The Green Papers: 2014 General Election |
113th 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 Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 3 June 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 795,606 | 97.25% | Senator Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions, III FEC S6AL00195; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,380,626; Dsb $1,297,123 |
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Scattering | 22,484 | 2.75% | Write-In | ||
Write-in; (Democratic) | Victor Sanchez Williams FEC S4AL00091; 24 Nov 14; Tot $4,497; Dsb $4,247 |
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Total | 818,090 | 100.00% | |||
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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 19 August 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 135,445 | 47.96% | former Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan FEC S4AK00214; 24 Nov 14; Tot $7,917,881; Dsb $7,640,955 |
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Democratic | 129,431 | 45.83% | Senator Mark Begich 17 November 2014: Conceded. FEC S8AK00090; 24 Nov 14; Tot $8,931,069; Dsb $9,831,524 |
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Libertarian | 10,512 | 3.72% | Mark S. Fish FEC S4AK00230 |
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Non Affiliated | 5,636 | 2.00% | Ted Gianoutsos FEC S4AK00115 |
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Scattering | 1,376 | 0.49% | Write-in Votes | ||
Write-in; (Republican) | Sean Godfrey FEC S4AK00289 |
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Write-in; (Non Affiliated) | Sidney I. "Sid" Hill FEC S0AK00162 |
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Write-in; (Republican) | John Michael Jaramillo FEC S4AK00198 |
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Write-in; (Republican) | Karen Perry | ||||
Total | 282,400 | 100.00% | |||
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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 478,819 | 56.50% | Congressman Thomas B. "Tom" Cotton CD 4 FEC S4AR00103; 24 Nov 14; Tot $13,468,643; Dsb $13,505,959 |
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Democratic | 334,174 | 39.43% | Senator Mark Lunsford Pryor FEC S0AR00028; 24 Nov 14; Tot $11,602,700; Dsb $13,097,581 |
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Libertarian | 17,210 | 2.03% | Nathan LaFrance FEC S4AR00129 |
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Green | 16,797 | 1.98% | Mark H. Swaney FEC S4AR00111 |
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Scattering | 505 | 0.06% | Write-In | ||
Write-in | Scott Pfleegor FEC S4AR00137 |
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Total | 847,505 | 100.00% | |||
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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 983,891 | 48.20% | Congressman Cory Scott Gardner Congressman CD 4 FEC S4CO00395; 24 Nov 14; Tot $12,041,373; Dsb $12,385,242 |
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Democratic | 944,203 | 46.26% | Senator Mark E. Udall FEC S8CO00172; 24 Nov 14; Tot $17,408,839; Dsb $18,430,993 |
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Libertarian | 52,876 | 2.59% | Gaylon Kent FEC S4CO00403 |
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Unaffiliated | 29,472 | 1.44% | Stephen H. "Steve" Shogan FEC S4CO00387; 04 Nov 14; Tot $210,301; Dsb $212,365 |
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Unaffiliated | 24,151 | 1.18% | Raúl Acosta FEC S4CO00296 |
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Unity | 6,427 | 0.31% | Bill Hammons FEC S4CO00411 |
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Write-in; (Unaffiliated) | 21 | 0.00% | Donald Willoughby On the ballot as "Willoughby" FEC S4CO00429 |
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Write-in; (Republican) | 17 | 0.00% | Kathleen Rosewater Cunningham FEC S4CO00437 |
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Total | 2,041,058 | 100.00% | |||
Delaware 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary |
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Democratic | 130,655 | 55.83% | Senator Christopher A. "Chris" Coons FEC S0DE00092; 24 Nov 14; Tot $4,762,732; Dsb $4,720,401 |
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Republican | 98,823 | 42.23% | Kevin L. Wade FEC S2DE00064; 30 Sep 14; Tot $63,091; Dsb $56,610 |
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Green | 4,560 | 1.95% | Andrew R. Groff FEC S2DE00098 |
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Write-in | Walter B. Janocha | ||||
Write-in | Carl Robert Smink FEC S4DE00052; 24 Nov 14; Tot $117,412; Dsb $154,032 |
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Total | 234,038 | 100.00% | |||
Georgia 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 Open |
Republican | Senator C. Saxby Chambliss First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Open Seat - 25 January 2013: Announced he would retire at the end of his term. |
