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United States Senate election in Alaska, 2008
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; U.S. Senator before election; Ted Stevens; Republican; ;	; Elected U.S. Senator ; Mark Begich; Democratic; ;

United States Senate election in Alabama, 2008
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2008 United States Senate elections
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; ; Class 2 (33 of the 100) seats of the U.S. Senate ; (and 2 special elections); 51 seats needed for a majority
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; Majority Leader before election; Harry Reid; Democratic; ;	; Elected Majority Leader ; Harry Reid; Democratic; ;

The 2008 United States Senate elections were held November 4, 2008, with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. Thirty-three seats were up for regular elections; the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2015, as members of Class 2. There were also two special elections, the winners of those seats would finish the terms that ended January 3, 2013.

The presidential election which was won by Democrat Barack Obama, elections for all House of Representatives seats, and several gubernatorial elections, as well as many state and local elections, occurred on the same date.

Going into these elections, the Senate consisted of 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and two Independents who caucused with the Democrats, giving the Democratic caucus the slightest 51-49 majority.^[1] Of the seats up for election in 2008, 23 were held by Republicans and 12 by Democrats. The Republicans, who openly conceded early on that they wouldn't be able to regain the majority in 2008,^[2]^[3] lost eight seats. This election was the second cycle in a row in which no seats switched from Democratic to Republican. In addition, this was the largest Democratic Senate gain since 1986, when they also won eight seats. These elections marked the first time since 1964 in which a Democratic presidential candidate won the White House with Senate coattails. Finally, 2008 was the first presidential election year since 1948 in which Senate Class 2 saw net gains for the winning presidential candidate's party.

When the new senators were first sworn in, the balance was 58–41 in favor of the Democrats, because of the unresolved Senate election in Minnesota. The April 2009 defection of Arlen Specter (R-PA) to the Democratic party and the July 2009 resolution of the Minnesota election in favor of the Democrat increased the Democratic majority to 60–40. Republicans gained a seat in a January 2010 special election in Massachusetts, making the balance 59-41 before the start of the next election cycle.

Gains and losses

Democrats defeated five Republican incumbents:

Alaska: Ted Stevens lost to Mark Begich.

Minnesota: Norm Coleman lost to Al Franken.

New Hampshire: John Sununu lost to Jeanne Shaheen.

North Carolina: Elizabeth Dole lost to Kay Hagan.

Oregon: Gordon Smith lost to Jeff Merkley.

Democrats also picked up three open seats: Colorado, New Mexico, and Virginia.

Results summary

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57	2	41

Democratic

Independent

Republican

Summary of the November 4, 2008, United States Senate election results^[edit]

Parties		Democratic	Republican	Independent	Libertarian	Independence	Green	Others	Total
Parties									Total
Before these elections		49	49	2	—	—	—	—	100
Not up	Class 1 (2006→2012)	22	8	2	—	—	—	—	31
	Class 3 (2004→2010)	15	19	—	—	—	—	—	34
	Total	37	26	2	—	—	—	—	65
Up	Class 1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	2
	Class 2	12	21	—	—	—	—	—	33
	Total	12	23	—	—	—	—	—	35

Incumbent retired	Begin	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	5
	Held by same party	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	2
	Replaced by other party	3 Republicans replaced by 3 Democrats		—	—	—	—	—	3
	Result	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	5
Incumbent ran	Begin	12	18	—	—	—	—	—	30
	Won election	12	13	—	—	—	—	—	25
	Lost election	5 Republicans replaced by 5 Democrats		—	—	—	—	—	5
	Result	17	13	—	—	—	—	—	30
Total held		12	15	—	—	—	—	—	27
Total gained/lost		8	8	—	—	—	—	—	8
Total elected		20	15	—	—	—	—	—	35

Nation-wide vote	Votes	33,650,061	28,863,067	176,752	798,154	450,702	427,427	496,124	64,862,287
Nation-wide vote	Share	51.88%	44.50%	0.27%	1.23%	0.69%	0.66%	0.76%	100%
Result		57	41	2	—	—	—	—	100

Sources:

U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party, via TheGreenPapers.com

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"The Green Papers 2008 U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party". The Green Papers. Retrieved November 19, 2008.

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections

D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉	D₁₀
D₂₀	D₁₉	D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁
D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈	D₂₉	D₃₀
D₄₀ Ran	D₃₉ Ran	D₃₈ Ran	D₃₇	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁
D₄₁ Ran	D₄₂ Ran	D₄₃ Ran	D₄₄ Ran	D₄₅ Ran	D₄₆ Ran	D₄₇ Ran	D₄₈ Ran	D₄₉ Ran	I₂
Majority (with Independents) ↑									I₁
R₄₁ Ran	R₄₂ Ran	R₄₃ Ran	R₄₄ Ran	R₄₅ Retired	R₄₆ Retired	R₄₇ Retired	R₄₈ Retired	R₄₉ Retired	I₁
R₄₀ Ran	R₃₉ Ran	R₃₈ Ran	R₃₇ Ran	R₃₆ Ran	R₃₅ Ran	R₃₄ Ran	R₃₃ Ran	R₃₂ Ran	R₃₁ Ran
R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈	R₂₉ Ran	R₃₀ Ran
R₂₀	R₁₉	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁
R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉	R₁₀

After the general elections

D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉	D₁₀
D₂₀	D₁₉	D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁
D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈	D₂₉	D₃₀
D₄₀ Re-elected	D₃₉ Re-elected	D₃₈ Re-elected	D₃₇	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁
D₄₁ Re-elected	D₄₂ Re-elected	D₄₃ Re-elected	D₄₄ Re-elected	D₄₅ Re-elected	D₄₆ Re-elected	D₄₇ Re-elected	D₄₈ Re-elected	D₄₉ Re-elected	D₅₀ Gain
Majority →									D₅₁ Gain
R₄₁ Hold	I₂	I₁	D₅₇ Gain	D₅₆ Gain	D₅₅ Gain	D₅₄ Gain	D₅₃ Gain	D₅₂ Gain	D₅₁ Gain
R₄₀ Hold	R₃₉ Re-elected	R₃₈ Re-elected	R₃₇ Re-elected	R₃₆ Re-elected	R₃₅ Re-elected	R₃₄ Re-elected	R₃₃ Re-elected	R₃₂ Re-elected	R₃₁ Re-elected
R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈	R₂₉ Re-elected	R₃₀ Re-elected
R₂₀	R₁₉	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁
R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉	R₁₀

After the special elections

D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈	D₉	D₁₀
D₂₀	D₁₉	D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁
D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈	D₂₉	D₃₀
D₄₀	D₃₉	D₃₈	D₃₇	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁
D₄₁	D₄₂	D₄₃	D₄₄	D₄₅	D₄₆	D₄₇	D₄₈	D₄₉	D₅₀
Majority →									D₅₁
R₄₁	I₂	I₁	D₅₇	D₅₆	D₅₅	D₅₄	D₅₃	D₅₂	D₅₁
R₄₀	R₃₉	R₃₈	R₃₇	R₃₆	R₃₅	R₃₄	R₃₃	R₃₂	R₃₁
R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇ Appointee elected	R₂₈ Appointee elected	R₂₉	R₃₀
R₂₀	R₁₉	R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁
R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈	R₉	R₁₀

Key:

D_#	Democratic
I_#	Independent
R_#	Republican

Race summary

Special elections during the 110th Congress

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 2008 or before January 3, 2009, sorted by election date, then state, then class.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State (linked to summaries below)	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Mississippi (Class 1)	Roger Wicker	Republican	2007 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected.	√ Roger Wicker (Republican) 55.0% Ronnie Musgrove (Democratic) 45.0%
Wyoming (Class 1)	John Barrasso	Republican	2007 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected.	√ John Barrasso (Republican) 73.4% Nick Carter (Democratic) 26.5%

