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(Statements last updated October 6, 2018 04:02 PM -04:00.)Senators | Definitely Yes👍 | Likely Yes🤷♂️👍 | Unknown🤷♂️ | Likely No🤷♂️👎 | Definitely No👎 | Total |
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Males | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 77 |
Females | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 |
Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 49 |
Republicans | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
Next Election in 2018 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 |
Next Election in 2020 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 32 |
Next Election in 2022 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 33 |
Lamar Alexander (R - TN) Definitely Yes
John Barrasso (R - WY) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
Roy Blunt (R - MO) Definitely Yes
John Boozman (R - AR) Definitely Yes
Richard M. Burr (R - NC) Definitely Yes
Shelley Moore Capito (R - WV) Definitely Yes
Bill Cassidy (R - LA) Definitely Yes
Susan Collins (R - ME) Definitely Yes
Bob Corker (R - TN) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
John Cornyn (R - TX) Definitely Yes
Tom Cotton (R - AR) Definitely Yes
Michael D. Crapo (R - ID) Definitely Yes
Ted Cruz (R - TX) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
Steve Daines (R - MT) Definitely Yes
Michael B. Enzi (R - WY) Definitely Yes
Joni Ernst (R - IA) Definitely Yes
Deb Fischer (R - NE) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
Jeff Flake (R - AZ) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
Cory Gardner (R - CO) Definitely Yes
Lindsey Graham (R - SC) Definitely Yes
Charles E. Grassley (R - IA) Definitely Yes
Orrin G. Hatch (R - UT) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
Dean Heller (R - NV) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
John Hoeven (R - ND) Definitely Yes
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R - MS) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
James M. Inhofe (R - OK) Definitely Yes
Johnny Isakson (R - GA) Definitely Yes
Ron Johnson (R - WI) Definitely Yes
John Kennedy (R - LA) Definitely Yes
Jon Kyl (R - AZ) Definitely Yes
James Lankford (R - OK) Definitely Yes
Mike Lee (R - UT) Definitely Yes
John McCain (R - AZ) Definitely Yes
Mitch McConnell (R - KY) Definitely Yes
Jerry Moran (R - KS) Definitely Yes
Lisa Murkowski (R - AK) Definitely No
Rand Paul (R - KY) Definitely Yes
David Perdue (R - GA) Definitely Yes
Rob Portman (R - OH) Definitely Yes
Jim Risch (R - ID) Definitely Yes
Pat Roberts (R - KS) Definitely Yes
Mike Rounds (R - SD) Definitely Yes
Marco Rubio (R - FL) Definitely Yes
Ben Sasse (R - NE) Definitely Yes
Tim Scott (R - SC) Definitely Yes
Richard C. Shelby (R - AL) Definitely Yes
Dan Sullivan (R - AK) Definitely Yes
John Thune (R - SD) Definitely Yes
Thom Tillis (R - NC) Definitely Yes
Patrick J. Toomey (R - PA) Definitely Yes
Roger Wicker (R - MS) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
Todd Young (R - IN) Definitely Yes
Tammy Baldwin (D - WI) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Michael Bennet (D - CO) Definitely No
Richard Blumenthal (D - CT) Definitely No
Cory Booker (D - NJ) Definitely No
Sherrod Brown (D - OH) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Maria Cantwell (D - WA) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Benjamin L. Cardin (D - MD) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Thomas R. Carper (D - DE) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Bob Casey (D - PA) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Christopher A. Coons (D - DE) Definitely No
Catherine Cortez Masto (D - NV) Definitely No
Joe Donnelly (D - IN) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Tammy Duckworth (D - IL) Definitely No
Richard J. Durbin (D - IL) Definitely No
Dianne Feinstein (D - CA) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D - NY) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Kamala Harris (D - CA) Definitely No
Margaret Hassan (D - NH) Definitely No
Martin Heinrich (D - NM) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Heidi Heitkamp (D - ND) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Mazie K. Hirono (D - HI) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Doug Jones (D - AL) Definitely No
Tim Kaine (D - VA) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Angus King (I - ME) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Amy Klobuchar (D - MN) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Patrick J. Leahy (D - VT) Definitely No
Joe Manchin III (D - WV) Definitely Yes 2018 election seat
Edward J. Markey (D - MA) Definitely No
Claire McCaskill (D - MO) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Robert Menendez (D - NJ) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Jeff Merkley (D - OR) Definitely No
Christopher S. Murphy (D - CT) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Patty Murray (D - WA) Definitely No
Bill Nelson (D - FL) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Gary Peters (D - MI) Definitely No
Jack Reed (D - RI) Definitely No
Bernard Sanders (I - VT) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Brian Schatz (D - HI) Definitely No
Charles E. Schumer (D - NY) Definitely No
Jeanne Shaheen (D - NH) Definitely No
Tina Smith (D - MN) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Debbie Stabenow (D - MI) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Jon Tester (D - MT) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Tom Udall (D - NM) Definitely No
Chris Van Hollen (D - MD) Definitely No
Mark Warner (D - VA) Definitely No
Elizabeth Warren (D - MA) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI) Definitely No 2018 election seat
Ron Wyden (D - OR) Definitely No
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