2026 United States Senate elections
The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections, the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3, 2027, to January 3, 2033. Senators are divided into three groups, or classes, whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 2 senators were last elected in 2020, and will be up for election again in 2032.
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33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Map of the incumbents: Democratic incumbent Republican incumbent No election Incumbent TBD | |||
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As of April 2024, no Republican or Democratic senators have announced plans for retirement; two Republican senators and five Democratic senators are running for re-election.
This will be the first Senate election since 2006 in which the Republican Party will not be led by Mitch McConnell.