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United States Senate elections, 2014
← 2012 November 4, 2014 2016 →
33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate and 3 mid-term special elections
51 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Harry Reid Mitch McConnell
Party Democratic Republican Others
Leader since January 3, 2005 January 3, 2007
Leader's seat Nevada Kentucky
Current seats 53* 45 2*
Seats needed Steady Increase 6 N/A
Seats up 21 15 0
     Democratic incumbent seeking re-election      Democratic incumbent retiring

     Republican incumbent seeking re-election      Republican incumbent retiring
     No election

Line through state means both Senate seats are up for election.
* Both Independents currently caucus with the Democrats. Neither is up for election.
Incumbent Majority Leader

Harry Reid
Democratic



United States Senate Elections, 2014 is a series of elections that will be held on November 4, 2014, where the 33 Class II seats in the 100-member United States Senate will be contested. The elected Senators will have six-year terms from January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2021. Additionally, special elections are being held to fill 3 vacancies in other Classes that occurred during the 113th United States Congress. These elections mark 100 years of direct elections of U.S. Senators.

Currently, there are 36 Senate seats to be decided in November 2014, 21 of those now held by members of the Democratic Party and 15 by members of the Republican Party. Polls and other factors led forecasters in early October to predict that the Republicans would win several seats, with most predicting that the party was likely but not certain to win at least the six seats necessary to take control of the Senate.

The elections to the U.S. House of Representatives, elections for governors in states and territories, and many state and local elections will also be held on November 4, 2014.

Overview

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In order to have a majority, the Republicans must hold at least 51 seats in the Senate. The Democrats can retain a majority with 48 seats (assuming the two Independents continue to caucus with them) because, in event of a tie vote, the Vice President, Democrat Joe Biden, can make the tie-breaking vote. Control of the U.S. Senate has flipped in 10 of 50 cycles from 1914 to 2012, or 20 percent of the time.[1]

Republicans are seeking to win six or more seats necessary to take control of the Senate, while Democrats hope to retain and gain seats in the Senate. After losing ground in the 2012 elections, an internal fight broke out among the Republican leadership in early 2013 over the best strategy and tactics for the 2014 Senate races.[2] By December 2013, eight of the twelve incumbent Republicans running for re-election saw Tea Party challenges.[3] However, Republican incumbents won every primary challenge.[4] The combination of Democratic retirements and numerous seats up for election in swing states and red states gave Republicans hopes of taking control of the Senate, although Democrats saw opportunities for pickups as well.[5] Based on the two-party presidential vote in the most recent election, the 2014 election is the most "unrepresentative" of the nation since World War II, with Republicans holding significantly more strength in the states with elections than with the country as a whole.[6] In order to take control of the Senate, Republicans may have to defeat more than two incumbent Democrats, a task the party has not accomplished since 1980.[7] In the final months of the race, polls showed two independent candidates with viable chances of winning seats in the Senate, leading some analysts to speculate on the possibility of an "independent caucus" that could also include Maine Senator Angus King and possibly Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.[8][9]

Poll aggregation website FiveThirtyEight gave the Republican Party a 60% chance of taking control of the Senate as of September 28.[10] Another poll agregation website, RealClearPolitics, gives the Republican Party a net gain of 7 seats.[11] Due to the closeness of several races, Senate control may not be decided on election night.[12] Louisiana and Georgia both have competitive Senate races, and both states require run-off elections if no candidate takes a majority of the vote. Additionally, two independent candidates with significant chances of victory, Greg Orman in Kansas and Larry Pressler[13] in South Dakota, have refused to commit to caucusing with either party.[12] Independent Senator Angus King has left open the possibility of caucusing with the Republican Party after caucusing with the Democrats for the 113th Congress, while other Senators could also potentially switch parties.[12]

Summary

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There are 53 Democratic, 45 Republican and 2 independent senators (both of whom caucus with the Democrats). 33 senators are up for election this year as class 2 Senators, and three are up for special elections (all from class 3). Among the seats up for election in 2014, currently, there are 21 held by Democrats and 15 held by Republicans.

There may be some changes if senators die or resign. If senators in other classes die or resign between 2012 and 2014, there may be additional special elections. The dates between which the death or resignation of a senator would lead to a special election during this time period vary from state to state.

Colored shading indicates party with largest share of that row.

Parties Total
Democratic Republican Independent
Last election (2012) 53 45 2 100
Before this election 53 45 2 100
Not up 32 30 2 64
Class 1 (2012→2018) 23 8 2 33
Class 3 (2010→2016) 9 22 — 31
Up 21 15 — 36
General: Class 2 20 13 — 33
Special: Class 3 1 2 — 3
Incumbent retiring 4 3 — 7
Incumbent running 17 12 — 29

Change in composition

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Senate composition before the elections

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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 →
R41 R42 R43 R44 R45 I1 I2 D53 D52 D51
R40 R39 R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31
R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30
R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10

Race summary

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The following is the list of state-by-state summaries. Unless otherwise indicated, all races are for the class 2 seats whose terms begin January 3, 2015.

