United States Senate elections, 2018

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Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 6, 2018, with 16 of the 36 seats in the Senate to be contested. 12 seats are regular elections; the winners serve six-year terms from 2019 until 2024 as members of Senate Class 2. There are also 3 special elections for a seats from the Atlantic Seaboard, New York, and the Ohio Valley to serve out the remaining 2 years of the term of those seats as members of Senate Class 3 and 1 special election for a seat from New England to serve out the remaining 4 years of the term of that seat as a member of Senate Class 1.

The 2018 gubernatorial elections and House of Representatives elections will occurr on the same date, as well as many regional and local elections.

Background

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Results

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Races

Retirements

Two Senators - Vincent Giorelli (D-NJ) and Al Marshall (D-TN) - have announced their retirements.

Vincent Giorelli (D-NJ) of the Atlantic Seaboard

Two term Democratic Senator Vincent Giorelli has announced that he will step down at the conclusion of his second term in the Senate [1]. Two Democrats stepped forward to be his replacement, Maryland Congressman Gary Wright [2] and New Jersey Congressman Spencer Harrel [3]. Republican Congressman Ted Armstrong of New Jersey has also announced his intention to run for the seat [4].

Al Marshall (D-TN) of the Southeast

Main article: Senate election in the Southeast, 2018

Senator Al Marshall, after a lackluster career in the Senate told CNN in early 2018 that he would not be seeking re-election [5]. Conservative Democrat Ryan Howson announced his intention to run for the seat shortly thereafter [6] and will likely face Republican Alexander Allum, who himself declared his candidacy in early 2017 [7].

Democratic incumbent races

Robert Adams (D-MA) of New England

Democrat Robert Adams was appointed to replace Howell Kent in 2018 and then announced his intention to seek re-election [8]. Republican Timothy Hunt was in the race for some of the lead up to the election, but later withdrew before election day.

Al Bernstein (D-NY) of New York

Albert Bernstein announced his plans to run for re-election [9] shortly after being appointed to this seat in early 2018. He was appointed to replace Democratic Senator Dante Moretti, who was in turn appointed by Northeast Governor James Stewart when Senator Nicole Peebles resigned after the 2016 election. Peebles was last elected to the Senate in 2014 in a special election, meaning that the winner in 2018 will serve out a full 6 year term. Republican Congressman Brendan Klein initially announced his intention to run for this seat [10], but later withdrew when Phillip Jacques entered the race [11].

Bradley Abbott (D-CT) of New England

Senator Bradley Abbott was elected to the Senate in 2016 to serve out the remaining two years of former Senator Joseph Salazar-Portela's term, having previously held the position of House Majority Leader. In 2017, Abbott announced his intention to seek re-election [12]. Massachusetts Congressman Walter Alhazred is the only declared Republican candidate for this race [13], however Maine Congressman Oliver Perry is also making an independent run for the Senate [14].

Red Blanchard (D-LA) of the Gulf Coast

The Democratic Whip since he re-entered the Senate in 2013, Senator Red Blanchard has twice run for the Senate. The first time was in 2010 as an incumbent, which he lost, and the second time was in 2012, as a challenger, which he won. He announced in 2017 that he would be seeking a second full term as Senator [15]. Republican Henry Finley has announced his intention to run against him [16].

Sandros Cheshire (D-NJ) of the Atlantic Seaboard

After winning the Mid-Atlantic gubernatorial election, Grace Straka appointed New Jersey Democrat Sandros Cheshire to fill out the remaining 4 years of her Senatorial term. He announced his intention to seek re-election in 2018 soon after entering the Senate [17]. Republican Joseph Brown has announced his intention to challenge him in the general election [18].

Hys Clematis (D-CA) of California

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Calum Daniels (D-NC) of the Appalachia

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Chastity Roberts (D-PA) of Pennsylvania

Democrat Chastity Roberts was appointed to this seat by Mid-Atlantic Governor Grace Straka in 2017 to replace Samuel Clay. Clay, who was appointed in 2011 by Governor David Gamble and last elected to the Senate in 2010 as a Republican, had stood as a de facto independent after speaking at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in support of Whitney Mason in the presidential election, later officially quiting the Republican Party after the 2016 elections [19]. Clay's nomination by President Mason to the position of Secretary of State led to the vacancy which Roberts then filled.

Roberts has filed for re-election with the FEC [20], as has Republican Congressman Hillam Warren [21]. Warren made a failed run for the Senate in 2016 against Kathryn Spencer.

Gregory Wolff (D-IL) of Illinois

First elected to the Senate in 2006 and then re-elected in 2012, Gregory Wolff is the Senate's fourth most senior Senator and ranks only behind Kathryn Spencer in the Senate Democratic caucus. Both he [22] and Republican Elizabeth Battenberg [23] have announced their intention to run for this seat in 2018.

