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The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Senators have been directly elected by state-wide popular vote since the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913. A senate term is six years with no term limit. Every two years a third of the seats are up for election.
Jan. 6 — Congress certifies presidential election results. The House and Senate will certify the results of the 2024 presidential election in a joint session during which the electoral ...
Due to California's election rules, similar to the previous election for the other seat, there were two ballot items for the same seat: a general election, to elect a Class 1 senator to a full term beginning with the 119th United States Congress, to be sworn in on January 3, 2025; and a special election, to fill that seat for the final weeks of ...
The President of the United States is elected to a four-year term. Each of the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives are elected to two-year terms. The 100 members in the United States Senate are elected to six-year terms, with one-third of them being renewed every two years.
The following table shows regularly-scheduled United States Senate elections by state by year. The table does not include appointments or special elections , though it does include elections that occurred upon a state delegation's admission or readmission to the Senate.
One-term Republican Dave McCormick was elected in 2024 with 48.8% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election. [22] Former U.S. Senator Bob Casey Jr., whom McCormick unseated in the 2024 Senate election, is a potential contender for the Democratic nomination. [23]
A senator elected in a special election takes office as soon as possible after the election and serves until the original six-year term expires (i.e. not for a full-term). The Seventeenth Amendment permits state legislatures to empower their governors to make temporary appointments until the required special election takes place.
Chair of the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee: Amy Klobuchar: MN: January 3, 2025: Chair of the Senate Democratic Strategic Communications Committee: Cory Booker: NJ: January 3, 2025: Vice Chairs of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Mark Warner: VA: January 3, 2017: Elizabeth Warren: MA: January 3, 2017: Chair of Senate Democratic ...