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At the moment, there are none, and if there ever is a vacant seat that means that there is a vote going on. You can only stay a Senator for a certain period of time, then you have to give up your seat and an election takes place to find a replacement.
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∙ 16y agoIn 2008 there are 35 seats open for election. Two seats are regular six year rotations and two are special elections.
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How many us seats are in the senate?
There are 100 Senate seats, two from each State
Does the US Senate president pro tempore break senate ties when the us vice presidency is vacant?
Yes. The U.S senate president pro can temporarily break senate ties when the U.S vice presidency is vacant.
How many seats does the US Parliament have?
The U.S. does not have a Parliament but has a Senate with 50 seats and a House of Representatives which has 435 seats.
How many available us senate seats did democrats win?
345
How many seats did the Democrats loose in the 2014 mid-term elections to lose control of the US senate?
The Democrats lost seven seats in the 2014 mid-term elections to lose control of the US senate
How many seats in the US Senate?
There are one hundred senators, two from each state in the union. If you include the President of the Senate, who is not an elected senator but who is the sitting vice president of the US, you could say there are 101 seats. The President of the Senate can break a tie vote.
Who gives two seats to each state in the US?
The US Senate.
How manyseats are there total in US Senate?
There are always two U. S. Senate seats for each state, so since 1959 there have been 100 seats in the Senate.
How many members in the House of Representatives in 1864 in the US?
In 1864 there were 242 seats that had been apportioned to the states after the 1860 census, including 58 seats that were vacant because they were apportioned to southern states (leaving 184 seats occupied).
How many us senate seats were open for the 2008 election?
There were 35 US Senate seats voted upon in the November 2008 elections including 33 normally scheduled seats, 1 seat open by retirement, and 1 seat open due to the death of the seat's previous occupant.
What happens if a senator loses the presidential election?
Many US Senators have run for President without resigning their Senate seats. Those who have often run in their state's next US Senate election.
Which party currently holds a majority of seats in the US Senate?
Democrats?
