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The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 119th United States Congress.
National Conference of State Legislatures. [1] STATE Total Seats Total Senate Senate Dem. Senate Rep. Senate other Total House House Dem. House Rep. House other Leg. Control Gov. Party State Control Alabama 140 35 8 27 105 28 76 1v Rep Rep Rep Alaska 60 20 9 11 40 13 22 5 Rep Rep Rep Arizona 90 30 14 16 60 28 32 Rep Dem Divided Arkansas 135 35 6 29
The senator in each state with the longer time in office is known as the senior senator, ... Chart of all U.S. Senate seat-holders, by state, 1978–present, ...
The Senate, or upper chamber, has 100 seats — two per state. Of these, 34 are up for election in 2024. Each senator serves a six-year term for their respective state.
There have been a total of 254 senators appointed to the United States Senate since the 1913 ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, including 207 appointments made before the next scheduled or special election and 47 appointments made of senators-elect who have already been elected to the seat.
The seats are also divided in such a way that any given state's two senators are in different classes so that each seat's term ends in different years. Class 1 and class 2 consist of 33 seats each, while class 3 consists of 34 seats.
Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term, with terms staggered, so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election. Each state, regardless of population or size, has two senators, so currently, there are 100 senators for the 50 states.
Republicans already have the Senate majority in Harrisburg. They believe they can pad their lead with some upsets in the 2024 election. Which 5 state Senate seats does the Pennsylvania GOP see as ...