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2009; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State (linked to summaries below)	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Alabama	Jeff Sessions	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jeff Sessions (Republican) 63.4% Vivian Davis Figures (Democratic) 36.5%
Alaska	Ted Stevens	Republican	1968 (Appointed) 1970 (Special) 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Mark Begich (Democratic) 47.8% Ted Stevens (Republican) 46.6% Bob Bird (Alaskan Independence) 4.2% David Haase (Libertarian) 0.8% Ted Gianoutsos (Independent) 0.4%
Arkansas	Mark Pryor	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mark Pryor (Democratic) 79.5% Rebekah Kennedy (Green) 20.5%
Colorado	Wayne Allard	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Mark Udall (Democratic) 52.8% Bob Schaffer (Republican) 42.5% Doug Campbell (Constitution) 2.6% Bob Kinsey (Green) 2.1%
Delaware	Joe Biden	Democratic	1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Biden (Democratic) 64.7% Christine O'Donnell (Republican) 35.3%
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Saxby Chambliss (Republican) 49.8% Jim Martin (Democratic) 46.8% Allen Buckley (Libertarian) 3.4% Runoff: Chambliss 57.5% Martin 42.5%
Idaho	Larry Craig	Republican	1990 1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Jim Risch (Republican) 57.7% Larry LaRocco (Democratic) 34.1% Rex Rammell (Independent) 5.4% Kent Marmon (Libertarian) 1.5% Pro-Life (Independent) 1.3%
Illinois	Dick Durbin	Democratic	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dick Durbin (Democratic) 67.8% Steve Sauerberg (Republican) 28.5% Kathy Cummings (Green) 2.2% Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 0.9% Chad Koppie (Constitution) 0.5%
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Democratic	1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Harkin (Democratic) 62.7% Christopher Reed (Republican) 37.3%
Kansas	Pat Roberts	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Pat Roberts (Republican) 60.0% Jim Slattery (Democratic) 36.4% Randall Hodgkinson (Libertarian) 2.1% Joseph Martin (Reform) 1.3%
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Republican	1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mitch McConnell (Republican) 53.0% Bruce Lunsford (Democratic) 47.0%
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mary Landrieu (Democratic) 52.1% John Neely Kennedy (Republican) 45.7% Richard Fontanesi (Libertarian) 1.0% Jay Patel (Independent) 0.7% Robert Stewart (Independent) 0.5%
Maine	Susan Collins	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Susan Collins (Republican) 61.3% Tom Allen (Democratic) 38.6%
Massachusetts	John Kerry	Democratic	1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Kerry (Democratic) 65.8% Jeff Beatty (Republican) 31.0% Robert Underwood (Libertarian) 3.2%
Michigan	Carl Levin	Democratic	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Carl Levin (Democratic) 62.7% Jack Hoogendyk (Republican) 33.8% Scott Boman (Libertarian) 1.6% Harley Mikkelson (Green) 0.9% Michael Nikitin (Constitution) 0.6% Doug Dern (Natural Law) 0.4%
Minnesota	Norm Coleman	Republican	2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Al Franken (DFL) 41.99% Norm Coleman (Republican) 41.98% Dean Barkley (MIP) 15.15% Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 0.48% James Niemackl (Constitution) 0.31 Write-ins 0.08%
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Republican	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thad Cochran (Republican) 61.4% Erik Fleming (Democratic) 38.6%
Montana	Max Baucus	Democratic	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Max Baucus (Democratic) 72.9% Bob Kelleher (Republican) 27.1%
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Mike Johanns (Republican) 57.5% Scott Kleeb (Democratic) 40.1% Kelly Rosberg (Nebraska) 1.4% Steve Larrick (Green) 1.0%
New Hampshire	John E. Sununu	Republican	2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic) 51.7% John E. Sununu (Republican) 45.2% Ken Blevens (Libertarian) 3.1%
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg	Democratic	1982 1982 (Appointed) 1988 1994 2000 (Retired) 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Lautenberg (Democratic) 56.0% Dick Zimmer (Republican) 42.0% Jason Scheurer (Libertarian) 0.5% J. M. Carter (Independent) 0.5% Daryl Mikell Brooks (Independent) 0.5% Jeffrey Boss (Independent) 0.3% Sara Lobman (Socialist Workers) 0.3%
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Republican	1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Tom Udall (Democratic) 61.3% Steve Pearce (Republican) 38.7%
North Carolina	Elizabeth Dole	Republican	2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Kay Hagan (Democratic) 52.7% Elizabeth Dole (Republican) 44.2% Chris Cole (Libertarian) 3.1%
Oklahoma	Jim Inhofe	Republican	1994 (Special) 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Inhofe (Republican) 56.7% Andrew Rice (Democratic) 39.2% Stephen Wallace (Independent) 4.1%
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Jeff Merkley (Democratic) 48.9% Gordon Smith (Republican) 45.6% Dave Brownlow (Constitution) 5.2%
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	Democratic	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jack Reed (Democratic) 73.4% Robert Tingle (Republican) 26.6%
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lindsey Graham (Republican) 57.5% Bob Conley (Democratic) 42.3%
South Dakota	Tim Johnson	Democratic	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tim Johnson (Democratic) 62.5% Joel Dykstra (Republican) 37.5%
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lamar Alexander (Republican) 65.1% Bob Tuke (Democratic) 31.6% Edward Buck (Independent) 1.3% Christopher Fenner (Independent) 0.5% Daniel Lewis (Libertarian) 0.4% Chris Lugo (Green) 0.4% Ed Lawhorn (Independent) 0.4% David Gatchell 0.3% (Independent)
Texas	John Cornyn	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Cornyn (Republican) 54.8% Rick Noriega (Democratic) 42.8% Yvonne Adams Schick (Libertarian) 2.3%
Virginia	John Warner	Republican	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Mark Warner (Democratic) 65.0% Jim Gilmore (Republican) 33.7% Bill Redpath (Libertarian) 0.6% Gail Parker (Independent Green) 0.6%
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Democratic	1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jay Rockefeller (Democratic) 63.7% Jay Wolfe (Republican) 36.3%
Wyoming	Mike Enzi	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mike Enzi (Republican) 75.6% Chris Rothfuss (Democratic) 24.3%

Special elections during the next Congress

There were no special elections in 2009.

Freshmen

Results of the Senate election by county

There were 18 freshman Senators in the 111th United States Congress. Ten were elected on November 4, 2008. In addition, two freshmen were appointed to fill vacancies created by Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's resignations to become president and vice president. Two more freshmen were appointed to the Senate as a consequence of the appointment of Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State and Ken Salazar to be Secretary of the Interior. George LeMieux was appointed to replace Mel Martinez upon his resignation. A temporary interim senator, Paul G. Kirk, was appointed to the seat of Edward M. Kennedy upon his death. He was replaced by Scott Brown in the United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010.

Mark Begich (D-AK)

Al Franken (D-MN)

Kay Hagan (D-NC)

Mike Johanns (R-NE)

Jeff Merkley (D-OR)

Jim Risch (R-ID)

Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

Mark Udall (D-CO)

Tom Udall (D-NM)

Mark Warner (D-VA)

Roland Burris (D-IL, Obama's successor), appointed in 2008

Ted Kaufman (D-DE, Biden's successor), appointed in 2009

Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY, Clinton's successor), appointed in 2009

Michael Bennet (D-CO, Salazar's successor), appointed in 2009

George LeMieux (R-FL, Martinez's successor), appointed in 2009

Paul G. Kirk (D-MA, Kennedy's successor), appointed in 2009

Scott Brown (R-MA, Paul Kirk's successor)

Chris Coons (D-DE, Kaufman's successor), elected in 2010

Mark Kirk (R-IL, Burris's successor), elected in 2010

Hill committees' role

Each major party has Hill committees that work to support its candidates for the House and Senate, chiefly by providing funds. On the Senate side, the committees are the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC).

In this cycle the DSCC was more successful at fundraising. As of June 30, 2008, data from the Federal Election Commission showed the NRSC with $24.6 million on hand, as compared with the DSCC's $43 million.^[4] The NRSC chair, Senator John Ensign, took the unusual step of chastising the Republican Senators who, like him, were not facing re-election, and who he thought should have done more to help raise money for their colleagues.^[4]

Alabama

Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions sought re-election to a third term. Johnny Swanson announced his candidacy in March 2006 for the Democratic nomination.^[5]

Despite voting heavily for Bush in 2004, Alabama still had a strong Democratic presence; Democrats controlled majorities of both chambers in the state legislature. Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks appeared to be preparing for a run, but on June 12, 2007, Sparks announced that he would not seek the Senate seat, in order to avoid a primary battle with state Senator Vivian Davis Figures.^[6] Figures has won elections in the Republican-leaning Mobile area. In the Democratic primary, Figures won the nomination and face Sessions in November.

Not on the ballot, but running a write-in campaign, was Darryl W. Perry, the 2004 Libertarian Party nominee for Pennsylvania State Treasurer and 2007 candidate for Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.^[7]^[8] Perry was endorsed by Alabama Statesmen,^[9]Boston Tea Party,^[10] Christians for Life and Liberty^[11] and PaulCongress.com^[12]

Sessions defeated Figures, taking 63% of the vote to Figures's 37%

Republican primary results^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Sessions	199,690	92.27%
	Republican	Earl Mack Gavin	16,718	7.73%
Total votes			216,408	100.00%

Democratic primary results^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vivian Davis Figures	112,074	63.72%
	Democratic	Johnny Swanson	38,757	22.03%
	Democratic	Mark Townsend	25,058	14.25%
Total votes			175,889	100.00%

United States Senate election in Alabama, 2008^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Sessions (Incumbent)	1,305,383	63.36%
	Democratic	Vivian Figures	752,391	36.52%
	Write-in	Write-ins	2,417	0.12%
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes			2,060,191	100.00%
Turnout				N/A
	Republican hold

Alaska

Alaska ADL senatorial primary, 2008^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Begich	63,747	84.12%
	Democratic	Ray Metcalfe	5,480	7.23%
	Alaskan Independence	Bob Bird	4,216	5.56%
	Libertarian	Fredrick Haase	1,375	1.81%
	Democratic	Frank Vondersaar	965	1.27%
Total votes			75,783	100.00%

Republican primary results^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ted Stevens	66,900	63.52%
	Republican	David Cuddy	28,364	26.93%
	Republican	Vic Vickers	6,102	5.79%
	Republican	Michael Corey	1,496	1.42%
	Republican	Roderic Sikma	1,133	1.08%
	Republican	Rich Wanda	732	0.69%
	Republican	Gerald Heikes	599	0.57%
Total votes			105,326	100.00%

United States Senate election in Alaska, 2008^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Mark Begich	151,767	47.77%	+37.26%
	Republican	Ted Stevens (Incumbent)	147,814	46.52%	-31.65%
	Alaskan Independence	Bob Bird	13,197	4.15%	+1.22%
	Libertarian	Fredrick Haase	2,483	0.78%	-0.25%
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	1,385	0.44%
	Write-ins		1,077	0.34%
Majority			3,953	1.24%	-66.42%
Turnout			317,723
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

Dispelling rumors that he would retire due to advanced age (he was 84 years old on election day) and ongoing federal investigations into his conduct, Senator Ted Stevens filed papers for re-election for an eighth term.^[18]

An ex-oil company executive, Bill Allen, paid for part of the renovation costs on Stevens's personal residence. The FBI investigated the remodeling of Stevens home by Veco Corp., which is part of a broader corruption investigation involving Stevens's son, former State Senate President Ben Stevens.^[19] Two former Veco executives have plead guilty to paying the younger Stevens $242,000 in bribes.^[20] On July 30, 2007, the IRS and FBI raided Stevens's home in Alaska. On September 14, 2007, former Veco CEO Bill Allen testified at the trial of former State House Speaker Pete Kott that Veco paid people working to double the size of Stevens's home.^[21]

On July 29, 2008, a federal grand jury indicted Stevens on seven felony counts for making false statements,^[22] and on October 26, a jury found Stevens guilty on all charges.^[23]

The Democratic candidate was Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, the son of popular former Democratic Representative Nick Begich. Begich announced his candidacy for the Senate seat on April 22, 2008.^[24]

On October 19, 2007, the AP reported that despite the allegations and FBI probe, several veteran GOP Senators—including Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), and Kit Bond (R-MO)—donated enough money to Stevens's re-election campaign to make it one of Stevens's most successful fund raising quarters ever.^[25]

Stevens's conviction on seven felony counts of corruption put his re-election bid in serious jeopardy, coming just over a week before the election, though Stevens appealed the conviction. Nevertheless, Stevens was narrowly ahead in the vote count after election day, with only about two-thirds of all votes counted. It only became clear Begich had prevailed when early votes, absentee ballots, and questioned ballots were counted.

