November 21, 2008  

Analyses of Senate Races

  • Alabama Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Jeff Sessions (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    State Senator Vivian Davis Figures (D)

  • Alaska Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Ted Stevens (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Mayor of Anchorage Mark Begich (D) (unannounced)
    Former Governor Tony Knowles (D) (unannounced)

  • Arkansas Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Mark Pryor (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R) unannounced

  • Colorado Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Wayne Allard (R) retiring/resigning

    Challengers:

    Representative Mark Udall (D)
    Former Representative Bob Schaffer (R)

  • Delaware Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Joe Biden (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Attorney General Beau Biden (D) if Joe retires
    Representative Michael Castle (R)

  • Georgia Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Saxby Chambliss (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    CEO of Dekalb County Vernon Jones (D)
    TV Journalist Dale Cardwell (D)

  • Idaho Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Larry Craig (R) retiring/resigning

    Challengers:

    Lieutenant Governor and former Governor Jim Risch (R)
    Veterinarian Rex Rammell (R)
    Former Representative Larry LaRocco (D)

  • Illinois Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Dick Durbin (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    A doctor, a truck driver, and three failed political candidates (R)

  • Iowa Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Tom Harkin (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Businessman Steve Rathje (R)
    Businessman Bob McDowell (R)

  • Kansas Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Pat Roberts (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    ?? (D)

  • Kentucky Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Mitch McConnell (R)

    Challengers:

    Representative Ben Chandler (D)
    State Attorney General Greg Stumbo (D)

  • Louisiana Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Mary Landrieu (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    State Treasurer John N. Kennedy (R)

  • Maine Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Susan Collins (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Representative Tom Allen (D)

  • Massachusetts Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    John Kerry (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Ex-Delta Force Officer Jeff Beatty (R)

  • Michigan Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Carl Levin (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    ?? (R)

  • Minnesota Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Norm Coleman (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Comedian Al Franken (D)
    Attorney Jim Ciresi (D)

  • Mississippi Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Thad Cochran (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    ?? (D)

  • Mississippi Special Election
    Incumbent:

    Trent Lott (R) retiring

    Challengers:

    Rep. Chip Pickering (R)
    Rep. Roger Wicker (R)
    Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove (D)
    Former Attorney General Mike Moore (D)

  • Montana Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Max Baucus (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Former State House Majority Leader Michael Lange (R)

  • Nebraska Senate Race
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    Incumbent:

    Chuck Hagel (R) retiring

    Challengers:

    Former Governor, current Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns (R)
    2006 Congressional Candidate Scott Kleeb (D)

  • New Hampshire Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    John E. Sununu (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Former Governor Jeanne Shaheen (D)

  • New Jersey Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Frank Lautenberg (D) indicated interest in reelection bid

    Challengers:

    ??(R)

  • New Mexico Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Pete Domenici (R) resigned/retiring

    Challengers:

    Rep. Heather Wilson (R)
    Rep. Steve Pearce (R)
    Rep. Tom Udall (D)
    Mayor of Albuquerque Martin Chavez (D)

  • North Carolina Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Elizabeth Dole (R), announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    State Senator Kay Hagen (D)
    Financial Advisor Jim Neal (D)

  • Oklahoma Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Jim Inhofe (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    State Senator Kenneth Corn (D)
    State Senator Andrew Rice (D)

  • Oregon Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Gordon Smith (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    State House Speaker Jeff Merkley (D)
    Lawyer/Activist Steve Novick (D)

  • Rhode Island Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Jack Reed (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    ?? (R)

  • South Carolina Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Lindsey Graham (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    ?? (D)

  • South Dakota Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Tim Johnson (D) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    State Representative Joel Dykstra (R)

  • Tennessee Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Lamar Alexander (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Mike McWherter (D) unannounced

  • Texas Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    John Cornyn (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Afghanistan War Veteran Rick Noriega (D)

  • Virginia Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    John Warner (R) retiring

    Challengers:

    Former Governor Mark Warner (D)
    Former Governor Jim Gilmore (R)

  • West Virginia Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Jay Rockefeller (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    ??(R)

  • Wyoming Senate Race
    Incumbent:

    Mike Enzi (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    ?? (D)

  • Wyoming Special Election
    Incumbent:

    Interim Senator John Barrasso (R) announced reelection bid

    Challengers:

    Gov. Dave Fruedenthal (D) unannounced
    Cynthis Lummis (R) unannounced