The Green Papers: General Election 2004
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 108th Congress
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
  Elected Republican 1,242,200 67.55% Senator Richard Shelby
  Candidate Democrat 595,018 32.35% Wayne Sowell
  Candidate --scatter-- 1,848 0.10% Write-in
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
  Elected Republican 149,773 48.58% Senator Lisa Murkowski
  Candidate Democrat 140,424 45.55% Former Alaskan Governor Tony Knowles
  Candidate Nonpartisan 8,885 2.88% Marc J. Millican
  Candidate Alaska Independence 3,785 1.23% Jerry Sanders
  Candidate Green 3,053 0.99% Jim Sykes
  Candidate Libertarian 1,240 0.40% Scott A. Kohlhaas
  Candidate Nonpartisan 732 0.24% Ted "Big" Gianoutsos
  Candidate --scatter-- 423 0.14% Write-in
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
  Elected Republican 1,505,372 76.74% Senator John McCain
  Candidate Democrat 404,507 20.62% Stuart Starky
  Candidate Libertarian 51,798 2.64% Ernest Hancock
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
  Elected Democrat 580,973 55.90% Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln
  Candidate Republican 458,036 44.07% State Senator Jim Holt
  Candidate Write-In 212 0.02% Glen Schwarz
  Candidate Write-In 128 0.01% Gene Mason
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
  Elected Democrat 6,955,728 57.71% Senator Barbara Boxer
  Candidate Republican 4,555,922 37.80% William "Bill" Jones
  Candidate Peace and Freedom 243,846 2.02% Marsha J. Feinland
  Candidate Libertarian 216,522 1.80% James P. "Jim" Gray
  Candidate American Independent 81,224 0.67% Don J. Grundmann
  Candidate Write-In 43 0.00% Dennis Richter
  Candidate Write-In 8 0.00% Howard Johnson
  Candidate Write-In 2 0.00% John Emery Jones
Total 12,053,295 100.00%  

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

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell
First elected as a Democrat: 1992; Changed Party affiliation to Republican: 3 March 1995; re-elected as a Republican: 1998.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1986, 1988, 1990 as a Democrat]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - On 3 March 2004, Senator Campbell announced he would not be seeking re-election to a third term.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 1,081,188 51.30% Ken Salazar
  Candidate Republican 980,668 46.53% Pete Coors
  Candidate American Constitution 18,783 0.89% Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell
  Candidate Libertarian 10,160 0.48% Richard Randall
  Candidate Independent 8,442 0.40% John R. Harris
  Candidate Reform 6,481 0.31% Victor Good
  Candidate Unaffiliated 1,750 0.08% Finn Gotaas
  Candidate Write-In     Raul Acosta
Republican
  Candidate Write-In     Daniel James Barnett
Constitution
  Candidate Write-In     Joyce Cumbie Broughton
Republican
  Candidate Write-In     Gary Cooper
Unaffiliated
  Candidate Write-In     Robert "Doc" Greenheck
Republican
  Candidate Write-In     John Heckman
Concerns of People
  Candidate Write-In     Dwight Henson
Unaffiliated
  Candidate Write-In     Daniel "Muh Sigh Uh" Masia-s
Unaffiliated
  Candidate Write-In     George Walker
Republican
Total 2,107,472 100.00%  

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
  Elected Democrat 945,347 66.35% Senator Christopher J. Dodd
  Candidate Republican 457,749 32.13% Jack C. Orchulli
  Candidate Concerned Citizens 12,442 0.87% Timothy A. Knibbs
  Candidate Libertarian 9,188 0.64% Leonard H. Rasch
Total 1,424,726 100.00%  

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

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Bob Graham
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998
[also served as Governor- elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - 27 February 2003 Senator Graham filed papers to form a Presidential campaign committee and will not be running for re-election to the Senate, 6 October 2003 dropped out of the Presidential contest, 3 November 2003 announced retirement from the Senate.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 3,672,864 49.43% Mel Martinez
  Candidate Democrat 3,590,201 48.32% former state Education Commissioner Betty Castor
  Candidate Veterans 166,642 2.24% Dennis F. Bradley
  Candidate Write-In 119 0.00% Mark Stufft
  Candidate Write-In 27 0.00% Nancy Travis
  Candidate Write-In 25 0.00% Rachele Fruit
Socialist Workers Party
  Candidate Write-In 16 0.00% Peter Blass
Total 7,429,894 100.00%  