On November 18, the race was called for Begich, who won with 47.8% to Stevens's 46.5%.

On April 1, 2009 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, citing serious prosecutorial misconduct during the trial, decided to drop all charges against Stevens—an action that vacated his conviction.^{[citation needed]}

Arkansas

United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Mark Pryor	Rebekah Kennedy
Party	Democratic	Green
Popular vote	804,678	207,076
Percentage	79.5%	20.5%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Mark Pryor
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Mark Pryor
Democratic

United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2008^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Pryor (Incumbent)	804,678	79.53%
	Green	Rebekah Kennedy	207,076	20.47%
Total votes			1,011,754	100.00%
Invalid or blank votes			75,586	n/a
	Democratic hold

Despite being a first-term senator in a state George W. Bush won twice, Democrat Mark Pryor faced no opposition from Republicans in his re-election bid. Although Bush carried the state twice, Arkansas Democrats swept the seven state races held in the 2006 general election. Pryor is the son of longtime U.S. Senator and former Arkansas Governor David Pryor. It was rumored that Lt. Governor Bill Halter would challenge Pryor in the primary, but Halter declined to file as a candidate.^[27]Rebekah Kennedy of the Green Party was Pryor's only opposition. Pryor won on election day, with 79.53% of the vote. Kennedy took 20.47%.

Colorado

United States Senate election in Colorado, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Mark Udall	Bob Schaffer
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,230,994	990,755
Percentage	52.8%	42.5%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Wayne Allard
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mark Udall
Democratic

Democratic primary results^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Udall	194,227	100.00%
Total votes			194,227	100.00%

Republican primary results^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Schaffer	239,212	100.00%
Total votes			239,212	100.00%

General election results^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Mark Udall	1,230,994	52.80%	+7.03%
	Republican	Bob Schaffer	990,755	42.49%	-8.20%
	Constitution	Douglas Campbell	59,733	2.56%	+1.04%
	Green	Bob Kinsey	50,004	2.14%
	Write-ins		135	0.01%
Majority			240,239	10.30%	+5.38%
Turnout			2,331,621
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

On January 15, 2007, incumbent Senator Wayne Allard (R) announced he would not seek re-election, honoring his pledge to serve no more than two terms.^[30]

Former Representative Bob Schaffer of Fort Collins was the Republican nominee. Former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway was rumored to be considering a run, but declined to do so.^[31] Other possible Republican candidates included former Congressman Scott McInnis and Colorado Attorney General John Suthers.

The Democratic nominee was 2nd district Congressman Mark Udall of Boulder who announced on January 15, 2007, that he would seek the seat and did not draw significant primary opposition.^[32]

Other candidates included Bob Kinsey of Denver as the Green Party nominee,^[33] Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell as the American Constitution Party's nominee,^[34] and Independent candidate Buddy Moore, unaffiliated any party.^[35]

On Election Day, Udall defeated Schaffer 52% to 43%.

Delaware

United States Senate election in Delaware, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2010 →


Nominee	Joe Biden	Christine O'Donnell
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	257,539	140,595
Percentage	64.7%	35.3%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Joe Biden
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Biden
Democratic

United States Senate election in Delaware, 2008^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Joe Biden (Incumbent)	257,539	64.69%	+6.47%
	Republican	Christine O'Donnell	140,595	35.31%	-5.49%
Majority			116,944	29.37%	+11.96%
Turnout			398,134
	Democratic hold		Swing

On August 23, 2008, the Democratic nominee for President, Barack Obama, announced that Biden would be joining him on the ticket as the Vice Presidential nominee.^[37] Delaware law allowed Biden to run for Vice President and Senator at the same time, so he would have kept the seat if the ticket had lost. In 2000, the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Joe Lieberman ran similarly. On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama won the presidential election, making Biden the next VP. Biden vacated his senate seat shortly after the election, allowing for the Governor of Delaware to appoint a successor. There was speculation as to whether the outgoing Governor, Ruth Ann Minner, or the incoming Governor-elect Jack Markell would make the appointment, and if Biden's son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden would receive the appointment. On November 24, 2008, Governor Minner appointed Biden's longtime Chief of Staff Ted Kaufman to fill the seat. Kaufman subsequently announced that he would not seek election to a full term in 2010, effectively making him a caretaker. Biden's Republican opponent in the Senate race, conservative political commentator Christine O'Donnell, tried to make an issue of Biden's dual campaigns, claiming that serving his constituents is not important to him. Kaufman has since stated that he will not run for the unexpired term in 2010.

Biden was re-elected with 65% of the vote, or 257,484 votes. O'Donnell received 140,584 votes (35% of the vote).

Georgia

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2008

← 2002

November 4 and December 2, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Saxby Chambliss	Jim Martin
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	1,867,097 general 1,228,033 runoff	1,757,393 general 909,923 runoff
Percentage	49.8% general 57.4% runoff	46.8% general 42.6% runoff

County results (general)

U.S. Senator before election

Saxby Chambliss
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Saxby Chambliss
Republican

2008 Georgia U.S. Senate Republican primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Saxby Chambliss	392,902	100.0%
Turnout			392,928	100.0%

2008 Georgia U.S. Senate Democratic primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vernon Jones	199,026	40.4%
	Democratic	Jim Martin	169,635	34.4%
	Democratic	Dale Cardwell	79,181	16.1%
	Democratic	Rand Knight	25,667	5.2%
	Democratic	Josh Lanier	19,717	4.0%
Total votes			493,226	100.0%

2008 Georgia U.S. Senate Democratic primary election runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Jim Martin	191,061	59.9%	+25.5%
	Democratic	Vernon Jones	127,993	40.1%	-0.3%
Total votes			319,054	100.0%

Initial November results by county

2008 Georgia U.S. Senator general election^[38]^[39]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Saxby Chambliss (Incumbent)	1,867,097	49.8%	-3.0%
	Democratic	Jim Martin	1,757,393	46.8%	+0.9%
	Libertarian	Allen Buckley	127,923	3.4%	+2.1%
	Socialist Workers	Eleanor Garcia (write-in)	43	0.0%	n/a
	Independent	William Salomone, Jr. (write-in)	29	0.0%	n/a
Majority			109,704	2.92%
Turnout			3,752,577

December run-off results by county

Runoff results^[40]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Saxby Chambliss (Incumbent)	1,228,033	57.4%	+7.6%
	Democratic	Jim Martin	909,923	42.6%	-4.2%
Majority			318,110	14.8%
Turnout			2,137,956
	Republican hold		Swing

In the 2008 election, first-term incumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss was opposed primarily by Democrat Jim Martin, as well as third party candidates, including Libertarian Allen Buckley and Eleanor Garcia of the Socialist Workers Party.

Martin, current Georgia Commissioner of Human Resources, former member of the Georgia General Assembly, Vietnam War veteran, and 2006 candidate for Lieutenant Governor, secured the Democratic nomination after defeating Dekalb County CEO Vernon Jones by a 59% to 41% margin in the August 5 run-off election.

In December 2007, Chambliss had an approval rating of 53% and a disapproval rating of 34% according to Strategic Vision, a Republican polling firm.^[41] For most of the campaign, Chambliss maintained a comfortable lead in most polls. However, in the weeks leading up to the 2008 general election, polls showed the race tightening, reflecting a general nationwide trend.

On November 4, 2008, Chambliss received 49.7% of the vote,^[42] with Martin about 3% behind and Buckley receiving 3% of the vote.^[43] However, Georgia law states that if no candidate receives a simple majority of the popular vote, then the election will be decided in a run-off. On December 2, 2008, Chambliss won the run-off with 57% of vote to Martin's 43%.^[44]

Idaho

United States Senate election in Idaho, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Jim Risch	Larry LaRocco
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	371,744	219,903
Percentage	57.7%	34.1%


Nominee	Rex Rammell
Party	Independent
Popular vote	34,510
Percentage	5.4%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Larry Craig
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jim Risch
Republican

Democratic Primary results^[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry LaRocco	29,023	72.35%
	Democratic	David J. Archuleta	11,074	27.60%
	Democratic	Write-ins	20	0.05%
Total votes			40,117	100.00%

Republican primary results^[45]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Risch	80,743	65.34%
	Republican	Scott Syme	16,660	13.48%
	Republican	Richard Phenneger	6,532	5.29%
	Republican	Neal Thompson	5,375	4.35%
	Republican	Fred M. Adams	4,987	4.04%
	Republican	Bill Hunter	4,280	3.46%
	Republican	Brian E. Hefner	2,915	2.36%
	Republican	Hal James Styles, Jr.	2,082	1.68%
Total votes			123,574	100.00%

General election results^[46]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jim Risch	371,744	57.65%	-7.51%
	Democratic	Larry LaRocco	219,903	34.11%	+1.56%
	Independent	Rex Rammell	34,510	5.35%
	Libertarian	Kent Marmon	9,958	1.54%	-0.75%
	Independent	Pro-Life	8,662	1.35%
	Write-ins		3	0.00%
Majority			151,841	23.55%	-9.06%
Turnout			644,780
	Republican hold		Swing

On September 1, 2007, Senator Larry Craig announced his intent to resign from the Senate effective September 30, 2007.^[47] The announcement followed by just six days the disclosure that he had pleaded guilty on August 1, 2007 to a reduced misdemeanor charge arising out of his arrest on June 11 at the Minneapolis airport for soliciting sex with a man in the restroom. Craig found almost no support among Republicans in his home state or Washington. On October 4, 2007, Senator Craig announced he will not seek re-election, but would remain in office until the end of his term.^[48]

Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch was the Republican candidate; U.S. Army veteran and former congressman Larry LaRocco was the Democratic candidate.^[49] Risch and LaRocco ran against each other in the 2006 Lieutenant Governor race, which Risch won by a wide margin. Libertarian Kent Marmon also ran.^[50] The last Democratic Senator from Idaho was Frank Church, who was defeated in the Republican landslide of 1980 after serving four terms.

