the Battle for the Senate

WHAT THIS MEANS:

34 Senate seats are up for election this year.

All 435 House of Representative seats are up for election this year.

A total of 469 seats in the US Congress is up for election in November 8, 2016.

In order to TAKE BACK the chamber, Democrats need to gain 5 seats.

In order to FLIP the chamber, the Democrats need to gain 30 seats. 

Democrats only have 10 seats to defend while Republicans have 24.

Confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice requires 60 votes in the Senate. 

Should Democrats fail to retake the Senate in 2016, it is unlikely that they will get another opportunity until at least 2020.

It’s incredibly important that we place attention not only to the presidential candidates, but to the Senators and Representatives that are up for election this year.