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

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Zell Miller
Appointed by Governor Roy E. Barnes (Democrat) on 27 July 2000, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Paul Coverdell (Republican): 24 July 2000; elected to serve the remainder of Senator Coverdell's term: 2000
[also served as Governor- elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - 8 January 2003: Senator Miller, 70, announced that he will not seek re-election in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,864,202 57.88% Congressman Johnny Isakson
Congressman CD 6
  Candidate Democrat 1,287,690 39.98% Congressman Denise L. Majette
Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 20 July Primary, the two leading candidates moved on to a Tuesday 10 August 2004 run off: in the original Primary, Congressman Denise L. Majette (CD 4) (41%) led W. Cliff Oxford (21%).
  Candidate Libertarian 69,051 2.14% Allen Buckley
  Candidate Write-In 31 0.00% Al Bartell
  Candidate Write-In 7 0.00% Matthew Jamison
Total 3,220,981 100.00%  

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
  Elected Democrat 313,629 75.51% Senator Daniel K. Inouye
  Candidate Republican 87,172 20.99% Campbell "Cam" Cavasso
  Candidate Nonpartisan 9,269 2.23% James R. Brewer, Jr.
  Candidate Libertarian 5,277 1.27% Lloyd Jeffrey "Jeff" Mallan
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 **
  Elected Republican 499,796 99.18% Senator Mike Crapo
  Candidate Write-In 4,136 0.82% (Scott McClure - pending)
Total 503,932 100.00%  

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

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Peter G. Fitzgerald
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - 2003 April 15: Senator Fitzgerald announced that he will not seek re-election in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 3,597,456 69.97% Barack Obama
  Candidate Republican 1,390,690 27.05% Alan Keyes
Jack Ryan, who was nominated in the 16 March 2004 Republican Primary, withdrew his candidacy on 25 June. Mr. Ryan officially removed his name from the ballot on Thursday 29 July. On 4 August the Illinois Republican State Central Committee asked Alan Keyes to run as the replacement candidate. Mr. Keyes accepted the offer on 8 August.
  Candidate Independent 81,164 1.58% Albert J. Franzen
  Candidate Libertarian 69,253 1.35% Jerry Kohn
  Candidate Write-In 2,268 0.04% Mark Kuhnke
  Candidate Write-In 339 0.01% Scott Doody
  Candidate Write-In 134 0.00% Donald McArthur-Self
  Candidate Write-In 129 0.00% Kathy Campbell
  Candidate Write-In 37 0.00% Shaun L. Bill
  Candidate Write-In 23 0.00% Marcus Hester
  Candidate Write-In 20 0.00% Tom Carlson
  Candidate Write-In 5 0.00% Orlando McDowell
  Candidate Write-In 1 0.00% Arthur C. Brumfield
  Candidate Write-In 1 0.00% Lowell Seida
Total 5,141,520 100.00%  

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
  Elected Democrat 1,496,976 61.65% Senator Evan Bayh
  Candidate Republican 903,913 37.23% Marvin Scott
  Candidate Libertarian 27,344 1.13% Albert Barger
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
  Elected Republican 1,038,175 70.18% Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley
  Candidate Democrat 412,365 27.88% Arthur "Art" Small
  Candidate Libertarian 15,218 1.03% Christy Ann Welty
  Candidate Green 11,121 0.75% Daryl A. Northrop
  Candidate Socialist Workers 1,874 0.13% Edwin B. Fruit
  Candidate --scatter-- 475 0.03% Write-in
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
  Elected Republican 780,863 69.16% Senator Samuel D. Brownback
  Candidate Democrat 310,337 27.49% Lee Jones
  Candidate Libertarian 21,842 1.93% Steven A. Rosile
  Candidate Reform 15,980 1.42% George Cook
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
  Elected Republican 873,507 50.66% Senator Jim Bunning
  Candidate Democrat 850,855 49.34% Daniel Mongiardo
Total 1,724,362 100.00%  