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  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 1,358,088 | 52.89% | David Alfred Perdue FEC S4GA11285; 24 Nov 14; Tot $13,978,130; Dsb $13,762,170 |
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Democratic | 1,160,811 | 45.21% | Mary Michelle "Michelle" Nunn Daughter of former Senator Sam Nunn FEC S4GA11277; 24 Nov 14; Tot $16,065,610; Dsb $16,039,490 |
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Libertarian | 48,862 | 1.90% | Amanda C. Swafford FEC S4GA11327; 24 Nov 14; Tot $21,715; Dsb $21,470 |
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Write-in | 21 | 0.00% | Anantha Reddy Muscu FEC S4GA11335 |
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Write-in | 14 | 0.00% | Mary H. Schroder FEC S4GA11343 |
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Write-in | 9 | 0.00% | Brian Russell Brown FEC S0GA00336 |
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Total | 2,567,805 | 100.00% | |||
Hawaii 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 3 Special Election |
Democratic | Seat up for special election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Special Election |
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Democratic | 246,827 | 66.76% | Senator Brian Emanuel Schatz FEC S4HI00136; 24 Nov 14; Tot $5,774,641; Dsb $5,114,565 |
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Republican | 98,006 | 26.51% | former state Representative Campbell "Cam" Cavasso FEC S4HI00102; 24 Nov 14; Tot $312,103; Dsb $315,960 |
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Scattering | 15,777 | 4.27% | Blank Votes | ||
Libertarian | 8,941 | 2.42% | Michael A. Kokoski FEC S4HI00169 |
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Scattering | 152 | 0.04% | Over Votes | ||
Total | 369,703 | 100.00% | |||
Idaho 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator James E. "Jim" Risch Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 285,596 | 65.33% | Senator James E. "Jim" Risch FEC S8ID00092; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,070,076; Dsb $1,125,814 |
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Democratic | 151,574 | 34.67% | Briane Nelson "Nels" Mitchell FEC S4ID00075; 24 Nov 14; Tot $337,233; Dsb $350,525 |
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Total | 437,170 | 100.00% | |||
Illinois 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Richard J. "Dick" Durbin Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994] Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 18 March 2014 Primary |
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Democratic | 1,929,637 | 53.55% | Senator Richard J. "Dick" Durbin FEC S6IL00151; 24 Nov 14; Tot $7,846,200; Dsb $9,545,346 |
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Republican | 1,538,522 | 42.69% | state Senator James D. "Jim" Oberweis FEC S2IL00119; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,388,449; Dsb $2,416,834 |
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Libertarian | 135,316 | 3.76% | Sharon N. Hansen FEC S4IL00479; 30 Sep 14; Tot $2,420; Dsb $2,367 |
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Write-in | 31 | 0.00% | Roger K. Davis | ||
Write-in | 12 | 0.00% | Hilaire F. Shioura | ||
Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | Sherry Procarione | ||
Total | 3,603,519 | 100.00% | |||
Iowa 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 2 Open |
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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Open Seat - 26 January 2013: Announced he will not seek re-election. |
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Republican | 588,575 | 51.53% | state Senator Joni K. Ernst FEC S4IA00129; 24 Nov 14; Tot $11,836,612; Dsb $11,564,546 |
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Democratic | 494,370 | 43.28% | Congressman Bruce L. Braley FEC S4IA00087; 24 Nov 14; Tot $11,228,159; Dsb $10,679,063 |
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Independent | 26,815 | 2.35% | Rick Stewart FEC S4IA00194 |
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Scattering | 12,084 | 1.06% | Under Votes | ||
Libertarian | 8,232 | 0.72% | Douglas John "Doug" Butzier 13 October 2014: Mr. Butzier, 59, died in a plane crash near Dubuque Regional Airport. FEC S4IA00186 |
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Independent | 5,873 | 0.51% | Robert Shannon "Bob" Quast Bob Quast for Term Limits FEC S4IA00178 |
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Independent | 4,724 | 0.41% | Ruth Smith FEC S4IA00210 |
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Scattering | 1,111 | 0.10% | Write-in | ||
Scattering | 500 | 0.04% | Over Votes | ||
Total | 1,142,284 | 100.00% | |||
Kansas 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Pat Roberts Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 5 August 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 460,350 | 53.15% | Senator Pat Roberts FEC S6KS00080; 24 Nov 14; Tot $6,667,832; Dsb $7,473,445 |
