2022 United Senates Elections (The Future)

The 2022 Senate Elections took place on November 8th 2022, during the middle of Joe Biden's first term in office. The Democrats, plagued by Biden's poor approval ratings and their previously narrow senate majority, were expected not to do well in the midterms. This especially became apparent in 2021 following Glenn Younkin's upset victory in the 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial Election. However, The seemingly inevitable Republican wave was offset due to poor nominees from the Republican party in some key races and voter frustration towards the Republican party. Heading into election night, most experts were unsure who would win a majority in the Senate.

Following election night, Republicans were able to narrowly take back a majority in the Senate, winning 51 seats to the Democrat's 49. Republicans unseated two incumbents Raphael Warnock in Georgia and Catherine Cortez-Masto in Nevada, whilst holding several open seats in Alabama, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma's special election and Ohio. Democrats were able to offset the Republican victories by flipping the state of Pennsylvania, where incumbent Republican Pat Toomey retired.

The 2022 Midterms saw Republicans take control of both chambers of congress, allowing them to obstruct the Biden agenda and seriously weaken the incumbent for his re-election bid in 2024.