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Elections to the U.S. Senate will be held on November 3, 2026, and 33 of the 100 seats are up for regular election. Those elected to the U.S. Senate in the 33 regular elections in 2026 will begin their six-year terms on January 3, 2027.

This page focuses on the U.S. Senate Democratic primaries. For more in-depth information about the U.S. Senate Republican primaries, top-four primaries, and general elections, see the following pages:

• United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2026
• United States Senate top-four primaries, 2026
• United States Senate elections, 2026

Partisan breakdown

There are 33 U.S. Senate seats up for regular election in 2026—20 seats held by Republicans and 13 held by Democrats.

U.S. Senate Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 3, 2026	After the 2026 Election
	Democratic Party	45	TBD
	Republican Party	52	TBD
	Independent	2	TBD
	Vacant	1	TBD
Total		100	100

Democratic primaries

By date

By state

2026 Democratic primaries by date

Date	State
March 3	Arkansas North Carolina Texas
March 17	Illinois
May 12	West Virginia
May 19	Kentucky
June 2	Montana New Mexico South Dakota
June 30	Colorado
August 6	Tennessee
September 8	New Hampshire Rhode Island
September 15	Delaware
To be determined	Alabama Alaska Georgia Idaho Iowa Kansas Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Nebraska New Jersey Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina Virginia Wyoming

Alabama

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Alaska

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Arkansas

• United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

• Ethan Dunbar 
• Hallie Shoffner

Did not make the ballot:

• James Russell
• Dan Whitfield

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Colorado

• United States Senate election in Colorado, 2026 (June 30 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• John Hickenlooper (Incumbent)
• Karen Breslin
• Julie Gonzales
• Brashad Hasley 
• Anthony Zimpfer

Did not make the ballot:

• Nichole Miner
• Michael Scanlon

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Delaware

• United States Senate election in Delaware, 2026 (September 15 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Chris Coons (Incumbent)
• Christopher Beardsley

Georgia

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Idaho

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Illinois

• United States Senate election in Illinois, 2026 (March 17 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Steve Botsford Jr. 
• Sean Brown
• Awisi Bustos 
• Jonathan Dean
• Robin Kelly
• Raja Krishnamoorthi
• Bryan Maxwell
• Kevin Ryan 
• Juliana Stratton
• Christopher Swann 

Did not make the ballot:

• Dick Durbin (Incumbent)
• Adam Delgado
• Stanley Leavell
• Robert Palmer
• Adair Rodriquez
• Jump Shepherd 
• Anthony Williams

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Iowa

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kentucky

• United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Logan Forsythe
• Jared Randall 
• Dale Romans
• Pamela Stevenson
• Vincent Thompson
• Joel Willett

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Louisiana

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Maine

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Massachusetts

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Michigan

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Minnesota

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Mississippi

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Montana

• United States Senate election in Montana, 2026 (June 2 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Michael BlackWolf
• Michael Hummert
• Reilly Neill

Nebraska

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Hampshire

• United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2026 (September 8 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Karishma Manzur
• Chris Pappas

Did not make the ballot:

• Jeanne Shaheen (Incumbent)

New Jersey

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico

• United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2026 (June 2 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Ben Ray Luján (Incumbent)

North Carolina

• United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Roy Cooper
• Justin Dues
• Orrick Quick

Did not make the ballot:

• Wiley Nickel

Oklahoma

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Oregon

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Rhode Island

• United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2026 (September 8 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Jack Reed (Incumbent)
• Connor Burbridge 

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South Carolina

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

South Dakota

• United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2026 (June 2 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Julian Beaudion 

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Tennessee

• United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2026 (August 6 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Diana Onyejiaka

Texas

• United States Senate election in Texas, 2026 (March 3 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Jasmine Crockett
• Ahmad Hassan
• Emily Morgul
• Michael Swanson
• James Talarico
• Paula Williams

Did not make the ballot:

• Colin Allred
• Terry Virts

Virginia

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

West Virginia

• United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2026 (May 12 Democratic primary)
  

 Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

• Rio Phillips 
• Zachary Shrewsbury

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Wyoming

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also

• United States Congress elections, 2026
• United States Senate elections, 2026
• United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2026
• United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2024
• United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2024
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2026
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2026
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2026

Footnotes

2025-2026 Elections to the United States Congress

Senate by State

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House by State

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