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Table 1 Changes in congressional membership within the 114th–115th congresses

From: Spheres of legislation: polarization and most influential nodes in behavioral context

State

Incoming

Departing

Reason for change

Operation

IN

Young (R)

Coats (R)

Midterm election

Combined

LA

Kennedy (R)

Vitter (R)

Midterm election

Combined

NV

Cortez Masto (D)

Reid (D)

Midterm election

Combined

NH

Hassan (D)

Ayotte (R)

Midterm election

 

IL

Duckworth (D)

Kirk (R)

Midterm election

 

MD

Van Hollen (D)

Mikulski (D)

Midterm election

Combined

CA

Harris (D)

Boxer (R)

Midterm election

 

AL

Strange (R)

Sessions (R)

Appointment

Combined

AL

Jones (D)

Strange (R)

Special Eeection

 

MN

Smith (D)

Franken (D)

Appointment & special election

Combined

MS

Hyde-Smith (R)

Cochran (R)

Appointment & special election

Combined

AZ

Kyl (R)

McCain (R)

Appointment

Combined

  1. When two senators are combined, the senator name in italicface indicates the label which was kept. This table should be referred to when examining figures and graphs which depict individual senators