The Green Papers: 2023 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 118th Congress
Senate Seats by State

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 5 November 2024.

There have been 0 deaths, 1 resignations, and 1 changes re: party breakdown in the 118th Senate.

  • Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe (Republican, Oklahoma Class 2) resigned on 2 January 2023.
  • Senator Markwayne Mullin (Republican, Oklahoma Class 2) was elected in a 8 November 2022 Special Election to fill the seat of Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe (Republican, Oklahoma Class 2) upon Senator Inhofe's resignation. Senator Mullin took the Oath on 3 January 2023 and will serve the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2027.
  • Senator Kyrsten Sinema (Democrat, Arizona Class 2) switched party affiliation to Independent on 3 January 2023.
  • Senator Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse (Republican, Nebraska Class 2) resigns.
  • Senator Pete Ricketts (Republican, Nebraska Class 2) is appointed on 12 January 2023 and took the Oath on 23 January 2023.

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Legislative Links     Senate Electoral Classes

           

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Ruben Gallego
23 January 2023: Member of Congress Ruben Gallego, CD 3, announced he will run for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2024.

FEC S4AZ00139
  Candidate Democratic     Alexander "Alex" Keller
FEC S4AZ00154

California  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Jacob Farmos
    Democratic     Senator Dianne Feinstein - apparently not a candidate
14 February 2023: "I am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 ...."

FEC S0CA00199
  Candidate Democratic     Jeremy Fennell
FEC S4CA00449
  Candidate Democratic     Diane Foxington
?

FEC S4CA00472
  Candidate Democratic     Carson Henry Franklin, Jr.
FEC S4CA00423
  Candidate Democratic     Harmesh Kumar
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Barbara Lee
US House District 12

FEC S4CA00589
  Candidate Democratic     David Peterson
FEC H6CA01202
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Katherine "Katie" Porter
10 January 2023: Member of Congress CD 47. Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 1 seat in 2024.

FEC S4CA00522
  Candidate Democratic     Aejaz "Raji" Rab
Filed for US Senate Class 1 (FEC S4CA00613) and US House CD 32 (FEC H4CA30123).

FEC S4CA00613
  Candidate Democratic     Jessica Serene Resendez
FEC S4CA00381
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Adam B. Schiff
26 January 2023: Member of Congress CD 30. Candidate for US Senate Class 1 in 2024.

FEC S4CA00555

Colorado  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  John W. Hickenlooper
FEC S0CO00575

Connecticut  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
FEC S2CT00132

Delaware  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Thomas R. "Tom" Carper
FEC S8DE00079

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Christopher A. "Chris" Coons
FEC S0DE00092

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Matt Boswell
FEC S4FL00454
  Candidate Democratic     Don Horan
  Candidate Democratic     Rodenay "Rod" Joseph
FEC S4FL00512
  Candidate Democratic     Bernard Korn
FEC S0FL00635
  Candidate Democratic     Josue Larose
?

FEC S4FL00462
  Candidate Democratic     Matthew Alexander Sanscrainte
FEC S4FL00488

Georgia  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  T. Jonathan "Jon" Ossoff
FEC S8GA00180

Hawaii  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Mazie K. Hirono
FEC S2HI00106

Illinois  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Richard J. "Dick" Durbin
FEC S6IL00151

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

Class 1  
    Democratic     Lauren Bushman - apparently not a candidate
FEC S4IN00147
  Candidate Democratic     Valerie L. McCray
FEC S2IN00166
  Candidate Democratic     Marshall Travis
FEC S4IN00162
  Candidate Democratic     Aleem Young
FEC S4IN00212

Maryland  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin
FEC S6MD03177
  Candidate Democratic     Steven Henry "Steve" Seuferer
FEC S4MD00277

Massachusetts  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Elizabeth A. Warren
FEC S2MA00170

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Edward John "Ed" Markey
FEC S4MA00028

Michigan  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Nasser Beydoun
  Candidate Democratic     Jacquise A. Purifoy
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Elissa Slotkin
27 February 2023: "... I'm announcing my run to be Michigan’s next U.S. Senator."

FEC S4MI00470
    Democratic     Senator  Debbie Stabenow - apparently not a candidate
5 January 2023: "... I am announcing ... that I will not seek re-election and will leave ... at the end of my term on January 3, 2025 ... "

FEC S8MI00281

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Gary C. Peters
FEC S4MI00355

Minnesota  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Tina Flint Smith
FEC S8MN00578

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Ty Pinkins
FEC S4MS00187

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     December Harmon
    Democratic     David Curtis Jefferson - apparently not a candidate
FEC S0MO00175
  Candidate Democratic     Lucas Kunce
FEC S2MO00528

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  R. Jon "Jon" Tester
FEC S6MT00162

Nevada  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Allen Rheinhart
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Jacklyn S. "Jacky" Rosen
FEC S8NV00156

New Hampshire  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Jeanne Shaheen
FEC S0NH00219

New Jersey  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Christina Amira Khalil
FEC S4NJ00367
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Robert "Bob" Menendez
FEC S6NJ00289
  Candidate Democratic     Roselle Park Mayor  Joseph "Joe" Signorello, III

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Cory A. Booker
FEC S4NJ00185

New Mexico  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Martin Trevor Heinrich
FEC S2NM00088

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Ben Ray Luján
FEC S0NM00058

New York  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand
FEC S0NY00410
    Democratic     Reece Wright McDonald - apparently not a candidate
FEC LETTER INFORMATIONAL NOTICE

FEC S4NY00214
  Candidate Democratic     Khaled Salem
FEC S4NY00271
  Candidate Democratic     William "Will" Schweitzer, VI
FEC S4NY00321

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Katrina Christiansen
FEC S2ND00123; 20 Mar 23; Tot $0; Dsb $3,261

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Sherrod Brown
FEC S6OH00163

Oregon  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley
FEC S8OR00207

Pennsylvania  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.
FEC S6PA00217
  Candidate Democratic     Nicholas D. Del Moore
?

