The Green Papers: 2012 General 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 1 death, 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.
  • Senator Daniel K. Inouye (Democratic, Hawaii Class 3) passed away on 17 December 2012 due to a respiratory illness.
  • Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Schatz (Democratic) was appointed to Hawaii's Class 3 U.S. Senate Seat on 26 December 2012.

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

Class 2 Republican Senator Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions, III
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator Richard C. Shelby
First elected as a Democrat: 1986; re-elected: 1992; Changed Party affiliation to Republican: 9 November 1994; re-elected as a Republican: 1998, 2004, 2010.
[also served in the U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 as a Democrat]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Democratic Senator Mark Begich
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski
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; relected: 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Republican Senator Jon L. Kyl
First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 10 February 2011: Announced retirement
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,104,457 49.23% Congressman Jeff Flake
CD 6

FEC S2AZ00141; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,007,856; Dsb $9,334,524
  Candidate Democratic 1,036,542 46.20% former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona
FEC S2AZ00232; 26 Nov 12; Tot $6,459,521; Dsb $6,270,596
  Candidate Libertarian 102,109 4.55% Marc J. Victor
Nominated in the 28 August 2012 Primary as a write-in candidate.

FEC S2AZ00299; 26 Nov 12; Tot $8,336; Dsb $8,334
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 290 0.01% Steven Richard Watts
FEC S2AZ00307; 12 Nov 12; Tot $3,000; Dsb $1,155
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 24 0.00% Don Manspeaker
FEC S2AZ00315
Total 2,243,422 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator John McCain
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Democratic Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator John Nichols Boozman
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1992 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Pete Wilson (Republican): 7 January 1991- which John Seymour (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Pete Wilson (Republican) to fill, 10 January 1991];
Elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000; 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 5 June 2012 Primary.
  Elected Democratic 7,864,624 62.52% Senator Dianne Feinstein
FEC S0CA00199; 26 Nov 12; Tot $12,653,091; Dsb $15,558,996
  Candidate Republican 4,713,887 37.48% Elizabeth Emken
FEC S2CA00641; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,100,193; Dsb $1,073,676
Total 12,578,511 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004, 2010.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Democratic Senator Mark E. Udall
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Democratic Senator Michael F. Bennet
Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Ken Salazar on 21 January 2009 after entering upon his duties as Secretary of the Interior; appointed 21 January 2009 and sworn 22 January 2009. First elected: 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Independent Democrat Senator Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman
First elected: 1988 (as a Democrat); re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006 (as an Independent)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 19 January 2011: Announced that he will not seek re-election.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 828,761 54.82% Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
Congressman CD 5.
12 May 2012 State Convention: Won 76%.

FEC S2CT00132; 26 Nov 12; Tot $10,435,412; Dsb $10,306,113
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 651,089 43.07% Linda E. McMahon
18 May 2012 Republican State Convention: Won 60% [Party-endorsed candidate].

FEC S0CT00151; 26 Nov 12; Tot $50,571,231; Dsb $49,972,665
  Candidate Libertarian 25,045 1.66% Paul Passarelli
FEC S2CT00223
  Candidate Write-in 6,414 0.42% Matthew Coleman
FEC S0CT00276
  Candidate Write-in 388 0.03% Michael D. Adams
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 40 0.00% Jeff Russell
  Candidate Write-in 19 0.00% John Traceski
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.00% Michael Vasile
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Rajat Hooja
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Peter Rumbin
  
Senator Lieberman, elected as an Independent on 7 November 2006, caucuses with the Democrats. He has chosen to officially list his party as "Independent Democrat".
Total 1,511,764 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Delaware  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990;
elected Governor: 1992; re-elected: 1996]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 265,415 66.42% Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper
FEC S8DE00079; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,504,154; Dsb $3,276,837
  Candidate Republican 115,700 28.95% Kevin L. Wade
FEC S2DE00064; 26 Nov 12; Tot $179,867; Dsb $171,648
  Candidate Independent Party Of Delaware 15,300 3.83% Alexander J. "Alex" Pires, Jr.
FEC S2DE00080; 17 Oct 12; Tot $369,743; Dsb $355,045
  Candidate Green 3,191 0.80% Andrew Richard Groff
FEC S2DE00098
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Richard Thomas Ruzicka
FEC S2DE00106
Total 399,607 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons
First elected in a special election: 2010 (to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Joe Biden [Democrat] in January 2009 in order to accede to the Vice-Presidency of the United States; he replaces Senator Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman [Democrat] who had been appointed by the Governor of DELAWARE to temporarily fill the vacancy.)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Bill Nelson
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 4,523,451 55.23% Senator Bill Nelson
FEC S8FL00166; 26 Nov 12; Tot $13,399,623; Dsb $15,161,253
  Candidate Republican 3,458,267 42.23% Congressman Connie Mack, IV
28 November 2011: Announced his candidacy for the Florida Class 1 Senate seat in 2012.