Risch won the election with approximately 58% of the vote.^[51]

Illinois

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Dick Durbin	Steve Sauerberg
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	3,615,844	1,520,621
Percentage	67.84%	28.53%

County Results

U.S. Senator before election

Dick Durbin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Dick Durbin
Democratic

Democratic primary results^[52]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Durbin (Incumbent)	1,653,833	100.00%
Total votes			1,653,833	100.00%

Republican primary results^[52]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Sauerberg	395,199	55.62%
	Republican	Andy Martin	240,548	33.85%
	Republican	Mike Psak	74,829	10.53%
Total votes			710,576	100.00%

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008^[53]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Dick Durbin (Incumbent)	3,615,844	67.84%	+7.51%
	Republican	Steve Sauerberg	1,520,621	28.53%	-9.49%
	Green	Kathy Cummings	119,135	2.24%	0.00%
	Libertarian	Larry A. Stafford	50,224	0.94%	-0.70%
	Constitution	Chad N. Koppie	24,059	0.45%	0.00%
Majority			2,095,223	39.31%	+17.00%
Turnout			5,329,884
	Democratic hold		Swing

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin remained favored in Illinois. He sought to be re-elected in a state that has steadily become more Democratic since 1992. CQpolitics.com rated the contest as "safe Democrat."

Physician Steve Sauerberg of La Grange won the February 5 Republican primary.^[54] Kathy Cummings, a retired special education teacher was nominated via convention by the Green Party.^[55] Chad Koppie, a retired airline pilot and vice-chairman of the Illinois Center Right Coalition, was the nominee of the Constitution Party.

Durbin won with 63% of the vote. Sauerberg had 33%.

Iowa

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Tom Harkin	Christopher Reed
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	941,665	560,006
Percentage	62.66%	37.26%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Tom Harkin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Harkin
Democratic

Democratic primary results^[56]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Harkin (Incumbent)	90,785	98.83%
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,074	1.17%
Total votes			91,859	100.00%

Republican primary results^[56]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Reed	24,964	35.32%
	Republican	George Eichhorn	24,390	34.52%
	Republican	Steve Rathje	21,062	29.80%
	Republican	Write-ins	256	0.36%
Total votes			70,672	100.00%

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2008^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Tom Harkin (Incumbent)	941,665	62.66%	+8.48%
	Republican	Christopher Reed	560,006	37.26%	-6.52%
	Write-ins		1,247	0.08%
Majority			381,659	25.39%	+15.00%
Turnout			1,502,918
	Democratic hold		Swing

In a state that has been trending to the Democratic party recently, Senator Tom Harkin faced the Republican nominee, small business owner Christopher Reed, whom he defeated with 63% of the vote to Reed's 37%.

Kansas

United States Senate election in Kansas, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Pat Roberts	Jim Slattery
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	712,396	429,691
Percentage	60.1%	36.5%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Pat Roberts
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Pat Roberts
Republican

Republican Party primary results^[57]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Roberts (Incumbent)	214,911	100.00%
Total votes			214,911	100.00%

Democratic primary results^[57]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Slattery	68,106	68.93%
	Democratic	Lee Jones	30,699	31.07%
Total votes			98,805	100.00%

General election results^[58]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Pat Roberts (Incumbent)	727,121	60.06%	-22.46%
	Democratic	Jim Slattery	441,399	36.46%
	Libertarian	Randall Hodgkinson	25,727	2.12%	-6.98%
	Reform	Joseph L. Martin	16,443	1.36%	-7.02%
Majority			285,722	23.60%	-49.82%
Turnout			1,210,690
	Republican hold		Swing

Senator Pat Roberts sought re-election to a third term. Although Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932, former Democratic Congressman and army veteran Jim Slattery was nominated to run against Roberts. Pat Roberts currently has an approval rating of 56%.^[59]

Roberts was re-elected with 60% to Slattery's 36%.

Kentucky

United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Mitch McConnell	Bruce Lunsford
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	953,816	847,005
Percentage	53.0%	47.0%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Mitch McConnell
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mitch McConnell
Republican

Republican primary results^[60]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch McConnell	168,127	86.09%
	Republican	Daniel Essek	27,170	13.91%
Total votes			195,297	100.00%

Democratic primary results^[60]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce Lunsford	316,992	51.15%
	Democratic	Greg Fischer	209,827	33.85%
	Democratic	David L. Williams	34,363	5.54%
	Democratic	Michael Cassaro	17,340	2.80%
	Democratic	Kenneth Stepp	13,451	2.17%
	Democratic	David Wylie	7,528	1.21%
	Democratic	James E. Rice	2,365	3.28%
Total votes			619,904	100.00%

General election results^[61]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mitch McConnell	953,816	52.97%	-11.7%
	Democratic	Bruce Lunsford	847,005	47.03%	+11.7%
Turnout			1,800,821	62.00%	+19.2%
	Republican hold		Swing

Election results by county. Red indicates McConnell led in a county, while blue indicates that Lunsford received more votes. Counties are shaded to indicate the margin of victory.

Democrats made Senate Minority Leader, four-term Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky a target due to his leadership of Senate Republicans and his ties to President Bush, as well as his mediocre approval rating in the state, which is below 50%.^[62]

Businessman and U.S. Army veteran Bruce Lunsford, who lost the 2007 Democratic gubernatorial primary to current Governor Steve Beshear, was the Democratic nominee.

Once thought to be secure in his re-election, McConnell's lead had shrunk dramatically thanks to the financial crisis and polling showed the race tightening between him and Lunsford.^[63] Nevertheless, McConnell was re-elected by a margin of 53% to 47%.

Louisiana

United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Mary Landrieu	John Neely Kennedy
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	988,298	867,177
Percentage	52.1%	45.7%

Parish results

U.S. Senator before election

Mary Landrieu
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Mary Landrieu
Democratic

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Mary Landrieu (Incumbent)	988,298	52.11%	+0.41%
	Republican	John Neely Kennedy	867,177	45.72%	-2.58%
	Libertarian	Richard Fontanesi	18,590	0.98%	n/a
	Independent	Jay Patel	13,729	0.72%	n/a
	Independent	Robert Stewart	8,780	0.46%	n/a
Majority			121,121	6.39%	+2.99
Turnout			1,896,574	100.0%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Incumbent Mary Landrieu was elected in 1996 following a recount and was narrowly re-elected in 2002 in a runoff election. Since those elections, Democrats have had to endure the loss of some reliable voters because Hurricane Katrina dispersed many African-Americans from New Orleans, although the vast majority still live within Louisiana. The state has become more Republican over the past 12 years. Louisiana elected David Vitter in 2004, the state's first Republican senator since Reconstruction. And Louisianans elected Republican Bobby Jindal as the first Indian-American Governor in the country's history in 2007. Louisiana's electoral votes easily went to George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004.

On August 27, 2007, state Treasurer John Neely Kennedy announced he was switching parties from Democrat to Republican. On November 29, after being personally recruited by Vitter and former Bush administration official Karl Rove, Kennedy announced plans to challenge Landrieu in 2008.^[64]^[65]

In the end, Landrieu was re-elected with 52% of the vote, Kennedy having 46%.

Maine

United States Senate election in Maine, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Susan Collins	Tom Allen
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	444,300	279,510
Percentage	61.3%	38.6%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Susan Collins
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Susan Collins
Republican

2008 Maine U.S. Senate Democratic primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Allen	69,932	85.6%
	Democratic	Tom Ledue	11,795	14.4%
Turnout			81,727

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Susan Collins	444,300	61.33%	+2.9%
	Democratic	Tom Allen	279,510	38.58%	-3.0%
		write-ins	620	0.09%	n/a
Majority			164,790
Turnout			724,430
	Republican hold		Swing

In Maine, Susan Collins sought a third term in the Senate. She has maintained a high approval rating, and also in her favor is the landslide re-election of Maine's senior Senator, Olympia Snowe, who had the largest margin of victory of any GOP Senate candidate - besides the largely unopposed Richard Lugar (R-IN) - in the 2006 election cycle. Collins was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2002 over State Sen. Chellie Pingree. Fellow Senator Joe Lieberman, citing his status as an independent, endorsed Collins in her 2008 re-election bid.

On May 8, 2007, Rep. Tom Allen (ME-1) announced his candidacy on his website. He had already expressed interest in running and had been building the apparatus necessary to wage a Senate campaign.^[66]

Collins won on election day with 61% of the vote, compared to 39% for Allen.

Massachusetts

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2013 (special) →


Nominee	John Kerry	Jeff Beatty
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,959,843	922,727
Percentage	65.8%	31.0%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

John Kerry
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Kerry
Democratic

2008 United States Senate Democratic primary in Massachusetts
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kerry	335,923	68.92%
	Democratic	Edward O'Reilly	151,473	31.08%
Turnout			487,396

Results by city and town

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	John Kerry (Incumbent)	1,959,843	65.82%	-14.2%
	Republican	Jeff Beatty	922,727	30.99%	+30.99%
	Libertarian	Robert J. Underwood	94,727	3.18%	-15.1%
Majority			1,037,116
Turnout			2,977,631
	Democratic hold		Swing

Incumbent John Kerry sought another Senate term in Massachusetts.^[67] Republican author and conservative activist Jerome Corsi, known for his public criticism of Kerry, had stated that he would run for the seat in 2008 but later changed his mind. Jim Ogonowski, a retired Air Force pilot who was closely defeated by now-Representative Niki Tsongas in a 2007 special election, was running against Kerry.^[68] but failed to obtain the required candidacy signatures. The Republican challenger turned out to be Jeff Beatty, an ex-Army Delta Force officer who garnered 30% of the vote in a challenge to Democratic Congressman Bill Delahunt in 2006. Kerry was challenged by defense attorney Edward O'Reilly for the Democratic nomination, winning 69% of the vote to O'Reilly's 31%.

