United States Senate elections, 2010
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Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 2, 2010, with thirty four of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. Since Senators are elected for six-year terms, those elected will serve from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2017. Those Senators who were elected in 2004 will be seeking re-election (or retiring) in 2010.
The House elections will occur on the same date, as well as some state and local elections.
Major Parties
The composition of the Senate going into the 2010 election will depend on the results of the 2006 and 2008 elections. Of the seats up for election, 18 are held by Republicans and 16 by Democrats.There may be some additional changes of incumbent to the list below if Senators die or resign. If Senators in other classes die or resign in 2009 or 2010, there may be additional special elections in 2010.
Senate contests in 2010
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates | 2004 Election Results [link] |
| Alabama | Richard C. Shelby | Republican | Richard C. Shelby (R) 68%; Wayne Sowell (D) 32% | ||
| Alaska | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | Lisa Murkowski (R) 49%; Tony Knowles (D) 46%; Other 5% | ||
| Arizona | John S. McCain III | Republican | John S. McCain III (R) 77%; Stuart Starky (D) 21%; Other 3% | ||
| Arkansas | Blanche L. Lincoln | Democrat | Blanche L. Lincoln (D) 56%; Jim Holt (R) 44% | ||
| California | Barbara L. Boxer | Democrat | Barbara L. Boxer (D) 58%; Bill Jones (R) 38%; Other 4% | ||
| Colorado | Ken Lee Salazar | Democrat | Ken Salazar (D) 51%; Pete Coors (R) 47%; Other 2% | ||
| Connecticut | Christopher J. Dodd | Democrat | Christopher J. Dodd (D) 66%; Jack Orchulli (R) 32%; Other 2% | ||
| Florida | Melquiades R. Martinez | Republican | Melquiades Martinez (R) 50%; Betty Castor (D) 48%; Other 2% | ||
| Georgia | Johnny Isakson | Republican | Johnny Isakson (R) 58%; Denise Majette (D) 40%; Other 2% | ||
| Hawaii | Daniel K. Inouye | Democrat | Daniel K. Inouye (D) 76%; Campbell Cavasso (R) 21%; Other 3% | ||
| Idaho | Michael D. Crapo | Republican | Michael D. Crapo (R) 99%; Other 1% | ||
| Illinois | Barack Obama | Democrat | Barack Obama (D) 70%; Alan Keyes (R) 27%; Other 3% | ||
| Indiana | B. Evans "Evan" Bayh III | Democrat | Evan Bayh (D) 62%; Marvin Scott (R) 37%; Other 1% | ||
| Iowa | Charles E. Grassley | Republican | Charles E. Grassley (R) 70% Arthur Small 28%; Other 2% | ||
| Kansas | Samuel D. Brownback | Republican | Retiring [link] | Samuel D. Brownback (R) 69%; Lee Jones (D) 28%; Other 3% | |
| Kentucky | James P. D. Bunning | Republican | James P. Bunning (R) 51%; Daniel Mongiardo (D) 49% | ||
| Louisiana | David Vitter | Republican | David Vitter (R) 51%; Chris John (D) 29%; John Kennedy (D)15%; Other 5% | ||
| Maryland | Barbara A. Mikulski | Democrat | Barbara Mikulski (D) 65%; Edward Pipkin (R) 34%; Other 1% | ||
| Missouri | Christopher S. "Kit" Bond | Republican | Kit Bond (R) 56%; Nancy Farmer (D) 43%; Other 1% | ||
| Nevada | Harry M. Reid | Democrat | Harry Reid (D) 61%; Richard Ziser (R) 35%; Other 4% | ||
| New Hampshire | Judd A. Gregg | Republican | Judd Gregg (R) 66%; Doris Haddock (D) 34% | ||
| New York | Charles E. Schumer | Democrat | Charles Schumer (D) 71%; Howard Mills (R) 24%; Other 5% | ||
| North Carolina | Richard M. Burr | Republican | Richard Burr (R) 52%; Erskine Bowles (D) 47%; Other 1% | ||
| North Dakota | Byron L. Dorgan | Democratic | Byron Dorgan (D) 68%; Mike Liffrig (R) 32% | ||
| Ohio | George V. Voinovich | Republican | George Voinovich (R) 64%; Eric Fingerhut (D) 36% | ||
| Oklahoma | Thomas A. Coburn | Republican | Tom Coburn (R) 53%; Brad Carson (D) 41%; Sheila Bilyeu (Independent) 6% | ||
| Oregon | Ronald L. Wyden | Democrat | Ron Wyden (D) 63%; Al King (R) 32%; Other 5% | ||
| Pennsylvania | Arlen Specter | Republican | Arlen Specter (R) 53%; Joe Hoeffel (D) 42%; Other 5% | ||
| South Carolina | James W. DeMint | Republican | Jim DeMint (R) 54%; Inez Tenenbaum (D) 44%; Other 2% | ||
| South Dakota | John R. Thune | Republican | Thomas A. Daschle (D) 49%; John Thune (R) 51% | ||
| Utah | Robert F. Bennett | Republican | Robert Bennett (R) 69%; Paul Van Dam (D) 28%; Other 3% | ||
| Vermont | Patrick J. Leahy | Democrat | Patrick Leahy (D) 71%; Jack McMullen (R) 25%; Other 4% | ||
| Washington | Patty Murray | Democrat | Patty Murray (D) 55%; George Nethercutt (R) 43%; Other 2% | ||
| Wisconsin | Russell D. Feingold | Democrat | Russ Feingold (D) 56%; Tim Michels (R) 44% | ||
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