FEC S2FL00334; 26 Nov 12; Tot $7,268,490; Dsb $7,267,848
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 126,079 1.54% William G. "Bill" Gaylor
FEC S2FL00359; 31 Dec 12; Tot $19,089; Dsb $17,416
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 82,089 1.00% Chris Borgia
FEC S2FL00326; 26 Nov 12; Tot $12,344; Dsb $12,061
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 19 0.00% Naomi Craine
FEC S2FL00383
  Candidate Write-in 18 0.00% Lawrence Sidney Scott
FEC S6FL00251
  Candidate Write-in 12 0.00% Robert Monroe
FEC S0FL00577
  Candidate Write-in 9 0.00% Piotr Blass
FEC S4FL00272
  Candidate Write-in 2 0.00% Lionel Long
FEC S2FL00391
Total 8,189,946 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Marco Rubio
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Georgia  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 2 Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected in a special election [to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Congressman Newt Gingrich]: 1999; re-elected: 2000, 2002.)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka
Appointed by Governor John Waihee (Democrat) 16 May 1990, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Spark M. Matsunaga (Democrat): 15 April 1990; elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1990; elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 2 March 2011: Announced retirement.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 269,489 61.65% Congressman Mazie K. Hirono
FEC S2HI00106; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,495,239; Dsb $5,598,706
  Candidate Republican 160,994 36.83% former Governor Linda Lingle
FEC S2HI00114; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,858,994; Dsb $5,812,523
  Candidate Scattering 6,599 1.51% Blank Votes
  Candidate Scattering 77 0.02% Over Votes
Total 437,159 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Brian E. Schatz
Appointed: 26 December 2012 (re 17 December 2012 death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye [Democratic])
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 

17 December 2012: Senator Daniel K. Inouye (Democratic), 88, died of respiratory complications at 5:01 p.m. EST at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He was first elected in 1962 and re-elected in 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, and 2010. The Senator also served in U.S. House- elected: 1959 (Hawaii having just been admitted as a State to the Union) and 1960.

Governor Neil Abercrombie (Democratic) will make an temporary appointment to fill the vacant seat until a special election is held to fill the remainder of the term. State law requires that the Governor select a replacement candidate from the same political party (Democratic).

On 26 December 2012, Hawai'i Governor Neil Abercrombie (Democratic) named Lieutenant Governor Brian E. Schatz (Democratic) as the replacement Senator for the Class 3 Seat. He will serve until a 4 November 2014 special election to fill the remainder of Senator Inouye's term. The next regular election for this seat is Tuesday 8 November 2016.


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

Class 2 Republican Senator James E. "Jim" Risch
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004, 2010.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Democratic Senator Richard J. "Dick" Durbin
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator Mark Steven Kirk
First elected in a special election to a partial term: 2 November 2010 (to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Barack Hussein Obama [Democrat] on 16 November 2008 in order to accede to the Presidency of the United States; he replaces Senator Roland W. Burris [Democrat] who had been appointed by the Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich [Democrat] to temporarily fill the vacancy). First elected to a full term: 2010.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
23 January 2012: Suffered an ischemic stroke and underwent surgery.

Indiana  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1
Seat up for election
Lost
Republican Senator Richard G. Lugar
First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Lost Primary / No Longer Running - Defeated in 8 May 2012 Primary
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,281,181 50.04% Congressman Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly
9 May 2011: Congressman CD 2. Running for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012.

FEC S2IN00091; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,572,319; Dsb $5,496,760
  Candidate Republican 1,133,621 44.28% Treasurer Richard E. Mourdock
FEC S2IN00083; 26 Nov 12; Tot $8,982,053; Dsb $8,698,721
  Candidate Libertarian 145,282 5.67% Andrew Michael "Andy" Horning
FEC S2IN00109; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,907; Dsb $2,905
  Candidate Write-in; (Workers World) 15 0.00% James L. Johnson, Jr.
FEC S2IN00117
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 3 0.00% Amy J. Willis
FEC S2IN00125
Total 2,560,102 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Daniel Ray "Dan" Coats
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Democratic Senator Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin
First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996; 2002, 2008
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley
First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Republican Senator Pat Roberts
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator Jerry Moran
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Republican Senator Mitch McConnell
First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
  Candidate Democratic     Ed Marksberry

Class 3 Republican Senator Rand Paul
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Democratic Senator Mary L. Landrieu
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator David Vitter
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected in a special election [to fill the seat vacated by Congressman Bob Livingston]: 1999; re-elected: 2000, 2002.)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Maine  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Republican Senator Olympia J. Snowe
First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006
[also served in U.S. House-elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 28 February 2012: "After an extraordinary amount of reflection and consideration, I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for re-election to the United States Senate."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Independent 370,580 51.13% former Governor Angus Stanley King, Jr.
28 May 2012: Political Designation: Independent for Maine.
14 November 2012: After being elected as an Independent, Senator-elect King announced that he will caucus with the Democrats in the U.S. Senate.