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

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator John B. Breaux
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998
[also served in U.S. House-first elected, 30 September 1972, in Special Election re: resignation of Congressman Edwin Edwards, 9 May 1972, having been elected Governor; re-elected: 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - 15 December 2003. Senator Breaux announced that he will not run for re-election.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 943,014 51.03% Congressman David Vitter
Congressman CD 1
  Candidate Democrat 542,150 29.34% Congressman Chris John
Congressman CD 7
  Candidate Democrat 275,821 14.92% John Kennedy
  Candidate Democrat 47,222 2.56% State Representative Arthur Morrell
  Candidate Not affiliated with a recognized political party 15,097 0.82% Richard M. Fontanesi
Libertarian
  Candidate Not affiliated with a recognized political party 12,463 0.67% R. A. "Skip" Galan
  Candidate Democrat 12,289 0.66% Sam Houston Melton, Jr.
Total 1,848,056 100.00%  

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
  Elected Democrat 1,504,691 64.80% Senator Barbara A. Mikulski
  Candidate Republican 783,055 33.72% E.J. Pipkin
  Candidate Green 24,816 1.07% Maria Allwine
  Candidate Constitution 9,009 0.39% Thomas Trump
  Candidate Write-In 204 0.01% Robert Gemmill, II
Party: Libertarian
  Candidate Write-In 109 0.00% Ray Bly
Party: Republican
  Candidate Write-In 47 0.00% Dennard A. Gayle-El, Sr.
Party: Republican
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
  Elected Republican 1,518,089 56.09% Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond
  Candidate Democrat 1,158,261 42.80% State Treasurer Nancy Farmer
  Candidate Libertarian 19,648 0.73% Kevin Tull
  Candidate Constitution 10,404 0.38% Don Griffin
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
  Elected Democrat 494,805 61.08% Senator Harry Reid
  Candidate Republican 284,640 35.14% Richard Ziser
  Candidate --scatter-- 12,968 1.60% None Of These Candidates
  Candidate Libertarian 9,559 1.18% Thomas L. Hurst
  Candidate Independent American 6,001 0.74% David K. Schumann
  Candidate Natural Law 2,095 0.26% Gary Marinch
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
  Elected Republican 434,847 66.18% Senator Judd Gregg
  Candidate Democrat 221,549 33.72% Doris "Granny D." Haddock
  Candidate --scatter-- 588 0.09% Scattering
  Candidate Write-In 102 0.02% Ken Blevens
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
  Elected Democrat 4,769,824 64.04% Senator Chuck E. Schumer
Endorsements: Independence, Working Families
  Candidate Republican 1,625,069 21.82% Howard Mills
  Candidate --scatter-- 744,943 10.00% Blank, Void, Scattering
  Candidate Conservative 220,960 2.97% Marilyn F. O'Grady
  Candidate Green 36,942 0.50% David E. McReynolds
  Candidate Libertarian 19,073 0.26% Don Silberger
  Candidate Builders 16,196 0.22% Abraham Hirschfeld
  Candidate Socialist Workers 14,811 0.20% Martin Koppel
Total 7,447,818 100.00%  

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

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator John Edwards
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - Sunday 7 September 2003: Senator Edwards, a contender for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, announced that he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2004. Tuesday 6 July 2004: Senator Edwards was named by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts to be his running mate.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,791,450 51.60% Congressman Richard M. Burr
Congressman Burr currently represents NC's CD 5
  Candidate Democrat 1,632,527 47.02% Erskine Bowles
  Candidate Libertarian 47,743 1.38% Tom Bailey
  Candidate Write-In 362 0.01% Walker F. Rucker
Total 3,472,082 100.00%  

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
  Elected Democrat 212,143 68.28% Senator Byron L. Dorgan
  Candidate Republican 98,553 31.72% Mike Liffrig
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
  Elected Republican 3,464,356 63.85% U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich
  Candidate Democrat 1,961,171 36.15% State Senator Eric D. Fingerhut
  Candidate Write-In 296 0.01% Helen Meyers
Total 5,425,823 100.00%  

