I asked Grok:
How many republican senators are in the US senate at this time who are capable of casting a vote?
Answer:
52 Republican senators are currently capable of casting a vote in the US Senate.
The 119th Congress (2025–2026) has 52 seated Republicans, 45 Democrats, 2 Independents (who caucus with Democrats), and 1 vacancy, for a total of 99 voting members. ballotpedia.org
- There are no widely reported cases of Republican senators currently incapacitated or unable to vote as of July 12, 2026. All seated senators are presumed able to participate unless a specific medical or other issue is publicly noted (none appear in recent updates).
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I then asked if Grok was counting Mitch McConnell:
51 Republican senators are currently capable of casting a vote.
npr.org
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been hospitalized since June 14, 2026 (nearly four weeks as of July 12), and remains absent with limited public details on his condition or return timeline. npr.org
- This leaves 51 active/voting Republicans out of the 52 seated ones (plus 45 Democrats, 2 Independents caucusing with them, and 1 vacancy).
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I then asked if Grok was counting Lindsey Graham:
No — Lindsey Graham is not being counted among those capable of casting a vote. He died suddenly on July 11, 2026 (yesterday) at age 71 after a brief illness (reported as cardiac arrest). His seat is now vacant, and a temporary replacement will be appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, followed by a special primary and election process.
50 Republican senators currently capable of casting a vote.
- This accounts for:
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) still hospitalized and absent since mid-June.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) deceased.
- Total seated Republicans: 50 (out of the prior 52).
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) resigned in March 2026 after being confirmed as Secretary of Homeland Security in the Trump administration. This created the vacancy that showed up in the 1-vacancy count before Graham’s death.
Grok
The Republican majority in the US Senate is gone. Thune, Tillis, Murkowski and Collins are effectively Democrat votes. That leave 46 Republican senators.
5 responses to “How Many GOP Senators Are Left?”
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Nope. And its funny, too, like, you ask how, how is this happening, why is nobody stopping it? And every day, it just keeps on happening. I know, I’m baffled, too.
This matters why? What have they conserved? What have they done for the American people, not Israel, the American people? Speed bump to the Democrats?
It matters because I want to expose the fallacy that the GOP is the majority party in the Senate.
Precisely. It does, however, mean the chances of passing the save act have now reached statistical zero. Not that they were good prior to the grim reaper going on neocon roundup this weekend. And not that it matters in the least, as voting fixes nothing. It just bears pointing out since they now actually lack the hard numbers to even pretend they were going to try and pass it. Somebody should drag out the “mission accomplished” banner, eh?
Just great. Massive federal level gun AND ammo ban bills both introduced this year.