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Senate Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell: KY: January 20, 2021 Party leader since January 3, 2007: Senate Minority Whip: John Thune: SD: January 20, 2021 Party whip since January 3, 2019: Chair of the Senate Republican Conference: John Barrasso: WY: January 3, 2019: Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee: Joni Ernst: IA: January 3, 2023
[18] [14] [19] Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate with 53 seats by flipping the open seat in West Virginia and defeating Democratic incumbents in Montana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, while Republicans retained all the seats they previously held. This is the first time since 1980 that Republicans flipped control of either chamber of Congress ...
All 33 Class 2 Senate seats and two Class 3 seats are up for election in 2026; Class 2 currently consists of 20 Republicans and 13 Democrats. If vacancies occur in Class 1 or Class 3 Senate seats, that state might require a special election to take place during the 119th Congress, possibly concurrently with the other 2026 Senate elections.
The GOP was on course to begin the 119th Congress with 55 Senate seats as of midnight Wednesday. Republicans take back Senate majority by flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio: ‘We have a red ...
2024 U.S. Senate Election Results: See the map. Who controls the Senate? Democrats currently have majority control of the Senate. Of the 100 seats, 47 are held by Democrats. Republicans have 49 seats.
Assuming Republicans pick up West Virginia, where Sen. Joe Manchin is retiring, the party just needs to win the White House or pick up one more Senate seat to secure the majority.
Each party is led by a floor leader who directs the legislative agenda of their caucus in the Senate, and who is augmented by an Assistant Leader or Whip, and several other officials who work together to manage the floor schedule of legislation, enforce party discipline, and oversee efforts to maintain and grow the party's seats in the Senate.
The Democratic Party holds a narrow majority in the U.S. Senate, but 34 out of 100 seats are up for election on Nov. 5, which may result in a power shift.. Seats in eight of the most competitive ...