Republican incumbent races

Constantine Gurlakis (R-FL) of Florida

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Andrew Graham (R-MN) of the Midwest

Republican Senator Andrew Graham won a special election in 2016 to serve out the remaining 2 years of the Senate seat he now holds. In 2017 he announced his intention to seek re-election to a full term in the 2018 elections [24], with Iowa Democrat Eric Smith announcing his intention to run for the seat soon after Graham's announcement [25]. Later in early 2018, Missouri Democrat Theodore C. Jameson of St. Louis announced his intention to run for the seat. [26].

Troy Carter (R-OH) of the Ohio Valley

Troy Carter was appointed to the Senate to fill out the remaining four years of the term of former Senator Tim Kent after Kent was elected Governor of Appalachia in the 2016 elections. He is seeking re-election to the Senate in 2018 [27], a special election being required to be held in the first general election following the appointment of any Senator by their Governor. Democrats Michael Fox [28] and Kenneth Foster [29] have both noted their intentions to challenge Carter in the 2018 election.

Keiko Kagura (R-MT) of the Rocky Mountains

Keiko Kagura, appointed in 2011 to her current seat and re-elected one year later, in 2012, has announced her intentions of seeking for a second term [30]. On the Democrat side, Representant Joel Dunn filed the PAC to run against her [31], followed by Tommy Breckenridge [32] & Nicole Peebles [33].

With Dunn & Breckenridge out, former Senator of New York Peebles was finally confirmed as the official candidate.

Mitchell Davis (R-TX) of Texas

This seat had previously been held by Republican Kyle Van Horn who was elected to it in the 2012 Senate election but resigned in 2017. Governor Kyle Baccelli appointed Mitchell Davis to replace Van Horn [34]. Davis then filed with the FEC in preparation for his 2018 re-election campaign [35], while Democrat Zapp Branningman also filed with the FEC as his challenger in the general election [36].

Summary table

Region	Incumbent	Status	Announced Non-Incumbent Candidates	Previous Election
Region	Incumbent	Status	Announced Non-Incumbent Candidates	Year	Result
Atlantic Seaboard	Vincent Giorelli (D-NJ)	Retired	Ted Armstrong (R-NJ) Gary Wright (D-NJ)	2012	??
Atlantic Seaboard (Special)	Sandros Cheshire (D-NJ)	Re-elected	Joseph Brown (R-MD)	2014	Grace Straka (D-NJ) Re-elected unopposed
California	Hys Clematis (D-CA)	Re-elected	James Jackson (R-CA)	2012	??
Florida	Constantine Gurlakis (R-FL)	Re-elected	Jaime Elzar-Toledo (D-FL)	2016	Constantine Gurlakis (R-FL) 53.16% Alexander Magnus (D-FL) 46.50%
Gulf Coast	Red Blanchard (D-LA)	Re-elected	Henry Finley (R-AR)	2012	??
Illinois	Gregory Wolff (D-IL)	Defeated	Elizabeth Battenberg (R-IL)	2012	??
Midwest	Andrew Graham (R-MN)	Re-elected	Theodore C. Jameson (D-MO)	2016	Andrew Graham (R-MN) 50.21% Brian O'Shea (D-MN) 49.70%
New England	Robert Adams (D-MA)	Re-elected unopposed	None	2016	Bradley Abbott (D-CT) 62.81% Cathy Franklin (R-CT) 36.61%
New England (Special)	Bradley Abbott (D-CT)	Re-elected	Oliver Perry (I-ME)	2016	Howell Kent (D-MA) 51.69% John Helligman (R-MA) 47.94%
New York (Special)	Al Bernstein (D-NY)	Re-elected	Phillip Jacques (R-NY)	2014	Nicole Peebles (D-NY) 51.68% Jay Forest (R-NY) 48.32%
Ohio Valley (Special)	Troy Carter (R-OH)	Re-elected	Michael Fox (D-IN)	2014	Tim Kent (R-OH) 54.2% Dominic Melville (D-OH) 45.5%
Pennsylvania	Chastity Roberts (D-PA)	Defeated	Hilliam Warren (R-PA)	2012	??
Rocky Mountains	Keiko Kagura (R-MT)	Re-elected	Nicole Peebles (D-NY/MT)	2012	Keiko Kagura (R-MT) 59.19% Robert Neal (D-MT) 40.48%
Southeast	Al Marshall (D-GA)	Retired	Alexander Allum (R-GA) Ryan Howson (D-GA)	2014	Al Marshall (D-TN) 50.05% Harmon Dooley (R-GA) 49.95%
Shenandoah Valley	Calum Daniels (D-NC)	Re-elected unopposed	None	2012	??
Texas	Mitchell Davis (R-TX)	Re-elected	Zapp Branningman (D-TX)	2012	??