FEC S2ME00109; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,901,504; Dsb $2,732,563
  Candidate Republican 215,399 29.72% Secretary of State Charles Edward Summers, Jr.
FEC S2ME00133; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,288,121; Dsb $1,280,034
  Candidate Democratic 92,900 12.82% state Senator Cynthia Ann Dill
FEC S2ME00083; 26 Nov 12; Tot $184,364; Dsb $189,028
  Candidate Scattering 24,121 3.33% BLANK
  Candidate Independent 10,289 1.42% Yarmouth Town Council Man Stephen M. "Steve" Woods
22 May 2012: Political Designation: Independent.
4 November 2012: Woods leaves Senate race, endorses King.

FEC S2ME00166; 31 Dec 12; Tot $72,495; Dsb $72,493
  Candidate Nonpartisan 5,807 0.80% Danny Francis Dalton
Political Designation: Non-party

FEC S2ME00174
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian) 5,624 0.78% Andrew Ian Dodge
22 February 2012: Announced he is leaving the Republican party and will run as an Independent - "I have no faith that the Maine Republicans can run a fair primary".
5 March 2012: Running as a Libertarian.
31 May 2012: Political Designation: Independent for Liberty

FEC S2ME00059; 06 Nov 12; Tot $0; Dsb $0
    Write-in; (Democratic)     Justin Benjamin "Ben" Pollard - apparently not a candidate
12 June 2012: Lost Democratic Primary.
2 August 2012: Running as a write-in in the General Election.

FEC S2ME00091; 23 May 12; Tot $9,400; Dsb $9,362
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Michael Stoddard
Total 724,720 100.00%  

Class 2 Republican Senator Susan M. Collins
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 3 April 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,474,028 55.98% Senator Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin
FEC S6MD03177; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,583,010; Dsb $5,118,947
  Candidate Republican 693,291 26.33% Daniel John Bongino
FEC S2MD00370; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,802,287; Dsb $1,718,308
  Candidate Unaffiliated 430,934 16.37% S. Rob Sobhani
FEC S2MD00198; 26 Nov 12; Tot $8,056,266; Dsb $8,008,254
  Candidate Libertarian 32,252 1.22% Imad Aldean "Dean" Ahmad
FEC S8MD00088; 26 Nov 12; Tot $15,205; Dsb $15,203
  Candidate Scattering 2,346 0.09% Other Write-Ins
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 163 0.01% Lih Young
3 April 2012: Lost Democratic Primary

FEC S6MD03375
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 151 0.01% Brandy Baker
FEC S2MD00503
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 48 0.00% Ed Tinus
3 April 2012: Lost Democratic Primary

FEC S2MD00446
  Candidate Write-in 21 0.00% Mary Podlesak
Total 2,633,234 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Barbara A. Mikulski
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Republican Senator Scott P. Brown
First elected in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy: 19 January 2010. He replaced Senator Paul G. Kirk, Jr. (Democratic) who had been appointed by Governor Deval L. Patrick (Democratic) to temporarily fill the vacancy.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 6 September 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,696,346 53.27% Elizabeth A. Warren
FEC S2MA00170; 26 Nov 12; Tot $42,040,727; Dsb $41,212,005
  Candidate Republican 1,458,048 45.79% Senator Scott P. Brown
FEC S0MA00109; 26 Nov 12; Tot $28,135,922; Dsb $34,857,978
  Candidate Scattering 27,643 0.87% Blanks
  Candidate Scattering 2,159 0.07% All others
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Laura Garza
Total 3,184,196 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator John F. Kerry
First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Open Seat - 15 December 2012: Media reports state that President Obama will nominate Senator John F. Kerry for Secretary of State.
21 December 2012: Officially nominated.
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Edward John "Ed" Markey
27 December 2012: "I have decided to run for the U.S. Senate ..."

FEC H6MA07101; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,064,294; Dsb $991,699

