This page is a list of African-American United States Senate candidates.
Listed are those African-American candidates who achieved ballot access for a federal election. They made the primary ballot, and have votes in the election in order to qualify for this list.
Not included are African-Americans potential candidates (suggested by media, objects of draft movements, etc.), potential candidates who did not file for office or fictional candidates. Two biracial candidates are included: Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.
In 2024, two African-American women won their United States Senate races: Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks.
U.S. Senate candidates The default sort is by descending year, followed by state, followed by candidate surname.
Denotes winning candidate.+ Denotes party nominee. + African-American candidates Year Name Party Details State2026Angie Nixon +Democratic2026 Democratic46.2%Texas2026 Republican13.5%Texas2026 Republican0.4%Texas2026 Democratic2.4%North Carolina2026 Scott Colom+ Democratic73%Mississippi2026 Juliana Stratton+ Democratic40%Illinois2024 Democratic9.8% all-party primary resultCalifornia2024 + Democratic 56.6%Delaware2024 + Democratic 54.6%Maryland2024 + Republican40.5%Minnesota2022 + Democratic 41.3%Florida2022 + Republican 48.6% runoff resultGringlas, Sam (December 7, 2022). "Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff". NPR. Retrieved July 26, 2024.Georgia2022 + Democratic 51.4% runoff resultGeorgia2022 + Democratic 38.2%Kentucky2022 + Democratic 17.9%Louisiana2022 + Republican42.8%New York2022 +Democratic 47.3%North Carolina2022 Democratic 10.85% primary resultPennsylvania2022 Democratic44.23% primary runoff resultSouth Carolina2022 + Democratic 37%South Carolina2022 + Republican62.9%South Carolina2022 + Democratic 49.4%Wisconsin2020 + Democratic 51%; special/runoff election (2021)Georgia2020 Willie Wilson Party 4%Illinois2020 + Republican 48.2%Michigan2020 + Democratic 44.1%Mississippi2020 Democratic 6.3% primary resultNebraska2020 + Democratic 57.2%New Jersey2020 + Democratic 44.2%South Carolina2020 Democratic 35.2%Tennessee2018 + Republican45.8%Michigan2018 + Democratic46.4%; special electionMississippi2016 + Democratic61.8%California2016 Democratic 38.9% primary resultMaryland2016 Democratic, Green 36.9%South Carolina2016 + Republican 60.6%South Carolina2014 + Democratic 55.8%New Jersey2014 + Democratic 29%Oklahoma2014 + Democratic 37.1%South Carolina2013 + Democratic 54.9%; special election New Jersey2010 + Democratic 20.1%Florida2010 + Democratic39.2%Georgia2010 + Democratic 28.2%South Carolina2008 + Democratic 36.5%Alabama2008 + Democratic 38.6%Mississippi2006 Democratic40.5% primary resultMaryland2006 + Republican44.2%Maryland2006 + Democratic 34.8%Mississippi2006 + Democratic48%Tennessee2006 + Green 1.02%Washington2004 + Democratic 40%Georgia2004 + Democratic 70%Illinois2004 + Republican 27%Illinois2004 + United Citizens 0.4%South Carolina2004 + Green0.3%South Carolina2002 + Democratic 43.3%Texas1998 +Republican32.4%Connecticut1998 + Democratic 47.4%Illinois1996 + Democratic45.9%North Carolina1994 + Democratic44.25%Washington1992 + Peace and Freedom 2.8%California1992 + Democratic 53.3%; first African-American woman elected to the U.S. SenateIllinois1992 + Republican 29%Maryland1990 + Democratic47.4%North Carolina1988 + Republican 38.2%Maryland1988 + Republican 28.7%Virginia1988 + New Alliance 1.6%Nebraska1978 + Republican 44.9%Massachusetts1978 Independent 22.6%Mississippi1972 + Republican 63.5%Massachusetts1966 + Republican 60.7%; first African-American senator elected by popular vote Massachusetts1926 Republican 14.39%Kansas1874 Republican First African American to serve a full term in the U.S. SenateMississippi1872 Republican Won the election; not seated due to election challengesLouisiana1870 + RepublicansFirst African-American senator (elected by state legislature to fill a vacant seat)Mississippi
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