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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 12:37 AM Dec 2019

Democrats are more likely to regain control of the US Senate in 2022 than in 2020.

2020- Democrats need a net gain of 4 seats.
35 Democratic held US Senate seats are not up for re-election in 2020.
Democratic held US Senate seats up for re-election in 2020 that will stay in the Democratic column.
DE(Coons-D)36D
IL(Durbin-D)37D
MA(Markey/Kennedy-D)38D
MI(Peters-D)39D
MN(Smith-D)40D
NH(Shaheen-D)41D
NJ(Booker-D)42D
NM(Lujan-D)43D
OR(Merkley-D)44D
RI(Reed-D)45D
VA(Warner-D)46D
Republican held US Senate seats up for re-election in 2020 that will go Democratic.
AZ special(McSally-R vs Kelly-D)47D
CO(Gardner-R vs Hickenlooper-D)48D
NC(Tillis-R vs Cunningham/Smith-D)49D
2022- Democrats need a net gain of 2 seats.
36 Democratic held US Senate seats are not up re-election in 2022.
Democratic held US Senate seats up for re-election in 2022 that will stay Democratic.
AZ(Kelly-D) if Ducey-R does not run.
CA(Harris-D)37D
CO(Bennet-D)38D
CT(Blumenthal-D)39D
HI(Schatz-D)40D
IL(Duckworth-D)41D
MD(Van Hollen-D)42D
NV(Cortez Masto-D)43D
NH(Hassan-D)44D
NY(Schumer-D)45D
OR(Wyden-D)46D
VT(Leahy-D)47D
WA(Murray-D)48D
Republican held US Senate seats up for re-election in 2022 that is likely to go Democratic.
NC(OPEN Burr-R) AG Josh Stein-D 49D
PA(Toomey-R) AG Josh Shapiro-D 50D
WI(OPEN Johnson-R) AG Josh Kaul-D 51D

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Democrats are more likely to regain control of the US Senate in 2022 than in 2020. (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Dec 2019 OP
that has actually been known and accepted SterlingPound Dec 2019 #1
1 Democratic held US Senate seat up for re-election in 2020 is likely to go Republican- AL(Jones-D) nkpolitics1212 Dec 2019 #2

SterlingPound

(428 posts)
1. that has actually been known and accepted
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 12:49 AM
Dec 2019

but that is also why the impeachment proceedings should have started earlier to help hammer home how treasonous the GOP has really been in aiding trump.

It can flip but the odds have always been against us just by what seats are coming up for election.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
2. 1 Democratic held US Senate seat up for re-election in 2020 is likely to go Republican- AL(Jones-D)
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 01:43 AM
Dec 2019

Democrats need to win 5 Republican held US Senate seats up for re-election in 2020 to get back in the majority.
AZ special(McSally-R) appointed incumbent, Likely Democratic Nominee Mark Kelly is astronaut who is the husband of former US Rep. Gabby Giffords-D
CO(Gardner-R) was first elected to the US Senate in 2014 by a narrow margin. Likely Democratic nominee John Hickenlooper is a recent former 2 term Governor.
NC(Tillis-R) was first elected to the US Senate in 2014 by a narrow margin. Likely Democratic nominee Cal Cunningham is a former state senator, US Senate candidate and veteran.
Other Republican held US Senate seats up for re-election in 2020 that Democrats need to win.
One or Both of the GA US Senate seats.
IA(Ernst-R)
ME(Collins-R)
In 2022, No Democratic held US Senate seat up for re-election in 2020 is going Republican except AZ(Kelly-D) that is if Ducey-R runs.
Republican held US Senate seats up for for re-election in 2022 that is likely to go Democratic.
IA(OPEN- Grassley-R)
NC(OPEN- Burr-R)
PA(Toomey-R)
WI(OPEN- Johnson-R)

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