2022 United States Senate elections (LandonExists)

The 2022 United States Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, with the 34 class 3 seats of the Senate contested in regular elections. Of these, 20 were held by Republicans and 14 by Democrats. The winners were elected to six-year terms from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029.
In the 2016 United States Senate elections, the last regularly scheduled elections for class 3 Senate seats, the Democrats won two seats from the Republicans but failed to re-gain a majority, which they again failed to gain after the 2018 elections. Before the elections, Democrats held 48 seats, Republicans held 50 seats, and independents caucusing with the Democrats held two seats, which were not up for reelection. The Democrats had a majority because of the tie-breaking vote by the Vice President, at that time Kamala Harris. Republicans defended 20 seats and the Democrats 14.
Republicans needed a net gain of one seat to gain a majority. Despite fundraising efforts, Republicans underpreformed expectations on election night. They lost seats in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The only race they managed to flip was New Hampshire. With the exceptions of New Hampshire, the winning party in every Senate election was the winning party in the state's previous presidential election.
==Election summary==
Parties 	Democratic	Independent	Republican	Total
Last election (2020)	48 	2 	50 	100
Before this election	48 	2 	50 	100
Not up 	34 	2 	30 	66
Class 1 (2018→2024) 	21 	2 	10 	33
Class 2 (2020→2026) 	13 	0 	20 	33
Up 	14 	0 	20 	34
Class 3 (2016→2022) 	14 	0 	20 	34
Special: Class 1 & 2	0 	0 	0 	0
Incumbents retiring 	1 	0 	7 	8
Incumbents Retiring:
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Rob Portman (R-OH)
Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Pat Tooney (R-PA)
==Change in composition==
Republicans defended 20 seats while Democrats defended 14. Each block represents one of the 100 Senate seats. "D#" is a Democratic senator, "I#" is an Independent senator, and "R#" is a Republican senator. They are arranged so that the parties are separated and a majority is clear by crossing the middle.
===Before the elections===
Each block indicates an incumbent senator's actions going into the election. Both Independents caucus with the Democrats.
D1 	D2 	D3 	D4 	D5 	D6 	D7 	D8 	D9 	D10
D11	D12	D13	D14	D15	D16	D17	D18	D19	D20
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40
Hawaii
Ran	D39
Ga.
Ran	D38
Conn.
Ran	D37
Colo.
Ran	D36
Calif,
Ran	D35
Ariz.
Ran	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41
Ill.
Ran	D42
Md,
Ran	D43
Nev.
Ran	D44
N.H.
Ran	D45
N.Y.
Ran	D46
Ore.
Ran	D47
Vt.
Retired	D48
Wash.
Ran	I1 	I2
Majority (with Independents and Vice President) ↑
R41
Mo.
Retired	R42
N.C.
Retired	R43
N.D.
Ran	R44
Ohio
Retired	R45
Okla.
Ran	R46
Pa.
Retired	R47
S.C.
Ran	R48
S.D.
Ran	R49
Utah
Ran	R50
Wisc.
Retired
R40
La.
Ran	R39
Ky.
Ran	R38
Kans.
Ran	R37
Iowa
Retired	R36
Ind.
Ran	R35
Idaho
Ran	R34
Fla.
Ran	R33
Ark.
Ran	R32
Alaska
Ran	R31
Ala.
Retired
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1 	R2 	R3 	R4 	R5 	R6 	R7 	R8 	R9 	R10
===After the elections===
D1 	D2 	D3 	D4 	D5 	D6 	D7 	D8 	D9 	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40
Hawaii
Reelected	D39
Ga.
Reelected	D38
Conn.
Reelected	D37
Colo.
Reelected	D36
Calif.
Hold	D35
Ariz.
Reelected	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41
Ill.
Reelected	D42
Md.
Reelected	D43
Nev.
Reelected	D44
N.Y.
Reelected	D45
Ore.
Reelected	D46
Vt.
Hold	D47
Wash.
Reelected	D48
Pa.
Gain	D49
Wisc.
Gain	I1
Majority (with independents) ↑
R41
Mo.
Hold	R42
N.C.
Hold	R43
N.D.
Reelected	R44
Ohio
Hold	R45
Okla.
Reelected	R46
S.C.
Reelected	R47
S.D.
Reelected	R48
Utah
Reelected	R49
N.H.
Gain	I2
R40
La.
Reelected	R39
Ky.
Reelected	R38
Kans.
Reelected	R37
Iowa
Hold	R36
Ind.
Reelected	R35
Idaho
Reelected	R34
Fla.
Reelected	R33
Ark.
Reelected	R32
Alaska
Primaried	R31
Ala.
Hold
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1 	R2 	R3 	R4 	R5 	R6 	R7 	R8 	R9 	R10
==Closest Races==
13 races had a margin of victory of 10%:
State 	Party of winner 	Margin
Wisconsin 	Democratic (flip)	0.3%
North Carolina	Republican 	1.0%
New Hampshire 	Republican (flip)	1.1%
Georgia 	Democratic 	1.3%
Pennsylvania 	Democratic (flip)	1.4%
Alaska 	Republican 	1.5%
Nevada 	Democratic 	2.4%
Arizona 	Democratic 	3.9%
Ohio 	Republican 	5.6%
Iowa 	Republican 	6.5%
Florida 	Republican 	7.3%
Missouri 	Republican 	7.8%
Colorado 	Democratic 	9.7%
==Alabama==
Six-term Republican Richard Shelby was re-elected in 2016 with 64% of the vote. On Feburary 8, 2021, Shelby announced he would not seek re-election to a seventh term. Republican Katie Britt won in a landslide.
