Editing Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (section)

===2023–2024 election cycle===
Senator [[Gary Peters]] of Michigan was selected as DSCC chair for a second consecutive cycle, the first since Chuck Schumer to be so. The Class 1 cycle of Democratic senators continue to dwindle, with [[Joe Manchin]] of West Virginia and [[Jon Tester]] of Montana being the last of the 2012 vulnerable class, and with it adding [[Sherrod Brown]] of Ohio as another Senator from a now-Republican-tilted state. With Manchin retiring, the West Virginia seat was written off, putting focus on [[Jacky Rosen]] in Nevada, [[Bob Casey Jr.]] in Pennsylvania, [[Tammy Baldwin]] in Wisconsin, newcomers [[Ruben Gallego]] in Arizona and [[Elissa Slotkin]] in Michigan; all these were hotly contested swing states in 2020. The entry of [[Larry Hogan]] into Maryland's race was an unexpected turn that is expected to siphon funds from tougher fights. On the offensive, Democrats are aiming at single-point senators Ted Cruz in Texas and Rick Scott in Florida; however, Texas has been an unachieved dream for multiple cycles, while Florida has consistently been tilting Republican throughout Scott's tenure.<ref>{{cite web|first=Burgess |last=Everett |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/25/tester-brown-ohio-montana-senate-majority-00148414 |title=They hold the key to Senate control — but they'd rather talk about Montana and Ohio |work=Politico |date=March 25, 2024}}</ref>

Facing a stronger red tide than in of 2022, all Senate candidates overperformed the losing Democratic candidate Harris in terms of margin, though not necessarily in voter count; Trump swept all noted swing states in the [[2024 United States presidential election|concurrent presidential election]]. Tester's 12-point and Brown's 5-point edge were not enough to win in their deep-red states, with Florida and Texas's rightward shift clearly putting Democratic Senate hopes away. Casey lost to Republican [[David McCormick]] in an [[Upset (competition)#Politics|electoral upset]]. Other Democratic swing state candidates won by narrow margins.<ref>{{cite web|first=Geoffrey |last=Skelley |url=https://abcnews.go.com/538/democrats-won-senate-seats-states-trump-carried/story?id=115733824 |title=How Democrats won Senate seats in states that Trump carried |work=FiveThirtyEight |date=November 12, 2024}}</ref> Republicans ultimately flipped four Senate seats from the Democratic caucus, winning a 53–47 majority in the chamber.