Ending months of speculation about West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s (D) re-election plans, the veteran politician announced yesterday that he will not seek a third full term next year. 

For months it was assumed that Montana US Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Glendive) would challenge Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) as he did five years ago, but as time marches on the Congressman is rather inexplicably not in the race.

Senate Democrats are continuing to come forward calling on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign his seat due to the new set of indictments he is facing, just as New Jersey US Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) is launching a campaign to challenge him in next year’s Democratic primary.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema* (I-AZ) has yet to formally declare her intentions for re-election, but a report from NBC News suggests she already has a campaign plan in place. 

The latest development in the Michigan Senate race could transform the open seat contest into a top tier Republican challenge race.

National Democratic Party strategists had hoped to have little in the way of intra-party competition for their favored Texas US Senate candidate, US Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas), but such a potential outcome ended yesterday.

Retired Navy SEAL and aerospace company CEO Tim Sheehy (R) announced his US Senate candidacy in Montana, and already the proverbial hockey gloves came off. 

The open California Senate race promises to be one of the most interesting campaigns in the 2024 cycle.

Early in the week, the Senate open seat number rose to five, and it’s possible this is the final such number for this election cycle.

Many of the 2024 Senate races are beginning to take shape; hence, this is a good time to review the candidate situation in each competitive seat.