2012 US Senate Elections

The 2012 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, 2012, with 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners would serve six-year terms beginning January 3, 2013, with the 113th Congress. Democrats had 24 seats up for election, while the Republicans had only 9 seats up for election.

The Democrats flipped seats in Indiana, Maine, Nevada and Arizona, leaving them with a total of 62 seats. The Republicans, despite losing four of their seats, picked up a seat in Nebraska, ending with a total of 38 seats.

The presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections for governors in 14 states and territories, and many state and local elections were also held on the same day.