After the 2016 general elections Republicans maintained majority control of
the U.S. Senate with (currently) 51 of the 100 seats. Democrats currently hold 48 seats.
To date, there remains one undecided Senate race in Louisiana. This race will be decided in a run-off election on December 10.
Below is a list of incoming freshman members of the U.S. Senate:
REPUBLICANS |
DEMOCRATS |
Todd Young, Indiana |
Kamala Harris, California
Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
Chris Van Holland, Maryland
Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada
Maggie Hansen, New Hampshire |
The 115th Congress is scheduled to meet from January 3, 2017, through January 3, 2019.

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