The Fox News Decision Desk predicted that Republicans would regain the Senate majority in 2025 once the 119th Congress is sworn in.
Republicans officially won enough Senate seats in the 2024 elections to take back the majority from Democrats. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has been leading the Senate since 2021.
Republicans had a much more favorable map for Senate seats this election than Democrats.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (left) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Getty Images)
All Republicans seeking re-election are in relatively safe states, and the party is almost certain to win West Virginia to replace retiring Sen. Joe Manchin (Idaho-Virginia). If West Virginia wins and all incumbents seeking re-election remain in office, Republicans would already have 50 senators.
Democrats were in an even more difficult position, with Manchin expected to lose his seat and facing a close race for outgoing independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's Arizona Senate seat.
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Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to reporters after voting in Washington, D.C., on January 23, 2024. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
At the same time, several incredibly vulnerable Senate Democrats, including red-vote states Jon Tester of Montana and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Jacky Rosen of Nevada, It just so happens that he is up for re-election this cycle. and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, a presidential battleground state.
If that wasn't enough, outgoing Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)'s seat was also in serious danger of turning red.
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Testers were better off losing the race at Red Montana. (Tom Williams/Getty Images)
The Democratic Party had a majority of only 51 members, compared to the Republican Party, which held a 49-member meeting.
The party has many vulnerabilities that mean it cannot afford to lose virtually any election in 2024.
What made it even more difficult for Democrats to maintain a majority in the 2024 election was the sharp decline in split voting. In some states, voters were expected to choose one party and vote for the candidate in that column at the bottom of the ballot, so the race was very likely to be decided by the winner of the presidential election.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell arrives at the U.S. Capitol on September 26, 2024. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
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When Republicans vote on new leadership this month, they will also choose the next person to take control of the Senate floor after Schumer. The new Republican leader will replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the longest-serving leader in Senate history.
Newly elected Republican senators will participate in a secret ballot.
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