As expected^{[by whom?]}, Kerry won with 66% of the vote to Beatty's 31%. Libertarian Robert J. Underwood had 3%.

Michigan

United States Senate election in Michigan, 2008

← 2002

November 4, 2008

2014 →


Nominee	Carl Levin	Jack Hoogendyk
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	3,038,386	1,641,070
Percentage	62.7%	33.8%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Carl Levin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Carl Levin
Democratic

General election results^[69]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Carl Levin (Incumbent)	3,038,386	62.7%	+2.1%
	Republican	Jack Hoogendyk	1,641,070	33.8%	-4.1%
	Libertarian	Scotty Boman	76,347	1.6%	n/a
	Green	Harley Mikkelson	43,440	0.9%	+0.1%
	U.S. Taxpayers	Michael Nikitin	30,827	0.6%	n/a
	Natural Law	Doug Dern	18,550	0.4%	+0.1%
Majority			1,397,316
Turnout			4,848,620
	Democratic hold		Swing

With the Democratic Party takeover of Capitol Hill in the 2006 midterm elections, Senator Carl Levin has become one of the most powerful people in Washington as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He was expected^{[by whom?]} to easily win re-election.

Challenging Levin were Republican State Representative Jack Hoogendyk, Green candidate Harley G. Mikkelson, US Taxpayers' candidate Mike Nikitin, Libertarian professor Scotty Boman, and Natural Law's candidate Doug Dern.^[70]

As expected^{[by whom?]}, Levin won re-election with 63% of the vote, to Hoogendyk's 34%.

Minnesota

Minnesota results by county
Red: Republican, Blue: Democratic

United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008

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Nominee	Al Franken	Norm Coleman	Dean Barkley
Party	DFL	Republican	Independence
Popular vote	1,212,629	1,212,317	437,505
Percentage	41.99%	41.98%	15.15%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Norm Coleman
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Al Franken
DFL

2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Primary Election (Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party)^[71]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DFL	Al Franken	164,136	65.34%
	DFL	Priscilla Lord Faris	74,655	29.72%
	DFL	Dick Franson	3,923	1.56%
	DFL	Bob Larson	3,152	1.25%
	DFL	Rob Fitzgerald	3,095	1.23%
	DFL	Ole Savior	1,227	0.49%
	DFL	Alve Erickson	1,017	0.40%
Turnout			251,205

2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Primary Election (Independence Party)^[71]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Dean Barkley	6,678	58.88%
	Independence	Jack Uldrich	1,405	12.39%
	Independence	Stephen Williams	800	7.05%
	Independence	Kurt Michael Anderson	761	6.71%
	Independence	Doug Williams	639	5.63%
	Independence	Darryl Stanton	618	5.45%
	Independence	Bill Dahn	440	3.88%
Turnout			11,341

2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Primary Election (Republican Party)^[71]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norm Coleman (Incumbent)	130,973	91.32%
	Republican	Jack Shepard	12,456	8.68%
Turnout			143,429

2007 year-end reports filed with the Federal Election Commission showed that Al Franken had raised $7.04 million through December 31, 2007 while Norm Coleman had raised $6.24 million. Year-end cash on hand was $6.04 million for Coleman and $3.10 million for Franken.^[72]

2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election: Results certified November 18^[73]^[74]^[75]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Norm Coleman (Incumbent)	1,211,590	41.988%	−7.541%
	DFL	Al Franken	1,211,375	41.981%	−5.355%
	Independence	Dean Barkley	437,404	15.19%	+13.16%
	Libertarian	Charles Aldrich	13,916	0.48%	n/a
	Constitution	James Niemackl	8,905	0.31%	+0.21%
	Write-ins		2,365	0.08%
Plurality			215	0.007%
Turnout			2,885,555

Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election. Additionally, votes cast for Paul Wellstone in the 2002 election are not factored into the DFL's total from that year.

Recounting ballots by hand in Olmsted County.

Hennepin County ballot paper.

2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election: Results certified January 5, 2009^[76]^[77]^[78]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DFL	Al Franken	1,212,431	41.991%	−5.35%
	Republican	Norm Coleman (Incumbent)	1,212,206	41.984%	−7.55%
	Independence	Dean Barkley	437,505	15.15%	+13.15%
	Libertarian	Charles Aldrich	13,923	0.48%	n/a
	Constitution	James Niemackl	8,907	0.31%	+0.21%
	Write-ins		2,365	0.08%
Plurality			225	0.007%
Turnout			2,887,337 †

2008 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election: Certified Results after election contest^[79]^[76]^[77]^[78]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DFL	Al Franken	1,212,629	41.994%	−5.35%
	Republican	Norm Coleman (Incumbent)	1,212,317	41.983%	−7.55%
	Independence	Dean Barkley	437,505	15.151%	+13.15%
	Libertarian	Charles Aldrich	13,923	0.48%	n/a
	Constitution	James Niemackl	8,907	0.31%	+0.21%
	Write-ins		2,365	0.08%
Plurality			312	0.011%
Turnout			2,887,646
	DFL gain from Republican		Swing

The 2008 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota featured first-term Republican incumbent Senator Norm Coleman, Democrat Al Franken, a comedian and radio personality, and former U.S. Senator Dean Barkley, a member of the Independence Party of Minnesota.

A December 2007 poll showed Coleman's approval rating among Minnesota voters at 53%.^[80] The seat was heavily targeted by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee because of Minnesota's Democratic leanings and recent Democratic gains in national and statewide elections. These factors, coupled with a national political climate favorable to Democrats, made the Minnesota Senate race one of the most competitive and closely watched of the cycle.

Franken announced his candidacy on February 14, 2007, more than 20 months before the election.^[81]Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, a professor at the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota), joined the race in October 2007.^[82] Attorney Mike Ciresi, an unsuccessful candidate in the 2000 Democratic U.S. Senate primary, was considered a serious candidate, but withdrew from the race on March 10, 2008, clearing the path for Franken to secure the party's nomination.

Barkley ran under the banner of the Independence Party, the largest third party in Minnesota.^[83]^[84] He was included in most of the debates and ultimately received 15% of the vote in the general election, a strong showing for an independent candidate. It is not clear whether Barkley detracted more votes from Coleman or Franken.

Polls over the course of the campaign indicated that the race was very competitive, with many polls showing Franken and Coleman virtually tied or within the margin of error, as well as several polls showing each candidate with a significant lead at one point or another. The presence of a serious third party candidate further complicated matters.

On November 4, 2008, Coleman received 1,211,590 votes to Franken's 1,211,375 votes, a margin of 215 votes, far less than 0.1%, thereby triggering an automatic recount. Barkley received 437,404 votes, about 15% of total votes cast.^[85]

On January 3, 2009, with the recount apparently completed, Franken had an unofficial lead of 225 votes, but former Senator Coleman's attorneys contested the official results in the courts.^[86] In the meantime, Minnesota was represented by only one senator, Amy Klobuchar.

On April 13, 2009, a three-judge panel ruled that Al Franken received the most votes in Minnesota's 2008 Senate race and ruled against Coleman's claims on all counts.^[87] Coleman appealed this decision.^[88] On June 30, 2009, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Al Franken received the most votes, and Norm Coleman conceded defeat after the ruling, allowing Al Franken to be Senator-elect of Minnesota.^{[citation needed]} Franken was sworn in as Minnesota's junior Senator on July 7.

Mississippi

United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2008

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Nominee	Thad Cochran	Erik Fleming
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	766,111	480,915
Percentage	61.4%	38.6%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Thad Cochran
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thad Cochran
Republican

Incumbent Senator Thad Cochran announced that he would seek re-election for a sixth term.^[89] Cochran, who has not faced serious opposition since he was re-elected in 1984, faced Democratic state Representative Erik R. Fleming, whom he defeated with 62% of the vote.

General election results^[90]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Thad Cochran	766,111	61.44%	-23.2
	Democratic	Erik Fleming	480,915	38.56%	n/a
Majority			285,196
Turnout			1,247,026
	Republican hold		Swing

Mississippi (special)

United States Senate special election in Mississippi, 2008

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Nominee	Roger Wicker	Ronnie Musgrove
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	683,409	560,064
Percentage	55.0%	45.0%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Roger Wicker
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Roger Wicker
Republican

Roger Wicker, formerly the representative of Mississippi's 1st congressional district, was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour on December 31, 2007, to fill the vacancy caused by the December 18 resignation of Trent Lott.^[91]^[92] It had been speculated that Lott wished to resign before a new lobbying reform law, effective the first day of 2008, took effect; having resigned before the end of 2007, Lott may become a lobbyist in 2009 instead of 2010.^[92] Controversy arose when Barbour called for the special election to be held on the same day as the general election. As a result, Mississippi's Attorney General Jim Hood challenged Barbour in court, claiming that the special election needed to be held within 100 days of Lott's resignation, as per state law.^[93] Initially, a Mississippi Circuit Court judge sided with Hood, ruling that the election take place on or before March 19, 2008.^[94] However, Barbour filed an appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court, which overturned the earlier ruling and set the special election for November 4, 2008.^[95]^[96]

Democratic former Governor Ronnie Musgrove challenged Wicker. Another Democrat, former Congressman Ronnie Shows, also filed to run, but he withdrew in February 2008 and endorsed Musgrove.^[97]^[98] Wicker beat Musgrove 55% to 45%.

