The Green Papers: 2011 Off-Year Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 112th Congress
Senate Seats by State

This is a list of the current Senate seats and the incumbents occupying them. 33 Senate Seats are up for election on 6 November 2012.

There have been 0 deaths, 1 resignation, and 0 changes re: party breakdown in the 112th Senate.

  • Senator John Eric Ensign (Republican, Nevada Class 1) resigned on 3 May 2011 following an ethics violation.
  • Congressman Dean Heller (Republican, Nevada CD 2) was appointed to Nevada's Class 1 U.S. Senate Seat on 3 May 2011.

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Arizona  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Wilford R. "Wil" Cardon
FEC S2AZ00190; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,218,096; Dsb $83,022
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Jeff Flake
CD 6

FEC S2AZ00141; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,517,128; Dsb $769,064
  Candidate Republican     Bryan Karl Hackbarth
FEC S2AZ00166; 15 Oct 11; Tot $4,985; Dsb $4,939
    Republican     Senator Jon L. Kyl - apparently not a candidate
10 February 2011: Announced retirement

FEC S4AZ00030; 30 Sep 11; Tot $35,883; Dsb $204,878
  Candidate Republican     John Jeffrey Lyon
FEC S2AZ00240
  Candidate Republican     Douglas Craig "Doug" McKee
FEC S2AZ00174; 30 Sep 11; Tot $26,350; Dsb $15,203
  Candidate Republican     Clair "Van the Radio Man" Van Steenwyk
FEC S2AZ00216

California  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Timothy Charles "Tim" Kalemkarian
Also running for Congress CD 24 and the Presidency in 2012

FEC S6CA00477
  Candidate Republican     John Edward Boruff
FEC S2CA00666
  Candidate Republican     Elizabeth Emken
FEC S2CA00641
  Candidate Republican     Keith Mallory Holbrook
FEC S2CA00609; 02 Aug 11; Tot $500; Dsb $496
  Candidate Republican     Daniel J. "Dan" Hughes
FEC S2CA00682
  Candidate Republican     Dirk Allen Konopik
FEC S2CA00625; 30 Sep 11; Tot $18,844; Dsb $16,370
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan Durand Owens
FEC S2CA00658
  Candidate Republican     Michael Alan Stollaire
Also Known Aa: Michael Alan Stollery

FEC S2CA00617; 15 Oct 11; Tot $2,960; Dsb $40
  Candidate Republican     Orly Taitz
FEC S2CA00633

Connecticut  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent Democrat, 1 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Brian Keith Hill
16 July 2010: Filed as an Independent with the FEC for the 2010 election.
8 June 2011: Filed as a Republican with the FEC for the 2012 election.

FEC S0CT00219; 30 Sep 11; Tot $7,588; Dsb $7,186
  Candidate Republican     Pjerin "Peter" Lumaj
FEC S2CT00173
  Candidate Republican     former Vernon Mayor Jason L. McCoy
FEC S2CT00199
  Candidate Republican     Linda E. McMahon
FEC S0CT00151; 30 Sep 11; Tot $760,006; Dsb $760,800
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Christopher H. "Chris" Shays
FEC S2CT00165
  Candidate Republican     Kie Westby
FEC S2CT00181

Delaware  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Kevin L. Wade

Florida  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Akinyemi Agbede
FEC S2FL00235
  Candidate Republican     George Edward Bollinger
  Candidate Republican     William E. "Bill" Fisher, Jr.
    Republican     Alexander L. George - apparently not a candidate
28 September 2011: Withdrew
    Republican     Florida state Senate President Mike Haridopolos - apparently not a candidate
18 July 2011: " I am announcing that I will no longer be a candidate for the United States Senate nor will I seek any other office this year or next."

FEC S2FL00193; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,533,573; Dsb $2,017,360
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Adam Hasner
FEC S2FL00250; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,100,358; Dsb $314,639
  Candidate Republican     Alexander Ilnyckyj
  Candidate Republican     Joshua "Josue" Larose
FEC S2FL00185; 30 Sep 11; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Republican     former Senator George S. LeMieux
Appointed to the U.S. Senate 9 September 2009 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Melquiades R. Martinez. Served from 10 September 2009 to 3 January 2011. Did not run in 2010.

