Senators up for reelection in 2020 latest polls: Who is contesting and who is vulnerable on Senate seat on November 3?

The upper house of the United States Congress is known as the Senate, whose members are elected for a period of six years.

Currently, the United States Senate comprises 53 Republican senators and 45 Democrats, along with two individuals who typically lean toward Democrats. Every two years, one-third of the senators go up for reelection.

 

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There are 35 senators up for reelection in 2020. Which senators are up for reelection in 2020, and who will be contesting whom in the November 3 polls? Let’s have a look.

 

Senators up for reelection in 2020
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Republican Senators up for reelection in 2020:

Republicans have a majority in the Senate as of now, with 53 seats. However, 23 Republican senators are up for reelection in 2020 compared to 12 Democrats.

So, it increases the worry of the Republicans, as nearly twice the number of their senators are running for reelection compared to the Democrats, leaving them vulnerable to lose their majority in Senate.

Republican senators up for reelection in 2020 and their opponents who are ready to challenge them on November 3 are given below.

 

Incumbent Republican Senator Opposition Candidate State Latest Polls and Predictions
Martha McSally Mark Kelly Arizona Kelly 47%

McSally 42%

Thom Tillis Cal Cunningham North Carolina Cunningham 50%

Tillis 39%

Susan Collins Sara Gideon Maine Gideon 44 %

Collins 43%

Steve Daines Steve Bullock Montana Daines 52%

Bullock 43 %

Joni Ernst Theresa Greenfield Iowa Greenfield 47%

Ernst 43%

Cory Gardner John Hickenlooper Colorado Hickenlooper 48%

Garner 39%

David Perdue Jon Ossoff Georgia Ossoff 44%

Perdue 43%

Kelly Loeffler Doug Collins (Republican)

Raphael Warnock (Democratic)

Matt Lieberman (Democratic)

Georgia Warnock 41%

Loeffler 24%

Lindsey Graham Jamie Harrison South Carolina Harrison 48%

Graham 47%

James Risch Paulette Jordan Idaho Rasch 53%

Jordan 28%%

Pat Roberts (retiring)

Roger Marshal (Republican nominee)

Barbara Bollier Kansas Bollier 45%

Marshall 42%

Dan Sullivan  Al Gross (Independent) Alaska Sullivan 48%

Gross 44%

John Cornyn MJ Hegar Texas Cornyn 50%

Hegar, 42%

 Mitch McConnell Amy McGrath Kentucky McConnell 48%

McGrath 41%

Mike Rounds Daniel Ahlers South Dakota Polls not available
Ben Sasse Chris Janicek Nebraska Polls not available
Bill Cassidy Adrian Perkins (Democrat)

David Drew Knight (Democrat)

Louisiana Cassidy 52%

Perkins 33%

Cindy Hyde-Smith Mike Espy Mississippi  Hyde-Smith 41%

Espy 40%

James Inhofe Abby Broyles Oklahoma Inhofe 46%

Broyles 30%

Tom Cotton Ricky Dale Harrington Jr (Libertarian) Arkansas Cotton 49%

Harrington 38%

Shelley Moore Capito Paula Jean Swearengin West Virginia Polls not available. Republicans likely to win big.
Lamar Alexander (Retiring)

Bill Hagerty (Republican nominee)

Marquita Bradshaw (Democrats)

Manny Sethi

Tennessee Hagerty 42.3%

Manny Sethi 38.8%

Mike Enzi (Retiring)

Cynthia Lummis (Republican nominee)

Merav Ben-David Wyoming Polls not available. Republicans most likely to win

 

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Democratic Senators up for reelection in 2020:

 

While there are 23 Republican Senators up for reelection in 2020, only 12 Democrat senators will seek reelection this year, which increases their chances of winning the majority in the Senate.

 

Incumbent Democratic Senator Opposition Candidates State Latest Polls and Predictions
Doug Jones Tommy Tuberville Alabama Tuberville 54%

Jones 42%

Gary Peters John James Michigan Peters 47%

James 42%

Chris Coons Lauren Witzke Delaware Coons 57%

Witzke 27%

Cory Booker Rik Mehta New Jersey Booker 52%

Mehta 28%

Dick Durbin Mark Curran Illinois Durbin 44%

Curran 25%

Ed Markey Kevin O’Connor Massachusetts Markey 50%

O’Conner 40%

Jeff Merkley Jo Rae Perkins Oregon Merkley 55%

Perkins 35%

Jack Reed Allen Waters Rhode Island Polls not available. Democrats likely to win
Jeanne Shaheen Corky Messner New Hemisphere Shaheen 53%

Messner 39%

Tina Smith Jason Lewis Minnesota Smith 44%

Lewis 37%

Mark Warner Daniel Gade Virginia Warner 52%

Gade 39%

Tom Udall (Retiring)

 

Ben Ray Lujan

Mark Ronchetti New Mexico Lujan 51%

Ronchetti 41%

 

 

Vulnerable Senators up for reelection in 2020:

 

The Senate race will be close, and some contests will be worth watching on November 3. The following are the ten senators who are most vulnerable in these elections.

 

  1. Doug Jones
  2. Cory Gardner
  3. Martha McSally
  4. Thom Tillis
  5. Susan Collins
  6. Kelly Loeffler
  7. Joni Ernst
  8. Steve Daines
  9. Ed Markey
  10. David Perdue

 

Possibility of a hung Senate:

 

Amid the contest of all the senators up for reelection in 2020, will the Senate decision be made on November 3, or will we have to wait even further? Only the Senate rate of Georgia will decide this.

Both seats of Georgia are up for reelection in 2020, and if one candidate fails to get 50% of the votes, runoff elections on January 5 will settle the dust.

On the first seat, David Perdue will be the Republican candidate, who is up for reelection due to the expiry of his six-year term.

However, on the other seat, Kelly Loeffler was appointed as the successor of the former senator Johnny Isakson, who retired during his term in 2019. Twenty-one candidates will contest this seat, which makes it highly unlikely that anyone will be able to get 50% of the votes.

This will basically be a “jungle primary” contest in which all the 21 candidates will run for the seat, regardless of the political party. If this happens, the Senate can remain unsettled until January, which will increase the curiosity of everyone again.

Senators up for reelection in 2020 will be facing the verdict of the Americans on November 3. Will Republicans successfully recapture the Senate, or will Democrats snatch the Senate away from Republicans? Only time will tell. Stay tuned to missed votes to get the latest updates regarding the 2020 elections.

 

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Colorado Senate Race 2020 polls: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Arizona Senate Race is an Example of the Prevalence of National Politics 

5 Reasons Why the Alabama Senate Race is Leaning Republican 

Maine Senate Race 2020 and Judge Kavanaugh Effect 

 

 

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