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Independent | 368,372 | 42.53% | Gregory John "Greg" Orman FEC S8KS00227; 24 Nov 14; Tot $5,643,400; Dsb $5,639,365 |
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Libertarian | 37,469 | 4.33% | Randall Batson FEC S4KS00143 |
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Total | 866,191 | 100.00% | |||
Kentucky 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Mitch McConnell Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 806,787 | 56.19% | Senator Mitch McConnell FEC S2KY00012; 24 Nov 14; Tot $21,087,336; Dsb $28,218,508 |
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Democratic | 584,698 | 40.72% | Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes FEC S4KY00091; 24 Nov 14; Tot $18,981,293; Dsb $18,623,382 |
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Libertarian | 44,240 | 3.08% | David M. Patterson FEC S4KY00182 |
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Write-in | 64 | 0.00% | Gregory D. Welch | ||
Write-in | 53 | 0.00% | Robert Edward Ransdell FEC S4KY00208 |
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Write-in | 17 | 0.00% | Mike Maggard FEC S4KY00190 |
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Write-in; (Republican) | 9 | 0.00% | Shawna Sterling 20 May 2014 Primary: Ran for but did not receive her party's nomination in the Republican Primary. Now running as a write-in. FEC S4KY00174 |
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Total | 1,435,868 | 100.00% | |||
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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 |
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Republican | 712,379 | 55.93% | Congressman William "Bill" Cassidy Received 40.97% on 4 November 2014. Congressman CD 6. Proceeds to Runoff, 6 December 2014 FEC S4LA00107; 26 Dec 14; Tot $15,549,914; Dsb $14,657,952 |
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Democratic | 561,210 | 44.07% | Senator Mary L. Landrieu Received 42.08% on 4 November 2014. Proceeds to Runoff, 6 December 2014 FEC S6LA00227; 26 Dec 14; Tot $16,159,537; Dsb $18,631,325 |
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Received 0.77% on 4 November 2014. FEC S4LA00156; 24 Nov 14; Tot $12,624; Dsb $12,624 |
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Received 0.96% on 4 November 2014. FEC S4LA00149; 15 Oct 14; Tot $0; Dsb $13,619 |
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Received 13.76% on 4 November 2014. FEC S4LA00115; 29 Nov 14; Tot $2,943,876; Dsb $2,842,516 |
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Received 0.89% on 4 November 2014. FEC S4LA00123; 01 Jul 14; Tot $5,440; Dsb $5,271 |
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Received 0.26% on 4 November 2014. FEC S4LA00164 |
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Received 0.32% on 4 November 2014. FEC S4LA00172 |
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Total | 1,273,589 | 100.00% | |||
Maine 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Susan M. Collins Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 413,495 | 67.02% | Senator Susan M. Collins FEC S6ME00159; 24 Nov 14; Tot $5,290,757; Dsb $5,253,987 |
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Democratic | 190,244 | 30.84% | Shenna Bellows FEC S4ME00071; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,356,057; Dsb $2,290,662 |
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Scattering | 12,959 | 2.10% | Blank | ||
Scattering | 269 | 0.04% | Others | ||
Write-in; (Independent) | Christopher A. "Chris" Lyons FEC S4ME00097 |
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Write-in; (Republican) | Deril V. Stubenrod FEC S4ME00105 |
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Total | 616,967 | 100.00% | |||
Massachusetts 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Edward John "Ed" Markey Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected in a Special Election: 25 June 2013 (re: resignation of Senator John Forbes Kerry (Democratic) to become Secretary of State) Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary |
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Democratic | 1,289,944 | 58.99% | Senator Edward John "Ed" Markey FEC S4MA00028; 24 Nov 14; Tot $18,599,152; Dsb $17,741,749 |
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Republican | 791,950 | 36.22% | former Hopkinton Selectman Brian J. Herr FEC S4MA00234; 24 Nov 14; Tot $118,956; Dsb $116,632 |
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Scattering | 101,817 | 4.66% | Blanks | ||
Scattering | 3,072 | 0.14% | All Others | ||
Write-in | 6 | 0.00% | Brian R. Muello | ||
Total | 2,186,789 | 100.00% | |||
Michigan 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 Open |
