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Senator State Date Congress Old party New party Notes Jim Jeffords: Vermont: June 6, 2001 107th: Republican: Independent Caucused with the Democrats. Gave Democrats temporary control of the senate.
On November 1, 1999, he returned to the Republican Party when a Senate committee chairmanship became open. [443] 1999 – Donald Trump, businessman and real-estate developer, later 45th (2017–2021) and 47th (2025–)president of the United States, has been at various times a Republican, Democratic, Independent, and Reform Party member.
Caucused with the Democrats after becoming an independent, giving Democrats a majority in the US Senate. His switch became the only time in US history that a party switch resulted in a change of party control of the Senate. [29] [30] Robert M. La Follette Jr. Wisconsin: May 1934: 74th: Republican: Wisconsin Progressive
Republican: Independent Amash became an independent on July 4, 2019, and then a Libertarian on April 29, 2020. [1] April 29, 2020 Independent Libertarian: Jeff Van Drew:
117 sitting House members, 14 of whom are Republicans and 103 are Democrats; 27 sitting Senate members, 2 of whom are Republicans and 25 Democrats; 236 candidates for House and Senate, including ...
Tester, Brown and retiring West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin − who will be replaced by Republican Sen.-elect Jim Justice − were some of the last remaining Senate Democrats from red states.
Democrats currently control the Senate by a slim majority, thanks to the four independent senators that caucus with the blue party. Of the 100 seats, 47 are held by Democrats, and 49 by Republicans.
36 sitting Democrats (D 1 to D 36) were not on election. 14 sitting Democrats (D 37 to D 50) were re-elected (D 50 had been appointed to fill a vacancy and is shown as an elected hold). 3 new Democrats (D 51 to D 53) held seats by replacing other Democrats. 3 new Democrats (D 54 to D 56) gained seats the Democrats did not have before.