Classes of United States senators
The three classes of United States senators are made up of 33 or 34 senators. Each class gets re-elected every 6 years.
Classes[change | change source]
Class 1[change | change source]
Class 1 is made up of the 33 senators who were up for re-election in 2018.
States with a Class 1 senator: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.[1]
Class 2[change | change source]
Class 2 is made up of the 33 senators who were up for re-election in 2020.
States with a Class 2 senator: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.[2]
Class 3[change | change source]
Class 3 is made up of the 34 senators who were up for re-election in 2016.
States with a Class 3 senator: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Class_I.htm Current Class I, (senate.gov)
- ↑ http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Class_II.htm Current Class II, (senate.gov)
- ↑ http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Class_III.htm Current Class III, (senate.gov)