2008 U.S. Senate Races
Current: 49 Dems, 49 Reps., 2 Ind.

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Organization
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Organization


Open Seats (6, all Republican)

DEMOCRAT REPUBLICAN MORE
CO
Mark Udall
[Wayne Allard ...1996Bob Schaffer
Bob Kinsey (G)
Douglas Campbell (C)
Buddy Moore (I)
ID
Larry LaRocco
[Larry Craig ...1990Jim Risch
Kent Marmon (L)
?Rex Rammell (I)
MS*
Ronnie Musgrove
[Trent Lott ...1988, resigned eff. Dec. 18, 2007Roger Wicker

NE
Scott Kleeb
[Chuck Hagel ...1996Mike Johanns
Steve Larrick (G)
NM
Tom Udall
[Pete Domenici ...1972Steve Pearce

VA
Mark Warner
[John Warner ...1978Jim Gilmore
William Redpath (L)
Gail Parker (I)

Republican Incumbents (17 up for re-election)

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DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGERS
REPUBLICAN INCUMBENTS
MORE
AL
Vivian Davis Figures
Jeff Sessions ...1996

AK
Mark Begich
Ted Stevens ...1968
CONST, LIB
GA
Jim Martin
Saxby Chambliss ...2002
LIB
KS
Jim Slattery
Pat Roberts ...1996

KY
Bruce Lunsford
Mitch McConnell ...1985
LIB
ME
Tom Allen
Susan Collins ...1996
IND
MN
Al Franken
Norm Coleman ...2002
Dean Barkley (IP)
James Niemackl (C)
MS
Erik Fleming
Thad Cochran ...1979

NH
Jeanne Shaheen
John Sununu ...2002 LIB
NC
Kay Hagen
Elizabeth Dole ...2002
LIB
OK
Andrew Rice
Jim Inhofe ...1994

OR
Jeff Merkley
Gordon Smith ...1996
CONST
SC
Bob Conley Lindsey Graham ...2002

TN
Bob Tuke Lamar Alexander ...2002
GRN, LIB
TX
Rick Noriega
John Cornyn ...2002
LIB
WY
Chris Rothfuss
Mike Enzi ...1996

WY
Nick Carter John Borrasso ...appted June 22, 2007  special election

Democratic Incumbents (12 up for re-election)
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DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENTS
REPUBLICAN CHALLENGERS
MORE
AR
Mark Pryor ...2002 none
GRN
DE
Joe Biden ...1972
Christine O'Donnell

IL
Dick Durbin ...1996
Steve Sauerberg
CONST?, GRN, LIB
IA
Tom Harkin ...1984
Christopher Reed

LA
Mary Landrieu ...1996
John Kennedy
LIB
MA
John Kerry ...1984
Jeff Beatty
LIB
MI
Carl Levin ...1978
Jack Hoogendyk
CONST, LIB
MT
Max Baucus ...1978
Bob Kelleher

NJ
Frank Lautenberg ...2002*
Dick Zimmer
LIB
RI
Jack Reed ...1996
Bob Tingle

SD
Tim Johnson ...1996
Joel Dykstra

WV
Jay Rockefeller ...1984
Jay Wolfe

*retired in 2000 after serving 18 years.


Libertarian Party candidates
AK -
Fredrick "David" Haase   |   GA - Allen Buckley   |   ID - Kent Marmon   |   IL - Larry Stafford   |   KY - Sonny Landham   |   LA - Richard Fontanesi   |   MA - Bob Underwood   |   MI - Scotty Boman   |   NH - Ken Blevens   |   NJ - Jason Scheurer   |   NC - Chris Cole   |   TN - Daniel Lewis   |  TX - Yvonne Schick   |   VA - Bill Redpath 


Green Party candidates
AR - Rebekah Kennedy   |  CO - Bob Kinsey   |   IL - Kathy Cummings   |   NE - Steve Larrick   |   TN - Chris Lugo   |   TX - Tom Davis


Constitution Party candidates
AK - Bob Bird (AI)   |  MI - Mike Nikitin   |   MN - James Niemackl   |   OR - David Brownlow


Other Party candidates
MN - Independence Party


Some Independent candidates

CO - Buddy Moore   |   ID - Rex Rammell   |   ME - Herbert Hoffman



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