Senate Races


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2010 Races

ALABAMA
Sen. Richard Shelby (R) is running for a 5th term.

ALASKA
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) was defeated for re-nomination.

ARIZONA
Sen. John McCain (R) is running for a 5th term.

ARKANSAS
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) is running for a 3rd term.

CALIFORNIA
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) is running for a 4th term.

COLORADO
Sen. Michael Bennet (D) is running.

CONNECTICUT
Sen. Chris Dodd (D) is retiring.

DELAWARE
Sen. Ted Kaufman (D) is retiring.

FLORIDA
Sen. George LeMieux (R) is retiring.

GEORGIA
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) is running for a 2nd term.

HAWAII
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D) is running for a 9th term.

IDAHO
Sen. Mike Crapo (R) is running for a 3rd term.

ILLINOIS
Sen. Roland Burris (D) is retiring.

INDIANA
Sen. Evan Bayh (D) is retiring.

IOWA
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) is running for a 6th term.

KANSAS
Sen. Sam Brownback (R) is running for governor.

KENTUCKY
Sen. Jim Bunning (R) is retiring.

LOUISIANA
Sen. David Vitter (R) is running for a 2nd term.

MARYLAND
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D) is running for a 5th term.

MISSOURI
Sen. Kit Bond (R) is retiring

NEVADA
Senate Maj. Leader Harry Reid (D) is running for a 5th term.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sen. Judd Gregg (R) is retiring.

NEW YORK
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) is running.

NEW YORK -- SCHUMER
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) is running for a 3rd term.

NORTH CAROLINA
Sen. Richard Burr (R) is running for a 2nd term.

NORTH DAKOTA
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D) is retiring.

OHIO
Sen. George Voinovich (R) is retiring.

OKLAHOMA
Sen. Tom Coburn (R) is running for a 2nd term.

OREGON
Sen. Ron Wyden (D) is running for a 3rd full term.

PENNSYLVANIA
Sen. Arlen Specter (D) was defeated in the primary.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Sen. Jim DeMint (R) is running for a 2nd term.

SOUTH DAKOTA
Sen. John Thune (R) is running for a 2nd term.

UTAH
Sen. Bob Bennett (R) was defeated for re-nomination.

VERMONT
Sen. Pat Leahy (D) is running for 7th term.

WASHINGTON
Sen. Patty Murray (D) is running for a 4th term.

WEST VIRGINIA
Sen. Robert Byrd (D) passed away 6/28

WISCONSIN
Sen. Russ Feingold (D) is running for a 4th term.

2012 Races

TEXAS
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) may retire.

Closed Races

MASSACHUSETTS
Vacancy caused by the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D)