State
(linked to
summaries below) 		Incumbent Most recent election results 2014 intent Candidates
Senator Party Electoral
history
Alabama Jeff Sessions Republican 1996
2002
2008 		√ Jeff Sessions (Republican) 63%
Vivian Davis Figures (Democratic) 37% 		Running[14] Jeff Sessions (R)[14]
Victor Sanchez Williams (write-in)
Alaska Mark Begich Democratic 2008 √ Mark Begich (Democratic) 48%
Ted Stevens (Republican) 47% 		Running[15] Mark Begich (D)
Dan Sullivan (R)[16]
Ted Gianoutsos (I)[17]
Mark Fish (L)[18]
Arkansas Mark Pryor Democratic 2002
2008 		√ Mark Pryor (Democratic) 80%
Rebekah Kennedy (Green) 20% 		Running[19] Mark Pryor (D)
Tom Cotton (R)[20]
Nathan LaFrance (L)[21][22]
Mark Swaney (Green)[23]
Colorado Mark Udall Democratic 2008 √ Mark Udall (Democratic) 53%
Bob Schaffer (Republican) 43% 		Running[24] Mark Udall (D)
Cory Gardner (R)[25][26][27]
Stephen H. Shogan (I)[28]
Gaylon Kent (L)[29]
Bill Hammons (Unity Party)[30]
Delaware Chris Coons Democratic 2010 (Special) (2010):
√ Chris Coons (Democratic) 57%
Christine O'Donnell (Republican) 41% 		Running[31] Chris Coons (D)[31]
Kevin Wade (R)[32]
Andrew Groff (G)
Georgia Saxby Chambliss Republican 2002
2008 		√ Saxby Chambliss (Republican) 57%
Jim Martin (Democratic) 43% 		Retiring[33] David Perdue (R)[34]
Michelle Nunn (D)[35]
Amanda Swafford (L)[36]
Hawaii
(special: Class 3) 		Brian Schatz Democratic Appointed
in 2012 		(2010):
√ Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 75%
Campbell Cavasso (Republican) 22% 		Running to finish the term ending January 3, 2017[37] Brian Schatz (D)
Campbell Cavasso (R)[38]
Michael A. Kokoski (L)[39]
Idaho Jim Risch Republican 2008 √ Jim Risch (Republican) 58%
Larry LaRocco (Democratic) 34%
Rex Rammell (Independent) 5% 		Running[40] Jim Risch (R)
Nels Mitchell (D)[41]
Illinois Richard Durbin Democratic 1996
2002
2008 		√ Dick Durbin (Democratic) 68%
Steve Sauerberg (Republican) 29% 		Running[42] Dick Durbin (D)
Jim Oberweis (R)[43]
Sharon Hansen (L)[44]
Iowa Tom Harkin Democratic 1984
1990
1996
2002
2008 		√ Tom Harkin (Democratic) 63%
Christopher Reed (Republican) 37% 		Retiring[45] Bruce Braley (D)[46]
Joni Ernst (R)[47]
Doug Butzier (L)[48]
Jay Williams (I)[49]
Jerry Dean Carter (I)[50]
Bob Quast (I)[51]
Kansas Pat Roberts Republican 1996
2002
2008 		√ Pat Roberts (Republican) 60%
Jim Slattery (Democratic) 36% 		Running[52] Pat Roberts (R)
Greg Orman (I)
Randall Batson (L)[53]
Kentucky Mitch McConnell Republican 1984
1990
1996
2002
2008 		√ Mitch McConnell (Republican) 53%
Bruce Lunsford (Democratic) 47% 		Running[54] Mitch McConnell (R)
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)[55]
David Patterson (L)[56]
Robert Edward Ransdell (Write-In)[57]
Louisiana Mary Landrieu Democratic 1996
2002
2008 		√ Mary Landrieu (Democratic) 52%
John N. Kennedy (Republican) 46% 		Running[58] Mary Landrieu (D)
Brannon McMorris (L)[59][60]
Bill Cassidy (R)[61]
Rob Maness (R)[62]
Thomas Clements (R)[63]
Maine Susan Collins Republican 1996
2002
2008 		√ Susan Collins (Republican) 61%
Tom Allen (Democratic) 39% 		Running[64] Susan Collins (R)
Shenna Bellows (D)[65]
Erick Bennett (I)[66]
Massachusetts Ed Markey Democratic 2013 (Special) √ Ed Markey (Democratic) 55%
Gabriel E. Gomez (Republican) 45% 		Running[67] Ed Markey (D)
Brian Herr (R)[68]
Michigan Carl Levin Democratic 1978
1984
1990
1996
2002
2008 		√ Carl Levin (Democratic) 63%
Jack Hoogendyk (Republican) 34% 		Retiring[69] Gary Peters (D)[70]
Terri Lynn Land (R)[71]
Chris Wahmhoff (I)[72]
Robert James Fulner (L)[73]
Paul Marineau (I)[74]
Jeff Jones (I)[75]
Minnesota Al Franken Democratic-Farmer-Labor 2008 √ Al Franken (Democratic) 42%
Norm Coleman (Republican) 42%
Dean Barkley (IPM) 15% 		Running[76] Al Franken (DFL)
Mike McFadden (R)[77]
Heather Johnson (L)[78]
Tom Books (I)[78]
Steve Carlson (I)[78]
Jack Shepard (I)[78]
Kevin Terrell (I)[78]
Stephen Williams (I)[78]
Mississippi Thad Cochran Republican 1978
1984
1990
1996
2002
2008 		√ Thad Cochran (Republican) 61%
Erik R. Fleming (Democratic) 39% 		Running[79] Thad Cochran (R)
Travis Childers (D)[80]
Shawn O'Hara (Reform)[81]
Montana John Walsh Democratic Appointed
in 2014 		√ Max Baucus (Democratic) 73%
Bob Kelleher (Republican) 27% 		Withdrew from nomination Amanda Curtis (D)
Steve Daines (R)[82]
Roger Roots (L)[83]