FEC S2FL00227; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,354,516; Dsb $331,435
  Candidate Republican     Deon Long
FEC S2FL00284; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,200; Dsb $0
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Connie Mack
28 November 2011: Announced his candidacy for the Florida Class 1 Senate seat in 2012.

FEC H4FL14059; 30 Sep 11; Tot $423,716; Dsb $485,089
  Candidate Republican     Michael E. "Mike" McCalister
FEC S2FL00201; 30 Sep 11; Tot $94,655; Dsb $18,711
  Candidate Republican     Ronald A. "Ron" McNeil
FEC S2FL00318
  Candidate Republican     Craig S. Miller
FEC S2FL00276; 30 Sep 11; Tot $226,184; Dsb $81,183
    Republican     Ronald D. "Ron" Rushing - apparently not a candidate
18 July 2011: Withdrew

FEC S2FL00219; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,678; Dsb $3,278
  Candidate Republican     Mirand Reeb Sharma
FEC S2FL00268
  Candidate Republican     Marielena Stuart
FEC S2FL00300; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,843; Dsb $3,791

Hawaii  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator John S. Carroll
FEC S0HI00126; 30 Sep 11; Tot $5,500; Dsb $5,000
  Candidate Republican     former Governor Linda Lingle
FEC S2HI00114

Indiana  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Senator Richard G. Lugar
FEC S4IN00014; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,727,933; Dsb $1,275,109
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Richard E. Mourdock
FEC S2IN00083; 30 Sep 11; Tot $904,084; Dsb $612,445
  Candidate Republican     Bob Thomas

Maine  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Laurence Scott "Scott" D'Amboise
FEC S2ME00042; 30 Sep 11; Tot $364,533; Dsb $182,512
  Candidate Republican     Andrew Ian Dodge
Tea Party Patriots

FEC S2ME00059
  Candidate Republican     Senator Olympia J. Snowe
FEC S4ME00055; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,683,578; Dsb $699,942

Maryland  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Daniel J. Bongino
FEC S2MD00370; 30 Sep 11; Tot $64,180; Dsb $32,713
  Candidate Republican     William Thomas Capps, Jr.
FEC S2MD00354; 30 Sep 11; Tot $606; Dsb $547
  Candidate Republican     Richard James Douglas
FEC S2MD00388; 30 Sep 11; Tot $9,168; Dsb $9,168
  Candidate Republican     Rick Hoover
  Candidate Republican     David Jones
    Republican     Queen Anne's County Commissioner Eric S. Wargotz - apparently not a candidate
3 November 2011: Announced that he will not run for the Senate.

Massachusetts  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican, 1 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Senator Scott P. Brown
FEC S0MA00109; 30 Sep 11; Tot $5,325,218; Dsb $1,974,045

Michigan  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
    Republican     Saul Anuzis - apparently not a candidate
12 June 2011: "...I have decided NOT to run for the U.S. Senate in 2012."
  Candidate Republican     Scott Avery "Scotty" Boman
Libertarian

FEC S8MI00315
  Candidate Republican     Chad Michael Dewey
FEC S2MI00151; 10 Aug 11; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Republican     Clark Durant
FEC S0MI00056; 30 Sep 11; Tot $758,679; Dsb $56,944
  Candidate Republican     Gary Richard Glenn
FEC S2MI00219; 30 Sep 11; Tot $24,057; Dsb $13,895
  Candidate Republican     former Juvenile Court Judge Randall John "Randy" Hekman
FEC S2MI00177; 30 Sep 11; Tot $89,450; Dsb $62,771
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Peter "Pete" Hoekstra
FEC S2MI00193; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,017,797; Dsb $70,166
  Candidate Republican     Peter D. Konetchy
FEC S2MI00169; 30 Sep 11; Tot $9,415; Dsb $9,344
  Candidate Republican     Chuck Marino
FEC S2MI00227
    Republican     Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner John P. McCulloch - apparently not a candidate
26 July 2011: Dropped out endorsing former Congressman Pete Hoekstra

