The Green Papers: 2008 General Election

 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm All-up chart of Senators by 'Class'

Reference: United States Senate Electoral "Classes"

All newly-elected/re-elected Senators who will serve in the 110th Congress appear under 'Class 1'. Senators appearing in the 'Class 1' column were elected in 2006 to the full six-year term beginning at Noon, 3 January 2007.

Class 1
 
[most recent election:
Tuesday 6 November 2012]
Class 2
 
[next regular election:
Tuesday 4 November 2008]
Class 3
 
[next regular election:
Tuesday 2 November 2010]
Arizona: Kyl (R)Alabama: Sessions (R)Alabama: Shelby (R)
California: Feinstein (D)Alaska: Stevens (R)Alaska: Murkowski (R)
Connecticut: Lieberman (ID)Arkansas: Pryor (D)Arizona: McCain (R)
Delaware: Carper (D)Colorado: Allard (R)Arkansas: Lincoln (D)
Florida: Nelson (D)Delaware: Biden (D)California: Boxer (D)
Hawaii: Akaka (D)Georgia: Chambliss (R)Colorado: Salazar (D)
Indiana: Lugar (R)Idaho: Craig (R)Connecticut: Dodd (D)
Maine: Snowe (R)Illinois: Durbin (D)Florida: Martinez (R)
Maryland: Cardin (D)Iowa: Harkin (D)Georgia: Isakson (R)
Massachusetts: Kennedy (D)Kansas: Roberts (R)Hawaii: Inouye (D)
Michigan: Stabenow (D)Kentucky: McConnell (R)Idaho: Crapo (R)
Minnesota: Klobuchar (D)Louisiana: Landrieu (D)Illinois: Obama (D)
Mississippi: Wicker (R)Maine: Collins (R)Indiana: Bayh (D)
Missouri: McCaskill (D)Massachusetts: Kerry (D)Iowa: Grassley (R)
Montana: Tester (D)Michigan: Levin (D)Kansas: Brownback (R)
Nebraska: Nelson (D)Minnesota: Coleman (R)Kentucky: Bunning (R)
Nevada: Ensign (R)Mississippi: Cochran (R)Louisiana: Vitter (R)
New Jersey: Menendez (D)Montana: Baucus (D)Maryland: Mikulski (D)
New Mexico: Bingaman (D)Nebraska: Hagel (R)Missouri: Bond (R)
New York: Clinton (D)New Hampshire: Sununu (R)Nevada: Reid (D)
North Dakota: Conrad (D)New Jersey: Lautenberg (D)New Hampshire: Gregg (R)
Ohio: Brown (D)New Mexico: Domenici (R)New York: Schumer (D)
Pennsylvania: Casey (D)North Carolina: Dole (R)North Carolina: Burr (R)
Rhode Island: Whitehouse (D)Oklahoma: Inhofe (R)North Dakota: Dorgan (D)
Tennessee: Corker (R)Oregon: Smith (R)Ohio: Voinovich (R)
Texas: Hutchison (R)Rhode Island: Reed (D)Oklahoma: Coburn (R)
Utah: Hatch (R)South Carolina: Graham (R)Oregon: Wyden (D)
Vermont: Sanders (I)South Dakota: Johnson (D)Pennsylvania: Specter (R)
Virginia: Webb (D)Tennessee: Alexander (R)South Carolina: DeMint (R)
Washington: Cantwell (D)Texas: Cornyn (R)South Dakota: Thune (R)
West Virginia: Byrd (D)Virginia: Warner (R)Utah: Bennett (R)
Wisconsin: Kohl (D)West Virginia: Rockefeller (D)Vermont: Leahy (D)
Wyoming: Barrasso (R)Wyoming: Enzi (R)Washington: Murray (D)
  Wisconsin: Feingold (D)
Class 1
 
22 Democratic (D)
9 Republican (R)
1 Independent (I)
1 Independent Democrat (ID)
Class 2
 
21 Republican (R)
12 Democratic (D)
Class 3
 
19 Republican (R)
15 Democratic (D)
Entire Senate
 
49 Republican (R)
49 Democratic (D)
1 Independent (I)
1 Independent Democrat (ID)
 


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