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2020 United States Senate Elections
The 2020 United States Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, with the 33 Classes of United States senators#Class 2, class 2 seats of the U.S. Senate, Senate contested in regular elections. Of these, 21 were held by Republican Party (United States), Republicans, and 12 by Democratic Party (United States), Democrats. The winners were elected to 6-year terms from January 3, 2021, to January 3, 2027. Two special elections for seats held by Republicans were also held in conjunction with the general elections: one in 2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona, Arizona, to fill the vacancy created by John McCain's death in 2018; and one in 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia, Georgia, following Johnny Isakson's resignation in 2019. These elections ran concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election in which incumbent president Donald Trump lost to Democratic nominee Joe Biden. In the 2014 United States Senate elections, the las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 United States Senate Runoff In Georgia
The 2020–21 Georgia U.S. Senate runoff may refer to: * 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia#Runoff, 2020 United States Senate election in Georgia, a runoff election for the regularly-scheduled November election to fill the Classes of United States senators, Class II Georgia U.S. Senate seat * 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia#Runoff, 2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia, a runoff election for the remaining two years of the Classes of United States senators, Class III Georgia U.S. Senate seat, to January 2023. {{set index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Senate Special Election In Arizona
The 2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona was held on November 3, 2020, following the death in office of incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican U.S. Senator John McCain on August 25, 2018. Governor Doug Ducey was required by Arizona law to appoint a Republican to fill the vacant seat until a special election winner could be sworn in. On September 5, 2018, Ducey appointed former U.S. Senator Jon Kyl to fill McCain's seat. However, Kyl announced he would resign on December 31, 2018. On December 18, 2018, Ducey announced that outgoing U.S. Representative Martha McSally would be appointed to fill the seat following Kyl's resignation. McSally was sworn in as the state's junior U.S. Senator on January 3, 2019, less than two months after she was 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona, defeated by Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Kyrsten Sinema for Arizona's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat. McSally ran to complete the term, defeating skincare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 United States Senate Election In Georgia
The 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 3, 2020, and on January 5, 2021 (as a runoff), to elect the Classes of United States senators, Class II member of the United States Senate to represent the Georgia (U.S. state), State of Georgia. Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Jon Ossoff narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican Senator David Perdue in the runoff election, despite Perdue receiving more votes in the first round. The general election was held concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 presidential election, as well as with 2020 United States Senate elections, other elections to the Senate, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and various 2020 United States elections, state and local elections. No candidate received a majority of the vote during the general election on November 3, so the top two finishers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Senate Election In Maine
The 2020 United States Senate election in Maine was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Maine, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. This was Maine's first election for its Class 2 seat to use its ranked choice voting system. Because the first round of the general election saw a majority, the instant runoff tabulation of more than 800,000 ballots was not carried out. Republican Senator Susan Collins was challenged by Democratic nominee Sara Gideon, the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, as well as independent candidates Lisa Savage and Max Linn. Collins was considered one of the most vulnerable Republican senators due to her decreased polling numbers and perceived harm to her reputation, but she was re-elected by an unexpectedly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Senate Election In Alabama
The 2020 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Alabama, concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as 2020 United States Senate elections, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various 2020 United States elections#State elections, state and 2020 United States elections#Local elections, local elections. Incumbent senator Doug Jones (politician), Doug Jones, first elected in a 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama, 2017 special election in what was widely labeled a major upset, ran for a full term, facing Tommy Tuberville in the general election. This race was one of two Democratic-held U.S. Senate seats up for election in 2020 in a state President Trump won in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Senate Election In Colorado