FEC S2MI00201; 31 Aug 11; Tot $0; Dsb $0
    Republican     Rob Steele - apparently not a candidate
2 August 2011: "The campaign to defeat Debbie Stabenow will take ... 100% ... I cannot give all of my time to a campaign. I will not run ...."
  Candidate Republican     Fredrick Phillip "Rick" Wilson
FEC S2MI00185; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,557; Dsb $4,466

Minnesota  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     St. Bonifacius City Councilman Joe Edward Arwood, III
FEC S2MN00233; 30 Sep 11; Tot $10,534; Dsb $3,356
  Candidate Republican     Anthony John Hernandez
FEC S2MN00241
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Daniel Mark "Dan" "Doc" Severson
FEC S2MN00225; 30 Sep 11; Tot $42,386; Dsb $14,565

Mississippi  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Senator Roger F. Wicker
FEC S8MS00196; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,856,400; Dsb $232,928

Missouri  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Congressman William Todd "Todd" Akin
FEC S2MO00429; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,255,164; Dsb $539,350
  Candidate Republican     John Brunner
FEC S2MO00437
  Candidate Republican     Sarah Steelman
FEC S2MO00403; 30 Sep 11; Tot $883,593; Dsb $510,510

Montana  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Dennis Ray "Denny" Rehberg
Congressman At-Large

FEC S6MT00097; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,659,002; Dsb $855,820

Nebraska  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Jon C. Bruning
FEC S8NE00091; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,402,372; Dsb $806,409
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer
FEC S2NE00094; 30 Sep 11; Tot $228,620; Dsb $22,588
  Candidate Republican     Patrick J. "Pat" Flynn
FEC S8NE00109; 30 Sep 11; Tot $99,025; Dsb $116,531
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Don Stenberg
FEC S6NE00079; 30 Sep 11; Tot $133,044; Dsb $114,631
  Candidate Republican     Spencer Zimmerman

Nevada  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican, 1 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Edward "Ed" "Eddie" "Mr. Clean" Hamilton
Also running in the Special Election in CD 2.

FEC S6NV00168
  Candidate Republican     Senator Dean Heller
Congressman from Congressional District 2.
10 March 2011: Media reports state that Congressman Heller will run for the Class 1 Senate seat in 2012. The congressman made it official on 15 March.
23 April 2011: Likely appointee once Senator John Ensign resigns.
27 April 2011: Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (Republican) announced today that he will appoint Congressman Dean Heller (Republican) to fill the seat of Senator John Eric Ensign (Republican) upon Senator Ensign's 3 May resignation.

FEC S2NV00183; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,153,229; Dsb $380,595

New Jersey  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Joseph M. "Joe" Kyrillos, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Ian S. Linker
FEC S2NJ00338; 30 Sep 11; Tot $17,014; Dsb $15,488
  Candidate Republican     Joseph R. Rullo
FEC S2NJ00361

New Mexico  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     William Scott "Bill" English
FEC S2NM00062
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor John A. Sanchez
FEC S2NM00104; 30 Sep 11; Tot $476,048; Dsb $227,148
  Candidate Republican     Greg Sowards
FEC S2NM00070; 30 Sep 11; Tot $613,644; Dsb $116,968
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Heather A. Wilson
FEC S8NM00168; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,287,731; Dsb $334,832

New York  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos
FEC S0NY00600; 30 Sep 11; Tot $121,611; Dsb $23,458
  Candidate Republican     Jay Townsend
FEC S0NY00550; 30 Sep 11; Tot $6,400; Dsb $6,328

North Carolina  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Theodore H. "Ted" "Teddy" Corriher

North Dakota  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Richard A. "Rick" Berg
FEC S2ND00073; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,204,195; Dsb $199,453
  Candidate Republican     Duane Sand
circa 13 May 2011: Candidate for the Senate Class 1 Seat.
circa 17 May 2011: Switching candidacy from the U.S. Senate to the At-Large House Seat.
15 July 2011: Filed with the FEC for the U.S. Senate.