2008 Mississippi U.S. Senator special election^[99]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Roger Wicker	683,409	54.96%	-8.6
	Democratic	Ronnie Musgrove	560,064	45.04%	+9.9
Majority			123,345
Turnout			1,243,473
	Republican hold		Swing

Montana

United States Senate election in Montana, 2008

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Nominee	Max Baucus	Robert Kelleher
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	345,937	128,762
Percentage	72.9%	27.1%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Max Baucus
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Max Baucus
Democratic

Senator Max Baucus is a popular Democrat in Montana, representing a state that has long been fairly Republican but also is receptive to Democrats in state and local elections. President Bush won Montana by more than 20 points in both 2000 and 2004, but Montana also has a popular Democratic governor, Brian Schweitzer, and a newly elected Democratic junior senator, Jon Tester. Baucus was not expected to face a significant challenge from the 85-year-old Republican nominee, Bob Kelleher, who surprised observers by winning the June 3 Republican primary despite supporting a number of positions that put him to the political left of Baucus, such as nationalization of the American oil and gas industry.^[100]

Baucus easily won re-election, taking 73% of the vote, with Kelleher taking 27%.

Democratic Party primary results^[101]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Max Baucus (Incumbent)	165,050	100.00%
Total votes			165,050	100.00%

Republican Party primary results^[101]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Kelleher	26,936	36.32%
	Republican	Michael Lange	17,044	22.98%
	Republican	Kirk Bushman	15,507	20.91%
	Republican	Patty Lovaas	7,632	10.29%
	Republican	Anton Pearson	4,257	5.74%
	Republican	Shay Joshua Garnett	2,788	3.76%
Total votes			74,164	100.00%

General election results^[102]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Max Baucus	348,289	72.92%	+10.18%
	Republican	Bob Kelleher	129,369	27.08%	-4.65%
Majority			218,920	45.84%	+14.84%
Turnout			477,658
	Democratic hold		Swing

Nebraska

United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2008

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Nominee	Mike Johanns	Scott Kleeb
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	455,854	317,456
Percentage	57.5%	40.1%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Chuck Hagel
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Johanns
Republican

In Nebraska, incumbent Republican Senator Chuck Hagel chose to retire rather than run for a third term.

Former Governor Mike Johanns, who recently resigned as Agriculture Secretary, was the Republican nominee, having defeated opponent Pat Flynn 87-13 in the primary. Scott Kleeb, 2006 candidate for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, defeated businessman Tony Raimondo, a former Republican, by a wide margin in the Democratic primary.

Nebraska state Green Party Co-Chairman Steve Larrick was also a candidate,^[103] as was Kelly Rosberg of the Nebraska Party.

Johanns won, taking 58% of the vote, with Kleeb taking 40%

Republican primary results^[104]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Johanns	112,191	78.61%
	Republican	Pat Flynn	31,560	21.12%
Total votes			143,751	100.00%

Democratic primary results^[104]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Kleeb	65,582	68.37%
	Democratic	Tony Raimondo	24,141	25.17%
	Democratic	James Bryan Wilson	3,224	3.36%
	Democratic	Larry Marvin	2,672	2.80%
Total votes			95,919	100.00%

Green Party primary results^[104]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Steve Larrick	123	100.00%
Total votes			123	100.00%

Nebraska Party primary results^[104]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nebraska	Barry Richards	209	100.00%
Total votes			209	100.00%

2008 Nebraska U.S. Senate general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Johanns	455,854	57.5%	-25.2%
	Democratic	Scott Kleeb	317,456	40.1%	+25.5%
	Nebraska	Kelly Renee Rosberg	11,438	1.4%	n/a
	Green	Steve Larrick	7,763	1.0%	n/a
Majority			138,398
Turnout			792,511
	Republican hold		Swing

New Hampshire

United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2008

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Nominee	Jeanne Shaheen	John E. Sununu
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	358,438	314,403
Percentage	51.6%	45.3%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

John E. Sununu
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic

Senator John Sununu represented the swing state of New Hampshire. The state traditionally leaned Republican, but John Kerry from neighboring Massachusetts narrowly won the state in the 2004 Presidential election. New Hampshire also saw major Democratic gains in the 2006 elections, when Democrats took both of the previously Republican-held House seats, the gubernatorial race with a record vote share of 74%, and majorities in the State House and Senate, giving them concurrent control of both bodies for the first time since 1874. However, New Hampshire had not elected a Democratic United States Senator since 1975.

Sununu's 2002 opponent, former Governor Jeanne Shaheen, decided to run and was generally considered to be a very formidable challenger.^[105] Three consecutive monthly Rasmussen Reports poll showed Shaheen defeating Sununu by 49% to 41%.^[106] Prior to Shaheen's entry, Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand,^[107]Katrina Swett, wife of former Democratic congressman Richard Swett,^[108] and former astronaut Jay Buckey^[109] had announced that they were running for the Democratic nomination. After Shaheen's entry, however, all three withdrew and endorsed the former governor.

On election day, Shaheen defeated Sununu, 52% to 45%.

Shaheen, the Democratic choice, at a rally in the lead-up to the election.

2008 New Hampshire U.S. Senator Democratic primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeanne Shaheen	43,968	88.5%
	Democratic	Raymond Stebbins	5,281	10.6%
		write-ins	407	0.8%
Turnout			49,656

2008 New Hampshire U.S. Senator Republican primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Sununu	60,852	88.7%
	Republican	Tom Alciere	7,084	10.3%
		write-ins	685	1.0%
Turnout			68,621

Results by municipality.

2008 New Hampshire U.S. Senator general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Jeanne Shaheen	358,438	51.6%	+5.2%
	Republican	John Sununu (Incumbent)	314,403	45.3%	-5.5%
	Libertarian	Ken Blevens	21,516	3.1%	+0.9%
Majority			44,035
Turnout			694,357
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

New Jersey

United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2008

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Nominee	Frank Lautenberg	Dick Zimmer
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,951,218	1,461,025
Percentage	56.0%	42.0%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Frank Lautenberg
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Lautenberg
Democratic

Senator Frank Lautenberg sought re-election in 2008, though he was 84. In the Primary, Lautenberg soundly defeated Representative Rob Andrews (NJ-1) by a margin of 62% to 32%. In November 2006, the senator had the lowest approval rating of any Democrat running for re-election in 2008 (with 39% approving and 45% disapproving),^[110] with his approval standing only at 42% as of September 2007 with voters saying he does not deserve re-election 46%-36%.^[111] The Republican nominee was former Congressman and 1996 senatorial candidate Dick Zimmer.

Sara Lobman of the Socialist Workers Party and Independent Anthony Fisher were also declared candidates.^[112]^[113] Furthermore, in the wake of the financial crisis, Carl Peter Klapper entered the race as a write-in candidate.^[114]

Lautenberg won re-election, winning 56%-42%.

2008 New Jersey U.S. Senate Democratic primary election^[115]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Lautenberg	203,012	58.9%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews	121,777	35.3%
	Democratic	Donald Cresitello	19,743	5.7%
Turnout			344,532

2008 New Jersey U.S. Senate Republican primary election^[115]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick Zimmer	84,663	45.8%
	Republican	Joseph Pennacchio	74,546	40.3%
	Republican	Murray Sabrin	25,576	13.8%
Turnout			184,785

2008 New Jersey U.S. Senate general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Frank Lautenberg	1,951,218	56.0%	+2.1%
	Republican	Dick Zimmer	1,461,025	42.0%	-2.0%
	Independent	Daryl Mikell Brooks	20,920	1.0%	n/a
	Libertarian	Jason Scheurer	18,810	0.5%	n/a
	Independent	J.M. Carter	15,935	0.5%	n/a
	Independent	Jeff Boss	10,345	0.3%	n/a
	Socialist Workers	Sara Lobman	9,187	0.3%	n/a
Majority			490,193
Turnout			3,482,445
	Democratic hold		Swing

New Mexico

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2008

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Nominee	Tom Udall	Steve Pearce
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	505,128	318,522
Percentage	61.3%	38.7%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Pete Domenici
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Udall
Democratic

While Senator Pete Domenici had declared that he would seek re-election in New Mexico, he changed his mind and announced on October 4, 2007 that he was retiring at the end of his current term due to a degenerative brain disorder.^[116] Domenici normally would have been expected to win re-election easily, having won his current term with the support of two out of three New Mexico voters; however, he is to be investigated by the Senate Ethics Committee for his role in firing U.S. Attorney David Iglesias. Domenici's role in the developing scandal had reduced the probability he would have been re-elected, and a SurveyUSA poll showed his approval ratings at 41%, with 54% disapproving.^[117] The potential scandal may have also contributed to his decision to leave the Senate.

Tom Udall, the popular Representative from New Mexico's 3rd District, was the Democratic nominee. The Republican nominee was Rep. Steve Pearce, who represented the more conservative southern part of the state.

When asked whether the Republicans were abandoning their hopes of holding onto Domenici's seat, Senator John Ensign, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, responded that "You don’t waste money on races that don’t need it or you can’t win."^[118]

Udall won the election with 61% of the vote, with Pearce taking 39%.

Democratic Party primary results^[119]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Udall	141,629	100.00%
Total votes			141,629	100.00%

Republican primary results^[119]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	57,953	51.29%
	Republican	Heather Wilson	55,039	48.71%
Total votes			112,992	100.00%

General election results^[120]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Tom Udall	505,128	61.33%	+26.37%
	Republican	Steve Pearce	318,522	38.67%	-26.37%
Majority			186,606	22.66%	-7.43%
Turnout			823,650
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

North Carolina

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2008

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Nominee	Kay Hagan	Elizabeth Dole
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	2,249,311	1,887,510
Percentage	52.7%	44.2%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Elizabeth Dole
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Kay Hagan
Democratic

In North Carolina, there had been rumors that Senator Elizabeth Dole would retire from the Senate and run for governor, but she said in 2006 that she intended to run for re-election.^[121] There was early speculation that North Carolina Governor Mike Easley might be pressured into running against her but this did not come to pass.^[122] The Democratic nominee was state Senator Kay Hagan,^[123] who defeated Jim Neal and Dustin Lassiter in the Democratic primary. A Rasmussen poll released May 11, 2008 showed Hagan leading Dole by a statistically insignificant margin, 48% - 47%,^[124] suggesting a competitive race. Hagan's poll numbers continued to best Dole's, however, and Hagan defeated Dole by a wider than expected^[125] margin of 53% to 44%.