An election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Colorado, State of Colorado, concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as 2020 United States Senate elections, other elections to the United States Senate, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various 2020 United States elections, state and local elections. Under Colorado law, the filing deadline for U.S. Senate candidates was March 17, 2020, the third Tuesday in March of the election year; the primary election occurred on June 30. Incumbent senator Cory Gardner lost re-election to former governor John Hickenlooper. Gardner was unopposed in the Republican primary, and Hickenlooper defeated former State House Speaker Andrew Romanoff in the Democratic primary. This race was one of two Republican-held U.S. Senate seats up for election in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 United States Senate Elections
The 2018 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018. Among the 100 seats, the 33 of Classes of United States senators, Class 1 were contested in regular elections while two others were contested in special elections due to Senate vacancies in 2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota, Minnesota and 2018 United States Senate special election in Mississippi, Mississippi. The regular election winners were elected to six-year terms running from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2025. United States Senate, Senate Democratic Party (United States), Democrats had 26 seats up for election (including the seats of two Independents who caucus with them), while Senate Republican Party (United States), Republicans had nine seats up for election. To maintain their working majority of 50 senators and their party's Vice President of the United States, vice president's tie-breaking vote, Republicans could only afford a net loss of one seat in these elections. The Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 United States Senate Elections
The 2016 United States Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016. The 2016 United States presidential election, presidential election, 2016 United States House of Representatives elections, House elections, 2016 United States gubernatorial elections, 14 gubernatorial elections, and many 2016 United States elections, state and local elections were held concurrently. In the elections, 34 of the 100 seats—all Classes of United States Senators, Class 3 Senate seats—were contested in regular elections; the winners served six-year terms until January 3, 2023. Class 3 had last been up for election in 2010 United States Senate elections, 2010 when Republicans won a net gain of six seats. In 2016, Democrats defended 10 seats, while Republicans defended 24 seats. Republicans, having won a majority of seats in the Senate in 2014 United States Senate elections, 2014, held the Senate majority with 54 seats before this election. Although the Democrats made a net gain of two seats, Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 United States Senate Elections
The 2014 United States Senate elections were held on November 4, 2014. A total of 36 seats in the 100-member U.S. Senate were contested. There were 33 Class 2 seats contested for regular six-year terms to be served from January 3, 2015, to January 3, 2021, and three Class 3 seats were contested in special elections due to Senate vacancies. The elections marked 100 years of direct elections of U.S. senators. Going into the elections, 21 of the contested seats were held by the Democratic Party, while 15 were held by the Republican Party. The Republicans regained the majority of the Senate in the 114th Congress, which started in January 2015; the Republicans had not controlled the Senate since January 2007. They needed a net gain of at least six seats to obtain a majority and were projected by polls to do so. On election night, they held all of their seats and gained nine Democratic-held seats. Republicans defeated five Democratic incumbents: Mark Begich of Alaska lost to Dan S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president of the United States, vice president from 2009 to 2017 and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965 and the Syracuse University College of Law in 1968. He was elected to the New Castle County Council in 1970 and the 1972 United States Senate election in Delaware, U.S. Senate in 1972. US Senate career of Joe Biden, As a senator, Biden chaired the Senate United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary Committee and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations Committee. He drafted and led passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act and the Violence Against Women Act. He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born into a wealthy family in the New York City borough of Queens, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He became the president of his family's real estate business in 1971, renamed it the Trump Organization, and began acquiring and building skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. He launched side ventures, many licensing the Trump name, and filed for six business bankruptcies in the 1990s and 2000s. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted the reality television show ''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice'', bolstering his fame as a billionaire. Presenting himself as a political outsider, Trump won the 2016 United States presidential e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Presidential Election
United States presidential election, Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. The Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and California junior senator Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican president Donald Trump and vice president Mike Pence. The election saw the highest Voter turnout in United States presidential elections, voter turnout by percentage 1900 United States presidential election, since 1900. Biden received more than 81 million votes, the List of United States presidential candidates by number of votes received, most votes ever cast for a presidential candidate in U.S. history. In a competitive primary that featured the most candidates for any political party in the Sixth Party System, modern era of American politics, Biden secured the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Democratic presidential nomination. Biden's running ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
