What will be the outcome of the 2024 U.S. Senate election?
Started
Feb 27, 2024 03:32PM UTC
Closing Nov 05, 2024 05:00AM UTC
Closing Nov 05, 2024 05:00AM UTC
Context
In November 2024, U.S. citizens from 33 states will go to the polls to elect their senators for the 119th Congress. Of the 33 Senate seats up for election in 2024, 10 seats are held by Republicans, 20 are held by Democrats and three are held by independents who caucus with Democrats. Following the 2020 general elections, Congress was evenly split with 50 Republican Senators and 50 Democratic Senators, a win for the Democratic party, which only had 47 seats following the 2018 midterms. In the 2022 midterm elections, Democrats took control of the Senate with 51 seats and 49 Republican seats.
Resolution Criteria
The question will be resolved when at least two major news outlets report which party won the most seats in the U.S. Senate following the 2024 U.S. election. In the event that runoff votes are required and will determine the Senate majority, the question will be resolved after the runoff results are announced.
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Question clarification
Issued on 02/28/24 03:30pm
This question will use caucus membership, rather than party membership, to determine the number of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate. For example, Bernie Sanders would be counted as a Democrat because he is in the Democratic caucus despite not being a registered Democrat.
This question will use caucus membership, rather than party membership, to determine the number of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate. For example, Bernie Sanders would be counted as a Democrat because he is in the Democratic caucus despite not being a registered Democrat.