Election Yard takes its first look at US Senate 2024, and the 34 individual elections which will take place in November.
33 states will elect their senators in the general election, but Nebraska has two races occurring at the same time.
In our new video, we break down where the Senate stands now, and go through each and every race to help identify which ones are worth watching, which are not, and where the control of the Senate will be decided.
US Senate 2024: First Look
There are 33 states holding a total of 34 Senate races this year. Those races are, with the parties currently holding them shown in parenthesis:
- Arizona (I – open)
- California (D – open)
- Connecticut (D)
- Delaware (D – open)
- Florida (R)
- Hawaii (D)
- Indiana (R – open)
- Maine (I)
- Maryland (D – open)
- Massachusetts (D)
- Michigan (D – open)
- Minnesota (D)
- Mississippi (R)
- Missouri (R)
- Montana (D)
- Nebraska (R)
- Nebraska, special (R)
- Nevada (D)
- New Jersey (I/D)
- New Mexico (D)
- New York (D)
- North Dakota (R)
- Ohio (D)
- Pennsylvania (D)
- Rhode Island (D)
- Tennessee (R)
- Texas (R)
- Utah (R – open)
- Vermont (I)
- Virginia (D)
- Washington (D)
- West Virginia (I – open)
- Wisconsin (D)
- Wyoming (R)
Senate Map Heading into 2024 Election
Of the 34 seats up for election this time, 19 are held by Democrats, 11 are held by Republicans, and four belong to Independents. Bob Menendez (New Jersey) is still officially considered a Democrat by the Senate, though he is running for re-election as an Independent.
What Party Will Win the Senate in 2024?
That we do not know yet, but signs have emerged which suggest that it will be a difficult ask for the Democrats. West Virginia is a very likely Republican gain, meaning, assuming no Republican seats fall, that the Democrats would have to hold every remaining seat and have the Biden-Harris ticket re-elected to maintain the Senate majority.
Other 2024 Election Early Looks
We looked on our YouTube channel at the true number of electoral votes in play for the 2024 election.
Election Yard also did an early look at the race for the US House in 2024.
