34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Mike Mansfield
Everett Dirksen
Party
Democratic
Republican
Leader since
January 3, 1961
January 3, 1959
Leader's seat
Montana
Illinois
Seats before
63
37
Seats after
58[a]
42[a]
Seat change
5
5
Popular vote
24,976,660
23,588,832[b]
Percentage
49.3%
46.5%
Seats up
23
11
Races won
18
16
Results of the elections: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold No election
Majority Leader before election
Mike Mansfield
Democratic
Elected Majority Leader
Mike Mansfield
Democratic
The 1968 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 5, the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with the presidential election of the same year. The Republicans picked up five net seats in the Senate. This saw Republicans win a Senate seat in Florida for the first time since Reconstruction.
Republicans would gain another seat after the election when Alaska Republican Ted Stevens was appointed to replace Democrat Bob Bartlett, reducing Democrats' majority to 57–43.
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