Nebraska Mike Johanns Republican 2008 √ Mike Johanns (Republican) 58%
Scott Kleeb (Democratic) 40% 		Retiring[84] Ben Sasse (R)[85]
David Domina (D)[86]
Jim Jenkins (I)[87]
Todd Watson (I)[88]
New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 2008 √ Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic) 52%
John E. Sununu (Republican) 45% 		Running[89] Jeanne Shaheen (D)
Scott Brown (R)[90]
Gardner Goldsmith (L)[91]
New Jersey Cory Booker Democratic 2013 (special) √ Cory Booker (Democratic) 55%
Steve Lonegan (Republican) 44% 		Running[92] Cory Booker (D)
Jeff Bell (R)[92]
Joe Baratelli (L)[93]
Eugene M. LaVergne (Democratic-Republican)[94]
Antonio Sabas (I)[95]
Jeff Boss (I)[96]
Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth Party)[96]
New Mexico Tom Udall Democratic 2008 √ Tom Udall (Democratic) 61%
Steve Pearce (Republican) 39% 		Running[97] Tom Udall (D)
Allen Weh (R) [98]
North Carolina Kay Hagan Democratic 2008 √ Kay Hagan (Democratic) 53%
Elizabeth Dole (Republican) 44% 		Running[99] Kay Hagan (D)
Thom Tillis (R)[100]
Sean Haugh (L)[101]
David Waddell (Write-In)[102]
Oklahoma Jim Inhofe Republican 1994
1996
2002
2008 		√ Jim Inhofe (Republican) 57%
Andrew Rice (Democratic) 39% 		Running[76] Jim Inhofe (R)
Matt Silverstein (D)[103]
Joan Farr (I)[104]
Ray Woods (I)[105]
Aaron DeLozier (I)[105]
Oklahoma
(special: Class 3) 		Tom Coburn Republican 2004
2010 		√ Tom Coburn (Republican) 71%
Jim Rogers (Democratic) 27% 		Retiring and resigning at the end of the 113th Congress James Lankford (R)[106]
Connie Johnson (D)[105]
Mark T. Beard (I)[105]
Oregon Jeff Merkley Democratic 2008 √ Jeff Merkley (Democratic) 49%
Gordon H. Smith (Republican) 46%
Dave Brownlow (Constitution) 5% 		Running[107] Jeff Merkley (D)
Monica Wehby (R)[108]
Mike Montchalin (L)[109]
James E. Leuenberger (C)[110]
Christina Jean Lugo (PG)[111]
Rhode Island Jack Reed Democratic 1996
2002
2008 		√ Jack Reed (Democratic) 73%
Robert Tingle (Republican) 27% 		Running[112] Jack Reed (D)
Mark Zaccaria (R)[113]
South Carolina Lindsey Graham Republican 2002
2008 		√ Lindsey Graham (Republican) 58%
Bob Conley (Democratic) 42% 		Running[14] Lindsey Graham (R)[14]
Brad Hutto (D)[114]
Victor Kocher (L)[114]
South Carolina
(special: Class 3) 		Tim Scott Republican Appointed
in 2013 		(2010):
√ Jim DeMint (Republican) 62%
Alvin Greene (Democratic) 28%
Tom Clements (Green) 9% 		Running to finish the term ending January 3, 2017[115] Tim Scott (R)
Joyce Dickerson (D)[116]
Jill Bossi (American)
South Dakota Tim Johnson Democratic 1996
2002
2008 		√ Tim Johnson (Democratic) 63%
Joel Dykstra (Republican) 37% 		Retiring[117] Rick Weiland (D)[118]
Mike Rounds (R)[119]
Larry Pressler (I) [120]
Gordon Howie (I)[121]
Tennessee Lamar Alexander Republican 2002
2008 		√ Lamar Alexander (Republican) 65%
Bob Tuke (Democratic) 32% 		Running[122] Lamar Alexander (R)
Gordon Ball (D)[123]
Tom Emerson Jr. (Tea)[124]
Danny Page (I)[124]
Edmund L. Gauthier (I)[124]
Joshua James (I)[124]
Dea Jones (I)[124]
Harrison Kelly (I)[124]
Bartholomew J. Phillips (I)[124]
C. Salekin (I)[124]
Eric Schechter (I)[124]
Rick Tyler (I)[124]
Joe B. Wilmoth (I)[124]
Texas John Cornyn Republican 2002
2008 		√ John Cornyn (Republican) 55%
Rick Noriega (Democratic) 43% 		Running[14] John Cornyn (R)[14]
David Alameel (D)[125]
Emily Marie Sanchez (Green)[126]
Rebecca Paddock (L)[127]
David Smith (I)[128]
Avery Ayers (I)[129]
Virginia Mark Warner Democratic 2008 √ Mark Warner (Democratic) 65%
Jim Gilmore (Republican) 34% 		Running [130] Mark Warner (D)
Ed Gillespie (R)[131]
Robert Sarvis (L)[132][133]
West Virginia Jay Rockefeller Democratic 1984
1990
1996
2002
2008 		√ Jay Rockefeller (Democratic) 64%
Jay Wolfe (Republican) 36% 		Retiring[134] Shelley Moore Capito (R)[135]
Natalie Tennant (D)[136]
John S. Buckley (L)
Phil Hudok (Constitution)
Bob Henry Baber (Mountain)[137]
Wyoming Mike Enzi Republican 1996
2002
2008 		√ Mike Enzi (Republican) 76%
Chris Rothfuss (Democratic) 24% 		Running[138] Mike Enzi (R)
Charlie Hardy (D) [139]
Joe Porambo (L)
Curt Gottshall (I)[140]
State
(linked to
summaries below) 		Senator Party Electoral
history 		Most recent election results 2014 intent Candidates
Incumbent
     Safe Democratic seat      Competitive Democratic-held seat
     Safe Republican seat      Competitive Republican-held seat