FEC S0ND00069; 30 Sep 11; Tot $243,607; Dsb $179,851

Ohio  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Russell P. "Rusty" Bliss, Jr.
FEC S2OH00162; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,500; Dsb $1,623
    Republican     former state Senator Kevin J. Coughlin - apparently not a candidate
14 October 2011: Filed a termination report with the FEC.

FEC S2OH00188; 14 Oct 11; Tot $64,615; Dsb $64,444
  Candidate Republican     Donna Karen Glisman
FEC S2OH00196; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,900; Dsb $4,650
  Candidate Republican     Eric LaMont Gregory
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Josh Mandel
FEC S2OH00170; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,840,482; Dsb $583,310
  Candidate Republican     Michael Lindsey Pryce
Ran for Senate as an Independent in 2010

FEC S0OH00265; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,460; Dsb $1,846

Pennsylvania  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Timothy Raymond "Tim" Burns
FEC S2PA00240
  Candidate Republican     David A. "Dave" Christian
FEC S2PA00216; 30 Sep 11; Tot $53,415; Dsb $555
  Candidate Republican     Laureen A. Cummings
Scranton Tea Party
  Candidate Republican     John Daniel Kensinger, II
FEC S0PA00459
  Candidate Republican     Robert Allen Mansfield
FEC S2PA00257
    Republican     state Senator Dominic Pileggi - apparently not a candidate
5 December 2011: "After a great deal of careful consideration, I have decided not to enter the race for the United States Senate."
  Candidate Republican     Sam Rohrer
  Candidate Republican     Marc Anthony Scaringi
FEC S0PA00491; 30 Sep 11; Tot $74,150; Dsb $78,945
  Candidate Republican     Tom Smith
FEC S2PA00224; 30 Sep 11; Tot $874,431; Dsb $100,615
  Candidate Republican     John D. Vernon
FEC S2PA00208; 30 Sep 11; Tot $135,705; Dsb $83,708
  Candidate Republican     Steven D. "Steve" Welch
FEC S2PA00232; 30 Sep 11; Tot $0; Dsb $2,475

Rhode Island  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Benjamin Barrett "Barry" Hinckley, III
FEC S2RI00071; 30 Sep 11; Tot $320,565; Dsb $171,421

Tennessee  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Senator Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr.
FEC S6TN00216; 30 Sep 11; Tot $5,855,109; Dsb $413,577
  Candidate Republican     James Patrick Durkan
FEC S2TN00207; 30 Sep 11; Tot $8,715; Dsb $5,297
  Candidate Republican     Brenda Shivon Lenard
FEC S2TN00231
  Candidate Republican     Zachary Scott "Zach" Poskevich
FEC S2TN00215; 30 Sep 11; Tot $21,181; Dsb $14,145

Texas  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Marshall Glenn Addison
FEC S2TX00320; 30 Sep 11; Tot $67,422; Dsb $31,864
  Candidate Republican     Andrew Paredes "Cas" Castanuela
FEC S0TX00175; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,503; Dsb $1,508
  Candidate Republican     Curtis C. "Curt" Cleaver
FEC S2TX00387; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,208; Dsb $2,805
  Candidate Republican     former Solicitor General Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz
FEC S2TX00312; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,874,662; Dsb $453,150
  Candidate Republican     Timothy Terell "Tim" Day
5 August 2011: Filed with the FEC for the Senate Class 1 Seat.
16 August 2011: Filed with the FEC for the Senate Class 1 and U.S. House CD 14 seats.

FEC S2TX00379
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor David H. Dewhurst
5 July 2011: Media reports indicate Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst will run for the Class 1 Senate seat in 2011. Formal announcement 19 July 2011.