Democratic | Senator Carl Levin First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Open Seat - 7 March 2013: "I have decided not to run for reelection in 2014." |
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Democratic | 1,704,936 | 54.61% | Congressman Gary Peters FEC S4MI00355; 24 Nov 14; Tot $9,997,308; Dsb $10,230,037 |
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Republican | 1,290,199 | 41.33% | former Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land First elected as Secretary of State: 2002; re-elected: 2006 FEC S4MI00363; 24 Nov 14; Tot $12,284,324; Dsb $12,251,820 |
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Libertarian | 62,897 | 2.01% | Robert James "Jim" Fulner FEC S4MI00371 |
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U.S. Taxpayers | 37,529 | 1.20% | Richard A. Matkin FEC S2MI00243 |
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Green | 26,137 | 0.84% | Chris Wahmhoff FEC S4MI00413 |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 67 | 0.00% | Jeffrey Allan "Jeff" Jones FEC S4MI00405; 03 Sep 14; Tot $59,575; Dsb $54,000 |
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Write-in | 6 | 0.00% | Robert Boensch FEC S4MI00421 |
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Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | Douglas Troszak FEC S4MI00447 |
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Write-in | 0 | 0.00% | George Saady FEC S4MI00439 |
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Total | 3,121,775 | 100.00% | |||
Minnesota 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Al Franken Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2008 in a contested election resolved 30 June 2009 by the Minnesota Supreme Court. Sworn 7 July 2009. Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary |
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Democratic-Farmer Labor | 1,053,205 | 53.15% | Senator Al Franken FEC S8MN00438; 24 Nov 14; Tot $20,351,860; Dsb $21,095,305 |
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Republican | 850,227 | 42.91% | Michael "Mike" McFadden FEC S4MN00346; 24 Nov 14; Tot $7,085,335; Dsb $7,023,330 |
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Independence | 47,530 | 2.40% | Steve Carlson FEC S4MN00437 |
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Libertarian | 29,685 | 1.50% | Heather Johnson FEC S4MN00445 |
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Scattering | 819 | 0.04% | WRITE-IN | ||
Write-in; (Independence) | 37 | 0.00% | Jack Shephard FEC S2MN00159 |
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Write-in; (Independence) | 25 | 0.00% | Stephen Williams FEC S6MN00382 |
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Total | 1,981,528 | 100.00% | |||
Mississippi 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Thad Cochran Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 24 June 2014 Runoff |
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Republican | 378,481 | 59.90% | Senator Thad Cochran FEC S8MS00055; 24 Nov 14; Tot $6,890,354; Dsb $7,315,002 |
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Democratic | 239,439 | 37.89% | former Congressman Travis W. Childers First elected to the U.S. House in a special election 13 May 2008 (re: the appointment of Congressman Roger Wicker to the U.S. Senate Class 1 seat). Re-elected 2008. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 2010. FEC S4MS00138; 24 Nov 14; Tot $673,468; Dsb $665,724 |
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Reform | 13,938 | 2.21% | Shawn O'Hara FEC S4MS00062 |
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Total | 631,858 | 100.00% | |||
Montana 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 Open |
Democratic | Senator John E. Walsh Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Open Seat - 7 August 2014: Withdrew as a candidate following a plagiarism scandal. "The 2007 research paper from my time at the U.S. Army War College has become a distraction ... I am ending my campaign...." Senator Walsh was renominated by Primary on 3 June 2014 and will serve out the remainder of his term which ends in January 2015. The Democratic Party chose state Representative Amanda Curtis as the replacement nominee at a Special Nominating Convention on Saturday 16 August. |
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Republican | 213,709 | 57.79% | Congressman Steven "Steve" Daines FEC S2MT00096; 24 Nov 14; Tot $7,496,151; Dsb $6,469,215 |
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Democratic | 148,184 | 40.07% | state Representative Amanda Curtis The Democratic Party chose state Representative Amanda Curtis as the replacement nominee at a Special Nominating Convention on Saturday 16 August. FEC S4MT00159; 24 Nov 14; Tot $977,379; Dsb $936,421 |
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Libertarian | 7,933 | 2.15% | Roger Roots FEC S4MT00142 |
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Independent | Samuel David "Sam" Rankin FEC S6MT00113; 30 Jun 14; Tot $14,922; Dsb $14,815 |