Latest predictions

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Probability of Republican takeover

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Several websites use poll aggregation and psephology to estimate the probability that the Republican Party will gain enough seats to take control of the Senate. On November 2, 2014, Vice President Joe Biden predicted, as reported by CNN, that the Democratic Party will retain control of the Senate, stating, "I predict we're gonna ... keep the Senate." [141]

Source Probability of Republican control Updated
FiveThirtyEight 76.2%[142] 11/4
Princeton Election Consortium (Sam Wang) 65%[143] 11/3
Huffington Post 79%[144] 11/3
The Upshot (New York Times) 70%[145] 11/3
Washington Post 97%[146] 11/3
Daily Kos 90%[147] 11/4

Competitive seats

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Out of these 11 competitive seats, Republicans need to win at least six in order to gain a majority of at least 51 seats (Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia are currently considered safe Republican gains) and Democrats need to win at least five in order to hold a majority of at least 50 seats (including the two independents who currently caucus with the Democrats; in the case of a tie or deadlock in the Senate, Joe Biden, the Vice President and a Democrat, would cast the tie-breaking vote).

State Cook PVI Cook
(November 3, 2014)[148] 		Daily Kos Elections
(November 3, 2014)[149] 		Five Thirty Eight
(November 3, 2014)[150]
[note 1][note 2] 		New York Times
(November 3, 2014)[151]
[note 1][note 2] 		Real Clear Politics
(October 31, 2014)[152] 		Rothenberg
(November 1, 2014)[153] 		Sabato
(November 3, 2014)[154] 		Median prediction
[note 3] 		Winner
Alaska R+12 Tossup 78% R 72% R 65% R Tossup Tossup/Tilt R Lean R Tossup/Tilt R TBD
Arkansas R+14 Tossup 98% R 94% R 89% R Lean R Lean R Likely R Lean R TBD
Colorado D+1 Tossup 79% R 72% R 80% R Tossup Tossup/Tilt R Lean R Tossup/Tilt R TBD
Georgia R+6 Tossup 94% R 75% R 60% R Tossup Tossup Lean R Tossup TBD
Iowa D+1 Tossup 75% R 70% R 66% R Tossup Tossup Lean R Tossup TBD
Kansas R+12 Tossup 87% R 53% I 54% I Tossup Tossup Lean R Tossup TBD
Kentucky R+13 Lean R 98% R 97% R 97% R Lean R Likely R Likely R Likely R TBD
Louisiana R+12 Tossup 86% R 81% R 84% R Tossup Tossup/Tilt R Lean R Tossup/Tilt R TBD
New Hampshire D+1 Tossup 60% D 80% D 75% D Tossup Tossup/Tilt D Lean D Tossup/Tilt D TBD
North Carolina R+3 Tossup 56% D 70% D 73% D Tossup Tossup Lean D Tossup TBD
Virginia Even Likely D 99% D >99% D 97% D Lean D Likely D Likely D Likely D TBD
  1. ^ a b The Five Thirty Eight and New York Times predictions reflect the probability that the party will win the seat. They are not predictions of vote share.
  2. ^ a b The Five Thirty Eight and New York Times probabilities for Kansas are for the Republican, Pat Roberts, versus the Independent candidate, Greg Orman. Because it is unclear who Orman will caucus with should he be elected, the Kansas race will be sorted in the middle of the list if he is leading.
  3. ^ The Daily Kos Elections, Five Thirty Eight and New York Times predictions are on a cardinal scale; the others are on an incomparable ordinal scale. The median only reflects the ordinal predictions (Cook, Real Clear Politics, Rothenberg and Sabato).

