United States Senate Elections, 2020 (EasternSky)

The United States Senate elections of 2020 were held on November 3, 2020, along with the presidential election and other congressional and gubernatorial elections.
== Overview ==
The Republicans have to defend 22 seats versus the Democrats' 12 seats. However, five Republican seats are open, four due to the incumbents retiring and one due to the incumbent losing in the primaries. However, most of these races have been rated safe for the GOP.
At the end of the elections, Democrats took Arizona, Colorado, both Georgia seats, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, North Carolina, and Texas while the Republicans only gained Alabama, which resulted in the Democrats gaining control of the Senate with a net gain of ten seats. With the unseating of Mitch McConnell, John Thume of South Dakota became the new leader of the Senate Republicans.
These elections marked the first time since 1932 that a Democrat was elected to represent Kansas in the Senate, marking the end to the longest drought in the history of American politics.
== Senate Seats ==
=== Special Elections ===
State 	Incumbent 	Seat Status 	Candidates	Winner
Arizona	Martha McSally (R)	Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain	Martha McSally (R)
Mark Kelly (D)	Mark Kelly (D)
Georgia	Kelly Loeffler (R)	Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain	Kelly Loeffler (R)
Raphael Warnock (D)	Raphael Warnock (D)
=== Elections leading to the next Congress ===
State 	Incumbent 	Seat Status 	Candidates	Winner
Alabama 	Doug Jones (D) 	Incumbent Lost, Republican Gain 	Doug Jones (D)
Tommy Tuberville (R)	Tommy Tuberville (R)
Alaska 	Dan Sullivan (R) 	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Dan Sullivan (R)
Edgar Blatchford (D)	Dan Sullivan (R)
Arkansas 	Tom Cotton (R) 	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Tom Cotton (R)
Ricky Harrington Jr
(L)
Dan Whitfield (I)	Tom Cotton (R)
Colorado 	Cory Gardner (R) 	Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain 	Cory Gardner (R)
John Hickenlooper (D)	John Hickenlooper (D)
Delaware 	Chris Coons (D) 	Incumbent Won, Democratic Hold 	Chris Coons (D)
James DeMartino (R)	Chris Coons (D)
Georgia 	David Perdue (R) 	Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain 	David Perdue (R)
Jon Ossoff (D)	Jon Ossoff (D)
Idaho 	Jim Risch (R) 	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Jim Risch (R)
Paulette Jordan (D)	Jim Risch (R)
Illinois 	Dick Durbin (D) 	Incumbent Won, Democratic Hold 	Dick Durbin (D)
Mark Curran (R)	Dick Durbin (D)
Iowa 	Joni Ernst (R) 	Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain 	Joni Ernst (R)
Theresa Greenfield (D)	Theresa Greenfield (D)
Kansas 	Pat Roberts (R) 	Incumbent Retired, Democratic Gain 	Kris Kobach (R)
Barbara Bollier (D)	Barbara Bollier (D)
Kentucky 	Mitch McConnell (R) 	Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain 	Mitch McConnell (R)
Amy McGrath (D)	Amy McGrath (D)
Louisiana 	Bill Cassidy (R) 	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Bill Cassidy (R)
Antoine Pierce (D)	Bill Cassidy (R)
Maine 	Susan Collins (R) 	Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain 	Susan Collins (R)
Sara Gideon (D)	Sara Gideon (D)
Massachusetts 	Ed Markey (D) 	Incumbent Primaried, Democratic Hold	Joe Kennedy III (D)
Tagg Romney (R)	Joe Kennedy III (D)
Michigan 	Gary Peters (D) 	Incumbent Won, Democratic Hold 	Gary Peters (D)
John James (R)	Gary Peters (D)
Minnesota 	Tina Smith (D) 	Incumbent Won, Democratic Hold 	Tina Smith (D)
Jason Lewis (R)	Tina Smith (D)
Mississippi 	Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) 	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
Mike Espy (D)	Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
Montana 	Steve Daines (R) 	
Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain 	Steve Daines (R)
Steve Bullock (D)	Steve Bullock (D)
Nebraska 	Ben Sasse (R) 	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Ben Sasse (R)
Chris Janicek (D)	Ben Sasse (R)
New Hampshire 	Jeanne Shaheen (D) 	Incumbent Won, Democratic Hold 	Jeanne Shaheen (D)
Don Bolduc (R)	Jeanne Shaheen (D)
New Jersey 	Cory Booker (D) 	Incumbent Won, Democratic Hold 	Cory Booker (D)
Hirsh Singh (R)	Cory Booker (D)
New Mexico 	Tom Udall (D) 	Incumbent Retired, Democratic Hold 	Ben Ray Luján (D)
Mark Ronchetti (R)	Ben Ray Luján (D)
North Carolina	Thom Tillis (R) 	Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain 	Thom Tillis (R)
Cal Cunningham (D)	Cal Cunningham (D)
Oklahoma 	Jim Inhofe (R) 	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Jim Inhofe (R)
Abby Broyles (D)	Jim Inhofe (R)
Oregon 	Jeff Merkley (D) 	Incumbent Won, Democratic Hold 	Jeff Merkley (D)
Jo Rae Perkins (R)	Jeff Merkley (D)
Rhode Island 	Jack Reed (D) 	Incumbent Won, Democratic Hold 	Jack Reed (D)
Allen Waters (R)	Jack Reed (D)
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham (R) 	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Lindsey Graham (R)
Jaime Harrison (D)	Lindsey Graham (R)
South Dakota 	Mike Rounds (R) 	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Mike Rounds (R)
Daniel Ahlers (D)	Mike Rounds (R)
Tennessee 	Lamar Alexander (R) 	Incumbent Retired, Republican Hold 	Bill Hagerty (R)
James Mackler (D)	Bill Hagerty (R)
Texas 	John Cornyn (R) 	Incumbent Lost, Democratic Gain 	John Cornyn (R)
MJ Hegar (D)	MJ Hegar (D)
Virginia 	Mark Warner (D) 	Incumbent Won, Democratic Hold 	Mark Warner (D)
Daniel Gade (R)	Mark Warner (D)
West Virginia 	Shelly Moore Capito (R)	Incumbent Won, Republican Hold 	Shelly Moore Capito (R)
Paula Jean Swearengin (D)	Shelly Moore Capito (R)
Wyoming 	Mike Enzi (R) 	Incumbent Retired, Republican Hold 	Cynthia Lummis (R)
Nathan Wendt (D)	Cynthia Lummis (R)
== See Also ==
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