The Green Papers
Governor's Chairs, Senate, and House Seats
up for Election on 4 November 2008
with no incumbent running for them

This table is updated after each state completes its nominating process. Currently, 56 jurisdictions have completed their nominating processes: Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Marianas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.


Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats...
Open (incumbent not running for re-election)
No incumbent running
Uncontested (one candidate running)
Multiple incumbents running
Only One Major Party Canddidate


 
Alabama
House CD 2
Democratic - Montgomery Mayor Bobby Neal Bright, Sr.
Republican - state Representative Jay K. Love
House CD 5
Democratic - state Senator R. Parker "Parker" Griffith
Republican - Wayne Parker, Jr.
Arizona
House CD 1
Democratic - state Representative Ann Kirkpatrick
Republican - Sydney Ann Hay
Nomination by other than by Primary - Brent Geer Maupin
Libertarian - Thane Eichenauer
California
House CD 4
Republican - state Senator Thomas "Tom" McClintock
Democratic - Charles Duane "Charlie" Brown
House CD 52
Republican - Duncan Duane Hunter
Democratic - Michael David "Mike" Lumpkin
(Boston Tea); Libertarian - Michael Benoit
Colorado
Senate Class 2
Democratic - Congressman Mark E. Udall
Republican - former Congressman Robert W. "Bob" Schaffer
American Constitution - Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell
Green - Robert A. "Bob" Kinsey
(Green); Write-in - Bruce E. Lohmiller
House CD 2
Democratic - Jared Polis
Republican - Scott Howard Starin
Green - J.A. Calhoun
Unity - William Robert "Bill" Hammons
House CD 6
Republican - Secretary of State Mike Coffman
Democratic - Henry H. "Hank" Eng
Delaware
Governor
Democratic - Treasurer Jack A. Markell
Republican - William Swain "Bill" Lee
Blue Enigma Party - Jeffrey Brown
Florida
House CD 15
Republican - state Senator William "Bill" Posey
Democratic - Stephen Lee "Steve" Blythe
No Party Affiliation - Frank Zilaitis
No Party Affiliation; (Republican) - Trevor James Lowing
Idaho
Senate Class 2
Republican - Lieutenant Governor James E. "Jim" Risch
Democratic - former Congressman Larry LaRocco
(Republican); Independent - Rex Floyd Rammell
Libertarian - Kent A. Marmon
Independent; (Constitution) - Pro-Life, Formerly Known as Marvin Richardson
Illinois
House CD 11
Democratic - state Senate Majority Leader Deborah "Debbie" DeFrancesco Halvorson
Republican - Martin "Marty" Ozinga, III
Green - Jason Michael Wallace
House CD 18
Republican - state Representative Aaron Schock
Democratic - Colleen Callahan
Green - Sheldon Schafer
Kentucky
House CD 2
Republican - state Senator Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
Democratic - state Senator David E. Boswell
Louisiana
House CD 4
Republican - John Calvin Fleming, Jr.
Democratic - Paul J. Carmouche
(Republican); No Party Affiliation - Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley
(Republican); Other-party nominee - Gerard J. Bowen, Jr.
Maine
House CD 1
Democratic - former Senate Majority Leader Chellie M. Pingree
Republican - former state Senator Charles Edward "Charlie" Summers, Jr.
Maryland
House CD 1
Democratic - Frank Michael Kratovil, Jr.
Republican - state Senator Andrew P. "Andy" Harris
Libertarian - Richard James Davis
Minnesota
House CD 3
Republican - state Representative Erik Paulsen
Democratic-Farmer Labor - Jigar Ashwin "Ashwin" Madia
Independence - David G. Dillon
Mississippi
House CD 3
Republican - Gregg Harper
Democratic - Joel L. Gill
Missouri
Governor
Democratic - Attorney General Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon
Republican - Congressman Kenny Charles Kenny Charles Hulshof
Libertarian - Andrew W. "Andy" Finkenstadt
Constitution - Gregory E. Thompson
House CD 9
Republican; (Right to Life) - Blaine Luetkemeyer
Democratic - state Representative Judith W. "Judy" Baker
Libertarian - Tamara A. Millay
Nebraska
Senate Class 2