Michigan  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1996, 1998]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 7 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 2,735,826 58.80% Senator Debbie Stabenow
FEC S8MI00281; 26 Nov 12; Tot $10,625,660; Dsb $11,376,831
  Candidate Republican 1,767,386 37.98% former Congressman Peter "Pete" Hoekstra
FEC S2MI00193; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,834,656; Dsb $5,550,301
  Candidate Libertarian 84,480 1.82% Scott Avery "Scotty" Boman
FEC S8MI00315; 26 Nov 12; Tot $10,280; Dsb $10,265
  Candidate Green 27,890 0.60% Harley G. Mikkelson
FEC S8MI00331
  Candidate U.S. Taxpayers 26,038 0.56% Richard A. Matkin
FEC S2MI00243
  Candidate Natural Law 11,229 0.24% John D. Litle
FEC S2MI00235
  Candidate Write-in 48 0.00% Amitabh "Amit" Ghosh
  Candidate Write-in 10 0.00% Daniel E. "Dan" Holloway
  Candidate Write-in 7 0.00% Raymond T. O'Donnell
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% Katherine Houston
FEC S2MI00250
Total 4,652,918 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator Carl Levin
First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Minnesota  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Amy J. Klobuchar
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 1,854,595 65.23% Senator Amy J. Klobuchar
FEC S6MN00267; 26 Nov 12; Tot $7,245,123; Dsb $6,878,962
  Candidate Republican 867,974 30.53% state Representative Kurt Patrick Bills
19 May 2012: Received his party's nomination.

FEC S2MN00266; 26 Nov 12; Tot $950,369; Dsb $952,379
  Candidate Independence 73,539 2.59% Stephen Williams
FEC S6MN00382
  Candidate Grassroots 30,531 1.07% Tim Davis
Grassroots

FEC S6MN00234
  Candidate Progressive 13,986 0.49% Michael James Cavlan
Minnesota Open Progressives

FEC S6MN00408
  Candidate Scattering 2,582 0.09% Write-In
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 9 0.00% Frank Forrestal
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% Andrew Thomas Schuler
Ecology Democracy Party

FEC S2MN00274
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Jack Shephard
Total 2,843,221 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator Al Franken
First elected: 2008 in a contested election resolved 30 June 2009 by the Minnesota Supreme Court. Sworn 7 July 2009.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Mississippi  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1
Seat up for election
Republican Senator Roger F. Wicker
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Appointed 31 December 2007 to fill the vacancy caused by the 18 December 2007 resignation of Senator Trent Lott. First elected in a special election: 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 13 March 2012 Primary
  Elected Republican 709,626 57.16% Senator Roger F. Wicker
FEC S8MS00196; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,382,302; Dsb $1,462,626
  Candidate Democratic 503,467 40.55% Albert N. Gore, Jr.
FEC S2MS00074
  Candidate Constitution 15,281 1.23% Thomas Everett "Tom" Cramer
FEC S2MS00124; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,130; Dsb $2,595
  Candidate Reform 13,194 1.06% Shawn O'Hara
FEC S4MS00062
Total 1,241,568 100.00%  

Class 2 Republican Senator Thad Cochran
First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Claire C. McCaskill
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 7 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,494,125 54.81% Senator Claire C. McCaskill
FEC S6MO00305; 26 Nov 12; Tot $18,583,248; Dsb $19,479,649
  Candidate Republican 1,066,159 39.11% Congressman William Todd "Todd" Akin
FEC S2MO00429; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,621,685; Dsb $6,099,311
  Candidate Libertarian 165,468 6.07% Jonathan Dine
FEC S0MO00340
  Candidate Write-in 15 0.00% Ted Kimzey
  Candidate Write-in 9 0.00% Bernard J. "Spark" Duraski, Jr.
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% William Dean
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 5 0.00% Bernie Mowinski
FEC H2MO04090
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% Charlie L. Bailey
  Candidate Write-in 2 0.00% Arnie C. "AC" Dienoff
Total 2,725,793 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Roy Blunt
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Montana  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Jon Tester
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 236,123 48.58% Senator Jon Tester
FEC S6MT00162; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,820,831; Dsb $12,232,537
  Candidate Republican 218,051 44.86% Congressman Dennis Ray "Denny" Rehberg
Congressman At-Large

FEC S6MT00097; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,419,824; Dsb $8,621,201
  Candidate Libertarian 31,892 6.56% Dan Cox
FEC S2MT00112
Total 486,066 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator Max Baucus
First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
2 April 2012: Announced that he will seek re-election in 2014.

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Senator E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 27 December 2011: Media reports indicate that Senator Nelson will announce his retirement from the Senate at the end of his current term (which ends at Noon, 3 January 2013)
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 455,593 57.77% state Senator Debra S. "Deb" Fischer
FEC S2NE00094; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,256,071; Dsb $5,058,895
  Candidate Democratic 332,979 42.23% former Senator Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey
FEC S8NE00067; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,796,847; Dsb $5,615,616
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Russell Paul Anderson
FEC S2NE00086; 30 Jun 12; Tot $10,500; Dsb $5,500
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Joe Swanson
Total 788,572 100.00%  

Class 2 Republican Senator Michael O. "Mike" Johanns
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Republican Senator Dean Heller
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First appointed: 3 May 2011.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 12 June 2012 Primary
  Elected Republican 457,656 45.87% 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; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,341,391; Dsb $9,101,891
  Candidate Democratic 446,080 44.71% Congressman Shelley Berkley
14 April 2011: Announced she is running for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2012.