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Senator Max Sieben Baucus (Democratic) who was first elected in 1978 and re-elected in 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 resigned on 7 February 2014 after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to China on 6 February 2014. 23 April 2013: Senator Baucus announces that he will retire at the end of his term. 18 December 2013: Reports indicate Senator Baucus will be nominated as Ambassador to China. 20 December 2013: President Obama officially nominates Senator Baucus as U.S. Ambassador To China. 6 February 2014: Senator Baucus is confirmed by the U.S. Senate 96-0 as Ambassador to China. 6 February 2014: Senator Baucus resigns. 7 February 2014: Montana Governor Steve Bullock (Democratic) appoints Lieutenant Governor Walsh to the Class 2 Senate seat. 11 February 2014: Senator John E. Walsh is sworn in. | |||||
Total | 369,826 | 100.00% | |||
Nebraska 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 Open |
Republican | Senator Michael O. "Mike" Johanns First elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Open Seat - 18 February 2013: "We would like to share with you a decision we have made ... We have decided not to seek re-election." |
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Republican | 347,636 | 64.34% | Benjamin E. "Ben" Sasse FEC S4NE00090; 24 Nov 14; Tot $6,572,575; Dsb $5,779,013 |
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Democratic | 170,127 | 31.49% | David A. "Dave" Domina FEC S4NE00140; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,205,828; Dsb $1,194,230 |
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By Petition | 15,868 | 2.94% | James Jeffrey "Jim" Jenkins FEC S4NE00124; 24 Nov 14; Tot $512,957; Dsb $521,347 |
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By Petition | 6,260 | 1.16% | Todd F. Watson FEC S4NE00157; 26 Nov 14; Tot $170,979; Dsb $170,980 |
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Scattering | 446 | 0.08% | Write-Ins | ||
Total | 540,337 | 100.00% | |||
New Hampshire 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Jeanne Shaheen Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary |
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Democratic | 251,184 | 51.46% | Senator Jeanne Shaheen FEC S0NH00219; 24 Nov 14; Tot $15,168,259; Dsb $15,201,539 |
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Republican | 235,347 | 48.21% | former Massachusetts Senator Scott P. Brown First elected to the United States Senate as a Massachusetts Republican in a 19 January 2010 special election (re: to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward M. Kennedy). Unsuccessful Massachusetts Senate candidate for re-election in 2012. FEC S4NH00120; 24 Nov 14; Tot $9,222,657; Dsb $8,933,642 |
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Scattering | 1,628 | 0.33% | Scatter | ||
Write-in; (Libertarian) | P. Gardner Goldsmith FEC S4NH00179 |
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Total | 488,159 | 100.00% | |||
New Jersey 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Cory A. Booker Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 16 October 2013 in a Special Election re: passing of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (Democratic). Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 3 June 2014 Primary |
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Democratic | 1,043,866 | 55.84% | Senator Cory A. Booker FEC S4NJ00185; 24 Nov 14; Tot $18,352,795; Dsb $17,274,910 |
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Republican | 791,297 | 42.33% | Jeffrey "Jeff" Bell FEC S8NJ00012; 24 Nov 14; Tot $604,420; Dsb $629,243 |
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Libertarian | 16,721 | 0.89% | Joseph "Joe" Baratelli FEC S4NJ00318 |
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Independent | 5,704 | 0.31% | Hank Schroeder Slogan: Economic Growth FEC S4NJ00326 |
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Independent | 4,513 | 0.24% | Jeff Boss Slogans: NSA Whistleblower; NAS Did 911 FEC S8NJ00418 |
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D-R Party | 3,890 | 0.21% | Eugene Martin LaVergne FEC S2NJ00460 |
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Independent | 3,544 | 0.19% | Antonio Nico Sabas Slogans: Freedom of Choice, No Toxic Waste, Choice in Schools, More Jobs, We Need More, Choice in Schools. FEC S4NJ00243; 15 Apr 14; Tot $3,010; Dsb $8,250 |
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Total | 1,869,535 | 100.00% | |||
New Mexico 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Tom Udall Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 3 June 2014 Primary |
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Democratic | 286,409 | 55.56% | Senator Tom Udall FEC S8NM00184; 24 Nov 14; Tot $7,078,691; Dsb $7,345,727 |
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Republican | 229,097 | 44.44% | Allen E. Weh FEC S4NM00100; 24 Nov 14; Tot $5,036,252; Dsb $5,008,899 |