Britt is the former President and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama and former Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Richard Shelby. She defeated U.S. Representative Mo Brooks in a runoff to secure the Republican nomination, notably without securing former President Donald Trump's endorsement.
England, the chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, defeated Minority Leader of the Alabama House of Representatives Anthony Daniels to secure the Democratic nomination.
==Alaska==
Three-term Republican Lisa Murkowski was re-elected in 2016 with 44.4% of the vote.
Murkowski would face two major challenges in her re-election campaign, namely from fellow Republican Kelly Tshibaka, the former Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner and Democratic-back Independent Al Gross, the 2020 senate nominee. Kelly Tshibaka had been previously endorsed by the Alaska Republican Party and former President Donald Trump.
Following voter approval of Ballot Measure 2 during the 2020 elections in Alaska, this was the first U.S. Senate election in Alaska held under the new election process. All candidates ran in a nonpartisan blanket primary, from which the top four candidates advanced to the general election. Voters then utilized ranked voting during the general election.
Lisa Murkowski was eliminated in Round 2, meaning the final round was between Kelly Tshibaka and Al Gross, where Tshibaka won by 1.5%.
==Arizona==
Incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly took office on December 2, 2020 after winning a special election with 51.2% of the vote.
Six-term senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain was re-elected to this seat in 2016. However, he died on August 25, 2018, and former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl was appointed to replace him. Kyl resigned at the end of 2018 and was succeeded by outgoing U.S. Representative Martha McSally, who lost the 2020 special election to complete the term.
In a competitive Republican primary, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich defeated U.S. Representative Andy Biggs. He would go on to lose to Kelly by 4 points.
==Arkansas==
Two-term Republican John Boozman was re-elected in 2016 with 59.8% of the vote. Boozman was reelected to a third term by a 30-point margin.
Boozman faced a competitive against Jake Bequette, a former NFL player and U.S. Army veteran. Boozman won the primary 8.4%.
The Democratic primary was a three-way race consisted of Dan Whitfield, a 2020 U.S. Senate candidate, real estate broker Natalie James and former Pine Bluff city alderman Jack Foster. Dan Whitfield would go on to win the primary.
==California==
Incumbent Democrat Alex Padilla took office on January 20, 2021, after being appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom. His appointment came as a result of the resignation of incumbent Democrat Kamala Harris, who resigned her seat on January 18, 2021, to take her seat as Vice President of the United States.
==Colorado==
Micheal Bennet (I-D) defeats Eli Bremer (R)
==Connecticut==
Richard Blumenthal (I-D) defeats Dan Carter (R)
==Florida==
Marco Rubio (I-R) defeats Val Demings (D)
==Georgia==
Raphael Warnock (I-D) defeats Herschel Walker (R)
==Hawaii==
Brian Schatz (I-D) wins unopposed
==Idaho==
Mike Crapo (I-R) defeats James Vandermaas (D)
==Illinois==
Tammy Duckworth (I-D) defeats Bill Brady (R)
==Indiana==
Todd Young (I-R) defeats Thomas McDermott Jr. (D)
==Iowa==
Chuck Grassley (I-R) defeats Abby Finkenauer (D)
==Kansas==
Jerry Moran (I-R) defeats Micheal Soetaert (D)
==Kentucky==
Rand Paul (I-R) defeats Charles Booker (D)
==Louisiana==
John Kennedy (I-R) defeats John Bel Edwards (D)
==Maryland==
Chris Van Hollen (I-D) defeats Kim Klacik (R)
==Missouri==
Eric Greitens (R) defeats Quinton Lucas (D)
==Nevada==
Catherine Cortez Masto (I-D) defeats Adam Laxalt (R)
==New Hampshire==
Chris Sununu (R) defeats Maggie Hassan (I-D)
==New York==
Chuck Schumer (I-D) defeats Antoine Tucker (R)
==North Carolina==
Ted Budd (R) defeats Cheri Beasley (D)
==North Dakota==
John Hoeven (I-R) defeats Michael Steele (D)
==Ohio==
Josh Mandel (R) defeats Tim Ryan (D)
==Oklahoma==
James Lankford (I-R) defeats Sheila Bilyeu (D)
==Oregon==
Ron Wyden (I-D) defeats Jo Rae Perkins (R)
==Pennsylvania==
John Fetterman (D) defeats Sean Parnell (R)
==South Carolina==
Tim Scott (I-R) defeats Krystie Matthews (D)
==South Dakota==
John Thune (I-R) defeats Troy Heinert (D)
==Utah==
Mike Lee (I-R) defeats Ben McAdams (D)
==Vermont==
T.J. Donovan (D) defeats some random gop guy i havent decided who yet (R)
==Washington==
Patty Murray (I-D) defeats Tiffany Smiley (R)
==Wisconsin==
Mandela Barnes (D) defeats Mike Gallagher (R)
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