2008 North Carolina U.S. Senator Democratic primary election^[126]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kay Hagan	801,920	60.1%
	Democratic	Jim Neal	239,623	18.0%
	Democratic	Marcus W. Williams	170,970	12.8%
	Democratic	Duskin Lassiter	62,136	4.6%
	Democratic	Howard Staley	60,403	4.5%
Turnout			1,335,052

2008 North Carolina U.S. Senator Republican primary election^[126]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elizabeth Dole (Incumbent)	460,665	90.0%
	Republican	Pete DiLauro	51,406	10.0%
Turnout			512,071

2008 North Carolina U.S. Senator general election^[127]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Kay Hagan	2,249,311	52.65%	+7.7%
	Republican	Elizabeth Dole (Incumbent)	1,887,510	44.18%	-9.4%
	Libertarian	Chris Cole	133,430	3.17%	+2.1%
	Other	Write-Ins	1,719	0.0%	0.0%
Majority			361,801
Turnout			4,271,970
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

Oklahoma

United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2008

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Nominee	Jim Inhofe	Andrew Rice
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	763,375	527,736
Percentage	56.7%	39.2%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Jim Inhofe
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jim Inhofe
Republican

In Oklahoma, Senator Jim Inhofe announced that he would seek a third full term. A September 2007 poll put Inhofe's approval rating at 47%, with 41% disapproving of his performance.^[128] Inhofe's opponent was State Senator Andrew Rice. Inhofe was re-elected, 57% to 39%.

Democratic primary results^[129]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Rice	113,795	59.65%
	Democratic	Jim Rogers	76,981	40.35%
Total votes			190,776	100.00%

Republican primary results^[129]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Inhofe (Incumbent)	116,371	84.18%
	Republican	Evelyn R. Rogers	10,770	7.79%
	Republican	Ted Ryals	7,306	5.28%
	Republican	Dennis Lopez	3,800	2.75%
Total votes			138,247	100.00%

United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2008^[130]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jim Inhofe (Incumbent)	763,375	56.68%	-0.62%
	Democratic	Andrew Rice	527,736	39.18%	+2.87%
	Independent	Stephen Wallace	55,708	4.14%
Majority			235,639	17.50%	-3.50%
Turnout			1,346,819
	Republican hold		Swing

Oregon

United States Senate election in Oregon, 2008

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Nominee	Jeff Merkley	Gordon Smith
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	864,392	805,159
Percentage	48.9%	45.6%


Nominee	David Brownlow
Party	Constitution
Popular vote	92,565
Percentage	5.2%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Gordon H. Smith
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jeff Merkley
Democratic

Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon ran for a third term. He defeated ophthalmologist Gordon Leitch^[131] in the May 20 Republican primary. Smith faced Democratic Oregon House of Representatives Speaker Jeff Merkley in the November general election. Merkley beat longtime Democratic activist Steve Novick and three other candidates in a hotly contested primary.^[132]

In a July 16, 2008 poll, Merkley overtook Smith for the first time 43% to 41%.^[133]

On November 6, 2008, Jeff Merkley was projected the winner of the contest, with 48.9% to Smith's 45.6%. Gordon Smith formally conceded soon afterward.^[134]

Democratic primary results^[135]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Merkley	246,482	44.82%
	Democratic	Steve Novick	230,889	41.98%
	Democratic	Candy Neville	38,367	6.98%
	Democratic	Roger S. Obrist	12,647	2.30%
	Democratic	Pavel Goberman	12,056	2.19%
	Democratic	David Loera	6,127	1.11%
	Democratic	Write-ins	3,398	0.62%
Total votes			549,966	100.00%

Republican primary results^[135]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gordon Smith (Incumbent)	296,330	85.41%
	Republican	Gordon Leitch	48,560	14.00%
	Republican	Write-ins	2,068	0.69%
Total votes			309,943	100.00%

United States Senate election in Oregon, 2008^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Jeff Merkley	864,392	48.90%	+9.30%
	Republican	Gordon H. Smith (Incumbent)	805,159	45.55%	-10.66%
	Constitution	David Brownlow	92,565	5.24%	+3.52
	Write-ins		5,388	0.30%
Majority			59,233	3.35%	-13.25%
Turnout			1,767,504
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

Rhode Island

United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2008

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Nominee	Jack Reed	Robert Tingle
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	320,644	116,174
Percentage	73.4%	26.6%

U.S. Senator before election

Jack Reed
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Jack Reed
Democratic

In Rhode Island, Democratic Senator Jack Reed had an approval rating of 66% in November 2006.^[136]National Journal has declared that "Reed is probably the safest incumbent of the 2008 cycle". Reed's opponent was Robert Tingle, a pit manager at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, whom Reed defeated in his re-election campaign in 2002.^[137]

Reed won the election as expected^{[by whom?]}, with 73% of the vote.

2008 Rhode Island U.S. Senator Democratic primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Reed	48,038	86.8%
	Democratic	Christopher Young	7,277	13.2%
Turnout			55,315

2008 Rhode Island U.S. Senator general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Jack Reed	320,644	73.4%	-5.0%
	Republican	Bob Tingle	116,174	26.6%	+5.0%
Majority			204,470
Turnout			436,818
	Democratic hold		Swing

South Carolina

United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2008

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Nominee	Lindsey Graham	Bob Conley
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	1,076,150	790,216
Percentage	57.5%	42.3%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Lindsey Graham
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Lindsey Graham
Republican

Senator Lindsey Graham, as a popular Republican incumbent in strongly conservative South Carolina, has been considered unlikely to be vulnerable to a Democratic challenge. Graham's support for a compromise immigration bill, however, drew an angry response from many South Carolina conservatives, who recruited Buddy Witherspoon, a former South Carolina Republican Party leader, to challenge Graham for the nomination. Graham easily bested Witherspoon in the June 10 primary.^[138]

First-time candidate Bob Conley, an airline pilot, was the Democratic nominee.^[139] Conley, whose victory in the Democratic primary over Michael Cone was a surprise, is a former Republican who supported Ron Paul this year and has campaigned as the more conservative candidate on some issues, notably illegal immigration and the bailout of Wall Street.

The South Carolina Working Families Party had also nominated Michael Cone. South Carolina's election law allows for electoral fusion. This was the first time the party had nominated a candidate for statewide office.^[140] However, Cone was not listed on the ballot because as a loser of the Democratic primary, Cone was disqualified under the state's sore loser law.^[141]

Graham easily won re-election with 58% of the vote to Conley's 42%.

2008 South Carolina U.S. Senate Democratic primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Conley	74,125	50.3%
	Democratic	Michael Cone	73,127	49.7%
Turnout			147,252

2008 South Carolina U.S. Senate Republican primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lindsey Graham	187,736	66.8%
	Republican	Buddy Witherspoon	93,125	33.2%
Turnout			280,861

General election results^[142]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Lindsey Graham	1,076,534	57.52%	+3.1%
	Democratic	Bob Conley	790,621	42.25%	-1.9%
	Write-ins		4,276	0.23%	+0.1%
Majority			285,913
Turnout			1,871,431
	Republican hold		Swing

South Dakota

United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2008

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Nominee	Tim Johnson	Joel Dykstra
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	237,835	142,766
Percentage	62.5%	37.5%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Tim Johnson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Tim Johnson
Democratic

In South Dakota, Senator Tim Johnson's seat was considered a top GOP target in 2008, considering Johnson's narrow 524-vote victory in 2002 over then-Representative and current U.S. Senator John Thune, as well as his recent health problems. Johnson underwent surgery in December 2006 for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation and was discharged from the hospital on April 30, 2007. On October 19, 2007, Johnson formally announced that he is seeking re-election.^[143] According to a November 2006 SurveyUSA poll, Johnson has an approval rating of 70%, with just 26% disapproving of his performance,^[144] making him an early favorite despite the state's Republican leaning.

Republicans were unsuccessful in persuading Governor Mike Rounds and former Lieutenant Governor Steve Kirby to run. State Representative Joel Dykstra announced his candidacy on July 5, 2007. Other Republicans included Charles Lyonel Gonyo and Sam Kephart. Dykstra won the Republican primary on June 3.

Johnson was re-elected, with 62% to Dykstra's 38%.

Republican primary results^[145]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joel Dykstra	34,598	65.74%
	Republican	Sam Kephart	13,047	24.79%
	Republican	Charles Gonyo	4,983	9.47%
Total votes			52,628	100.00%

General election results^[146]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Tim Johnson (Incumbent)	237,889	62.49%	+12.87%
	Republican	Joel Dykstra	142,784	37.51%	-11.96%
Majority			95,105	24.98%	+24.83%
Turnout			380,673
	Democratic hold		Swing

Tennessee

United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2008

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Nominee	Lamar Alexander	Bob Tuke
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	1,571,637	762,779
Percentage	65.14%	32.64%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Lamar Alexander
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Lamar Alexander
Republican

Former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander was elected in 2002 to succeed retiring Senator Fred Thompson. He has announced he will seek a second term in 2008.^[147] He was unopposed in the Republican primary.

Former Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party Bob Tuke was the Democratic nominee, defeating Businessman Gary Davis 30% to 23%. Knox County Clerk Mike Padgett received 20% of the vote.

