2016 Senate Election Interactive Map. 34 U.S. Senate seats to be contested in 2016. The current U.S. Senate has 54 Republicans and 44 Democrats. Two independents caucus with the Democrats, effectively giving them control of 46 seats.The 2016 Senate elections will take place on November 8, 2016.There are 34 seats up in 2016, of which 24 are held by Republicans. Democrats will need to gain 4 or 5 seats to take control for the 115th Congress, to be sworn in early January, 2017.here are 34 seats up in 2016, of which 24 are held by Republicans. Democrats will need to gain 4 or 5 seats to take control for the 115th Congress, to be sworn in early January, 2017.
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The Story Twenty nine people that represent all aspects of Medieval society go on a pilgrimage to the cathedral at Canterbury in southeast England. The cathedral at Canterbury is the main cathedral of the Church of England. The shrine to the martyr Saint Thomas a Becket is located at this cathedral. The story format Chaucerâs characters are going to pay respects to this shrine as a part of a religious pilgrimage. They all meet at a tavern to begin their journey. Saint Thomas a Becket was the archbishop of Canterbury, and in 1170 he was martyred by some knights of the king of England, Henry II, who was overheard complaining about Becketâs loyalty to the church at Rome over his loyalty to his king.