U.S. Senate Race
In 2022 the United States is holding Senate elections for 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate. Republican senators, Richard Shelby (Alabama), Roy Blunt (Missouri), Richard Burr (North Carolina), Rob Portman (Ohio), Jim Inhofe (Oklahoma), Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania), as well as Democratic senator, Patrick Leahy (Vermont), have announced that they are not seeking re-election; There are 28 Senators seeking re-election. Elections to watch closely are: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin . The 2022 United States Governor Elections are also taking place at the same time and both will be held on November 8, 2022.
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Business · WashingtonSen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is seen as the pivotal vote in the 50-50 chamber. She says she has agreed to revamping some of the measure's tax and energy provisions. The announcement came as a surprise, with some expecting talks to drag on for days longer.See the Story
Sen. Sinema agrees to 'move forward' on Democrats' energy, drugs bill
64% Center coverage: 131 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe final vote was 220-207, along party lines. Four Republicans did not vote. The legislation would reduce the deficit, be paid for through new taxes. It would raise over $700 billion in government revenue over 10 years. The bill would also spend over $430 billion to reduce carbon emissions.See the Story
House approves Biden’s flagship climate and tax package
41% Center coverage: 102 sources
US & Canada · JuneauIncumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski and challenger Kelly Tshibaka will face off in November. Murkowski, who has held the seat since 2003 and won with a write-in campaign in 2010 after losing the Republican nomination, is a moderate whose votes Democrats often court. The primary was seen as a test for former President Trump’s endorsement. Trump backed Murkowski’s primary challenger Kelly Tschibaka in the wake of Murkowski’s vote to convict him in his second impeachment trial.See the Story
U.S. Sen. Murkowski, Trump-backed opponent secure enough votes to face off in November
44% Center coverage: 34 sources
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US & Canada · Harrisburg Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, released his health records as he maneuvers to keep questions about Democratic rival John Fetterman’s recovery from a stroke front and center in the hotly contested campaign.See the Story
Oz releases health records to spotlight Fetterman's stroke
54% Center coverage: 24 sources
US & Canada · PennsylvaniaA Franklin & Marshall College poll released Thursday shows Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman and gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro hold leads over their Republican opponents. The poll shows the race for the open Senate seat is getting tighter as Election Day draws closer. When including undecided voters, the lieutenant governor is only outpacing his opponent, Mehmet Oz, by just 3 points.See the Story
PA Polls: Dr. Mehmet Oz Maintains Statistical Tie with Democrat Fetterman
42% Center coverage: 14 sources
US & Canada · WisconsinWisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Jonson is leaning into controversy as he runs for his third term. Johnson has called for the end of guaranteed money for Medicare and Social Security. His Democratic challenger, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, has gone in a safer direction, cultivating an image as a nonthreatening defender of the middle class.See the Story
Wisconsin's Johnson embraces controversy in reelection bid
72% Center coverage: 14 sources
Black Lives Matter · PennsylvaniaDemocratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman's campaign website was recently wiped of all Black Lives Matter references despite his previous support for the movement.See the Story
John Fetterman wipes Black Lives Matter section from campaign site amid attacks over crime
100% Right coverage: 13 sources
US & Canada · WisconsinSen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) holds a 5 percentage point lead over Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes in the Wisconsin Senate race, according to a new poll. An AARP poll commissioned by Fabrizio Ward & Impact Research released on Thursday found Johnson receiving 51 percent support among likely Wisconsin voters, compared to Barnes with 46 percent. Johnson maintained a slimmer lead of 49 percent to Barnes’s 47 percent among voters between the ages of 18 to 49 years old.See the Story
Johnson leads Barnes in Wisconsin Senate race: poll
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US & Canada · ClevelandBoth Ohio candidates for U.S. Senate will participate in debates in Cleveland and Youngstown but have not agreed to a matchup in Hamilton, according to the campaigns of U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Howland Twp., and Republican businessman J.D. Vance of Cincinnati.See the Story
U.S. Senate candidates agree on two debates, none in southwest Ohio
Coverage: 7 sources
US & Canada · RaleighTed Budd, North Carolina’s Republican nominee for Senate, is one of two sitting U.S. congressmen to own a gun store, and his advertises on its website an insurance provider that supports gun owners who face domestic violence charges. Some advocates and family members of gun violence victims have called insurance plans like this—which have also been advertised by the NRA—“murder insurance.”See the Story
Ted Budd, GOP Senate Candidate, Advertises Insurance for Domestic Abusers at His Gun Store
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonSenate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that senators will not return to Washington, D.C., to vote until Monday, Nov. 14, clearing the decks for vulnerable colleagues to campaign for five solid weeks until Election Day. See the Story
Senate done voting until Nov. 14, setting up ‘extremely busy’ lame duck session
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Blake Masters · ArizonaFormer President Donald Trump is expected to host a rally in Mesa, Arizona, on October 9. The event, announced by the Save America PAC, is expected. to be a campaign rally supporting Trump-backed Republican candidates for election. General admission tickets can be reserved online here.See the Story
Former President Donald Trump to host rally in Mesa on October 9
34% Center coverage: 3 sources
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering U.S. Senate Race?U.S. Senate Race often has a balanced coverage.
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