Other seats

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  • Parentheses around an incumbent indicates a retiring incumbent.
  • Italics indicates an incumbent who most recently took office via appointment or special election
State Cook PVI Cook
(October 29, 2014)[148] 		Daily Kos Elections
(October 30, 2014)[149] 		Five Thirty Eight
(October 29, 2014)[150] 		New York Times
(October 29, 2014)[151] 		Real Clear Politics
(October 29, 2014)[152] 		Rothenberg
(October 29, 2014)[153] 		Sabato
(October 29, 2014)[154] 		Jay DeSart
(October 28, 2014)[155] 		Winner
Alabama R+14 Safe R Safe R 100% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R 100% R TBD
Delaware D+8 Safe D Safe D >99% D >99% D Safe D Safe D Safe D 99% D TBD
Hawaii
(special: Class 3) 		D+20 Safe D Safe D >99% D >99% D Safe D Safe D Safe D >99% D TBD
Idaho R+18 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD
Illinois D+8 Safe D Safe D >99% D >99% D Likely D Safe D Safe D 97% D TBD
Maine D+6 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD
Massachusetts D+10 Safe D Safe D >99% D >99% D Safe D Safe D Safe D >99% D TBD
Michigan D+4 Lean D Likely D 99% D 98% D Likely D Likely D Likely D 94% D TBD
Minnesota D+2 Likely D Safe D 96% D >99% D Likely D Likely D Likely D 93% D TBD
Mississippi R+9 Likely R Safe R >99% R >99% R Likely R Safe R Safe R 99% R TBD
Montana R+7 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R 93% R TBD
Nebraska R+12 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD
New Jersey D+6 Safe D Safe D >99% D >99% D Likely D Safe D Safe D 98% D TBD
New Mexico D+4 Safe D Safe D >99% D 99% D Likely D Safe D Safe D 92% D TBD
Oklahoma R+19 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD
Oklahoma
(special: Class 3) 		R+19 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD
Oregon D+5 Likely D Safe D >99% D >99% D Likely D Likely D Likely D 98% D TBD
Rhode Island D+11 Safe D Safe D >99% D >99% D Safe D Safe D Safe D >99% D TBD
South Carolina R+8 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD
South Carolina
(special: Class 3) 		R+8 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD
South Dakota R+10 Lean R Likely R >99% R 99% R Likely R Likely R Likely R 97% R TBD
Tennessee R+12 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD
Texas R+10 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD
West Virginia R+13 Likely R Safe R 99% R >99% R Likely R Safe R Safe R 97% R TBD
Wyoming R+22 Safe R Safe R >99% R >99% R Safe R Safe R Safe R >99% R TBD

Complete list of races

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Alabama

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Main article: United States Senate election in Alabama, 2014

Three-term incumbent Republican Jeff Sessions was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2008.[156] He will be 67 years old in 2014. Sessions is seeking re-election. No Democrat filed to run against him.[157]

Alaska

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Main article: United States Senate election in Alaska, 2014

One-term incumbent Democrat Mark Begich was elected with 48% of the vote in 2008, defeating six-term Senator Ted Stevens by 3,953 votes (a margin of 1.25 percent).[156] Begich will be 52 years old in 2014 and is seeking re-election to a second term.[15] Stevens, who would have been almost 91 years old at the time of the election, had already filed for a rematch back in 2009,[15] but was killed in a plane crash the following year.

Republican Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell,[158] 2010 nominee Joe Miller,[159] State Natural Resources Commissioner Daniel S. Sullivan,[160] and Air Force veteran John Jaramillo ran for the GOP nomination. In the August 19 primary, Sullivan won the Republican nomination with 40% and faces Begich in the general election.[161]

Arkansas

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Main article: United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2014

Two-term incumbent Democrat Mark Pryor was re-elected with 80% of the vote without Republican opposition in 2008.[162] He will be 51 years old in 2014. Pryor is running for a third term.[19]

Freshman Representative Tom Cotton of Arkansas's 4th congressional district is the Republican nominee.[163]

Colorado

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Main article: United States Senate election in Colorado, 2014

One-term incumbent Democrat Mark Udall was elected with 53% of the vote in 2008. He will be 64 years old in 2014. Udall is running for re-election.[164]

Congressman Cory Gardner of Colorado's 4th congressional district is the Republican nominee; his late entry into the race caused numerous Republicans to withdraw their candidacies.[165]

Gaylon Kent, 48 of Steamboat Springs, is the Libertarian Party's nominee.

Unity Party of America founder and National Chairman Bill Hammons is the Unity Party nominee.

Delaware

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Main article: United States Senate election in Delaware, 2014

Democrat Chris Coons won in the 2010 special election caused by Joe Biden's election as Vice President, winning by a 57% to 41% margin. Coons will be 51 years old in 2014. Coons is seeking re-election. His Republican opponent is engineer Kevin Wade.[166]

Georgia

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Main article: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2014

Two-term incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2008 in a runoff election with former state Representative Jim Martin; Georgia requires run-off elections when no Senate candidate wins over 50% of the vote. Chambliss is not seeking a third term.[33]

Political activist Derrick Grayson,[167] Representatives Jack Kingston of Georgia's 1st congressional district,[168] Paul Broun of Georgia's 10th congressional district,[169] and Phil Gingrey of Georgia's 11th congressional district[170] all declared their candidacy for the Republican nomination, as did former Secretary of State Karen Handel[171] and wealthy businessman David Perdue, cousin of former Governor Sonny Perdue.[172] In the May 20 primary, no candidate received a majority of votes, so the top two candidates faced each other in a runoff; Perdue won against Kingston in the runoff primary election on July 22 with 50.9% of the vote.[173]

Michelle Nunn, CEO of Points of Light and the daughter of former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, won the Democratic nomination.[174][175] Other declared Democratic candidates included former State Senator Steen Miles, psychiatrist Branko Radulovacki, and former US Army Ranger Todd Robinson.

