United States Senate elections, 2016

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Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 8, 2016, with 16 of the 36 seats in the Senate being contested. 12 seats are regular elections; the winners will serve six-year terms from 2017 until 2022 as members of Senate Class 1. There are also 3 special elections for a seats from Florida, the Midwest and New England which to serve out the remaining 2 years of the term of those seats as members of Senate Class 2 and 1 special election for a seat from the Rocky Mountains to serve out the remaining 4 years of the term of that seat as a member of Senate Class 3.

The 2016 presidential election, gubernatorial elections, and House of Representatives elections will occur on the same date, as well as many regional and local elections.

Background

The current composition of the Senate, going into the 2016 election, consists of 14 Republicans, 19 Democrats, and 3 vacancies (in Florida, the Midwest and New England). Of the seats up for election in 2016, 5 have a Republican incumbent, 6 have a Democratic incumbent and 5 are open races.

Races

Open seats

5 senators - Andrew Brockmeier (D-MI), Joseph Cahill (R-MN), Justin Casanova-Davis (D-FL), James Dailey (D-MN) and Joseph Salazar-Portela (R-CT) - are either not seeking re-election or resigned from the Senate prior to the election.

Andrew Brockmeier (D-MI) of the Great Lakes

Andrew Brockmeier is running for Vice President.

Joseph Cahill (R-MN) of the Midwest

Joseph Cahill resigned from the Senate. A special election was held to fill the vacancy.

Justin Casanova-Davis (D-FL) of Florida

Justin Casanova-Davis resigned from the Senate. A special election was held to fill the vacancy.

James Dailey (D-MN) of the Midwest

James Dailey is running for Midwest Governor.

Joseph Salazar-Portela (R-CT) of New England

Joseph Salazar-Portela resigned from the Senate. A special election was held to fill the vacancy.

Democratic incumbent races

William Rooke Clarke (D-WA) of the Pacific Coast

TBC

Jaime Elzar-Toledo (D-FL) of Florida

TBC

Jax Jaxal (D-OH) of Ohio Valley

TBC

Howell Kent (D-MA) of New England

TBC

Zach Litchfield (D-NY) of New York

TBC

Kathryn Spencer (D-PA) of Pennsylvania

TBC

Republican incumbent races

James MacGillicutty (R-LA) of the Gulf Coast

TBC

Avery Passerday (R-NC) of the Southern Valley

TBC

Valeria Smith (R-OK) of the Great Plains

TBC

Caden Windsor (R-NV) of the Southwest

TBC

Summary table

Region	Incumbent	Status	Non-Incumbent Candidates	Previous Election
Region	Incumbent	Status	Non-Incumbent Candidates	Year	Result
Florida	Jaime Elzar-Toledo (D-FL)	Running for Re-election	?? Rayburn (R-FL)	2014	Jaime Elzar-Toledo (D-FL) 50.0% Constantine Gurlakis (R-FL) 49.8%
Florida (special)	Justin Casanova-Davis (D-FL)	Resigned	Alexander Magnus (D-FL) Constantine Gurlakis (R-FL)	2012	Justin Casanova-Davis (D-FL) 49.9% Constantine Gurlakis (R-FL) 49.9%
Gulf Coast	James MacGillicutty (R-LA)	Running for Re-election	Evelyn Breaux (D-??)	2010	Brian Murphy (R-LA) ??% Red Blanchard (D-LA) ??%
Great Lakes	Andrew Brockmeier (D-MI)	Running for Vice President	Bryan Jennings (D-??) ?? Wilcox (R-??)	2014	Andrew Brockmeier (D-MI) 55.4% ?? Fallon (R-??) 43.9%
Great Plains	Valeria Smith (D-OK)	Running for Re-election	Damien Austin (D-??)	2010	Valeria Smith (R-OK) ??% Loser (D-??) ??%
Midwest	James Dailey (D-MN)	Running for Mississippi Valley Governor	Johnny Green (D-??) Ron Casey (R-MO)	2010	James Dailey (D-MN) ??% Loser (R-??) ??%
Midwest (special)	Jospeh Cahill (R-MN)	Resigned	Brian O'Shea (D-??) Andrew Graham (R-??)	2012	Jospeh Cahill (R-MN) 50.7% Jeffrey Parker (D-MN) 49.0%
New England	Howell Kent (D-MA)	Running for Re-election	John Helligman (R-MA)	2014	Esperanza Hall (D-NH) 55.9% John Heiligmann (R-MA) 43.5%
New England (special)	Joseph Salazar-Portela (D-CT)	Resigned	Bradley Abbott (D-CT) Cathy Franklin (R-??)	2012	Joseph Salazar-Portela (R-CT) 50.0% Falnor Urthadar (D-MA) 49.6%
New York	Zach Litchfield (D-NY)	Running for Re-election	Jay Forest (R-NY)	2012	Zach Litchfield (D-NY) Re-elected unopposed
Ohio Valley	Jax Jaxal (D-OH)	Running for Re-election	Peter Vandenberg (R-??)	2010	Terry Hughes (R-OH) ??% Loser (D-??) ??%
Pennsylvania	Kathryn Spencer (D-PA)	Running for Re-election	Hilliam Warren (R-PA)	2010	Kathryn Spencer (D-PA) ??% Loser (R-PA) ??%
Pacific Coast	William Rooke Clarke (D-WA)	Re-elected unopposed	None	2010	Lilliam Vanleer (D-??) ??% Loser (R-??) ??%
Rocky Mountains (special)	Thomas Fletcher (R-WY)	Running for Re-election	Dave Campbell (D-??)	2012	Rufus Cato (R-MT) 60.7% Joel Dunn (D-ID) 38.9%
Shanendoah Valley	Avery Passerday (R-NC)	Running for Re-election	Matthias Kimmer (D-??)	2012	Avery Passerday (R-NC) 55.7% Daniel Smith (D-VA) 43.9%
Southwest	Caden Windsor (R-NV)	Running for Re-election	Alexander Holland (D-??)	2010	Caden Windsor (R-NV) ??% Loser (D-??) ??%

