Senate Elections The first electoral turn towards the Democrats The representative of the Democratic Party won the vote for the appointment of the representative of the state of North Carolina in the Senate. This seat was previously held by the Republican Party. So far, Democrats have 43 seats and Republicans 35 seats. In these contests, out of the 9 states where the Democrats won so far, they kept 8 seats and captured 1 seat from the Republican Party. Due to the fact that 34 Democratic seats did not vote in this election, the Democrats now have 43 seats.