FEC S2TX00361; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,653,784; Dsb $481,194
  Candidate Republican     Michael Louis "Mike" George
FEC S0TX00183
    Republican     Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones - apparently not a candidate
7 November 2011: Switched from U.S. Senate to state Senate.

FEC S2TX00262; 30 Sep 11; Tot $670,160; Dsb $683,241
  Candidate Republican     Nick Latham
  Candidate Republican     former Dallas Mayor Thomas C. "Tom" Leppert
FEC S2TX00338; 30 Sep 11; Tot $5,123,399; Dsb $952,329
    Republican     state Senator Dan Patrick - apparently not a candidate
7 September 2011: Announced he is not running "... unless something unforeseen happens ...".
  Candidate Republican     Lela Mae Pittenger
FEC S0TX00217
    Republican; (Libertarian)     David Wayne Smith - apparently not a candidate
circa 12 October 2011: "Due to the fact I could not effectively run against the money, I have dropped out of the race..."
    Republican     former Railroad Commissioner Michael Lawrence Williams - apparently not a candidate
31 March 2011: Railroad Commissioner Williams resigned to run for the U.S. Senate Class 1 seat in 2012.
5 June 2011: Mr. Williams filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC to run for U.S. House Seat 33.
29 July 2011: Mr. Williams amended his Statement of Candidacy with the FEC to run for U.S. House Seat 25.

FEC S0TX00142; 30 Sep 11; Tot $720,699; Dsb $482,199
    Republican     former Secretary of State Roger Williams - apparently not a candidate
28 June 2011: Former Secretary of State Roger Williams announced that he is leaving the Senate Class 1 race and will run for Congress in the new CD 33.

FEC S2TX00270; 14 Sep 11; Tot $1,171,755; Dsb $1,985,676

Utah  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Kevin Dee Fisk
FEC S2UT00179
  Candidate Republican     Senator Orrin G. Hatch
FEC S6UT00063; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,699,715; Dsb $2,208,328

Vermont  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent, 1 Democratic
    Republican     Auditor of Accounts Thomas M. "Tom" Salmon - apparently not a candidate
23 September 2011: Decided to run for a 3rd term as State Auditor.

Virginia  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     former Senator George F. Allen
24 January 2011: Announced his candidacy.

FEC S8VA00214; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,518,003; Dsb $1,719,702
  Candidate Republican     Tim Donner
FEC S2VA00159; 30 Sep 11; Tot $339,345; Dsb $183,040
  Candidate Republican     Earl W. "E.W." Jackson, Sr.
FEC S2VA00167; 30 Sep 11; Tot $53,286; Dsb $46,527
  Candidate Republican     David M. McCormick
FEC S2VA00126; 30 Sep 11; Tot $262,840; Dsb $68,714
  Candidate Republican     Jamie L. Radtke
Tea Party

FEC S0VA00054; 30 Sep 11; Tot $291,680; Dsb $348,979

Washington  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Michael James Baumgartner
FEC S2WA00288
  Candidate Republican     Philip Yin

Wisconsin  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Jeff Fitzgerald
FEC S2WI00227
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Frank G. Lasee
FEC S2WI00243
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Mark W. Neumann
FEC S8WI00158; 30 Sep 11; Tot $307,758; Dsb $25,588
  Candidate Republican     John T. Schiess
FEC S2WI00193
  Candidate Republican     former Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson
FEC S2WI00235

Wyoming  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Senator John A. Barrasso
FEC S6WY00068; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,909,755; Dsb $409,526

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic
  Democratic-Farmer Labor
  Republican
Major Third Parties
  Constitution
  Green
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  American Independent
  Independence
  Marijuana
Independents
  Independent
  Independent Democrat
  No Party Affiliation
 

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.


"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Senate Class

Class 1 seats end their current terms at noon on 3 January 2013... next regular election for these seats is in 6 November 2012.
Class 2 seats end their current terms at noon on 3 January 2015... next regular election for these seats is 4 November 2014.
Class 3 seats begin their current terms at noon on 3 January 2011... next regular election for these seats is 8 November 2016.

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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