See the full list of sitting senators who are up for re-election in 2022.
Yes, we’re moving directly to this, now, today.
The 2020 version of this post was easily the most popular we’ve ever done on One Thing You Can Do. By far. No question.
It seems smart to post its sequel right away and update it as more information snaps into place.
Controlling the presidency is one thing. In our era, if Democrats want to get anything meaningful done, they need to control pretty much every branch of the federal government.
That includes controlling the Senate.
If the GOP loses its Senate majority in the November 2020 election (an outcome to be divinely wished), the party will revert to what it does best: hobbling and undermining any efforts by Democrats to govern effectively. [January 2021 update: The GOP ultimately lost its Senate majority when Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won the January 5, 2021 runoffs in Georgia. The Senate is now tied 50-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the 51st tie-breaking vote when needed.]
Republican leaders, operatives, and donors will focus on wresting Senate control from the Democrats in two years.
It will become their main cause, and their obsession. Hell, it might become their only cause.
All the more reason, then, to start fighting back well before Thanksgiving 2020, yes?
The Senators who are up for re-election in 2022 belong to what’s known as Class III. See a link to the list of Class III Senators:
https://www.senate.gov/senators/Class_III.htm
Class III reflects good news for Democrats: Far more GOP Senators are playing defense in 2022.
Obviously, it’s too early to identify which Senators are most vulnerable to defeat, and it’s too early for serious challengers to step forward and run against incumbents. But we can list who’s due to run again.
This list will take on early importance if Joe Biden wins the presidency. [January 2021 update: Hooray! He did! With 206 Electoral College votes and seven million more overall votes than Trump got!]
Should that happen, California Senator Kamala Harris will leave her seat, and other Democratically-held Senate seats may open as Biden chooses his cabinet and builds his administration. [January 2021 update: California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Alex Padilla to fulfill the remainder of Harris’s Senate term, which ends in 2022.]
This post will also list the states that don’t have any scheduled Senate contests in 2022. Those who live in those states can safely devote their efforts elsewhere.
February 2021 update: We’ve added markings that indicate which Republican Senators who are running again in 2022 and voted to acquit Trump in his second Impeachment trial, which concluded on Saturday, February 13, in a 57-43 decision.
The marking is %4#*!, because WordPress wants to turn asterisks into bullet points, and because it’s mildly amusing.
Here are the Democratic Senate incumbents who are up for re-election in 2022, plus their ActBlue links, if available, so you can donate to their campaigns:
Michael Bennet of Colorado (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/michael-bennet-1)
Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/richard-blumenthal-4)
Catherine Cortez Masto, of Nevada (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/catherine-cortez-masto-1)
Tammy Duckworth of Illinois (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/tammy-duckworth-3)
Kamala Harris of California (January 2021 update: California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Alex Padilla to finish Harris’s term.)
Margaret Wood Hassan of New Hampshire (https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/hassan_website?refcode=web)
Patrick Leahy of Vermont (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/patrick-leahy-1)
Patty Murray of Washington (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/patty-murray-2)
Brian Schatz of Hawaii (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/brian-schatz-3)
Charles “Chuck” Schumer of New York (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/chuck-schumer)
Chris Van Hollen of Maryland (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/chris-van-hollen-1)
Ron Wyden of Oregon (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ronwyden-default)
Mark Kelly of Arizona, who won a special election in 2020 (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-mark-kelly)
Rev. Raphael Warnock, who won a special election in Georgia in January 2021 (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/warnock-for-georgia_web?refcode=website&amount=25)
These GOP Senate incumbents face re-election races in 2022:
Roy Blunt of Missouri %4#*! Blunt holds the dubious distinction of voting in the late 1990s, while he served in the House of Representatives, to impeach Bill Clinton, and later voting, as a Senator, to acquit Trump in his 2021 trial.
John Boozman of Arkansas %4#*!
The North Carolina seat occupied by Richard Burr, who said way back in 2016 that he would not run again:
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article90756562.html
Mike Crapo of Idaho %4#*! Crapo also holds the dubious distinction of having voted to convict President Bill Clinton in his late 1990s impeachment trial, and later voting to acquit Trump in 2021.
Chuck Grassley of Iowa %4#*! Grassley is among the few who holds the dubious distinction of having voted to convict President Bill Clinton in his late 1990s impeachment trial, and later voting to acquit Trump in 2021.
John Hoeven of North Dakota %4#*!
Ron Johnson of Wisconsin %4#*!
(He also intended to vote to overturn the 2020 election results, but changed his mind after the January 6 Insurrection. See our story that lists the members of Congress who made this change: https://onethingyoucando.com/2021/01/24/see-a-list-of-members-of-congress-who-said-they-would-vote-to-overturn-the-2020-results-but-changed-their-minds-after-the-january-6-insurrection/)
John Kennedy of Louisiana %4#*!
(He was also among the 147 who voted to overturn the results of the 2022 election. See our story listing them all: https://onethingyoucando.com/2021/01/08/bookmark-the-full-list-of-republican-members-of-congress-who-voted-to-overturn-the-results-of-the-2020-election-so-you-can-vote-them-all-out/)
James Lankford of Oklahoma %4#*!
(He also intended to vote to overturn the 2020 election results, but changed his mind after the January 6 Insurrection. See our story that lists the members of Congress who made this change: https://onethingyoucando.com/2021/01/24/see-a-list-of-members-of-congress-who-said-they-would-vote-to-overturn-the-2020-results-but-changed-their-minds-after-the-january-6-insurrection/)
Mike Lee of Utah %4#*!
Jerry Moran of Kansas %4#*! Moran holds the dubious distinction of voting in the late 1990s, while he served in the House of Representatives, to impeach Bill Clinton, and later voted, as a Senator, to acquit Trump in his 2021 trial.
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska (She was among the seven GOP Senators who voted to convict Trump.)
Rand Paul of Kentucky %4#*!
The Ohio seat occupied by Rob Portman, who announced in January 2021 that he would not seek re-election:
Marco Rubio of Florida %4#*!
Tim Scott of South Carolina %4#*!
The Alabama seat occupied by Richard Shelby, who announced in February 2021 that he wouldn’t run again:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/08/politics/richard-shelby-retiring/index.html
John Thune of South Dakota %4#*! Thune is among the handful who hold the dubious distinction of voting in the late 1990s, while serving in the House of Representatives, to impeach Bill Clinton, and later voting, as a Senator, to acquit Trump in his 2021 trial.
The Pennsylvania seat occupied by Pat Toomey, who announced late in 2020 that he would not run for re-election
Todd Young of Indiana %4#*!
Lastly, here’s a list of states whose Senators are NOT up for re-election in 2022. Their residents can devote their efforts elsewhere in this cycle.
Delaware
Maine
Massachusetts
Montana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
Ohio
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
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