FEC S4PA00246

Rhode Island  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Allen Waters
FEC S4RI00069
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Sheldon Whitehouse, II
FEC S6RI00221

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  John F. "Jack" Reed
FEC S6RI00163

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

Class 1  
    Democratic     Dylan Lee Fain - apparently not a candidate
FEC S4TN00500

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Tracy Andrus, Sr.
FEC S4TX00680
  Candidate Democratic     Aaron Arguijo
FEC S4TX00599
  Candidate Democratic     Victor D. Dunn
FEC S4TX00664
  Candidate Democratic     former Midland City Council Member John Benard Love, III
FEC S0TX00308
  Candidate Democratic     Zachariah Manning
  Candidate Democratic     former Corpus Christi Mayor Eldon Daniel "Dan" McQueen
FEC S4TX00698
  Candidate Democratic     Teresa Danise Naranjo
FEC S4TX00615
  Candidate Democratic     Heli Rodriguez-Prilliman
FEC S4TX00607
  Candidate Democratic     Sherri Lynn Taylor
FEC S4TX00623

Virginia  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine
FEC S2VA00142
  Candidate Democratic     Zoey Maria King
FEC S2VA00217
  Candidate Democratic     TJ Wallace
FEC S4VA00288

Class 2  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Mark Robert Warner
FEC S6VA00093

Washington  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Maria E. Cantwell
FEC S8WA00194
  Candidate Democratic     David Ishii
FEC H4WA09079
  Candidate Democratic     John Peterson
?

FEC S4WA00532

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Joseph "Joe" Manchin, III
FEC S0WV00090
  Candidate Democratic     Zachary Shrewsbury

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

Class 1  
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Tammy Baldwin
FEC S2WI00219

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Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.


"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Senate Class

Class 1 seats begin their terms at noon on 3 January 2019 and end their terms on 3 January 2025. The next regular election for these seats is in 5 November 2024.
Class 2 seats began their terms at noon on 3 January 2021 and end their terms on 3 January 2027. The next regular election for these seats is 3 November 2026.
Class 3 seats began their terms at noon on 3 January 2023 and end their terms on 3 January 2029. The next regular election for these seats is 7 November 2028.

For more information on Senate Classes refer to UNITED STATES SENATE: Electoral "Classes".


Article I, Section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States reads as follows:

"Immediately after [the Senate of the United States] shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year..."

Pursuant to this Constitutional provision, a three-Senator Committee was appointed by the Senate on 11 May 1789 to come up with a plan to carry out the requirements of that provision; this Committee reported to the Senate on 14 May 1789 a plan to divide the then 20 Senators (there were 10 of the 13 original States represented in the Senate at the time- each having 2 Senators: North Carolina and Rhode Island had yet to ratify the U.S. Constitution, while New York had so ratified but had failed to elect Senators as of that date) into the requisite three electoral Classes: under this plan, three groups of Senators (set up in such a way so as no State had its two Senators in the same group) were to be listed and the first Senator on each list (a list which was set up geographically north-to-south in the manner in which the Electoral Vote for President was counted before Congress at that time, so that two of the first Senators on these lists were from New Hampshire and the third was the first Senator in alphabetical order from Massachusetts) was to each blindly draw a piece of paper numbered either "1", "2" or "3" out of a box in the possession of the Secretary of the Senate. This plan being agreeable to the Senate and so approved, the drawing of lots in this manner was carried out the following day (15 May 1789)- such lot drawing ultimately determining that, to start with, Classes 1 and 2 were to have 7 Senators each and Class 3 was to have only 6 Senators.

When New York finally seated its two Senators during the ensuing Summer, there was another lot drawing (actually a double-lot drawing) on 28 July 1789 to determine the Classes for these seats: since one of the seats had to be Class 3 to make it equal in number to that of the other two Classes so far, the two New York Senators each blindly drew between two pieces of paper, one marked "3", the other which was blank- after this, there was a second lot drawing in which the New York Senator who had drawn the blank paper blindly drew again between two pieces of paper marked "1" and "2": he drew "1" so that New York would henceforth have Senators of electoral Classes 1 and 3.

When North Carolina seated its two Senators after ratifying the Constitution on 21 November 1789, there was yet another lot drawing (on 29 January 1790) in which North Carolina's two Senators each blindly drew between pieces of paper marked "2" and "3" (since there were now 12 States and, thus, 24 Senators: 24 being equally divisible by 3, there would now have to be 8 Senators in each of the three Classes to fulfill the Constitutional provision that, as nearly as was practicable, one third of the Senate be elected every second year).

After Rhode Island- the last of the 13 original States- finally ratified the Constitution on 29 May 1790 and subsequently seated its two Senators that Summer, there was yet one more lot drawing in the First Congress (on 25 June 1790) in which Rhode Island's two Senators blindly drew between pieces of paper marked "1", "2" and "3": one Senator drew "2", the other drew "1"- thereby determining electoral Classes 1 and 2 as those for the Senators from this State. When Vermont was admitted to the Union as the 14th state on 4 March 1791, there was again a double lot drawing as there had been for New York. From that day until this, whenever a new State has been admitted to the Union, these types of lot drawings (the type determined by the necessity of keeping the number of Senators in each electoral Class as close to one third as possible at the time of said lot drawing) between the new State's first Senators is held before the Senate to determine in just which of the three electoral Classes that State's Senate seats will be placed from then on.


 


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