More interesting things According to pollster com the Senate Breakdown remember only about 1 3 of seats are up for election every year should be Democrats 54 Republicans 41 Independents both of whom sit with the Democratic caucus 2 Undecided 3 but all are in traditionally strong Democratic states so they ll probably fall into the Democratic column Interestingly both Obama and Biden will need to be replaced in the Senate Usually the Governor of the state in which those seats are held choose the replacement until the next election again usually Obama is from Illinois the governor is a Democrat so will be replaced by a Democrat Biden is from Delaware one of the most solidly Democratic states and the Democratic candidate for governor is leading by a huge margin so expect a Democratic replacement there According to pollster com the House of Representatives should fall as follows Democrats 240 Republicans 179 Undecided 16 So the Democrats should control all three major elective groups Talk Contributions