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2016 Senate Election Results: Republicans Retained Control ✓

U.S. Senate elections were held for 34 U.S. Senate seats on November 8, 2016. Following the elections, Republicans retained control of the Senate despite Democrats picking up seats in Illinois and New Hampshire.

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Democrats

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✓ Republicans

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Illinois U.S. Senate Election

✓ Tammy Duckworth (DEM) won the Senate election in Illinois, flipping the seat to Democrats.

New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election

✓ Maggie Hassan (DEM) won the Senate election in New Hampshire, flipping the seat to Democrats.

Missouri U.S. Senate Election

✓ Roy Blunt (REP) won the Senate election in Missouri, holding the seat for Republicans. 

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All U.S. Senate Elections

Alabama U.S. Senate Election

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Richard Shelby (REP) ✓

Percentage: 64.1%

Votes: 1,335,104

Ron Crumpton (DEM)

Percentage: 35.9%

Pop. vote: 748,709

Arkansas U.S. Senate Election

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John Boozman (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 59.8%

Votes: 661,984

Conner Eldridge (DEM)

Percentage: 36.2%

Votes: 400,602

Connecticut U.S. Senate Election

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Richard Blumenthal (DEM)✓ 

Percentage: 63.2%

Votes: 1,008,714

Dan Carter (REP)

Percentage: 34.6%

Votes: 552,621

Hawaii U.S. Senate Election 

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Brian Schatz (DEM)✓ 

Percentage: 73.6%

Votes: 306,604

John Carroll (REP)

Percentage: 22.2%

Votes: 92,653

Indiana U.S. Senate Election

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Todd Young (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 52.1%

Votes: 1,423,991

Evan Bayh (DEM)

Percentage: 42.4%

Votes: 1,158,947

Kentucky U.S. Senate Election 

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Rand Paul (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 57.3%

Votes: 1,090,177

Jim Gray (DEM)

Percentage: 42.7%

Votes: 813,246

Missouri U.S. Senate Election 

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Roy Blunt (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 49.2%

Votes: 1,378,458

Jason Kander (DEM)

Percentage: 46.4%

Votes: 1,300,200

New York U.S. Senate Election 

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Chuck Schumer (DEM)✓ 

Percentage: 70.6%

Votes: 5,221,949

Wendy Long (REP) 

Percentage: 27.2%

Votes: 2,009,353

Ohio U.S. Senate Election 

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Rob Portman (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 58%

Votes: 3,118,567

Ted Strickland (DEM)

Percentage: 37.2%

Votes: 1,996,908

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election 

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Pat Toomey (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 48.8%

Votes: 2,951,702

Katie McGinty (DEM)

Percentage: 47.3%

Votes: 2,865,012

Utah U.S. Senate Election 

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Mike Lee (REP) ✓ 

Percentage: 68.1%

Votes: 760,241

Misty Snow (DEM)

Percentage: 27.1%

Votes: 301,860

Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election 

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Ron Johnson (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 50.1%

Votes: 1,479,471

Russ Feingold (D)

Percentage: 46.8%

Votes: 1,380,335

Alaska U.S. Senate Election

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Lisa Murkowski (REP) ✓

Percentage: 44.5%

Votes: 138,149

Joe Miller (LIB) 

Percentage: 29.2%

Pop. vote: 90,825

California U.S. Senate Election

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Kamala Harris (DEM)✓

Percentage: 61.6%

Votes: 7,542,753

Loretta Sanchez (DEM)

Percentage: 38.4%

Votes: 4,701,417

Florida U.S. Senate Election 

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Marco Rubio (REP)✓

Percentage: 52%

Votes: 4,835,191

Patrick Murphy (DEM)

Percentage: 44.3%

Votes: 4,122,088

Idaho U.S. Senate Election 

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Mike Crapo (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 66.1%

Votes: 449,017

Jerry Sturgill (DEM)

Percentage: 27.7%

Votes: 188,249

Iowa U.S. Senate Election 

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Chuck Grassley (REP)✓

Percentage: 60.2%

Votes: 926,007

Patty Judge (DEM)

Percentage: 35.7%

Votes: 549,460

Louisiana U.S. Senate Election 

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John Kennedy (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 61%

Votes: 536,204

Foster Campbell (DEM)

Percentage: 39%

Votes: 347,813

Nevada U.S. Senate Election 

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Catherine Cortez Masto (DEM)✓ 

Percentage: 47.1%

Votes: 521,994

Joe Heck (REP) 

Percentage: 44.7%

Votes: 495,079

North Carolina U.S. Senate Election 

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Richard Burr (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 51.1%

Votes: 2,395,376

 

Deborah Ross (DEM) 

Percentage: 45.4%

Votes: 2,128,165

Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election 

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James Lankford (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 67.7%

Votes: 980,892

Mike Workman (DEM)

Percentage: 24.6%

Votes: 355,911

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election 

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Tim Scott (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 60.6%

Votes: 1,241,609

Thomas Dixon (DEM)

Percentage: 37%

Votes: 757,022

Vermont U.S. Senate Election 

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Patrick Leahy (DEM)✓

Percentage: 61.3%

Votes: 192,243

Scott Milne (REP)

Percentage: 33.1%

Votes: 103,637

Arizona U.S. Senate Election

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John McCain (REP) ✓

Percentage: 53.7%

Votes: 1,359,267

Ann Kirkpatrick (DEM)

Percentage: 40.8%

Votes: 1,031,245

Colorado U.S. Senate Election

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Michael Bennet (DEM)✓ 

Percentage: 50%

Votes: 1,370,710

Darryl Glenn (REP)

Percentage: 44.3%

Votes: 1,215,318

Georgia U.S. Senate Election

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Johnny Isakson (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 54.8%

Votes: 2,135,806

Jim Barksdale (DEM)

Percentage: 41%

Votes: 1,599,726

Illinois U.S. Senate Election 

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Tammy Duckworth (DEM)✓

Percentage: 54.9%

Votes: 3,012,940

Mark Kirk (REP) 

Percentage: 39.8%

Votes: 2,184,692

Kansas U.S. Senate Election 

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Jerry Moran (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 62.2%

Votes: 732,376

Patrick Wiesner (DEM)

Percentage: 32.24%

Votes: 379,740

Maryland U.S. Senate Election 

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Chris Van Hollen (DEM)✓ 

Percentage: 61%

Votes: 1,659,907

Kathy Szeliga (REP)

Percentage: 35.7%

Votes: 972,557

New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election 

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Maggie Hassan (DEM)✓

Percentage: 48%

Votes: 354,649

Kelly Ayotte (REP) 

Percentage: 47.9%

Votes: 353,632

North Dakota U.S. Senate Election 

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John Hoeven (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 78.6%

Votes: 268,788

Eliot Glassheim (DEM) 

Percentage: 17%

Votes: 58,116

Oregon U.S. Senate Election 

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Ron Wyden (DEM)✓ 

Percentage: 56.7%

Votes: 1,105,119

Mark Callahan (REP)

Percentage: 33.4%

Votes: 651,106

South Dakota U.S. Senate Election 

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John Thune (REP)✓ 

Percentage: 71.8%

Votes: 265,516

Jay Williams (DEM)

Percentage: 28.2%

Votes: 104,140

Washington U.S. Senate Election 

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Patty Murray (DEM) ✓

Percentage: 59%

Votes: 1,913,979

Chris Vance (REP)

Percentage: 41%

Votes: 1,329,338

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