The 2028 United States Senate elections will be held on November 7, 2028, with 34 of the 100 seats in the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
being contested in regular elections, the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washing ...
from January 3, 2029, to January 3, 2035. Senators are divided into three groups, or
classes, whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 3 senators were last elected in
2022
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, and will be up for election again in 2028. These elections will run concurrent with the
2028 United States presidential election.
As of November 2022, one
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
senator,
Tim Scott
Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Scott was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Go ...
of
South Carolina
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, has announced plans for retirement; no Republican senators have announced plans to run for re-election; and no
Democratic senators either have announced plans for retirement nor are running for re-election.
Partisan composition
All 34
Class 3 Senate seats are up for election in 2028; Class 3 currently consists of 19 Republicans and 15 Democrats. If vacancies occur in Class 1 or Class 2 Senate seats, that state might require a
special election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India
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to take place during the
120th Congress, possibly concurrently with the other 2028 Senate elections.
Change in composition
Each block represents one of the one hundred seats in the U.S. Senate. "D#" is a Democratic senator and "R#" is a Republican senator. They are arranged so that the parties are separated and a majority is clear by crossing the middle.
Before the elections
Each block indicates an incumbent senator's actions going into the election.
After the elections
Retirements
As of November 2022, one Republican has announced plans to retire.
Race summary
Elections leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winners will be elected for the term beginning January 3, 2029.
Alabama
One-term Republican
Katie Britt
Katie Elizabeth Britt (née Boyd; born February 2, 1982) is an American attorney, businesswoman, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Alabama since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to b ...
was
elected in 2022 with 66.7% of the vote.
Alaska
Four-term Republican
Lisa Murkowski
Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator for Alaska, having held that seat since 2002. Murkowski is the second-most senior Republican woman in the Senate, after S ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 53.7% of the vote. She has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Arizona
One-term Democrat
Mark Kelly
Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, former astronaut, and United States Navy captain who has served as the junior United States senator from Arizona since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, he was electe ...
was
elected to a full term in 2022 with 51.4% of the vote, having first been elected in a
special election in 2020 to complete the remainder of Republican
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...
's term. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Arkansas
Three-term Republican
John Boozman
John Nichols Boozman ( ; born December 10, 1950) is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. repre ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 65.7% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
California
One-term Democrat
Alex Padilla
Alejandro Padilla ( ; born March 22, 1973) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from California since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Padilla served as the 30th secretary of state of California from 2015 ...
was
elected in 2022 with 61.1% of the vote after being appointed in 2021.
Colorado
Three-term Democrat
Michael Bennet
Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed t ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 55.9% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Connecticut
Three-term Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Richard Blumenthal (; born February 13, 1946) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Connecticut, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he is one of the wealthiest members of ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 57.5% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Florida
Three-term Republican
Marco Rubio
Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Speaker of the Florida Hous ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 57.7% of the vote.
Georgia
One-term Democrat
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Gamaliel Warnock ( ; born July 23, 1969) is an American Baptist pastor and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed office on January 20, 2021.
Since 20 ...
was
elected to a full term in 2022 with 51.4% of the vote, having first been elected in a
special election in 2021 to complete the remainder of Republican
Johnny Isakson
John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United State ...
's term. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Illinois
Two-term Democrat
Tammy Duckworth
Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Ill ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 56.8% of the vote. She has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Indiana
Two-term Republican
Todd Young
Todd Christopher Young (born August 24, 1972) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator for Indiana, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Young previously served as the U.S. r ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 58.7% of the vote.
Iowa
Eight-term Republican
Chuck Grassley
Charles Ernest Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is an American politician serving as the president pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate, and the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States sen ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 56.1% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Kentucky
Three-term Republican
Rand Paul
Randal Howard Paul (born January 7, 1963) is an American physician and politician serving as the junior U.S. senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12 ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 61.8% of the vote.
Louisiana
Two-term Republican
John Kennedy was
re-elected in 2022 with 61.6% of the vote in the first round of the "
Louisiana primary
The "Louisiana primary" is the common term for top-two runoff voting system where all candidates for the same office appear together on the ballot in the general election, and if none win a Majority, simple majority, a runoff or second round el ...
". Kennedy is considering
running for Governor of Louisiana in 2023, and plans to announce his intentions in late 2022 or early 2023.
Maryland
Two-term Democrat
Chris Van Hollen
Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (born January 10, 1959) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Van Hollen served as the U.S. representative for ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 65.9% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Missouri
One-term Republican
Eric Schmitt
Eric Stephen Schmitt (born June 20, 1975) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Schmitt served as a Missouri state senator from 2009 to 2017, ...
was
elected in 2022 with 55.4% of the vote.
Nevada
Two-term Democrat
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Marie Cortez Masto (born March 29, 1964) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Nevada, a seat she has held since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Cortez Masto served as the 32nd ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 48.8% of the vote. She has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
New Hampshire
Two-term Democrat
Maggie Hassan
Margaret Coldwell Hassan (; née Wood; born February 27, 1958) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from New Hampshire. A Democrat, Hassan was elected to the Senate in 2016 while serving as the 81st go ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 53.5% of the vote. She has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
New York
Five-term Democrat
Chuck Schumer
Charles Ellis Schumer ( ; born November 23, 1950) is an American politician serving as Senate Majority Leader since January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Schumer is in his fourth Senate term, having held his seat since 1999, and ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 56.8% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
North Carolina
One-term Republican
Ted Budd
Theodore Paul Budd (born October 21, 1971) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2017. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican P ...
was
elected in 2022 with 50.5% of the vote.
North Dakota
Three-term Republican
John Hoeven
John Henry Hoeven III ( ; born March 13, 1957) is an American banker and politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Hoeven served as the 31st governor of No ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 56.5% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Ohio
One-term Republican
J. D. Vance
James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman, August 2, 1984) is an American venture capitalist, author, and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Ohio, elected in 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he came to prominence with ...
was
elected in 2022 with 53.1% of the vote.
Oregon
Five-term Democrat
Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (; born May 3, 1949) is an American politician and retired educator serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Oregon, a seat he has held since 1996 United Stat ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 55.9% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Pennsylvania
One-term Democrat
John Fetterman
John Karl Fetterman (born August 15, 1969) is an American politician who is the United States senator-elect from Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he has also served as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania since 2019. Fet ...
was
elected in 2022 with 51.2% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
South Dakota
Four-term Republican
John Thune
John Randolph Thune ( ; born January 7, 1961) is an American politician and businessman serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005, and as the Party leaders ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 69.6% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Utah
Three-term Republican
Mike Lee
Michael Shumway Lee (born June 4, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Utah, a seat he has held since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Lee began his career as a clerk for the U ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 53.2% of the vote. He has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Washington
Six-term Democrat
Patty Murray
Patricia Lynn Murray (; born October 11, 1950) is an American politician and educator who is the senior United States senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Murray was in the Washington State Senate from 1988 to ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 57.3% of the vote. She has filed paperwork to run for re-election.
Wisconsin
Three-term Republican
Ron Johnson
Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American accountant, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Republican, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. Se ...
was
re-elected in 2022 with 50.5% of the vote.
See also
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2028 United States elections
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References
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