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mysteryowl

(7,390 posts) Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:04 PM Nov 2018

I need help with the math regarding # of US senators

We have a total of 100 US senators, but with the election results there is one missing.

Current midterm results:
Dems - 46
Repub - 51
Indep - 2

My math says 99. Where is the other one?

I am using the election results from The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2018/nov/06/midterm-elections-2018-live-results-latest-winners-and-seats

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I need help with the math regarding # of US senators (Original Post) mysteryowl Nov 2018 OP

mississippi? nt msongs Nov 2018 #1

Say more, please mysteryowl Nov 2018 #2

Mississippi law insists the winner must have a majority of votes. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #3

Thank you for knowing this. mysteryowl Nov 2018 #5

On the bright side, neither is Chris McDaniel comradebillyboy Nov 2018 #11

Which, frankly, surprised me. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #12

Yeah, I expected him to win. Mississippi looks like comradebillyboy Nov 2018 #13

Miss is having a runoff election Jersey Devil Nov 2018 #6

The runoff is 27 November, and the winner will be seated with the new congress 03 January Brother Buzz Nov 2018 #9

The 46 includes the 2 independents Orangepeel Nov 2018 #4

For complete info see the Wikipedia page... PoliticAverse Nov 2018 #7

Wow! That link is a wealth of information! mysteryowl Nov 2018 #8

Possible tied senate in long run. If fla,Arizona and Ms win!! FloridaBlues Nov 2018 #10

msongs

(67,409 posts)

1. mississippi? nt

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:06 PM

Nov 2018

mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)

2. Say more, please

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:07 PM

Nov 2018

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

3. Mississippi law insists the winner must have a majority of votes.

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:10 PM

Nov 2018

They had 3 candidates running. None received a majority of the votes.

There will be a runoff between the top 2.

We ain’t winning this one.

mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)

5. Thank you for knowing this.

Reply to GulfCoast66 (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:11 PM

Nov 2018

comradebillyboy

(10,150 posts)

11. On the bright side, neither is Chris McDaniel

Reply to GulfCoast66 (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:56 PM

Nov 2018

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)

12. Which, frankly, surprised me.

Reply to comradebillyboy (Reply #11)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:58 PM

Nov 2018

Perhaps even MS republicans have a limit of embarrassment they are willing to endure.

comradebillyboy

(10,150 posts)

13. Yeah, I expected him to win. Mississippi looks like

Reply to GulfCoast66 (Reply #12)

Sat Nov 10, 2018, 02:16 AM

Nov 2018

it's making a little progress. Still a long way to go but we must celebrate every step forward.

Jersey Devil

(9,874 posts)

6. Miss is having a runoff election

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:11 PM

Nov 2018

Mississippi law says you have to get 50% or more to win and nobody got over 50% in the elections so they will have a runoff election between the top 2 vote getters. Most states do not have that requirement.

Brother Buzz

(36,440 posts)

9. The runoff is 27 November, and the winner will be seated with the new congress 03 January

Reply to Jersey Devil (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:15 PM

Nov 2018

Orangepeel

(13,933 posts)

4. The 46 includes the 2 independents

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2018, 09:10 PM

Nov 2018

There are 44 democrats, 2 independents who caucus with democrats, 51 republicans and three undecided races — Florida, Arizona and Mississippi (which has a runoff).