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Total | 515,506 | 100.00% | |||
North Carolina 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Janet Kay Ruthven "Kay" Hagan First elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 6 May 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 1,423,259 | 48.82% | state Representative Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis FEC S4NC00162; 24 Nov 14; Tot $10,534,882; Dsb $10,035,701 |
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Democratic | 1,377,651 | 47.26% | Senator Janet Kay Ruthven "Kay" Hagan FEC S8NC00239; 24 Nov 14; Tot $22,516,118; Dsb $23,693,312 |
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Libertarian | 109,100 | 3.74% | Sean Newton Haugh FEC S2NC00257; 01 Dec 14; Tot $14,393; Dsb $14,496 |
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Write-in | 4,307 | 0.15% | Write-In (Miscellaneous) | ||
Write-in | 621 | 0.02% | John Rhodes FEC S4NC00287 |
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Write-in; (Constitution) | 201 | 0.01% | former Indian Trail Councilman David Waddell FEC S4NC00295 |
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Write-in | 142 | 0.00% | Barry Gurney FEC S4NC00279 |
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Total | 2,915,281 | 100.00% | |||
Oklahoma 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 558,166 | 68.01% | Senator James M. "Jim" Inhofe FEC S4OK00083; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,424,826; Dsb $3,887,419 |
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Democratic | 234,307 | 28.55% | Matthew Benjamin "Matt" Silverstein FEC S4OK00216; 24 Nov 14; Tot $471,269; Dsb $471,194 |
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Independent | 10,554 | 1.29% | Joan Elizabeth Farr FEC S4OK00224; 24 Nov 14; Tot $14,393; Dsb $14,362 |
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Independent | 9,913 | 1.21% | Ray Woods FEC S4OK00349 |
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Independent | 7,793 | 0.95% | Aaron DeLozier FEC S4OK00331 |
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Total | 820,733 | 100.00% | |||
Class 3 Special Election |
Republican | Seat up for special election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Special Election |
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Republican | 557,002 | 67.85% | Congressman James Paul Lankford Congressman CD 5 FEC S4OK00232; 24 Nov 14; Tot $4,249,620; Dsb $4,050,223 |
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Democratic | 237,923 | 28.98% | state Senator Constance Nevlin "Connie" Johnson FEC S4OK00307; 24 Nov 14; Tot $147,719; Dsb $147,184 |
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Independent | 25,965 | 3.16% | Mark T. Beard FEC S4OK00372 |
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17 January 2014: Governor Mary C. Fallin (Republican) called a special election to fill the U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat of Senator Tom Coburn (Republican) who submitted his resignation on 16 January 2014 effective at the end of the 113th Congress. The Special Election will coincide with the 2014 regular election schedule. | |||||
Total | 820,890 | 100.00% | |||
Oregon 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary |
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Democratic; Independent Party of Oregon; Progressive; Working Families | 814,537 | 55.73% | Senator Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Merkley FEC S8OR00207; 24 Nov 14; Tot $9,627,129; Dsb $9,307,288 |
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Republican | 538,847 | 36.87% | Monica C. Wehby FEC S4OR00198; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,908,740; Dsb $3,888,063 |
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Libertarian | 44,916 | 3.07% | Mitchell L. "Mike" Montchalin FEC S4OR00222 |
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Pacific Green | 32,434 | 2.22% | Christina Jean "Chris" Lugo FEC S4OR00263 |
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Constitution | 24,212 | 1.66% | James E. "Jim" Leuenberger FEC S4OR00255 |
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Scattering | 6,672 | 0.46% | Misc. | ||
Total | 1,461,618 | 100.00% | |||
Rhode Island 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator John F. "Jack" Reed Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary |
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Democratic | 223,675 | 70.58% | Senator John F. "Jack" Reed FEC S6RI00163; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,349,775; Dsb $3,099,655 |
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Republican | 92,684 | 29.25% | Mark S. Zaccaria FEC S4RI00044; 24 Nov 14; Tot $57,083; Dsb $57,082 |
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Scattering | 539 | 0.17% | WRITE-IN | ||
Total | 316,898 | 100.00% | |||