Amanda Swafford, a former Flowery Branch, Georgia city councilwoman, received the Libertarian Party of Georgia nomination.

Hawaii (special)

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Main article: United States Senate special election in Hawaii, 2014

Daniel Inouye, the second longest serving United States Senator in U.S. history, died on December 17, 2012, after respiratory complications.[176] Hawaii law allows Neil Abercrombie, the Governor of Hawaii, to appoint an interim Senator "who serves until the next regularly-scheduled general election, chosen from a list of three prospective appointees that the prior incumbent's political party submits."[177] Abercrombie picked his Lieutenant Governor, Brian Schatz, to fill the Senate seat.[178] Inouye was re-elected in 2010 with 72 percent of the vote.[179] Schatz was challenged in the Democratic primary by Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa of Hawaii's 1st congressional district, who Inouye had hoped would be his successor.[180] Schatz defeated Hanabusa in the primary with 48.5% to 47.8%.[181]

Campbell Cavasso, former State Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and 2010, is the Republican nominee.[182]

Idaho

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Main article: United States Senate election in Idaho, 2014

One-term incumbent Republican Jim Risch was elected with 58% of the vote in 2008. He will be 71 years old in 2014. Risch is seeking a second term.[40]

Boise attorney Nels Mitchell is the Democratic nominee.[183]

Illinois

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Main article: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2014

Three-term incumbent and Senate Majority Whip Democrat Dick Durbin was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2008. He will be 70 years old in 2014. Durbin is running for a fourth term.[184]

State Senator Jim Oberweis is the Republican nominee.[185] He defeated primary challenger Doug Truax with 56% of the vote.

Iowa

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Main article: United States Senate election in Iowa, 2014

Five-term incumbent Democrat Tom Harkin was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2008. Harkin announced on January 26, 2013 that he would not seek a sixth term.[186] Congressman Bruce Braley is the Democratic nominee.[187][188]

State Senator Joni Ernst is the Republican nominee.[189]

Doug Butzier, who was the Libertarian Party's nominee, died in a plane crash on October 13, 2014 but will still appear on the ballot.[190]

Kansas

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Main article: United States Senate election in Kansas, 2014

Three-term incumbent Republican Pat Roberts was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2008. He will be 78 years old in 2014. Roberts is seeking a fourth term.[52] He faced a primary challenge from radiologist Milton Wolf, a conservative Tea Party supporter and distant cousin of President Barack Obama.[191] Roberts defeated Wolf in the Republican primary by 48% to 41%, far less than expected.[192] Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor won the Democratic nomination.[193] Randall Batson from Wichita will be on the general election ballot as a Libertarian.[194] Additionally, Greg Orman qualified for the ballot as an independent.[195]

On September 3, Taylor announced that he was dropping out of the election, leading to speculation that Democrats would support Orman's candidacy.[196] On September 18, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Taylor's name had to be removed from the ballot.[197] Orman has not committed to caucusing with either party.[196]

Kentucky

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Main article: United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2014

Five-term Republican incumbent and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2008. He will be 72 years old in 2014. McConnell is seeking re-election to a sixth term.[54] McConnell defeated businessman Matt Bevin in the Republican primary on May 20.[198]

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, with support from much of Kentucky's Democratic leadership, won the Democratic primary.[198][199] Actress Ashley Judd considered running for the Democratic nomination, but ultimately decided against it.[200][201]

Ed Marksberry is pursuing an independent bid after dropping out of the Democratic field in September 2013.[202][203]

Louisiana

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Main article: United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2014

Three-term incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2008. Landrieu is running for a fourth term.[58][204]

Louisiana uses a unique jungle primary system that eschews primaries in favor of run-off elections between the top two candidates; this run-off can be avoided if the winning candidate receives over 50% of the vote. Democrats Wayne Ables, Vallian Senegal, and William Waymire are running against Landrieu in the election, as are Republicans Bill Cassidy (representative of Louisiana's 6th congressional district), Thomas Clements (small business owner), and retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness.[205][206] Electrical Engineer Brannon McMorris is running as a Libertarian.[59]

Maine

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Main article: United States Senate election in Maine, 2014

Three-term incumbent Republican Susan Collins is seeking a fourth term.[207][208] Shenna Bellows, former Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, is the Democratic nominee.[209]

Massachusetts

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Main article: United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2014
See also: United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2013

Five-term incumbent and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2008. Kerry resigned in early 2013 to become U.S. Secretary of State.[210] Governor Deval Patrick appointed Democrat Mo Cowan to the seat.[211] Democratic Congressman Ed Markey beat Republican Gabriel E. Gomez in the June 25, 2013 special election by a 55% to 45% margin.[212] Markey will serve the remainder of Kerry's term, and is running for re-election in 2014.[67] Markey will be 68 years old in November 2014.

