2016 Senate Elections
Republicans Sweep Senate Races
33 seats contested. 9 seats changed hands.
45D
Majority53R
45
Democratic Seats
53
Republican Seats
33
Seats Contested
D+0.1
Closest: New Hampshire
Republican Majority
Republicans gained 5 seats in the 2016 Senate elections, flipping control from 50-48 to 45-53. Of 33 Class 1 seats contested, Democrats defended 17 and won 12; Republicans defended 16 and won 21. PA, WI, MO, FL, IN, OH, ND flipped Republican; NV, CO flipped Democratic.
Before:50D-48R
After:45D-53R
9 flipped
Seats flipped:Pennsylvania(D→R)|Nevada(R→D)|Wisconsin(D→R)|Colorado(R→D)|Missouri(D→R)|Florida(D→R)|Indiana(D→R)|Ohio(D→R)|North Dakota(D→R)
9 Seats Flipped
Flipped to Democratic (2)
All Races
NH
D+0.1
Hassan vs Ayotte
PA
R+1.4
McGinty vs Toomey
NV
D+2.4
Masto vs Heck
WI
R+3.4
Feingold vs Johnson
CO
D+5.7
Bennet vs Glenn
NC
R+5.7
Ross vs Burr
MO
R+5.8
Kander vs Blunt
FL
R+7.7
Murphy vs Rubio
IN
R+9.7
Bayh vs Young
AZ
R+13.0
Kirkpatrick vs McCain
GA
R+13.8
Barksdale vs Isakson
KY
R+14.6
Gray vs Paul
IL
D+15.1
Duckworth vs Kirk
WA
D+18.0
Murray vs Vance
OH
R+20.9
Strickland vs Portman
LA
R+21.3
Campbell vs Kennedy
OR
D+23.3
Wyden vs Callahan
AR
R+23.6
Eldridge vs Boozman
SC
R+23.6
Dixon vs Scott
IA
R+24.4
Judge vs Grassley
MD
D+25.2
Hollen vs Szeliga
AL
R+28.1
Crumpton vs Shelby
VT
D+28.2
Leahy vs Milne
CT
D+28.6
Blumenthal vs Carter
KS
R+29.9
Wiesner vs Moran
ID
R+38.4
Sturgill vs Crapo
UT
R+41.1
Snow vs Lee
OK
R+43.2
Workman vs Lankford
NY
D+43.4
Schumer vs Long
SD
R+43.7
Williams vs Thune
HI
D+51.4
Schatz vs Carroll
ND
R+61.5
Glassheim vs Hoeven
CA
D+61.6
Harris vs R