South Carolina 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Lindsey Olin Graham Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 672,941 | 54.27% | Senator Lindsey Olin Graham FEC S0SC00149; 24 Nov 14; Tot $8,052,414; Dsb $9,947,560 |
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Democratic; Working Families | 480,933 | 38.78% | state Senator Charles Bradley "Brad" Hutto FEC S4SC00364; 24 Nov 14; Tot $520,558; Dsb $515,296 |
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Independent | 47,588 | 3.84% | former Treasurer Thomas Jonathan Jackson Ravenel Formerly a Republican. On 19 June 2007, Treasurer Thomas Ravenel was indicted on federal cocaine charges and suspended from office by Governor Mark Sanford. He officially resigned as Treasurer on 24 July 2007. FEC S4SC00109; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,294,675; Dsb $1,293,728 |
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Libertarian | 33,839 | 2.73% | Victor Lee Kocher FEC S2SC00079; 24 Nov 14; Tot $14,426; Dsb $13,352 |
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Scattering | 4,774 | 0.38% | Write-In | ||
Total | 1,240,075 | 100.00% | |||
Class 3 Special Election |
Republican | Seat up for special election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Special Election - Senator Scott nominated in the Special Senate Primary 10 June 2014 |
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Republican | 757,215 | 61.12% | Senator Timothy E. "Tim" Scott FEC S4SC00240; 24 Nov 14; Tot $6,728,898; Dsb $4,283,192 |
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Democratic | 459,583 | 37.09% | Richland County Councilwoman Joyce M. Dickerson FEC S4SC00307; 03 Dec 14; Tot $80,299; Dsb $74,049 |
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American | 21,652 | 1.75% | Jill Becker Bossi FEC S4SC00356; 07 Nov 14; Tot $15,390; Dsb $15,388 |
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Scattering | 532 | 0.04% | Write-In | ||
Total | 1,238,982 | 100.00% | |||
South Dakota 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 2 Open |
Democratic | Senator Tim Johnson First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Open Seat - 26 March 2013: Announced retirement |
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Republican | 140,741 | 50.37% | former state Senator and Governor Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds FEC S4SD00049; 24 Nov 14; Tot $4,945,916; Dsb $4,924,545 |
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Democratic | 82,456 | 29.51% | Richard Paul "Rick" Weiland FEC S4SD00056; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,453,489; Dsb $2,402,103 |
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Independent | 47,741 | 17.09% | former U.S. Senator Larry Lee Pressler First elected to the US House as a Republican: 1974; re-elected: 1976. First elected to the US Senate: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 1996. FEC S8SD00024; 24 Nov 14; Tot $717,591; Dsb $693,088 |
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Independent | 8,474 | 3.03% | former state Senator Gordon Kenneth Howie previously affiliated with the Republican Party FEC S4SD00106; 15 Oct 14; Tot $55,633; Dsb $54,372 |
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Total | 279,412 | 100.00% | |||
Tennessee 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Lamar Alexander Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 7 August 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 850,087 | 61.87% | Senator Lamar Alexander FEC S2TN00058; 24 Nov 14; Tot $7,615,911; Dsb $8,098,013 |
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Democratic | 437,848 | 31.87% | Gordon Ball FEC S4TN00351; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,650,118; Dsb $1,645,817 |
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Constitution | 36,088 | 2.63% | Joe B. Wilmoth FEC S4TN00492 |
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Green | 12,570 | 0.91% | Martin Gene Pleasant FEC S2TN00355 |
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Independent; (Tea) | 11,157 | 0.81% | Tom Emerson, Jr. FEC S4TN00427 |
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Independent; (Republican) | 7,713 | 0.56% | Danny Page FEC S4TN00310; 30 Jun 14; Tot $2,186; Dsb $1,046 |
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Independent | 5,759 | 0.42% | Rick Tyler FEC S4TN00484 |
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Independent; (Libertarian) | 5,678 | 0.41% | Joshua James FEC S4TN00435 |
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Independent | 2,386 | 0.17% | Bartholomew J. Phillips FEC S4TN00450 |
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Independent | 2,314 | 0.17% | Edmund Louis Gauthier, II FEC S4TN00336; 04 Nov 14; Tot $0; Dsb $997 |
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Independent | 1,673 | 0.12% | Eric Schechter FEC S4TN00476 |
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Independent | 787 | 0.06% | Choudhury Salekin FEC S4TN00468 |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 5 | 0.00% | Erin Kent Magee | ||
