The Green Papers: 2010 Midterm Election |
111th Congress Senate Seats by State |
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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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator Richard C. Shelby Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected as a Democrat: 1986; re-elected: 1992; Changed Party affiliation to Republican: 9 November 1994; re-elected as a Republican: 1998, 2004. [also served in the U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 as a Democrat] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 1 June 2010 Primary |
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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 |
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Class 3 Lost |
Republican | Senator Lisa Murkowski Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 Appointed by Governor Frank H. Murkowski (Republican) on 20 December 2002, to fill vacancy left by the resignation of her father, the same Frank H. Murkowski, when he resigned to become Governor of the State on 2 December 2002. First elected: 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Lost Primary / No Longer Running - 24 August 2010 Primary. On 17 September 2010 Senator Murkowski announced she would run as a General Election write-in candidate |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Arizona 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | 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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator John McCain Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 24 August 2010 Primary |
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Arkansas 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 8 June 2010 Runoff |
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California 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Dianne Feinstein 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 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Barbara Boxer Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary |
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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 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Michael F. Bennet Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 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 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 10 August 2010 Primary |
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Connecticut 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent Democrat, 1 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | 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 |
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Class 3 Open |
Democratic | Senator Christopher J. Dodd First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House: elected 1974, 1976, 1978] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Open Seat - 31 July 2009: Senator Dodd announced he has prostate cancer. 6 January 2010: Announced retirement. |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Delaware 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper 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 |
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Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons First elected in a Special Election 2 November 2010. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Next regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Florida 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Bill Nelson 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 |
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Class 3 Open |
Republican | Senator George S. LeMieux Entered office 10 September 2009 following the resignation of Republican Senator Mel Martinez. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Open Seat - Does not plan to seek election |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 2004. (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 2 November 2010 Renominated - 20 July 2010 Primary |
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Hawaii 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | 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 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Daniel K. Inouye Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1962; re-elected: 1968, 1974, 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1959 (Hawaii having just been admitted as a State to the Union), 1960] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 18 September 2010 Primary |
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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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator Michael D. "Mike" Crapo Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1992, 1994, 1996] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 25 May 2010 Primary |
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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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator Mark Steven Kirk First elected: 2 November 2010 in a special election. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 The candidate list below is for the 2 November 2010 election to fill this seat for the 6 year term beginning 3 January 2011. |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Class 3 Special Election |
Democratic | Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Special Election - The candidate list below is for the 2 November 2010 election to fill this seat for the 2 month term beginning in November 2010 and ending 3 January 2011. |
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Indiana 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican, 1 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Senator Richard G. Lugar First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 16 November 2010: Announced his candidacy for re-election. |
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Class 3 Open |
Democratic | Senator Evan Bayh First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Open Seat - 15 February 2010: Announced he will not seek re-election in 2010 |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary |
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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 |
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Class 3 Open |
Republican | Senator Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert J. Dole: 11 June 1996- which Sheila Frahm (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Bill Graves (Republican) to fill, 11 June 1996]; elected to a full term: 1998, re-elected: 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010 |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
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 |
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Class 3 Open |
Republican | Senator Jim Bunning First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004. [also served in U.S. House-elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Open Seat - 27 July 2009: Announced that he will not seek re-election. |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator David Vitter Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 2004. (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 2 November 2010 Renominated - 28 August 2010 Primary |
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Maine 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | 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 |
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Class 2 | Republican | Senator Susan M. Collins First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Maryland 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary |
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Massachusetts 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican, 1 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Republican | Senator Scott P. Brown First elected in a special election 19 January 2010 to fill the seat of Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy who passed away 25 August 2009. Seat up for election: Tuesday 19 January 2010 Special Primary to fill the seat: Tuesday 8 December 2009 Special Election: Tuesday 19 January 2010 Next regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Class 2 | Democratic | Senator John F. Kerry First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Michigan 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Debbie Stabenow First elected: 2000; re-elected 2006 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1996, 1998] Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Carl Levin First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Minnesota 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Amy Klobuchar First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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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 |
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Mississippi 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Senator Roger F. Wicker 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 |
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Class 2 | Republican | Senator Thad Cochran First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Missouri 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Claire C. McCaskill First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 3 Open |
Republican | Senator Christopher S. "Kit" Bond First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Open Seat - 8 January 2009: Announced he would not seek re-election in 2010 |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Montana 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Jon Tester First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Max Baucus First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Nebraska 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 | Republican | Senator Michael O. "Mike" Johanns First elected: 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Nevada 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican, 1 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Senator John Eric Ensign First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994, 1996] Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Harry Mason Reid Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary |
