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Related: About this forumDemocrats are likely to win 17 out of the 34 US Senate seats up for re-election in 2022.
1/37)HI(Schatz-D)
2/38)CA(Padilla-D)
3/39)NY(Schumer-D)
4/40)VT(Welch-D)
5/41)MD(Van Hollen-D)
6/42)CT(Blumenthal-D)
7/43)WA(Murray-D)
8/44)OR(Wyden-D)
9/45)IL(Duckworth-D)
10/46)CO(Bennet-D)
11/47)NH(Hassan-D)
12/48)AZ(Kelly-D)
13/49)PA(Fetterman-D)
14/50)NV(Cortez Masto-D)
15/51)GA(Warnock-D)
16/52)WI(Barnes-D)
17/53)NC(Beasley-D)
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Democrats are likely to win 17 out of the 34 US Senate seats up for re-election in 2022. (Original Post)
nkpolitics1212
Jan 2022
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(27,747 posts)1. So how many of them are already in Democratic hands?
That's what's important. Will that 17 result in a net gain of seats? A net loss? Inquiring minds.
sabbat hunter
(6,961 posts)3. I think it is indicated
in the list
17/53. Meaning if we win 17 of the 34, we will have 53 seats.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(27,747 posts)4. Thank you.
I had not made sense of those numbers, so I appreciate your telling me.
RainCaster
(12,637 posts)2. IMO, we need more than that
What can be done to get us closer to 34 seats?