2006 Green Party Senate nominee Chris Lugo originally announced as a Democrat but dropped out of the Democratic race before the filing deadline. He filed as an independent and was subsequently named as the Green Party nominee^[148] Edward Buck was also in the race.

Daniel Lewis is running as a Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate. He was certified March 3, 2008 by the Tennessee Division of Elections as having achieved ballot access for the November 4, 2008 election as a candidate for United States Senate. The Libertarian Party of Tennessee officially selected Daniel Lewis as their candidate for United States Senate on Saturday March 8, 2008 the at their annual convention held in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Lewis is currently serving as the chairman of the Libertarian Party of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. He ran for the Tennessee House in 2004.^[149]

Also reported to be in the race are David "None of the Above" Gatchell a ballot activist & frequent candidate and Emory "Bo" Heyward, a software company employee, conservative activist & 2006 candidate.

Alexander won the election with 65% of the vote.

Democratic Party primary results^[150]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Tuke	59,050	32.21%
	Democratic	Gary G. Davis	39,119	21.34%
	Democratic	Mike Padgett	33,471	18.26%
	Democratic	Mark E. Clayton	32,309	17.62%
	Democratic	Kenneth Eaton	14,702	8.02%
	Democratic	Leonard D. Ladner	4,697	2.55%
Total votes			183,348	100.00%

Republican Party primary results^[151]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lamar Alexander (Incumbent)	244,222	100.00%
Total votes			244,222	100.00%

United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2008^[152]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Lamar Alexander (Incumbent)	1,579,477	65.14%	+10.87%
	Democratic	Bob Tuke	767,236	31.64%	-12.69%
	Independent	Edward L. Buck	31,631	1.30%
	Independent	Christopher G. Fenner	11,073	0.46%
	Independent	Daniel Towers Lewis	9,367	0.39%
	Independent	Chris Lugo	9,170	0.38%
	Independent	Ed Lawhorn	8,986	0.37%
	Independent	David Gatchell	7,645	0.32%
Majority			812,241	33.50%	+23.56%
Turnout			2,424,585
	Republican hold		Swing

Texas

United States Senate election in Texas, 2008

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Nominee	John Cornyn	Rick Noriega
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	4,337,469	3,389,365
Percentage	54.8%	42.8%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

John Cornyn
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John Cornyn
Republican

Texas has not elected a Democrat in a statewide election since 1994, but according to pre-election Rasmussen polling, Senator John Cornyn had an approval rating of 50%.^[153]Texas House of Representatives member and Afghanistan War veteran Rick Noriega secured his place as Cornyn's Democratic challenger in the March 4 primary, beating out opponents Gene Kelly, Ray McMurrey, and Rhett Smith. The same Rasmussen poll showed Cornyn leading Noriega by a narrow four percentage points - 47% to 43%.

Christian activist Larry Kilgore of Mansfield, Texas, was a Republican challenger for the March 2008 primary election, but Cornyn easily won the Republican primary.^[154]

There were three Libertarians, including 2006 LP senate nominee Scott Jameson, running for their party's nomination.^[155] In addition, the Green Party of Texas sought ballot access for its candidate David B. Collins.^[156]

In the end, John Cornyn won re-election, 55%-43%

Democratic primary^[157]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Rick Noriega	1,110,579	51.01%
Democratic	Gene Kelly	584,966	26.87%
Democratic	Ray McMurrey	269,402	12.37%
Democratic	Rhett Smith	213,305	9.75%

Republican Primary^[158]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John Cornyn	997,216	81.48%	+4.17%
	Republican	Larry Kilgore	226,649	18.52%	+0.00%

2008 Texas U.S. Senate general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John Cornyn	4,337,469	54.82%	-0.48%
	Democratic	Rick Noriega	3,389,365	42.83%	-0.50%
	Libertarian	Yvonne Adams Schick	185,241	2.34%	+1.55%
Majority			948,104
Turnout			7,912,075	58.28%
	Republican hold		Swing

Virginia

United States Senate election in Virginia, 2008

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Turnout

67.0% (voting eligible)^[159]


Nominee	Mark Warner	Jim Gilmore
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	2,369,327	1,228,830
Percentage	65.0%	33.7%

U.S. Senate election results map. Blue denotes counties/districts won by Warner. Red denotes those won by Gilmore.

U.S. Senator before election

John Warner
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mark Warner
Democratic

John Warner announced on August 31, 2007 that he would not seek re-election for another term.^[160] Former Governor Jim Gilmore, who dropped out of the 2008 presidential election, was the Republican nominee for the seat.^[161]
Popular Democratic former Governor Mark Warner (no relation) was the Democratic nominee for the race.^[162] Polling showed him as a strong favorite to win the seat.^[163]

When asked whether the Republicans were abandoning their hopes of holding onto Warner's seat, Senator John Ensign, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, responded that "You don’t waste money on races that don’t need it or you can’t win."^[118]

In one of the first senate races called on election day, Warner won, taking 65% of the vote, with Gilmore winning 34%. Since Democrat Jim Webb had defeated incumbent Republican George Allen for Virginia's other Senate seat in 2006, Virginia's senate delegation flipped from entirely Republican to entirely Democratic in just two years.

Former Gov. Mark Warner (D) campaigns at the Dixie Theatre in Staunton, Virginia

Republican Senator John Warner chose to retire after five terms.

Former Gov. Jim Gilmore (R)

United States Senate election in Virginia, 2008^[164]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Mark Warner	2,369,327	65.03%	+65.03%
	Republican	Jim Gilmore	1,228,830	33.72%	-48.85%
	Independent Greens	Glenda Parker	21,690	0.60%	+0.60%
	Libertarian	Bill Redpath	20,269	0.56%	+0.56%
	Write-ins		3,178	0.09%	-0.47%
Majority			1,140,497	31.30%	-41.53%
Turnout			3,643,294
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

West Virginia

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2008

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Nominee	Jay Rockefeller	Jay Wolfe
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	444,107	252,764
Percentage	63.7%	36.3%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Jay Rockefeller
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Jay Rockefeller
Democratic

Senator Jay Rockefeller, great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, sought a fifth term representing West Virginia. Even though West Virginia is a historically Democratic state, in which the party had a 50-32% edge in party affiliation over the Republicans in the 2004 elections, the state party is more conservative than the national party, giving its votes to President George W. Bush in that election and in 2000.^[165] Democrats Sheirl Fletcher and Billy Hendricks challenged Rockefeller in the primary but were defeated. The Republican nominee was Jay Wolfe of Salem, a former State Senator.

As expected^{[by whom?]}, Rockefeller handily won on election day, being re-elected with 64% of the vote. Wolfe had 36%.

2008 West Virginia U.S. Senator Democratic primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Rockefeller	271,370	77.1%
	Democratic	Sheirl Fletcher	51,073	14.5%
	Democratic	Billy Hendricks	29,707	8.4%
Turnout			352,150

2008 West Virginia U.S. Senator Republican primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jay Wolfe	N/A	100.00%
Turnout				100.00%

General election results^[166]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Jay Rockefeller	447,560	63.7%	+0.6%
	Republican	Jay Wolfe	254,629	36.3%	-0.6%
Majority			192,931
Turnout			702,189
	Democratic hold		Swing

Wyoming

United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2008

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Nominee	Mike Enzi	Chris Rothfuss
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	189,046	60,631
Percentage	75.6%	24.3%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

Mike Enzi
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Enzi
Republican

Senator Mike Enzi was considered likely to be re-elected without significant opposition for a third term in strongly Republican Wyoming. His Democratic opponent was Chris Rothfuss, a professor at the University of Wyoming and a chemical engineer, nanotechnologist, and diplomat. Pre-election polling indicated that Enzi led Rothfuss by 24%.

As expected^{[by whom?]}, Enzi won another term, 76%-24%.

Democratic primary results^[167]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Rothfuss	14,221	62.38%
	Democratic	Al Hamburg	8,578	37.62%
Total votes			22,799	100.00%

Republican primary results^[168]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Enzi (Incumbent)	69,195	100.00%
Total votes			69,195	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Mike Enzi	189,046	75.63%	+2.68%
	Democratic	Chris Rothfuss	60,631	24.26%	-2.79%
	Write-ins		269	0.11%
Majority			128,415	51.38%	+5.47%
Turnout			249,946
	Republican hold		Swing

Wyoming (special)

United States Senate special election in Wyoming, 2008

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Nominee	John Barrasso	Nick Carter
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	183,063	66,202
Percentage	73.4%	26.5%

County results

U.S. Senator before election

John Barrasso
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John Barrasso
Republican

John Barrasso was appointed by Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) on June 22, 2007 to fill the senate seat of Republican Craig L. Thomas, who died on June 4.^[169] Wyoming law requires that the interim senator be affiliated with the same political party as the departed senator. Barrasso ran in the November 4, 2008 special election, held on the day of the 2008 presidential election, to serve out the remainder of Thomas's term, which expires in January 2013.^[170]

On the Democratic side, Casper City Councilman Keith Goodenough announced his candidacy.^[171] In the primary on August 19, Goodenough was defeated by a political newcomer, Gillette defense attorney Nick Carter, who became Barrasso's opponent in the general election.^[172]

As expected^{[by whom?]}, Barrasso won on Election Day, taking 73% of the vote and winning every county in the state.

Democratic primary results^[167]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Carter	12,316	50.68
	Democratic	Keith Goodenough	11,984	49.32
Total votes			22,799	100.00

Republican primary results^[168]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Barrasso (Incumbent)	68,194	100.00
Total votes			68,194	100.00

United States Senate special election in Wyoming, 2008^[173]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	John Barrasso	183,063	73.35%	+3.37%
	Democratic	Nick Carter	66,202	26.53%	-3.33%
	None	Write-ins	293	0.12%
Majority			116,861	46.83%	+6.70%
Turnout			249,558
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes

^ Although Joe Lieberman (CT) was elected in 2006 on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket, most sources (including himself) refer to him as an independent Democrat and he is included here as an independent.

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