Senate and House races in 2020 election

The 2020 election is not just about Trump vs Biden. There are important races in the Senate and the House.

The Senate has been under Republican control since 2014 and currently holds a 53-47 majority.

There are 35 Senate seats that are up for election. 23 of them are held by Republicans, while 12 of them are held by Democrats.

USAToday did an article on Senate races that are considered competitive in nine states. I’ll list them below.

Arizona with incumbent Republican Sen. McSally vs Democratic challenger Mark Kelly, who is an astronaut and the husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was shot in 2011.

Colorado with incumbent Republican Sen. Gardner vs Democratic challenger John Hickenlooper, who used to be the state governor.

Georgia has both Senate seats up for election. Incumbent Republican Sen. Loeffler faces a special election in a three-way race with another Republican, Doug Collins, and Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock. The second seat is a battle between incumbent Republican Sen. Perdue vs Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff.

Iowa with incumbent Republican Sen. Ernst vs Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield.

Maine with incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins vs Democratic challenger Sara Gideon.

Montana with incumbent Republican Sen. Daines vs Democratic challenger Steve Bullock, who is currently the state governor.

North Carolina with incumbent Republican Sen. Tillis vs Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham.

South Carolina with incumbent Republican Sen. Graham vs Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison.

Alabama with incumbent Democratic Sen. Jones vs Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville, who used to be the head coach of the Auburn University football team.

There are other close races in Alaska, Texas, Kansas, and Michigan.

If Democrats want to take back control of the Senate, they will need to win four seats or three seats if Biden wins.

Now, the House. It has been under Democratic control since 2018 with 232 Democrats to 197 Republicans. Several analysts said it is likely that Democrats will maintain control of the House, but President Trump has predicted that Republicans will win back the House.

CBS News said the members of Congress who are most vulnerable to lose their seats are first-term Democrats who flipped historically Republican districts in 2018.

There are close races in California, Iowa, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia.

As we know, for a bill to become law in the U.S., it must go through both the Senate and the House and then be signed by the president in the White House.

In 2016, Republicans won control of all three, but lost the House to Democrats in 2018. Will we see a Democratic sweep in 2020, or will we see Republicans keep the White House, the Senate, and take back the House? There are several potential scenarios and that’s what we should look for as the results from the election come in tomorrow evening and in the next few days, or weeks, as mail-in ballots are counted.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/02/election-day-what-senate-races-watch/6077552002/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/key-house-races-to-watch-on-election-day/