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Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 8, 2022 with 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections, the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029. All class III Senators are up for election; class 3 was last up for election in 2016, when Democrats won a net gain of two seats. Democrats will defend 12 seats, while Republicans will defend 22 seats.

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Partisan composition

All 34 Class 3 Senators are up for election in 2022; Class 3 currently consists of 12 Democrats and 22 Republicans. If vacancies occur in Class 1 or Class 2 Senate seats, the state might require a special election to take place during the 118th Congress, possibly concurrently with the other 2016 Senate elections.

Alabama

Six-term Senator Richard Shelby (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 88 years old in 2022.

Alaska

Three-term Senator Lisa Murkowski (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. She will be 65 years old in 2022.

Arizona

Six-term Senator and Republican presidential nominee in 2008 John McCain was re-elected in 2016. He will be 86 years old in 2022.

Arkansas

Two-term Senator John Boozman (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 72 years old in 2022.

California

One-term Senator Kamala Harris (Democrat) was elected in 2016. She will be 58 years old in 2022.

Colorado

Two-term Senator Michael Bennet (Democrat) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 57 years old in 2022, and has announced plans to retire.

Connecticut

Two-term Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 76 years old in 2022.

Florida

Two-term Senator Marco Rubio (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 51 years old in 2022.

Georgia

Three-term Senator Johnny Isakson (Republican) was re-elected 2016. He will be 77 years old in 2022.

Hawaii

One-term Senator Brian Schatz (Democrat) was appointed to the Senate in 2012, and he won his first full term in 2016. He will be 50 years old in 2022.

Idaho

Four-term Senator Mike Crapo (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. Crapo will be 71 years old in 2022.

Illinois

One-term Senator Tammy Duckworth (Democrat) won election in 2016. She will be 54 years old in 2022.

Indiana

One-term Senator Todd Young (Republican) was elected in 2016. He will be 50 years old in 2022.

Iowa

Seven-term Senator Chuck Grassley (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 89 years old in 2022.

Kansas

Two-term Senator Jerry Moran (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 68 years old in 2022.

Kentucky

Two-term Senator Rand Paul (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 59 years old in 2022.

Louisiana

One-term Senator John Neely Kennedy (Republican) was first elected in 2016. He will be 71 years old in 2022.

Maryland

One-term Senator Chris Van Hollen (Democrat) was first elected in 2016. He will be 63 years old in 2022.

Missouri

Two-term Senator Roy Blunt (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 72 years old in 2022.

Nevada

One-term Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat) was first elected in 2016. She will be 58 in 2022.

New Hampshire

One-term Senator Maggie Hassan (Democrat) was first elected in 2016. She will be 64 years old in 2022.

New York

Four-term Senator Chuck Schumer (Democrat) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 72 years old in 2022.

North Carolina

Three-term Senator Richard Burr (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 67 years old in 2022. Burr has pledged to retire in 2022.

North Dakota

Two-term Senator John Hoeven (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 65 years old in 2022.

Ohio

Two-term Senator Rob Portman (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 66 years old in 2022.

Oklahoma

One-term Senator James Lankford won the 2014 special election to serve the remainder of former Senator Tom Coburn's term, and Lankford won election to his first full term in 2016. Lankford will be 54 years old in 2022.

Oregon

Four-term Senator Ron Wyden (Democrat) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 73 years old in 2022.

Pennsylvania

Two-term Senator Pat Toomey (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 60 years old in 2022.

South Carolina

One-term Senator Tim Scott (Republican) was appointed in 2013, and won election to his first full term in 2016. He will be 57 years old in 2022.

South Dakota

Three-term Senator John Thune (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 61 years old in 2022.

Utah

Two-term Senator Mike Lee (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 51 years old in 2022.

Vermont

Eight-term Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy was re-elected in 2016. Leahy will be 82 years old in 2022.

Washington

Five-term Senator Patty Murray (Democrat) was re-elected in 2016. She will be 72 years old in 2022.

Wisconsin

Two-term Senator Ron Johnson (Republican) was re-elected in 2016. He will be 67 years old in 2022. Johnson has pledged to retire in 2022.

Should Johnson retire, Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth (R) has expressed an interest in running for Senate.

References

United States Senate elections, 2022 Wikipedia