Hopkinton City Selectman Brian Herr is the Republican nominee.

Michigan

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Main article: United States Senate election in Michigan, 2014

Six-term incumbent Senator and Chairman of the Armed Services Committee Democrat Carl Levin, the longest serving Senator in Michigan's history, was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2008. Levin announced on March 7, 2013 that he would not seek re-election.[69]

Three term Democratic Representative Gary Peters of MI-14 is the Democratic nominee.[213]

Republican former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[214]

Minnesota

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Main article: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2014

One-term incumbent Democrat Al Franken unseated one-term Republican Norm Coleman by 312 votes in a contested three-way race with 42% of the vote in 2008; the third candidate in the race, Dean Barkley of the Independence Party of Minnesota, won 15% of the vote.[215] Franken is seeking re-election.[216] State Representative Jim Abeler,[217] St. Louis County Commissioner Chris Dahlberg,[218] co-CEO of Lazard Middle Market Mike McFadden,[77] bison farmer and former hair salon owner Monti Moreno,[219] state Senator Julianne Ortman,[220] and U.S. Navy reservist Phillip Parrish[221] ran for the Republican nomination. McFadden won the Republican primary and is the Republican nominee in the general election.[222]

Hannah Nicollet of the Independence Party of Minnesota is also running.[223]

Mississippi

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Main article: United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2014

Six-term incumbent Republican Thad Cochran, re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2008, is running for re-election.[79] He will be 76 years old in 2014. Cochran was the last incumbent Senator to declare his plans, leading to widespread speculation that he would retire.[224][225] Tea Party candidate Chris McDaniel, a conservative Mississippi state senator, ran against Cochran in the Republican primary.[226] Neither McDaniel nor Cochran was able to get 50% of the vote in the first round of the primary, so a runoff election was held June 24.[227] Cochran won the runoff election by 51% to 49%.[228] McDaniel has mounted a legal challenge to the run-off, but the challenge was unsuccessful at overturning the result.[229]

Former Congressman Travis Childers is the Democratic nominee.[80]

Montana

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Main article: United States Senate election in Montana, 2014

Six-term incumbent Democrat Max Baucus, the longest serving Senator in Montana's history, was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2008. Baucus announced on April 23, 2013 that he would retire in 2014, rather than seek re-election to a seventh term.[230] Baucus was appointed as the United States Ambassador to China, leading him to resign from the Senate in February 2014.[231]

Following Baucus's confirmation as ambassador, Governor Steve Bullock appointed Lieutenant Governor John Walsh to fill the vacant senate seat.[232] Former Lieutenant Governor John Bohlinger was defeated by Walsh in the Democratic primary. Amid controversy over alleged plagiarism in a 2007 research paper, Walsh pulled out of the race.[233] The Montana Democratic Party held a special nominating convention on August 16 to choose a replacement for Walsh. First-term State Representative Amanda Curtis won the nomination, thereby becoming the new Democratic nominee.[234]

Congressman Steve Daines won the Republican nomination [235] over state Representative Champ Edmunds of Missoula and David Leaser of Kalispell.[236]

Since the adoption of the 17th Amendment, this seat has been held exclusively by Democrats.

Nebraska

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Main article: United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2014

One-term incumbent Republican Mike Johanns was elected with 58% of the vote in 2008. He is not seeking second term.[237] Term limited Republican Governor Dave Heineman considered running for the Republican nomination, but ultimately decided against running.[238] Former state Treasurer Shane Osborn,[239] attorney Bart McLeay, banker Sid Dinsdale, and Midland University President Ben Sasse ran for the Republican nomination.[240][241] In the May 13 primary, Sasse won the Republican nomination.

Trial lawyer David Domina is the Democratic nominee.[242]

New Hampshire

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Main article: United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2014

One-term incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen was elected with 52% of the vote in 2008. She will be 67 years old in 2014. Shaheen is running for re-election.[89]

Scott Brown, who represented neighboring Massachusetts in the Senate from 2010 to 2012, is the Republican nominee.[243]

New Jersey

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Main article: United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2014
See also: United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 2013

Incumbent Democrat Frank Lautenberg was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2008. After announcing he wouldn't seek re-election, Lautenberg died in June 2013.[244][245] Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a Democrat, defeated Republican nominee Steve Lonegan by 55%-to-45% in a 2013 special election to replace interim Republican appointee Jeffrey Chiesa.[246] Booker is running for re-election in 2014. 1978 and 1982 Republican candidate and political operative Jeffrey Bell is the Republican nominee.[247]

New Mexico

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Main article: United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2014

One-term incumbent Democrat Tom Udall was elected with 61% of the vote in 2008. He will be 66 years old in 2014. Former Doña Ana County Republican Party Chairman David Clements and former New Mexico Republican Party Chairman Allen Weh sought the Republican nomination.[248] Weh won the June 3 primary and will face Udall in the general election.

