers: 2021 General Election

117^th Congress
Senate Seats by State

101 Senate Seats not up for election in 2021

6 Open Senate Seats (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office)

523 Candidates seeking a Senate Seat (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

This is a list of the current Senate seats and the incumbents occupying them. Not counting special elections, 33 Senate Seats are up for election on 8 November 2022.

There have been 0 deaths, 1 resignation, and 0 changes re: party breakdown in the 117^th Senate.

Senator Alex Padilla (Democratic, California Class 3) was appointed on 22 December 2020 by Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic). He will fill the seat of Senator Kamala D. Harris who has been elected to the office of Vice President. Senator Padilla was sworn on 20 January 2021.
Senator Kamala D. Harris (Democratic, California Class 3) resigned on 18 January 2021 to take the office of Vice President of the United States.
Senator Raphael Warnock (Democratic, Georgia, Class 3) was elected in a 5 January 2021 Special Election. He replaces appointed Senator Kelly Loeffler (Republican) and was sworn on 20 January 2021.
Senator T. Jonathan "Jon" Ossoff (Democratic, Georgia, Class 2) was elected in a 5 January 2021 runoff election was sworn on 20 January 2021.

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Alabama 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator Richard C. Shelby • First elected as a Democrat: 1986; re-elected: 1992; Changed Party affiliation to Republican: 9 November 1994; re-elected as a Republican: 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016. [also served in the U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 as a Democrat] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 8 February 2021: Senator Shelby, 86, will not run for re-election. "Today I announce that I will not seek a seventh term in the United State Senate in 2022."

Alaska 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Dan Sullivan • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator Lisa Murkowski • Appointed by Governor Frank H. Murkowski (Republican) on 20 December 2002, to fill vacancy left by the resignation of her father, the same Frank H. Murkowski, when he resigned to become Governor of the State on 2 December 2002. First elected: 2004; relected: 2010 (as a write-in), 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Arkansas 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator John Nichols Boozman • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Florida 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator Richard L. "Rick" Scott • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 3	Republican	Senator Marco Rubio • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Idaho 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator James E. "Jim" Risch • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004, 2010, 2016. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Indiana 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator Mike Braun • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 3	Republican	Senator Todd Christopher Young • Served in the U.S. House: 2011-2017. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Iowa 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Joni K. Ernst • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley • First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Kansas 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Roger W. "Doc" Marshall • Previously served in the U.S. House elected: 2016, 2018; first elected to the U.S. Senate: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator Jerry Moran • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Kentucky 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Mitch McConnell • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator Rand Paul • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Louisiana 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator William M. "Bill" Cassidy • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator John Neely Kennedy • First elected to the office of state Treasurer as a Democrat: 1999; re-elected: 2003; switched affiliation to Republican 27 August 2007; re-elected: 2007, 2011, 2015. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Maine 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent, 1 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Susan Margaret Collins • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Mississippi 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator Roger F. Wicker • Appointed 31 December 2007 to fill the vacancy caused by the 18 December 2007 resignation of Senator Trent Lott. First elected in a special election: 4 November 2008. Re-elected: 2012, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 2	Republican	Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith • Appointed: 1 April 2018 [re: the resignation of Senator Thad Cochran (Republican)]; first elected in a Special Election: 27 November 2018; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Missouri 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator Joshua David "Josh" Hawley • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 3	Republican	Senator Roy Blunt • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 8 March 2021: "I won't be a candidate for re-election to the U.S. Senate next year."

Montana 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Steven "Steve" Daines • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Nebraska 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 2	Republican	Senator Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

North Carolina 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • 29 March 2021: Senator Thom Tillis stated that that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his prognosis is good, and he expects to make a full recovery.

Class 3	Republican	Senator Richard Mauze Burr • Served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2004; re-elected: 2010, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - circa 20 July 2016: Senator Richard Mauze Burr announces this will be his last run for re-election.

North Dakota 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator Kevin Cramer • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 3	Republican	Senator John Hoeven • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Ohio 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican

Class 3	Republican	Senator Robert Jones "Rob" Portman • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 25 January 2021: Not running for re-election.

Oklahoma 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe • First elected to fill out the term in a Special Election: 1994 [held to fill the impending vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator David L. Boren (Democrat): effective, 15 November 1994 but announced before the 1994 Oklahoma state/local Primary in August 1994, allowing for this Special Election to take place; elected to a full term: 1996; re-elected 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator James Paul Lankford • First elected in a special election: 4 November 2014 re: resignation of Senator Tom Coburn (Republican); re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Pennsylvania 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican

Class 3	Republican	Senator Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 6 October 2020: "I will not be running for reelection in 2022 and ... will not be running for governor ... I will serve out the remainder of my term."

South Carolina 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Lindsey Olin Graham • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008, 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator Timothy E. "Tim" Scott • Served in U.S. House- first elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012. Appointed to the U.S. Senate: 2 January 2013 (re: resignation of Senator James W. "Jim" DeMint [Republican]); first elected in a special election: 4 November 2014; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

South Dakota 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3	Republican	Senator John R. Thune • Served in U.S. House- first elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate 2002. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2004; re-elected: 2010, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Tennessee 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator Marsha Blackburn • Previously served in the U.S. House, 2003-2019; first elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 2	Republican	Senator Bill Hagerty • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Texas 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 2	Republican	Senator John Cornyn • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008, 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Utah 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator Willard "Mitt" Romney • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 3	Republican	Senator Mike Lee • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

West Virginia 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican

Class 2	Republican	Senator Shelley Moore Capito • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Wisconsin 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican

Class 3	Republican	Senator Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Wyoming 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1	Republican	Senator John A. Barrasso • Appointed: 22 June 2007 by Governor Dave Freudenthal; first elected in a special election: 4 November 2008; re-elected: 2012, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Class 2	Republican	Senator Cynthia Marie Lummis • Previously served in the U.S. House, first elected: 2008; re-elected 2010, 2012, 2014; did not run in 2016. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic
	• Democratic-Farmer Labor
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution
	• Green
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Alaskan Independence
	• Alliance Party
	• American Independent
	• Communist
	• Conservative
	• Freedom
	• United Party
	• Veterans Party of America
Independents
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	• Independent
	• No Party Affiliation
	• No Party Preference
	• No Political Party
	• Non Affiliated
	• None
	• Nonparty
	• Unaffiliated
	• Undeclared
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable
	• Write-in