Write-in; (Independent) | 0 | 0.00% | DeWayne A. Jones | ||
Total | 1,374,065 | 100.00% | |||
Texas 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator John Cornyn Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - in 4 March 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 2,861,531 | 61.56% | Senator John Cornyn FEC S2TX00106; 24 Nov 14; Tot $12,981,870; Dsb $12,698,841 |
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Democratic | 1,597,387 | 34.36% | David M. Alameel Won Runoff, 27 May 2014 FEC S4TX00516; 24 Nov 14; Tot $10,274,822; Dsb $10,241,412 |
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Libertarian | 133,751 | 2.88% | Rebecca Paddock FEC S4TX00573 |
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Green | 54,701 | 1.18% | Emily Marie "Spicybrown" Sanchez FEC S4TX00557 |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 988 | 0.02% | Mohammed Abbajebel Tahiro FEC S4TX00581 |
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Total | 4,648,358 | 100.00% | |||
Virginia 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Mark Robert Warner Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 10 June 2014 Primary Nominations-- Democrats have named their nominee. Republicans nominate by convention. |
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Democratic | 1,073,667 | 49.15% | Senator Mark Robert Warner FEC S6VA00093; 24 Nov 14; Tot $13,015,327; Dsb $16,406,899 |
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Republican | 1,055,940 | 48.34% | Edward W. "Ed" Gillespie 7 November 2014: Conceded. FEC S4VA00155; 24 Nov 14; Tot $7,876,843; Dsb $7,831,240 |
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Libertarian | 53,102 | 2.43% | Robert Christopher "Rob" Sarvis FEC S4VA00189; 24 Nov 14; Tot $82,813; Dsb $84,492 |
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Scattering | 1,764 | 0.08% | Write-in | ||
The Republican Party will select their nominee in a 7 June 2014 Convention. | |||||
Total | 2,184,473 | 100.00% | |||
West Virginia 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 2 Open |
Democratic | Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Open Seat - 11 January 2013: Announced retirement at the end of his term. |
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Republican | 281,820 | 62.12% | Congressman Shelley Moore Capito FEC S4WV00159; 24 Nov 14; Tot $7,822,706; Dsb $8,577,502 |
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Democratic | 156,360 | 34.46% | Secretary of State Natalie Ethel Tennant FEC S4WV00183; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,674,585; Dsb $3,547,949 |
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Libertarian | 7,409 | 1.63% | former state legislator. John S. Buckley FEC S4WV00266; 04 Dec 14; Tot $31,183; Dsb $31,245 |
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Mountain | 5,504 | 1.21% | Bob Henry Baber FEC S2WV00070 |
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Constitution | 2,566 | 0.57% | Phil Hudok FEC S4WV00274 |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 10 | 0.00% | Alex Wolf Weinstein FEC S4WV00308 |
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Write-in | 8 | 0.00% | Roger Smith FEC S4WV00290 |
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Write-in | 7 | 0.00% | Dino Battista FEC S4WV00282 |
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Write-in; (Republican) | 5 | 0.00% | Larry Eugene Butcher FEC S4WV00241 |
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Total | 453,689 | 100.00% | |||
Wyoming 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 Renominated - 19 August 2014 Primary |
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Republican | 121,554 | 71.02% | Senator Michael B. "Mike" Enzi FEC S6WY00126; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,308,309; Dsb $2,645,150 |
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Democratic | 29,377 | 17.16% | Charles E. "Charlie" Hardy FEC S4WY00097; 24 Nov 14; Tot $87,192; Dsb $75,918 |
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Independent | 13,311 | 7.78% | Curt Gottshall FEC S4WY00105; 03 Dec 14; Tot $76,631; Dsb $76,431 |
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Libertarian | 3,677 | 2.15% | Joseph S. "Joe" Porambo FEC S4WY00154 |
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Scattering | 2,633 | 1.54% | Under Votes | ||
Scattering | 471 | 0.28% | Write-Ins | ||
Scattering | 130 | 0.08% | Over Votes | ||
Total | 171,153 | 100.00% |
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. |
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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 begin their terms at noon on 3 January 2013 and end their terms on 3 January 2019. The next regular election for these seats is in 6 November 2018. 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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