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

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Don Nickles
First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - 7 October 2003: Senator Nickles announced that he will not seek re-election in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 763,433 52.77% former Congressman Tom Coburn
  Candidate Democrat 596,750 41.24% Congressman Brad Carson
Congressman CD 2
  Candidate Independent 86,663 5.99% Sheila Bilyeu
Total 1,446,846 100.00%  

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
  Elected Democrat 1,128,728 63.39% Senator Ron Wyden
  Candidate Republican 565,254 31.75% Al King
  Candidate Green 43,053 2.42% Teresa Keane
  Candidate Libertarian 29,582 1.66% Dan Fitzgerald
  Candidate Constitution 12,397 0.70% David Brownlow
  Candidate --scatter-- 1,536 0.09% Misc.
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
  Elected Republican 2,925,080 52.62% Senator Arlen Specter
  Candidate Democrat 2,334,126 41.99% Congressman Joseph M. Hoeffel
Congressman Hoeffel represents CD 13
  Candidate Constitution 220,056 3.96% James N. Clymer
  Candidate Libertarian 79,263 1.43% Betsy Summers
  Candidate --scatter-- 580 0.01% Scattered
Total 5,559,105 100.00%  

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

Class 3
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Senator Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings
First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1966 [held to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Olin D. Johnston (Democrat): 18 April 1965- which Donald S. Russell (Democrat) had been appointed by Governor Robert E. McNair (Democrat) to fill, 22 April 1965 (Russell had resigned as Governor on 22 April 1965 allowing Lieutenant Governor McNair to succeed to the office of Governor, after which McNair appointed Russell to the Senate)]; elected to full term: 1968; re-elected: 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - 4 August 2003: Senator Hollings, 81, announced that he will retire at the end of his current term.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 857,167 53.67% Congressman Jim DeMint
CD 4
  Candidate Democrat 704,384 44.10% State Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum
  Candidate Constitution 13,464 0.84% Patrick Tyndall
  Candidate Libertarian 10,678 0.67% Rebekah E. "Reb" Sutherland
  Candidate United Citizens 5,859 0.37% Tee Ferguson
  Candidate Green 4,383 0.27% Efia Nwangaza
  Candidate --scatter-- 1,286 0.08% Write-in
Total 1,597,221 100.00%  

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
  Elected Republican 197,848 50.58% John Thune
former Congressman
  Candidate Democrat 193,340 49.42% Senator Tom Daschle
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
  Elected Republican 626,640 68.73% Senator Robert F. Bennett
  Candidate Democrat 258,955 28.40% R. Paul Van Dam
  Candidate Constitution 17,289 1.90% Gary R. Van Horn
  Candidate Personal Choice 8,824 0.97% Joe LaBonte
  Candidate Write-In 16 0.00% Cody Robert Judy
  Candidate Write-In 2 0.00% Nola Tuaone
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
  Elected Democrat 216,972 70.63% Senator Patrick Leahy
  Candidate Republican 75,398 24.54% Jack McMullen
  Candidate Marijuana 6,486 2.11% Cris Ericson
  Candidate Green 3,999 1.30% Craig Hill
  Candidate Independent 3,300 1.07% Keith Stern
  Candidate Liberty Union 879 0.29% Ben Mitchell
  Candidate --scatter-- 174 0.06% Write-in Votes
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
  Elected Democrat 1,549,708 54.98% Senator Patty Murray
  Candidate Republican 1,204,584 42.74% Congressman George R. Nethercutt
Congressman CD 5
  Candidate Libertarian 34,055 1.21% J. Mills
  Candidate Green 30,304 1.08% Mark B. Wilson
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
  Elected Democrat 1,632,697 55.35% Senator Russ Feingold
  Candidate Republican 1,301,183 44.11% Tim J. Michels
  Candidate Libertarian 8,367 0.28% Arif Khan Khan
  Candidate Independent 6,662 0.23% Eugene A. Hem
  Candidate --scatter-- 834 0.03% Scattering
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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