FEC S2NV00209; 26 Nov 12; Tot $10,538,708; Dsb $11,590,088
  Candidate Independent American 48,792 4.89% David Lory VanderBeek
FEC S2NV00274
  Candidate None of these candidates 45,277 4.54% None of these candidates
  
Senator John Eric Ensign (Republican) resigned on 3 May 2011. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 and re-elected in 2006. He also served in U.S. House being elected in 1994 and re-elected in 1996.
On 7 March 2011, the Senator announced his retirement at the end of his current term.
On 21 April 2011, he announced his resignation effective 3 May 2011-- "While I stand behind my firm belief that I have not violated any law, rule, or standard of conduct of the Senate, and I have fought to prove this publicly, I will not continue to subject my family, my constituents, or the Senate to any further rounds of investigation, depositions, drawn out proceedings, or especially public hearings. For my family and me, this continued personal cost is simply too great."
On 27 April 2011, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (Republican) announced that he would appoint Congressman Dean Heller (Republican, CD 2) to fill the seat of Senator John Eric Ensign (Republican) upon Senator Ensign's 3 May resignation.
The next regular election for this seat is on Tuesday 6 November 2012.

Total 997,805 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Harry Mason Reid
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

New Hampshire  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican

Class 2 Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator Kelly A. Ayotte
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Appointed by Governor Jon S. Corzine to fill the vacancy caused by Corzine having resigned this seat 17 January 2006 upon taking the Oath of Office as Governor of the State; first elected: 2006.
[Previously served in the U.S. House to which he was first elected in 1992: subsequently re-elected in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,985,783 58.84% Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez
FEC S6NJ00289; 26 Nov 12; Tot $12,277,396; Dsb $13,157,093
  Candidate Republican 1,329,405 39.39% state Senator Joseph M. "Joe" Kyrillos, Jr.
FEC S2NJ00387; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,640,321; Dsb $4,537,051
  Candidate Libertarian 16,803 0.50% Kenneth R. "Ken" Kaplan
FEC S2NJ00437; 30 Sep 12; Tot $800; Dsb $45
  Candidate Green 15,799 0.47% Ken Wolski
FEC S2NJ00452
  Candidate Independent 9,377 0.28% Gwen Diakos
Jersey Strong Independents
  Candidate Independent 3,830 0.11% J. David Dranikoff
Totally Independent Candidate

FEC S2NJ00486
  Candidate America First 3,595 0.11% Inder "Andy" Soni
FEC S2NJ00445
  Candidate Independent 3,544 0.11% Robert "Turk" Turkavage
Responsibility Fairness Integrity

FEC S2NJ00478
  Candidate Socialist Party USA 2,256 0.07% Gregory "Greg" Pason
FEC S0NJ00100
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic/Republican) 2,201 0.07% Eugene Martin Lavergne
No slogan

FEC S2NJ00460
  Candidate Independent 2,075 0.06% Daryl Mikell Brooks
Reform Nation

FEC S6NJ00313
Total 3,374,668 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008.
Previously served in the Class 1 NJ Senate seat to which he was first elected: 1982 and re-elected: 1988, 1994-- was not a candidate for his Party's nomination for the Class 1 seat in 2000.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr.
First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 18 February 2011: Announced retirement.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 395,717 51.01% Congressman Martin Trevor Heinrich
Congressman CD 1

FEC S2NM00088; 26 Nov 12; Tot $6,719,378; Dsb $6,679,482
  Candidate Republican 351,260 45.28% former Congressman Heather A. Wilson
FEC S8NM00168; 26 Nov 12; Tot $7,170,513; Dsb $7,085,514
  Candidate Independent American 28,199 3.63% Jon Ross Barrie
1 August 2012: Insufficient petition signatures.
28 August 2012: First Judicial District Court places Mr. Barrie on the General election ballot.

FEC S2NM00112; 26 Nov 12; Tot $23,603; Dsb $10,001
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 617 0.08% Robert L. "Bob" Anderson
Total 775,793 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator Tom Udall
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
23 January 2009: Appointed by Governor David Paterson to fill the vacancy caused by the 21 January 2009 resignation of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in order to enter upon her duties as U.S. Secretary of State. Sworn 27 January 2009 to serve until a Special Election was held in November 2010 for the remainder of the term ending 3 January 2013. First elected in a special election: 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 26 June 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic; Independence; Working Families 4,822,330 67.59% Senator Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand
FEC S0NY00410; 26 Nov 12; Tot $15,692,653; Dsb $14,077,279
  Candidate Republican; Conservative 1,758,702 24.65% Wendy E. Long
FEC S2NY00259; 26 Nov 12; Tot $800,510; Dsb $717,969
  Candidate Scattering 451,051 6.32% Blank
  Candidate Green 42,591 0.60% Colia L. Clark
FEC S0NY00626; 31 Dec 11; Tot $0; Dsb $147
  Candidate Libertarian 32,002 0.45% Chris Edes
FEC S2NY00309; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,298; Dsb $3,240
  Candidate Common Sense 22,041 0.31% John Mangelli
FEC S2NY00275; 15 Nov 12; Tot $33,575; Dsb $32,936
  Candidate Scattering 4,435 0.06% Void
  Candidate Scattering 2,012 0.03% Scattering
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Dan Fein
Total 7,135,164 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Schumer
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004, 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Democratic Senator Kay R. Hagan
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
  Candidate Republican     Theodore H. "Ted" "Teddy" Corriher
  Candidate Republican     Terry Embler

