These Senate seats are up for election in 2020

Axios ^ | 5/6/19 | Rashaan Ayeh

[DoodleDawg]

There are 34 Senate seats up for election in 2020 — including a special election in Arizona — many of which are expected to be brutally competitive as Democrats vie for control of the Senate.

Quick take: The U.S. Senate is currently made up of 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats and 2 independents who caucus with the Democrats. Dems must win 3 or 4 seats to take control of the Senate — 4 to recapture control — or 3, if they also win the vice presidency.

Some of the fiercest races will come from Virginia, North Carolina and New Hampshire, according to a late 2018 analysis from FiveThirtyEight.

Republican senators representing left-leaning states — Susan Collins (R-Maine), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) — are considered among the Democrats’ clearest 2020 targets.

As Democrats from Trump-won states — Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) — are also vulnerable.

Some of the notable seats include Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.).

[DoodleDawg]

OK so we know the Republicans need seats in 2020. The question is where they will come from. Jones in Alabama is an obvious pickup, but if Roy Moore is the nominee then that can't be a guarantee. The Democrats are going to go after Collins, McSally and Gardner like crazy but I'm not sure Tillis is as vulnerable as 538 says he is. On the Democrats, Shaheen may not be all that vulnerable depending on opponent. Peters won election in 2014 - an off year for Democrats - by 14 points so I don't see him as all that vulnerable. The rest are all solid blue states. So increasing the Republican majority might be iffy.

[DoughtyOne]

Yeah, why Roy Moore when we could have another Susan Collins.

[calljack]

How do you win the vice presidency?

[tellw]

Trump won 30 states in 2016. So in theory 60 seats for the GOP could happen one day.

[Mr Rogers]

McSally in Arizona is likely to have a terrible opponent. Unfortunately, she may be even worse.

[apillar]

Republican senators representing left-leaning states — Susan Collins (R-Maine), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

North Carolina is left leaning state? I agree with the other two, but North Carolina is slightly purple at worst, but far from "left leaning".

[Does so]

How do you win the vice presidency?

I think it means the Dims will expect to win the 2020 Presidency—and plot and cheat until that happens.

[Trump20162020]

Right, there are no conservatives in Alabama other than Roy Moore. It's only him, an Olympia Snowe-style Republican or Doug Jones, there's literally nothing else.

Nominating Roy Moore to lose the easiest Senate pick-up opportunity for the GOP in 2020 would be the very definition of The Stupid Party. Vote Mo Brooks or whoever in the primary, just no more Moore.

[LRoggy]

We’re defending more seats, aren’t we? Keep it at 53 and we’ll be thrilled, with a Trump reelection and win back the House. Then have some fun and we all troll AOC for being the cause of the loss of the House.

[Repeal The 17th]

34 Senate Seats in 2020 Election (12R 22D)
Alabama	Democrat	Doug Jones
Delaware	Democrat	Chris Coons
Illinois	Democrat	Dick Durbin
Massachusetts	Democrat	Ed Markey
Michigan	Democrat	Gary Peters
Minnesota	Democrat	Tina Smith
New Hampshire	Democrat	Jeanne Shaheen
New Jersey	Democrat	Cory Booker
New Mexico	Democrat	Tom Udall	(retiring)
Oregon	Democrat	Jeff Merkley
Rhode Island	Democrat	Jack Reed
Virginia	Democrat	Mark Warner
Alaska	Republican	Dan Sullivan
Arizona	Republican	Martha McSally
Arkansas	Republican	Tom Cotton
Colorado	Republican	Cory Gardner
Georgia	Republican	David Perdue
Idaho	Republican	Jim Risch
Iowa	Republican	Joni Ernst
Kansas	Republican	Pat Roberts	(retiring)
Kentucky	Republican	Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Republican	Bill Cassidy
Maine	Republican	Susan Collins
Mississippi	Republican	Cindy Hyde-Smith
Montana	Republican	Steve Daines
Nebraska	Republican	Ben Sasse
North Carolina	Republican	Thom Tillis
Oklahoma	Republican	Jim Inhofe
South Carolina	Republican	Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	Republican	Mike Rounds
Tennessee	Republican	Lamar Alexander	(retiring)
Texas	Republican	John Cornyn
West Virginia	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito
Wyoming	Republican	Mike Enzi

 

[OldMissileer]

The only reason I think Lindsey Graham is acting as a conservative is due to the upcoming election. If he wins again he will revert back to what he really is. I have watched him become conservative during his reelection bids and then turn into a Democrat the day after.

If he wins he will be back bashing President Trump within 48 hours. I will admit my mistake if he does not but history is on my side. He is a corrupt professional politician and nothing more.

[ryderann]

Sure hope Tillis has a strong challenger in the primary so we can send him home. What a mistake he’s been.

[DoodleDawg]

Trump won 30 states in 2016. So in theory 60 seats for the GOP could happen one day.

You are aware, are you not, that only one-third of the Senate is up for election in any given election year?

[DoodleDawg]

North Carolina is left leaning state? I agree with the other two, but North Carolina is slightly purple at worst, but far from "left leaning".

Yeah, saying Tillis was vulnerable surprised me too. I'm not sure I would believe that without knowing just who his opponent was.

[SMGFan]

Mike Enzi

is retiring as well.

[DoodleDawg]

(12R 22D)

You have that backwards, 22 Republicans and 12 Democrats.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Thom Tillis is an open borders chamber of commerce RINO.
 

[DoodleDawg]

Mike Enzi is retiring as well.

Hell will go Methodist before Wyoming elects a Democrat senator.

[SMGFan]

Pre-election predictions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_elections#Pre-election_predictions

[SMGFan]

could defeat MN Smith if Trump takes MN