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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 |
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Class 3 Open |
Republican | Senator Judd A. Gregg First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Open Seat - 3 February 2009: Nominated by President Obama for Secretary of Commerce. Governor John Lynch announced Bonnie Newman as his choice to replace U.S. Senator Judd Gregg. Future Senator Newman has promised not to run for the seat in 2010. 12 February 2009 update: Senator Judd Gregg withdrew his name from consideration for for Secretary of Commerce due to policy differences with President Obama. Senator Gregg also announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010. |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
New Jersey 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez 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 |
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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 19 February 2010: Statement from Senator Lautenberg's office: "Senator Lautenberg's doctors have diagnosed that he has a B-Cell Lymphoma of the stomach. This is a curable tumor, and will require treatment over the next few months." |
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New Mexico 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Tom Udall First elected: 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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New York 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 appointed by Governor David Paterson to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation, on 21 January 2009, of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in order to enter upon her duties as U.S. Secretary of State. This appointee will serve pending a Special Election for this seat in 2010 for the remainder of the term ending 3 January 2013; Senator Gillibrand was appointed 23 January 2009 and sworn 27 January 2009 Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary There will be a Special Election for this office in 2010. The next regular election thereafter for this seat is Tuesday 6 November 2012. |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Schumer Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary |
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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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator Richard M. Burr Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002.) Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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North Dakota 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator 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 |
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Class 3 Open |
Democratic | Senator Byron Leslie Dorgan First elected: 1992; was induced to take the oath of office: 5 December 1992 when the seat became vacant upon outgoing Senator Kent Conrad (Democrat) having taken the oath of office for the "Class 1" seat from the state; re-elected: 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Open Seat - 5 January 2010: Announced retirement. |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Ohio 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Sherrod Brown First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 3 Open |
Republican | Senator George V. Voinovich First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Open Seat - 12 January 2009: Announced retirement |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator Tom Coburn Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998.) Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 27 July 2010 Primary |
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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 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Ronald Lee "Ron" Wyden Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 30 January 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert Packwood (Republican): 1 October 1995 (Oregon state law does not permit the state's Governor to make temporary appointments to fill vacancies in the United States Senate)]; elected to a full term: 1998; re-elected: 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 18 May 2010 Primary |
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Pennsylvania 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr. First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 3 Lost |
Democratic | Senator Arlen Specter First elected: as a Republican 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004; changed party affiliation to Democratic 30 April 2009. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Lost Primary / No Longer Running |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Rhode Island 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, II First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 | Democratic | Senator John F. "Jack" Reed First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator James W. "Jim" DeMint Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1998; re-elected: 2000, 2002) Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary |
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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 |
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Class 3 |
Republican | Senator John Thune Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000. Unsuccessful candidate for Senate 2002.) Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary |
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  | ** Uncontested Race ** | ||||
Tennessee 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Senator Robert P. "Bob" Corker, Jr. First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 | Republican | Senator Lamar Alexander First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Texas 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | 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 - Candidate for Governor in 2010. 29 July 2009: She announced that she would resign her Senate Seat in the October/November 2009 timeframe. 13 November 2009: Media reports state she will not resign until after the Gubernatorial primary. 31 March 2010: Senator Hutchison announced that she will serve out the remainder of her term. |
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Class 2 | Republican | Senator John Cornyn First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Utah 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Senator Orrin G. Hatch First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 3 Lost |
Republican | Senator Robert F. "Bob" Bennett First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Failed to qualify for Primary - 8 May 2010: Received 26.99% at the state Convention (round 2). Eliminated. |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Vermont 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent, 1 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Independent | Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders 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 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Patrick Leahy Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1974; re-elected: 1980, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 24 August 2010 Primary |
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Virginia 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator James H. "Jim" Webb, Jr. First elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Mark Robert Warner First elected: 2008 Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Washington 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Maria Cantwell First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Patty Murray Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary |
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West Virginia 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Joe Manchin, III First elected in a special election: 2010 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 1 Special Election |
Democratic | Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Special Election - primary is Saturday 28 August 2010. The next regular election for this seat is Tuesday 6 November 2012. |
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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 |
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Wisconsin 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 | Democratic | Senator Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006 Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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Class 3 |
Democratic | Senator Russell D. "Russ" Feingold First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004. Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 Renominated - 14 September 2010 Primary |
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Wyoming 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 1 | Republican | Senator John A. Barrasso 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 |
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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-Nonpartisan League | |
Republican | |
Major Third Parties | |
Constitution | |
Green | |
Libertarian | |
Reform | |
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Alaskan Independence | |
American Independent | |
Anti-Prohibition | |
Boston Tea | |
Conservative | |
Florida Whig | |
Independence | |
Independent American | |
Independent Party Of Delaware | |
Liberty Union | |
Marijuana | |
Mountain | |
Peace And Freedom | |
Progressive | |
Rent is 2 Damn High | |
Socialist Party USA | |
Socialist Workers Party | |
Tax Revolt | |
Taxpayer | |
Tea | |
Unity | |
Working Families | |
Independents | |
Connecticut For Lieberman | |
Independent | |
Independent Democrat | |
No Affiliation | |
No Party Affiliation | |
Nonpartisan | |
Other | |
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 ClassClass 1 seats end their current terms at noon on 3 January 2013... next regular election for these seats is in 6 November 2012. 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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