# Chris Van Hollen says he has support in his bid to replace Chuck Schumer

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5 outlets covering · First listed: Washington Post, Nov 15, 2026, 11:30 AM · Read it: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/11/15/chris-van-hollen-says-he-has-support-his-bid-replace-chuck-schumer/>

Schumer has said he has the votes to win the race. Van Hollen said on “Fox News Sunday” that he has about 15 votes.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- 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 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 on Saturday that Schumer’s allies expect him to win more than 40 votes in the race for Senate majority…
- Nov 15, 2026, 11:08 AM: [Sen. Van Hollen on challenging Chuck Schumer for Senate leadership \| CNN Politics](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxNT2V0ZjBwMXlXSjd0SndKamgtOThxSmlQTWQ1UUJ0QTQtcTVpeUdyVFRfZGdnSUdaTlAyR1g5YTl0Rzk5eXFZR19HbE9PdkpKVXh6VkFwRnRObC0xZWFkZjFWMGRwQ1dGamJ5SW9HSGtfV0ducDhvb3J4M2oyYzg3bndPc3M0VkM2bkNmcHF0Z1lNdlBtVFVUYWhCZGZabFFf?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
- Nov 15, 2026, 11:27 AM: [Dem Sen. Chris Van Hollen boasts he has ‘very open lane’ to take Senate leadership from Schumer](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/us-news/van-hollen-boasts-he-has-very-open-lane-take-senate-leadership-from-schumer/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  "We’re given a chance. We need to earn people’s trust,” said Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.
- 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.