Elected to the United States Senate in 2004

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Distribution of seats
   
A total of 100 seats
  • Dem . : 44
  • Independent (Dem) : 1
  • GOP : 55
Senate elections 2004
  • Democrats, held
  • Democrats, gained
  • Republicans, held
  • Republicans, gained

    • On November 2, 2004, the United States was elected to the Senate . The Republicans were able to expand their majority considerably. The election was part of the 2004 election in the United States .

    The 109th Congress of the United States began its work on January 4, 2005.

    Starting position

    Each of the 50 states has 2 representatives in the Senate. Before the election, 51 senators were Republicans, 48 ​​Democrats, and one independent. In 2004 a new Senator was elected in each of 34 states ( Class III ), the terms of office of the remaining 66 Senators ended in 2006 and 2008, respectively. Of the seats available for election, 19 have been held by Democrats and 15 by Republicans. The Republicans got six seats from the Democrats and lost two.

    Results

    Political party be right Votes in percent Change to the 1998 election Seats Change to the 2002 election
    republican 39,920,562 45.3 −1.5 55 +4
    Democrats 44,754,618 50.8 +1.3 44 −4
    Independent 186.231 0.2 +0.1 1 0
    Others 3,235,936 3.7 +0.1 0 0

    See also