United States Senate elections, 2018

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Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 6, 2018, with 15 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.

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

Background

TBC

Results

TBC

Races

Retirements

One Senator - Vincent Giorelli (D-NJ) - has announced his retirement.

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].

Possible Retirements

Al Marshall (D-TN) of the Southeast

Some predict that Senator Al Marshall, given his lackluster career in the Senate, will not seek re-election. He has yet to announce whether or not he will be running for re-election.

Democratic incumbent races

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 [2]. Massachusetts Congressman Walter Alhazred is the only declared Republican candidate for this race and appears to be Abbott's likely opponent [3].

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 [4]. No Republicans have yet to announce their intention to run against him.

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 [5]. Republican Congressman Ted Armstrong of New Jersey has also announced his intention to run for the seat [6].

Hys Clematis (D-CA) of California

TBC

Calum Daniels (D-NC) of the Appalachia

TBC

Dante Moretti (D-NY) of New York

Dante Moretti was appointed by Northeast Governor James Stewart following the resignation of former Senator Nicole Peebles. Peebles was last elected to the Senate in 2014, meaning Moretti will serve out the remaining 2 years of the Senate term before being up for re-election. Moretti has yet to declare whether he will be running for re-election or stepping down when his term expires, but is generally expected to run. Republican Congressman Brendan Klein has announced his intention to run for this seat [7].

Chastity Roberts (D-PA) of Pennsylvania

This seat was previously held by Samuel Clay, who was appointed in 2011 by Governor David Gamble and last elected to the Senate in 2010 as a Republican, but then stood as a de facto independent after he spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in support of Whitney Mason for President, later officially quiting the Republican Party after the 2016 elections [8]. Clay was subsequently nominated by President Mason to be Secretary of State and confirmed by the Senate.

Mid-Atlantic Governor Grace Straka replaced Clay with Democrat Chastity Roberts, who subsequently filed for re-election with the FEC [9]. On the Republican side, Congressman Hillam Warren has announced his intention to challenge Roberts [10]. 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 [11] and Republican Elizabeth Battenberg [12] have announced their intention to run for this seat in 2018.

Republican incumbent races

Constantine Gurlakis (R-FL) of Florida

TBC

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 [13], with Iowa Democrat Eric Smith announcing his intention to run for the seat soon after Graham's announcement [14].

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 [15], a special election being required to be held in the first general election following the appointment of any Senator by their Governor. Democrat Michael Fox has noted his intention to challenge Carter in the 2018 election [16].

Keiko Kagura (R-MT) of the Rocky Mountains

TBC

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 [17]. Davis then filed with the FEC in preparation for his 2018 re-election campaign. No Democrat has yet to announce their intention to run for this seat.

Summary table

See also

• United States general elections, 2018
• United States presidential election, 2018
• United States House elections, 2018
• United States gubernatorial elections, 2018