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Listed are those African-American candidates who achieved ballot access for a federal election. They made the primary ballot, and have votes in the election in order to qualify for this list. Not included are African-Americans potential candidates (suggested by media, objects of draft movements, etc.), potential candidates who did not file for
Pages in category "African-American candidates for the United States Senate" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first two African-American senators represented the state of Mississippi during the Reconstruction era, following the American Civil War. Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African American to serve in the Senate, was elected in 1870 [5] by the Mississippi State Legislature to succeed Albert G. Brown, who resigned during the Civil War.
A third Black female senate candidate, Valerie McCray, also a Democrat, is vying for a seat in Indiana. ... She was the first African American and first woman to represent the state in the U.S ...
Wayne Black was one of the few African Americans in the crowd as about 100 people gathered recently at the The post In Georgia, 2 Black candidates to compete for Senate seat appeared first on TheGrio.
A senate term is six years with no term limit. Every two years a third of the seats are up for election. Some years also have a few special elections to fill vacancies. Each state has two senators elected in different years. There were 96 senators from 1912 to 1960 and 100 since then.
The List of United States Senate elections has been split into the following two parts for convenience: List of United States Senate elections (1788–1913) List of United States Senate elections (1914–present) The following are lists of United States Senate elections by other criteria: List of United States Senate election results by region
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