2016 Senate Election
The 2016 Senate Elections were held on November 8, 2016 in conjunction with the House of Representatives, Presidential election, and 12 gubernatorial elections. Previously all three branches had been controlled by the Alliance Party for four years under the popular presidency of Charlie Dent. The Alliance Party had held control of the senate for 6 years. 35 of the 102 seats were up for election.
Six incumbents from the Alliance Party retired; Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Dan Coats of Indiana, David Vitter of Louisiana, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mike Crapo of Idaho, and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. All but the last two were succeeded by Laborers. Three incumbents from the Laborers Party retired; Barbara Boxer of California, Chuck Schumer of New York, and Bernie Sanders of Vermont. All three were succeeded by Laborers. This election saw numerous close elections, with 9 races being withing 5 points of each other. The election saw one of the largest freshman classes in American history with 17 freshmen senators elected, roughly half of the seats open.
This was the largest wave election since the election of 1952 where the new Alliance Party won 17 seats. The wave election was due to record high African-America turnout, which reached up to 74% in South Carolina and was 65% nationwide. There was also very high turnout among women and Latinos. This was due to Governor Nina Turner's surprise landslide victory against Senator Bob Corker. Turner's populist message energized African-Americans and poor whites, especially in the Southeast. This election also saw several women and minorities elected to the Senate, and an increase of SGM senators.
The freshmen Laborers senators were; Kamala Harris of California, Bill de Blasio of New York, Tim Ashe of Vermont, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Desiree Charbonnet of Louisiana, Jason Kander of Missouri, Jennifer Shillling of Wisconsin, Pete Buttigieg of Indiana, Jim Gray of Kentucky, Marcia Fudge of Ohio, Patrick Murphy of Florida, Kasim Reed of Georgia, Stephen Wukela of South Carolina, Brad Miller of North Carolina, and Jeff Woodburn of New Hampshire.
The freshmen Alliance Senators were; Mick Cornett of Oklahoma and Judy Boyle of Idaho
Six incumbents from the Alliance Party retired; Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Dan Coats of Indiana, David Vitter of Louisiana, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mike Crapo of Idaho, and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. All but the last two were succeeded by Laborers. Three incumbents from the Laborers Party retired; Barbara Boxer of California, Chuck Schumer of New York, and Bernie Sanders of Vermont. All three were succeeded by Laborers. This election saw numerous close elections, with 9 races being withing 5 points of each other. The election saw one of the largest freshman classes in American history with 17 freshmen senators elected, roughly half of the seats open.
This was the largest wave election since the election of 1952 where the new Alliance Party won 17 seats. The wave election was due to record high African-America turnout, which reached up to 74% in South Carolina and was 65% nationwide. There was also very high turnout among women and Latinos. This was due to Governor Nina Turner's surprise landslide victory against Senator Bob Corker. Turner's populist message energized African-Americans and poor whites, especially in the Southeast. This election also saw several women and minorities elected to the Senate, and an increase of SGM senators.
The freshmen Laborers senators were; Kamala Harris of California, Bill de Blasio of New York, Tim Ashe of Vermont, Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Desiree Charbonnet of Louisiana, Jason Kander of Missouri, Jennifer Shillling of Wisconsin, Pete Buttigieg of Indiana, Jim Gray of Kentucky, Marcia Fudge of Ohio, Patrick Murphy of Florida, Kasim Reed of Georgia, Stephen Wukela of South Carolina, Brad Miller of North Carolina, and Jeff Woodburn of New Hampshire.
The freshmen Alliance Senators were; Mick Cornett of Oklahoma and Judy Boyle of Idaho
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