Republican - former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Michael O. "Mike" Johanns
Democratic - Scott Michael Kleeb
Nebraska - Kelly Renee Rosberg
Green - Steven R. "Steve" Larrick
New Jersey
House CD 3
Democratic - state Senator John H. Adler
Republican - Christopher "Chris" Myers
House CD 7
Republican - state Senator Leonard Lance
Democratic - state Assemblywoman Linda D. Stender
Independent; (Republican) - Bridgewater Council Member Michael P. Hsing
Independent - Dean Greco
Independent - Thomas D. Abrams
Green - George DeCarlo
New Mexico
Senate Class 2
Democratic - Congressman Tom Udall
Republican - Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce
House CD 1
Democratic - Martin T. Heinrich
Republican - Darren P. White
House CD 2
Democratic - Harry Teague
Republican - Edward R. "Ed" Tinsley, III
House CD 3
Democratic - Public Utilities Commissioner Ben Ray Luján
Republican - Daniel K. "Dan" East
Independent; (Green) - Carol Miller
New York
House CD 13
Democratic; Working Families - New York City Council Member Michael E. "Mike" McMahon
(Right to Life); Republican - Robert A. "Bob" Straniere
Conservative - Timothy J. "Tim" Cochrane
Independence; (Republican) - Carmine A. Morano
Write-in; (Republican) - Jamshad I. "Jim" Wyne
House CD 21
Democratic; Working Families - former state Assemblyman Paul David Tonko
Republican; Conservative - James R. "Jim" Buhrmaster
(Democratic); Independence - Albany County Legislator Phillip G. "Phil" Steck
House CD 25
(Independence); Democratic; Working Families - Daniel B. "Dan" Maffei
Republican; Conservative - Dale A. Sweetland
Independent Green Populist - Howie Hawkins
House CD 26
Republican; Independence; Conservative - Christopher J. "Chris" Lee
Democratic - Alice J. Kryzan
Working Families - Jonathan "Jon" Powers
North Carolina
Governor
Democratic - Lieutenant Governor Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue
Republican - Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory
Libertarian - Michael Munger
Ohio
House CD 7
Republican - state Senator Steve Austria
Democratic - Sharen Swartz Neuhardt
House CD 11
Democratic - Warrensville Heights Mayor Marcia L. Fudge
Republican - Thomas Pekarek
House CD 15
Democratic - Franklin County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy
Republican - state Senator Steve Stivers
Libertarian - Mark Michael Noble
Unaffiliated - Don Elijah Eckhart
House CD 16
Democratic - state Senator John A. Boccieri
Republican - state Senator J. Kirk Schuring
Oregon
House CD 5
Democratic - state Senator Kurt Schrader
Republican - Mike Erickson
Independent Party of Oregon - Sean Bates
Constitution - Douglas "Doug" Patterson
Pacific Green - Alexander "Alex" Polikoff
Libertarian - Steven Vandever "Steve" Milligan
Pennsylvania
House CD 5
Republican - Glenn W. "G.T." Thompson
Democratic - Clearfield County Commissioner Mark B. McCracken
Libertarian - James Fryman
Tennessee
House CD 1
Republican - David Philip Roe
Democratic - Robert Asbury "Rob" Russell
Independent - Joel Goodman
Independent - James William Reeves
Independent - Thomas "T.K." Owens
Utah
House CD 3
Republican - Jason Chaffetz
Democratic - Bennion Lloyd Spencer
Constitution - James Michael "Jim" Noorlander
Virginia
Senate Class 2
Democratic - former Governor Mark Robert Warner
Republican - former Governor James S. "Jim" Gilmore, III
Independent Greens - Glenda Gail Parker
Libertarian - William "Bill" Redpath
House CD 11
Democratic - Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly
Republican - Keith S. Fimian
Independent Greens - Joseph P. "Joe" Oddo
Wyoming
Senate Class 1
Republican - Senator John A. Barrasso
Democratic - Nicholas H. "Nick" Carter
House At-Large
Republican - former state Treasurer Cynthia Marie Lummis
Democratic - Gary S. Trauner
Libertarian - Walter David "David" Herbert
 
 
Tally
OfficeTotal
Congressman 36
Senator 6
Governor 3
Totals45
 
 

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.

 
 


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