Class 3 Republican Senator Richard M. Burr
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002.)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Senator Gaylord Kent "Kent" Conrad
First elected to the "Class 3" seat from the state: 1986; was not a candidate for re-election in the 3 November 1992 General Election; Elected to finish out the "Class 1" term in a Special Election: 4 December 1992 [held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Quentin N. Burdick (Democrat): 8 September 1992- which Jocelyn B. Burdick (Democrat) had been appointed by Governor George Sinner (Democrat) to fill, 12 September 1992]; elected to a full term: 1994, 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 18 January 2011: Announced retirement.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic-Nonpartisan League 161,163 50.23% former North Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp
FEC S2ND00099; 26 Nov 12; Tot $5,343,758; Dsb $5,320,129
  Candidate Republican 158,282 49.33% Congressman Richard A. "Rick" Berg
FEC S2ND00073; 26 Nov 12; Tot $6,501,693; Dsb $6,185,051
  Candidate Scattering 1,406 0.44% write-in
Total 320,851 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator John Hoeven
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 6 March 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 2,762,757 50.70% Senator Sherrod Brown
FEC S6OH00163; 26 Nov 12; Tot $20,926,029; Dsb $21,468,423
  Candidate Republican 2,435,740 44.70% Treasurer Josh Mandel
FEC S2OH00170; 26 Nov 12; Tot $18,901,288; Dsb $18,697,952
  Candidate Independent 250,617 4.60% Scott Allen Rupert
FEC S2OH00204; 05 Dec 12; Tot $4,577; Dsb $4,452
Total 5,449,114 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Robert Jones "Rob" Portman
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 2 Republican Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe
First elected to fill out the term in a Special Election: 1994 [held to fill the impending vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator David L. Boren (Democrat): effective, 15 November 1994 but announced before the 1994 Oklahoma state/local Primary in August 1994, allowing for this Special Election to take place; elected to a full term: 1996; re-elected 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator Tom Coburn
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998.)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Open Seat - 16 August 2011: Announced he would not run for re-election in 2016: ".. I'm not running again..."

Oregon  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 2 Democratic Senator Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Democratic Senator Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden
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, 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 24 April 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 3,021,364 53.69% Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.
FEC S6PA00217; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,094,346; Dsb $12,136,155
  Candidate Republican 2,509,132 44.59% Tom Smith
FEC S2PA00224; 26 Nov 12; Tot $21,794,855; Dsb $21,098,045
  Candidate Libertarian 96,926 1.72% Rayburn Douglas Smith
FEC S2PA00273
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Osborne Hart
Total 5,627,422 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Rhode Island  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 11 September 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 271,034 64.81% Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II
FEC S6RI00221; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,299,474; Dsb $3,966,789
  Candidate Republican 146,222 34.97% Benjamin Barrett "Barry" Hinckley, III
FEC S2RI00071; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,731,011; Dsb $1,663,318
  Candidate Scattering 933 0.22% WRITE-IN
Total 418,189 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator John F. "Jack" Reed
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Class 2 Republican Senator Lindsey Olin Graham
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3 Republican Senator James W. "Jim" DeMint
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1998; re-elected: 2000, 2002)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Open Seat - 30 August 2011: Announced he will not run for re-election in 2016.
6 December 2012: Resigned effective January 2013 to lead the Heritage Foundation. "It's been an honor to serve the people of South Carolina in the United States Senate for the past eight years, but now it's time for me to pass the torch to someone else and take on a new role in the fight for America's future." Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley (Republican) will appoint a replacement to serve until a special election is called.
17 December 2012: Media reports indicate Congressman Timothy E. "Tim" Scott (Republican CD 1) will be appointed by Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley (Republican) to this U. S. Senate seat.

