Senate Race In 2012

Senate Race In 2012

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Currently, 24 Democrats and 9 Republicans will be up for re-election in 2012.  Those candidates are;

Democrats Up For Re-Election

  • Dianne Feinstein of California
  • Tom Carper of Delaware
  • Bill Nelson of Florida
  • Daniel Akaka of Hawaii
  • Ben Cardin of Maryland
  • Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts
  • Debbie Stabenow of Michigan
  • Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
  • Claire McCaskill of Missouri
  • Jon Tester of Montana
  • Ben Nelson of Nebraska
  • Bob Menendez of New Jersey
  • Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico
  • Kent Conrad of North Dakota
  • Sherrod Brown of Ohio
  • Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania
  • Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island
  • Jim Webb of Virginia
  • Robert Byrd of West Virginia
  • Maria Cantwell of Washington
  • Herb Kohl of Wisconsin

Independents Who Tend To Vote Democrat

  • Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
  • Bernie Sanders of Vermont

Republicans Up For Re-Election

 

  • Jon Kyl of Arizona
  • Richard Lugar of Indiana
  • Olympia Snowe of Maine
  • Roger Wicker of Mississippi
  • John Ensign of Nevada
  • Bob Corker of Tennessee
  • Orrin Hatch of Utah
  • John Barrasso of Wyoming

Republican Not Seeking Re-Election

  • Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas

There will also be a Senate Election in 2010 which may effect the Democratic majority in the Senate, but as things stand in 2009, the Democrats have a filibuster proof majority due to Al Franken finally being granted the Senate seat in Minnesota. Franken was engaged in one of the longest Senate races in the history of the United States, having contested court battles with the incumbent Norm Coleman due to how close the race actually was (it came down to under 1,000 votes.  Coleman’s last 5 court ruling were rejected by the Supreme Court of Minnesota, and Franken was finally allowed to take his seat in the Senate after over 6-months of legal issues.



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