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 | Florida
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 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[?? Rayburn]] (R-FL)
-| '''[[Jaime Elzar-Toledo]] (D-FL) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (R-FL) ??%
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+| '''[[Jaime Elzar-Toledo]] (D-FL) 50.0%'''<br>[[Constantine Gurlakis]] (R-FL) 49.8%
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 | Florida (special)
 | bgcolor="lightgrey" nowrap style="border-left:10px solid blue;" | [[Justin Casanova-Davis]] (D-FL)
 | Resigned
-| nowrap | [[Alexander Magnus]] (D-FL)<br>[[Constantine Gurlakis]] (R-FL)
+| nowrap | [[Alexander Magnus]] (D-FL)<br>Constantine Gurlakis (R-FL)
-| '''Justin Casanova-Davis (D-FL) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (R-FL) ??%
+| 2012
+| '''Justin Casanova-Davis (D-FL) 49.9%'''<br>Constantine Gurlakis (R-FL) 49.9%
 |-
 | Gulf Coast
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 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[Evelyn Breaux]] (D-??)
+| 2010
 | '''[[Brian Murphy]] (R-LA) ??%'''<br>[[Red Blanchard]] (D-LA) ??%
 |-
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 | Running for Vice President
 | nowrap | [[Bryan Jennings]] (D-??)<br>[[?? Wilcox]] (R-??)
-| '''Andrew Brockmeier (D-MI) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (R-??) ??%
+| 2014
+| '''Andrew Brockmeier (D-MI) 55.4%'''<br>[[?? Fallon]] (R-??) 43.9%
 |-
 | Great Plains
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 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[Damien Austin]] (D-??)
+| 2010
 | '''Valeria Smith (R-OK) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (D-??) ??%
 |-
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 | Running for Mississippi Valley Governor
 | nowrap | [[Johnny Green]] (D-??)<br>[[Ron Casey]] (R-MO)
+| 2010
 | '''James Dailey (D-MN) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (R-??) ??%
 |-
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 | Resigned
 | nowrap | [[Brian O'Shea]] (D-??)<br>[[Andrew Graham]] (R-??)
-| '''Jospeh Cahill (R-MN) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (D-??) ??%
+| 2012
+| '''Jospeh Cahill (R-MN) 50.7%'''<br>[[Jeffrey Parker]] (D-MN) 49.0%
 |-
 | New England
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 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[John Helligman]] (R-MA)
-| '''[[Esperanza Hall]] (D-NH) ??%'''<br>John Heiligmann (R-MA) ??%
+| 2014
+| '''[[Esperanza Hall]] (D-NH) 55.9%'''<br>John Heiligmann (R-MA) 43.5%
 |-
 | New England (special)
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 | Resigned
 | nowrap | [[Bradley Abbott]] (D-CT)<br>[[Cathy Franklin]] (R-??)
-| '''Joseph Salazar-Portela (R-CT) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (D-??) ??%
+| 2012
+| '''Joseph Salazar-Portela (R-CT) 50.0%'''<br>[[Falnor Urthadar]] (D-MA) 49.6%
 |-
 | New York
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 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[Jay Forest]] (R-NY)
-| '''Zach Litchfield (D-NY) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (R-NY) ??%
+| 2012
+| '''Zach Litchfield (D-NY)<br>Re-elected unopposed'''
 |-
 | Ohio Valley
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 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[Peter Vandenberg]] (R-??)
+| 2010
 | '''[[Terry Hughes]] (R-OH) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (D-??) ??%
 |-
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 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[Hilliam Warren]] (R-PA)
+| 2010
 | '''Kathryn Spencer (D-PA) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (R-PA) ??%
 |- bgcolor="lightblue"
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 | '''Re-elected unopposed'''
 | nowrap | None
+| 2010
 | '''[[Lilliam Vanleer]] (D-??) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (R-??) ??%
 |-
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 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[Dave Campbell]] (D-??)
-| '''[[Rufus Cato]] (R-MT) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (D-??) ??%
+| 2012
+| '''[[Rufus Cato]] (R-MT) 60.7%'''<br>[[Joel Dunn]] (D-ID) 38.9%
 |-
-| Southern Valley
+| Shanendoah Valley
 | nowrap style="border-left:10px solid red;" | [[Avery Passerday]] (R-NC)
 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[Matthias Kimmer]] (D-??)
-| '''Avery Passerday (R-NC) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (D-??) ??%
+| 2012
+| '''Avery Passerday (R-NC) 55.7%'''<br>[[Daniel Smith]] (D-VA) 43.9%
 |-
 | Southwest
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 | Running for Re-election
 | nowrap | [[Alexander Holland]] (D-??)
+| 2010
 | '''Caden Windsor (R-NV) ??%'''<br>[[Loser]] (D-??) ??%
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