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

Class 2 Democratic Senator Tim Johnson
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
  Candidate Republican     former Governor Mike Rounds
29 November 2012: Announced

Class 3 Republican Senator John Thune
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate 2002.)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Tennessee  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1
Seat up for election
Republican Senator Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 2 August Primary
  Elected Republican 1,506,443 64.89% Senator Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr.
FEC S6TN00216; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,990,305; Dsb $4,965,370
  Candidate Democratic 705,882 30.41% Mark E. Clayton
FEC S8TN00279
  Candidate Green 38,472 1.66% Martin Gene Pleasant
FEC S2TN00355
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian) 20,936 0.90% Shaun E. Crowell
FEC S2TN00256; 05 Dec 12; Tot $25,162; Dsb $23,084
  Candidate Constitution 18,620 0.80% Kermit Steck
FEC S2TN00363
  Candidate Independent 8,085 0.35% James Higdon
FEC S2TN00322
  Candidate Independent 8,080 0.35% Michel Joseph Long
FEC S2TN00330
  Candidate Independent 7,148 0.31% Troy Stephen Scoggin
FEC S2TN00348
  Candidate Independent 6,523 0.28% David Gatchell
FEC S6TN00299
  Candidate Write-in 470 0.02% Angelia Stinnett
  Candidate Write-in 409 0.02% Jacob Maurer
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 218 0.01% Larry Crim
FEC S2TN00223; 30 Sep 12; Tot $43,355; Dsb $36,423
  Candidate Write-in 117 0.01% Jim Maynard
  Candidate Write-in 23 0.00% Margie Nell Penn
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 18 0.00% Gary Gene Davis
FEC S2TN00082
  Candidate Write-in 14 0.00% Lee Stewart
  Candidate Write-in 12 0.00% Christopher Schappert
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Allen Hoenicke
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 2 0.00% Mary D. Wright
FEC S0TN00060
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 0 0.00% Fred R. Anderson
FEC S2TN00306
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% De Wayne A. Jones
Total 2,321,477 100.00%  

Class 2 Republican Senator Lamar Alexander
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
  Candidate Republican     Senator Lamar Alexander
1 December 2012: Announced.

Texas  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1 May 1993- and necessary subsequent Runoff: 5 June 1993 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat): 20 January 1993- which Robert Krueger had been appointed by Governor Ann W. Richards (Democrat) to fill, 21 January 1993]; elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 13 January 2011: "I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for re-election in 2012...".
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 4,440,137 56.46% former Solicitor General Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz
Nominated in Runoff: 31 July 2012

FEC S2TX00312; 26 Nov 12; Tot $14,881,758; Dsb $14,187,992
  Candidate Democratic 3,194,927 40.62% former state Representative Paul Lindsey Sadler
Nominated in Runoff: 31 July 2012

FEC S2TX00429; 26 Nov 12; Tot $709,476; Dsb $498,325
  Candidate Libertarian 162,354 2.06% John Jay Myers
FEC S2TX00502; 16 Nov 12; Tot $15,440; Dsb $15,440
  Candidate Green 67,404 0.86% David Bruce Collins
FEC S2TX00486
Total 7,864,822 100.00%  

Class 2 Republican Senator John Cornyn
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Republican Senator Orrin G. Hatch
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 26 June 2012 Primary
  Elected Republican 657,608 65.31% Senator Orrin G. Hatch
21 April 2012: Came in first place at the Convention but did not win 60%. Proceeds to 26 June primary.

FEC S6UT00063; 26 Nov 12; Tot $8,907,906; Dsb $10,534,460
  Candidate Democratic 301,873 29.98% Scott N. Howell
21 April 2012: Won his party's nomination with 63%.

FEC S0UT00066; 26 Nov 12; Tot $414,018; Dsb $395,576
  Candidate Constitution 31,905 3.17% Shaun Lynn McCausland
FEC S2UT00245
  Candidate Justice Party 8,342 0.83% Daniel Geery
FEC S2UT00260
  Candidate Unaffiliated 7,172 0.71% William Currie "Bill" Barron
FEC S2UT00187; 26 Nov 12; Tot $16,884; Dsb $13,829
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 1 0.00% Joann S. Secrist
FEC S2UT00278
Total 1,006,901 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Mike Lee
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Independent Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006 (ran as a Democrat in the primary and as an Independent in the General Election)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Independent; (Democratic) 207,848 71.00% Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders
FEC S4VT00033; 26 Nov 12; Tot $6,270,083; Dsb $2,600,666
  Candidate Republican 72,898 24.90% former Massachusetts state Representative John MacGovern
FEC S2VT00136; 26 Nov 12; Tot $132,478; Dsb $129,003
  Candidate Marijuana 5,924 2.02% Cris Ericson
Running for the Senate Class 1 seat and the Governor's chair in 2012.

