# Van Hollen: Senators who pledged to support Schumer will switch vote

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4 outlets covering · First listed: The Hill, Nov 15, 2026, 10:45 AM · Read it: <https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6221394-van-hollen-challenges-schumer/>

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Sunday that several senators whom Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) team claimed would vote for him have privately pledged to back Van Hollen instead for majority leader. The Hill reported Saturday that Schumer’s allies expect him to win more than 40 votes in the race for Senate majority…

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In the order they published:

- Nov 15, 2026, 9:42 AM: [Van Hollen says Schumer spreading ‘misinformation’ about majority leader vote tally](<https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4804139/van-hollen-schumer-misinformation-senate-majority-leader-votes/>) — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States, rated Lean right)
  Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) claims several upper-chamber legislators have switched from supporting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to backing his Senate majority leader bid, accusing Schumer of spreading “a lot of misinformation.” Van Hollen announced Thursday night that he would be challenging Schumer in the race to lead the Democratic majority in the
- Nov 15, 2026, 10:45 AM: [Van Hollen: Senators who pledged to support Schumer will switch vote](<https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6221394-van-hollen-challenges-schumer/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Sunday that several senators whom Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) team claimed would vote for him have privately pledged to back Van Hollen instead for majority leader. The Hill reported Saturday that Schumer’s allies expect him to win more than 40 votes in the race for Senate majority…
- Nov 15, 2026, 11:29 AM: [Chris Van Hollen Says His Majority Leader Challenge to Chuck Schumer Is Gaining Support](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/15/us/politics/van-hollen-schumer-democrats-majority-leader.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said on Sunday that he has a “wide-open” path to unseat Chuck Schumer, the long-serving Senate Democratic leader.
- Nov 15, 2026, 11:30 AM: [Chris Van Hollen says he has support in his bid to replace Chuck Schumer](<https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/15/chris-van-hollen-says-he-has-support-his-bid-replace-chuck-schumer/>) — Washington Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean left)
  Schumer has said he has the votes to win the race. Van Hollen said on “Fox News Sunday” that he has about 15 votes.