The Green Papers: General Election 2004
 
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Senate Seats by State

This is a list of the current Senate seats and the incumbents occupying them.There are 34 Class 3 seats up for election in the year 2004.

There have been no deaths and no resignations in the 108th Senate.

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Alabama  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Richard Shelby
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected as a Democrat: 1986; re-elected: 1992; Changed Party affiliation to Republican: 9 November 1994; re-elected as a Republican: 1998, 2004.
[also served in the U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 as a Democrat]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 1 June 2004 Primary
Total 1,839,066 100.00%  

Alaska  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Lisa Murkowski
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Appointed by Governor Frank H. Murkowski (Republican) on 20 December 2002, to fill vacancy left by the resignation of her father, the same Frank H. Murkowski, when he resigned to become Governor of the State on 2 December 2002. First elected: 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 24 August 2004 Primary
Total 308,315 100.00%  

Arizona  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator John McCain
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 7 September 2004 Primary
Total 1,961,677 100.00%  

Arkansas  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 18 May 2004 Primary
Total 1,039,349 100.00%  

California  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Barbara Boxer
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 2 March 2004 Primary
Total 12,053,295 100.00%  

Connecticut  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Christopher J. Dodd
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
[also served in U.S. House: elected 1974, 1976, 1978]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - Convention
Total 1,424,726 100.00%  

Hawaii  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Daniel K. Inouye
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1962; re-elected: 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1959 (Hawaii having just been admitted as a State to the Union), 1960]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 18 September 2004 Primary
Total 415,347 100.00%  

Idaho  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Mike Crapo
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 25 May 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
Total 503,932 100.00%  

Indiana  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Evan Bayh
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 4 May 2004 Primary
Total 2,428,233 100.00%  

Iowa  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
Total 1,479,228 100.00%  

Kansas  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Samuel D. Brownback
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert J. Dole: 11 June 1996- which Sheila Frahm (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Bill Graves (Republican) to fill, 11 June 1996]; elected to a full term: 1998, re-elected: 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
Total 1,129,022 100.00%  

Kentucky  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Jim Bunning
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
[also served in U.S. House-elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 18 May 2004 Primary
Total 1,724,362 100.00%  

Maryland  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Barbara A. Mikulski
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 2 March 2004 Primary
Total 2,321,931 100.00%  

Missouri  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 3 August 2004 Primary
Total 2,706,402 100.00%  

Nevada  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Harry Reid
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 7 September 2004 Primary
Total 810,068 100.00%  

New Hampshire  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Judd Gregg
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
Total 657,086 100.00%  

New York  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Chuck E. Schumer
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
Total 7,447,818 100.00%  

North Dakota  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Byron L. Dorgan
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1992; was induced to take the oath of office: 5 December 1992 when the seat became vacant upon outgoing Senator Kent Conrad (Democrat) having taken the oath of office for the "Class 1" seat from the state; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
Total 310,696 100.00%  

Ohio  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 2 March 2004
Total 5,425,823 100.00%  

Oregon  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Ron Wyden
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 30 January 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert Packwood (Republican): 1 October 1995 (Oregon state law does not permit the state's Governor to make temporary appointments to fill vacancies in the United States Senate)]; elected to a full term: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 18 May 2004 - Primary
Total 1,780,550 100.00%  

Pennsylvania  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Arlen Specter
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998; re-elected: 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 27 April 2004 Primary
Total 5,559,105 100.00%  

South Dakota  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Tom Daschle
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 1 June 2004 Primary
Total 391,188 100.00%  

Utah  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republicans

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Robert F. Bennett
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated
Total 911,726 100.00%  

Vermont  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent, 1 Democrat

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Patrick Leahy
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
Total 307,208 100.00%  

Washington  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Patty Murray
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
Total 2,818,651 100.00%  

Wisconsin  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democrats

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Russ Feingold
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
Total 2,949,743 100.00%  
 

Notes

Senate Class

Class 1 seats begin their new terms at noon on 3 January 2001... next regular election for these seats is in 2006.
Class 2 seats end their current terms at noon on 3 January 2003... next regular election for these seats is 2008.
Class 3 seats end their current terms at noon on 3 January 2005... next regular election for these seats is 2004.

For more information on Senate Classes refer to UNITED STATES SENATE: Electoral "Classes".


Article I, Section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States reads as follows:

"Immediately after [the Senate of the United States] shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year..."

Pursuant to this Constitutional provision, a three-Senator Committee was appointed by the Senate on 11 May 1789 to come up with a plan to carry out the requirements of that provision; this Committee reported to the Senate on 14 May 1789 a plan to divide the then 20 Senators (there were 10 of the 13 original States represented in the Senate at the time- each having 2 Senators: North Carolina and Rhode Island had yet to ratify the U.S. Constitution, while New York had so ratified but had failed to elect Senators as of that date) into the requisite three electoral Classes: under this plan, three groups of Senators (set up in such a way so as no State had its two Senators in the same group) were to be listed and the first Senator on each list (a list which was set up geographically north-to-south in the manner in which the Electoral Vote for President was counted before Congress at that time, so that two of the first Senators on these lists were from New Hampshire and the third was the first Senator in alphabetical order from Massachusetts) was to each blindly draw a piece of paper numbered either "1", "2" or "3" out of a box in the possession of the Secretary of the Senate. This plan being agreeable to the Senate and so approved, the drawing of lots in this manner was carried out the following day (15 May 1789)- such lot drawing ultimately determining that, to start with, Classes 1 and 2 were to have 7 Senators each and Class 3 was to have only 6 Senators.

When New York finally seated its two Senators during the ensuing Summer, there was another lot drawing (actually a double-lot drawing) on 28 July 1789 to determine the Classes for these seats: since one of the seats had to be Class 3 to make it equal in number to that of the other two Classes so far, the two New York Senators each blindly drew between two pieces of paper, one marked "3", the other which was blank- after this, there was a second lot drawing in which the New York Senator who had drawn the blank paper blindly drew again between two pieces of paper marked "1" and "2": he drew "1" so that New York would henceforth have Senators of electoral Classes 1 and 3.

When North Carolina seated its two Senators after ratifying the Constitution on 21 November 1789, there was yet another lot drawing (on 29 January 1790) in which North Carolina's two Senators each blindly drew between pieces of paper marked "2" and "3" (since there were now 12 States and, thus, 24 Senators: 24 being equally divisible by 3, there would now have to be 8 Senators in each of the three Classes to fulfill the Constitutional provision that, as nearly as was practicable, one third of the Senate be elected every second year).

After Rhode Island- the last of the 13 original States- finally ratified the Constitution on 29 May 1790 and subsequently seated its two Senators that Summer, there was yet one more lot drawing in the First Congress (on 25 June 1790) in which Rhode Island's two Senators blindly drew between pieces of paper marked "1", "2" and "3": one Senator drew "2", the other drew "1"- thereby determining electoral Classes 1 and 2 as those for the Senators from this State. When Vermont was admitted to the Union as the 14th state on 4 March 1791, there was again a double lot drawing as there had been for New York. From that day until this, whenever a new State has been admitted to the Union, these types of lot drawings (the type determined by the necessity of keeping the number of Senators in each electoral Class as close to one third as possible at the time of said lot drawing) between the new State's first Senators is held before the Senate to determine in just which of the three electoral Classes that State's Senate seats will be placed from then on.

 

 


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