FEC S4VT00132
  Candidate Liberty Union 2,511 0.86% Pete Diamondstone
FEC S6VT00152
  Candidate Independent 2,452 0.84% Peter D. Moss
Peace and Prosperity

FEC S4VT00124
  Candidate Independent 877 0.30% Laurel LaFramboise
VoteKISS

FEC S2VT00151
  Candidate Scattering 252 0.09% Combined Write-in votes
Total 292,762 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy
First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Virginia  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Senator James H. "Jim" Webb, Jr.
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 9 February 2011: "...after much thought and consideration I have decided to return to the private sector ... and will not seek re-election in 2012."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 2,010,067 52.87% former Governor Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine
former DNC Chair

FEC S2VA00142; 26 Nov 12; Tot $19,247,926; Dsb $21,027,669
  Candidate Republican 1,785,542 46.96% former Senator George F. Allen
24 January 2011: Announced his candidacy.

FEC S8VA00214; 26 Nov 12; Tot $14,352,593; Dsb $14,125,990
  Candidate Scattering 6,587 0.17% Write In
Total 3,802,196 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator Mark Robert Warner
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Maria E. Cantwell
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,855,493 60.45% Senator Maria E. Cantwell
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC S8WA00194; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,389,691; Dsb $8,922,495
  Candidate Republican 1,213,924 39.55% state Senator Michael James Baumgartner
Prefers Republican Party

FEC S2WA00288; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,134,313; Dsb $1,022,444
Total 3,069,417 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Patty Murray
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004, 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

West Virginia  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, III
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected in a special election to a partial term to fill the vacancy caused by the 28 June 2010 death of Senator Robert C. Byrd (Democratic): 2 November 2010. He replaces Senator Carte P. Goodwin (Democrat) who had been appointed by Governor Joe Manchin (Democratic) to temporarily fill the vacancy until the special election.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 399,939 60.57% Senator Joe Manchin, III
FEC S0WV00090; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,718,470; Dsb $3,567,166
  Candidate Republican 240,787 36.47% John Reeves Raese
FEC S4WV00084; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,604,193; Dsb $1,574,349
  Candidate Mountain 19,517 2.96% Bob Henry Baber
FEC S2WV00070
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Jeff Becker
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic)     Sheirl Lee Fletcher
8 May 2012: Lost Democratic Primary

FEC S8WV00101
 

In 2012 there will be 2 elections for this Senate Class 1 seat-- both held on 6 November 2012- the date of the General Election. The candidate who wins the 6 November 2012 special election will serve from November 2012 until January 2013. The candidate who wins the regular election will serve from January 2013 until January 2019. Reference: West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant's Statement On Procedure To Fill Vacant Senate Seat.

Total 660,243 100.00%  

Class 2 Democratic Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV
First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
26 November 2012: Announced candidacy

FEC H0WV02138; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,379,589; Dsb $1,355,291

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Senator Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl
First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 13 May 2011: Media reports say Senator Kohl will not seek re-election in 2012.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,547,104 51.41% Congressman Tammy Baldwin
5 September 2011: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in 2012.

FEC S2WI00219; 26 Nov 12; Tot $15,063,115; Dsb $15,333,064
  Candidate Republican 1,380,126 45.86% former Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson
FEC S2WI00235; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,801,827; Dsb $9,653,975
  Candidate Libertarian 62,240 2.07% Joseph Kexel
FEC S2WI00284
  Candidate Independent 16,455 0.55% Nimrod Y. U. Allen, III
I.D.E.A.

FEC S2WI00292
  Candidate Scattering 3,373 0.11% SCATTERING
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 70 0.00% Riley J. "Jon" Hood
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 43 0.00% Diane E. Lorbiecki
Total 3,009,411 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Wyoming  6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican

Class 1
Seat up for election
Republican Senator John A. Barrasso
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Appointed: 22 June 2007 by Governor Dave Freudenthal; first elected in a special election: 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 21 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Republican 185,250 73.89% Senator John A. Barrasso
FEC S6WY00068; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,094,792; Dsb $2,054,227
  Candidate Democratic 53,019 21.15% Albany County Commissioner Tim Chesnut
FEC S2WY00109
  Candidate Wyoming Country 6,176 2.46% Joel Otto
FEC S2WY00133
  Candidate Scattering 5,747 2.29% Under Votes
  Candidate Scattering 417 0.17% Write-Ins
  Candidate Scattering 91 0.04% Over Votes
Total 250,700 100.00%  

Class 2 Republican Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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
  Democratic-Nonpartisan League
  Republican
Major Third Parties
  Constitution
  Green
  Libertarian
  Reform
Other Third Parties
  America First
  Common Sense
  Conservative
  Democratic/Republican
  Grassroots
  Independence
  Independent American
  Independent Party of Connecticut
  Independent Party Of Delaware
  Justice Party
  Liberty Union
  Marijuana
  Mountain
  Natural Law
  Progressive
  Socialist Party USA
  Socialist Workers Party
  U.S. Taxpayers
  Workers World
  Working Families
  Wyoming Country
Independents
  Independent
  Independent Democrat
  No Party Affiliation
  Nonpartisan
  Unaffiliated
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  None of these candidates
  Scattering
  Write-in
 

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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