Elections / 1990
The 1990 elections
A midterm cycle: 35 US Senate contests on record. Presidential pages cover the quadrennial years on either side.
1990 US Senate elections
1990Senate margin
D+60R+60
States with a Senate contest in 1990, each filled by its result. States without a seat up this cycle are faint.
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a seat an independent won.
All 35 results, 1990
| State | Senate margin |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | D+100.0 |
| Georgia | D+100.0 |
| Louisiana | D+100.0 |
| Oklahoma | D+66.4 |
| Montana | D+38.7 |
| Tennessee | D+37.9 |
| West Virginia | D+36.6 |
| Illinois | D+30.1 |
| Delaware | D+26.8 |
| Rhode Island | D+23.7 |
| Alabama | D+21.1 |
| Nebraska | D+18.0 |
| Michigan | D+16.3 |
| Massachusetts | D+13.6 |
| Hawaii | D+9.4 |
| Iowa | D+9.1 |
| New Jersey | D+3.0 |
| Minnesota | D+2.6 |
| Kentucky | R+4.4 |
| North Carolina | R+5.1 |
| Indiana | R+7.3 |
| South Dakota | R+7.3 |
| Oregon | R+7.5 |
| Colorado | R+14.0 |
| Idaho | R+22.6 |
| Maine | R+22.7 |
| Texas | R+22.8 |
| Wyoming | R+27.9 |
| South Carolina | R+31.7 |
| New Hampshire | R+33.9 |
| Alaska | R+34.6 |
| New Mexico | R+45.9 |
| Kansas | R+47.2 |
| Virginia | R+81.7 |
| Mississippi | R+100.0 |
The 1990 cycle at a glance
US Senate
56–44
Democrats held
US House
267–167
Democrats held
Governors
D 19 · R 14 · O 2
35 races
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