Question: how many republicans are in the senate in 2018
Answer: United States Senate elections , 2018 ← 2016 November 6 , 2018 2020 → Class 1 ( 33 of the 100 ) seats in the United States Senate ( and 2 special elections ) 51 seats needed for a majority Leader Mitch McConnell Chuck Schumer Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3 , 2007 January 3 , 2017 Leader 's seat Kentucky New York Current seats 51 47 Seats needed Seats up 9 24 Party Independent Current seats Seats up Seats up for election ( general & special ) : Democratic incumbent running Democratic incumbent retiring Republican incumbent running Republican incumbent retiring Independent incumbent running Independent incumbent retiring No election Inset rectangl