North Carolina

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Main article: United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2014

One-term incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan was elected with 53% of the vote against incumbent Republican Elizabeth Dole in 2008. Hagan will be 61 years old in 2014 and is seeking re-election.[249][250] State House Speaker Thom Tillis is the Republican nominatee.[251] Sean Haugh won the Libertarian nomination.[250]

Oklahoma

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Main article: United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2014

Three-term incumbent Republican Jim Inhofe was re-elected with 57% of the vote in 2008. He will be 79 years old in 2014. Inhofe is seeking re-election. Matt Silverstein, an insurance agency owner, is running for the Democratic nomination.[252]

Oklahoma (special)

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Main article: United States Senate special election in Oklahoma, 2014

Two-term incumbent Republican Tom Coburn was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2010, and was not scheduled to be up for election again until 2016. However, Coburn announced his intention to resign at the end of the 113th Congress. A special election to fill his seat will take place in November 2014, concurrent with the other Senate elections.[253] Congressman James Lankford is the Republican nominee.[254][255] State Senator Connie Johnson is the Democratic nominee.[256]

Oregon

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Main article: United States Senate election in Oregon, 2014

One-term incumbent Democrat Jeff Merkley was narrowly elected with 49% of the vote in 2008. He will be 58 years old in 2014. Merkley is running for a second term. State representative Jason Conger, attorney Tim Crawley, IT consultant Mark Callahan, neurosurgeon Monica Wehby, and former Linn County Republican Chair Jo Rae Perkins all ran for the Republican nomination,[257] with Wehby ultimately winning the nomination in the May 20 primary.[258]

Rhode Island

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Main article: United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2014

Three-term incumbent Democrat Jack Reed was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2008. He will be 64 years old in 2014. Reed is running for re-election.[259] Mark Zaccaria is the Republican nominee.

South Carolina

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Main article: United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2014

Two-term incumbent Republican Lindsey Graham was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2008. He will be 59 years old in 2014. Graham won the Republican nomination over a field that included state senator Lee Bright. State Senator Brad Hutto won the Democratic nomination.[260]

South Carolina (special)

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Main article: United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 2014

Jim DeMint was elected to a second term in 2010, but he resigned from the Senate in January 2013 to become president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank.[261] Governor Nikki Haley appointed Congressman Tim Scott as DeMint's replacement.[262] Scott is the Republican nominee to serve the remainder of DeMint's term. Richland County Council member Joyce Dickerson won the Democratic nomination.[263]

South Dakota

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Main article: United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2014

Three-term incumbent Democrat Tim Johnson was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2008. Johnson announced on March 26, 2013 that he would not run for reelection.[264] Former Congressional aide Rick Weiland is the Democratic nominee.[265]

Among Republicans, former two-term Governor Mike Rounds announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination on November 29, 2012.[266] Rounds won the Republican nomination over state senator Larry Rhoden, state representative Stace Nelson, and physician Annette Bosworth.[267]

Former Republican Senator Larry Pressler and Republican State Senator Gordon Howie are running as independents.[268][269] Pressler has not committed to caucusing with either party, while Howie has said that he would caucus with the Senate Republicans.[270][271]

Tennessee

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Main article: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2014

Two-term incumbent Republican Lamar Alexander was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2008. He will be 74 years old in 2014. Alexander is seeking re-election to a third term.[122]

On August 7, 2014, Alexander won the Republican nomination over six challengers, including State Representative Joe Carr.[272]

On November 4, 2014, Alexander will face Democratic nominee Gordon Ball, Libertarian Party nominee Joshua James,[273] Constitution Party nominee Joe Wilmothm,[273] and independent Danny Page[273] in the general election.

Texas

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Main article: United States Senate election in Texas, 2014

Two-term incumbent Republican John Cornyn, the Senate Minority Whip, was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2008. Cornyn is seeking re-election, and won the 2014 Republican primary with 59% of the vote.

Dentist David Alameel and Kesha Rogers, a volunteer for The Lyndon LaRouche Policy Institute, faced each other in a run-off election for the Democratic nomination.[274] Alameel won the run-off and is the Democratic nominee.[275]

Virginia

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Main article: United States Senate election in Virginia, 2014

One-term incumbent Democrat Mark Warner was elected with 65% of the vote in 2008; he is seeking re-election. He will be 59 years old in 2014. Ed Gillespie, former RNC Chairman and presidential adviser, is running for the Republican nomination. Robert Sarvis, the Libertarian nominee for Governor in 2013, is also running.[276]

West Virginia

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Main article: United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2014

Five-term incumbent Democrat Jay Rockefeller was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2008. He announced on January 11, 2013 that he would not seek reelection to a sixth term.[134] Secretary of State Natalie Tennant won the Democratic nomination.[277]

On November 26, 2012, Republican Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito announced her plans to run for the seat, in hopes of becoming the first Republican Senator elected from West Virginia since 1956.[278] Moore Capito won the nomination.

Wyoming

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Main article: United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2014

Three-term incumbent Republican Mike Enzi was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2008. He will be 70 years old in 2014. Enzi is seeking re-election. Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, briefly entered the race for the Republican nomination, but dropped her bid in January 2014.[279] On August 19, Mike Enzi won the Republican primary election with 82% of the vote, and Democrat Charlie Hardy won his party's primary election with 48% of the vote.[280]

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