US Senators up for re-election in 2022 that are retiring or likely to retire.
AL(Shelby-R)Mo Brooks-R
IA(C. Grassley-R) Pat Grassley-R
MO(Blunt-R) Eric Grietens-R
NC(Burr-R) Ted Budd-R
OH(Portman-R) Jane Timken-R
PA(Toomey-R) John Fetterman-D
VT(Leahy-D) T.J. Donovan-D
WI(Johnson-R) Sarah Godlewski-D
The last time every Democratic US Senator initially sought re-election was in 2002.
Two Democratic Incumbent US Senators up for re-election in 2002 had to be replaced.
Bob Torricelli(D-NJ) - scandal plagued US Senator who was trailing the Republican nominee Doug Forrester in public opinion polls. Torricelli was replaced by the recent retired US Senator Frank Lautenberg.
Paul Wellstone(D-MN)- principled US Senator who died in a plane crash. Wellstone was replaced by Walter Mondale. What lead to Mondale's defeat in 2002, The national wave- Republicans also won the MN Governor's Race in 2002 or The Democrats treating the Wellstone Memorial Service as a political pep rally.
All of the Democratic US Senators up for re-election in 2022 including Leahy(D-VT) will not withdraw from the 2022 US Senate Race.
2 of the Democratic US Senators up for re-election in 2022 are facing a tough re-election campaign.
Warnock(D-GA) if the election is decided on 1/2023.
Hassan(D-NH) if Sununu-R decides to run.
Democrats will one of those seats with PA(Fetterman-D) and WI(Godlewski-D)
37)HI(Schatz-D)
38)CA(Padilla-D)
39)MD(Van Hollen-D)
40)VT(Leahy-D)
41)NY(Schumer-D)
42)CT(Blumenthal-D)
43)WA(Murray-D)
44)IL(Duckworth-D)
45)OR(Wyden-D)
46)CO(Bennet-D)
47)NV(Cortez Masto-D)
48)AZ(Kelly-D)
49)PA(Fetterman-D)
50)WI(Godlewski-D)