Former state supreme court justice Cheri Beasley (D), U.S. Rep Ted Budd (R), and seven others are running in the general election on Nov. 8, 2022, to represent North Carolina in the U.S. Senate. Incumbent Sen. Richard Burr (R)—who first took office in 2005—is not seeking re-election, making this an open seat race. In 2020,…
Eric Schmitt won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri on August 2. According to the Missouri secretary of state’s office, Schmitt received 46% of the vote. Vicky Hartzler was second with 22% and Eric Greitens was third with 19%. Twenty-one candidates ran in the primary. Greitens, Hartzler, and Schmitt led in media attention,…
Blake Masters defeated Jim Lamon, Mark Brnovich, and two other candidates in the Republican primary for United States Senate in Arizona on August 2, 2022. Incumbent Mark Kelly (D) is running for re-election. Masters, a tech entrepreneur, co-authored Zero to One: Notes on a Startup, a business book based on a class tech investor Peter Thiel…
Nineteen candidates are running in the top-four primary for United States Senate in Alaska on August 16, 2022. Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) is running for re-election. This is the first use of the top-four primary system for a U.S. Senate seat in Alaska since voters approved its use in November 2020. All candidates run…
Twenty-one candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri on August 2, 2022. Eric Greitens, Vicky Hartzler, and Eric Schmitt have led in media attention, endorsements, and polling. Incumbent Roy Blunt (R), who was first elected in 2010, announced on March 8, 2021, that he would not seek election to…
Eight candidates are running in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin on August 9, 2022. Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry, and former State Rep. Tom Nelson lead in fundraising and media attention. Kou Lee, Steven Olikara, Peter Peckarsky, and Darrell Williams are also running. The…
Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 8, 2022. Thirty-four of the 100 seats are up for regular election. Those elected to the U.S. Senate in the 34 regular elections will begin six-year terms on January 3, 2023. Two special elections are also scheduled for November 8. One special election will…
Six party committees raised a combined $1.2 billion in the first seventeen months of the 2022 election cycle. In May, the committees raised $66 million, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. Here’s a closer look at May’s fundraising numbers: In May, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) raised $11.9 million and spent…
Three candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for U.S. Senate in Colorado on June 28, 2022. Ron Hanks and Joe O’Dea have led in media attention and fundraising. Daniel Hendricks is running as a write-in candidate. At the time of the election, Hanks was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives representing…
Adam Laxalt defeated Sam Brown and six other candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Nevada on June 14, 2022. Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto (D) is running for re-election. Laxalt and Brown led in polling and fundraising throughout the race. On June 1, 2022, NBC’s Natasha Korecki and Adam Edelman wrote, “There are signs that…