| Senate Seats Up For Election In 2008 |
| State |
Incumbent |
Outlook |
2002
Vote |
| AL |
R |
Jeff Sessions
(1997 - ) |
Considered safe seat; won with 63% |
59% |
| AK |
R |
Ted Stevens
(1968 - ) |
He will be 85 in 2008; convicted of corruption charges. Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich squeaks by Stevens to capture the win. |
78% |
| AR |
D |
Mark Pryor
(2003 - ) |
Considered safe seat; uncontested. |
54% |
| CO |
R |
Wayne Allard
(1997 - 2008) |
Open seat; retiring. Candidates: former US Rep. Bob Schaffer (R) and current US Rep. Mark Udall (D). Udall wins with 53% |
51% |
| DE |
D |
Joseph Biden
(1973 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected and elected for Vice President. The Governor will appoint a successor for a term that expires in 2010. |
58% |
| GA |
R |
Saxby Chambliss
(2003 - ) |
Considered safe seat; in run-off with Democrat Martin |
53% |
| ID |
R |
Larry E. Craig
(1991 - 2007) |
Resigned. Candidates: Lt. Gov. Jim Risch (R) and former Rep. Larry LaRocco (D). Risch wins with 58% |
65% |
| IA |
D |
Tom Harkin
(1985 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected with 63% |
54% |
| IL |
D |
Richard Durbin
(1997 - ) |
Considered safe seat; senior senator. Re-elected with 68% |
60% |
| KS |
R |
Pat Roberts
(1997 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected with 60% |
83% |
| KY |
R |
Mitch McConnell
(1985 - ) |
Considered safe seat; senior senator and Senate Minority Leader. Seat targeted by DNC. Re-elected with 53% |
65% |
| LA |
D |
Mary Landrieu
(1997 - ) |
Will Katrina backlash bite? Re-elected with 52% |
52% |
| ME |
R |
Susan Collins
(1997 - ) |
State leans Republican. Candidates: Rep. Tom Allen (D-ME-1) voted against Iraq War. Collins re-elected with 61% |
58% |
| MA |
D |
John Kerry
(1985 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected with 66% |
80% |
| MI |
D |
Carl Levin
(1979 - ) |
Considered safe seat; senior senator. Re-elected with |
60% |
| MN |
R |
Norm Coleman
(2003 - ) |
State leans Republican. Candidates: author and former radio talk show host Al Franken (D). Too close to call. |
50% |
| MS |
R |
Thad Cochran
(1979 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected with 62% |
85% |
| MS |
R |
Roger Wicker
(2007 - ) |
Appointed to fill seat vacated by Republican Sen. Trent Lott. Re-elected with 55% |
85% |
| MT |
D |
Max Baucus
(1978 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected with 73% |
63% |
| NJ |
D |
Frank R. Lautenberg
(1982-2001, 2003-) |
Considered safe seat; he will be 84 in 2008. Re-elected with 56% |
54% |
| NC |
R |
Elizabeth Dole
(2003 - ) |
State leans Republican. Upset by Hagen (53%-47%) |
54% |
| NE |
R |
Chuck Hagel
(1997 - ) |
Candidates: Former Bush Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns and rancher and professor Scott Kleeb. Kleeb wins with 50% |
83% |
| NH |
R |
John E. Sununu
(2003 - ) |
State leans Republican. Democrat Jeanne Shaheen wins with 52% |
51% |
| NM |
R |
Pete Domenici
(1973 - ) |
Will not run; implicated in US Attorneys firings. Democratic Rep. Tom Udall defeats Republican Rep. Steve Pearce, 61% to 39% |
65% |
| OK |
R |
James M. Inhofe
(1994 - ) |
Considered safe seat; senior senator. Candidates: State Sen. Andrew Rice (D). Re-elected with 57% |
57% |
| OR |
R |
Gordon H. Smith
(1997 - ) |
Other Senator a Democrat. Oregon House Speaker Jeff Merkley (D) and attorney wins 49% to 46% |
56% |
| RI |
D |
Jack Reed
(1997 - ) |
Considered safe seat; senior senator. Re-elected with 73% |
78% |
| SC |
R |
Lindsey Graham
(2003 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected with 58% |
54% |
| SD |
D |
Tim Johnson
(1997 - ) |
Considered safe seat if recovers health; senior senator. Re-elected with 62% |
55% |
| TN |
R |
Lamar Alexander
(2003 - ) |
Considered safe seat; senior senator. Re-elected with 65% |
54% |
| TX |
R |
John Cornyn
(2002 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected with 56% |
55% |
| VA |
R |
John W. Warner
(1979 - 2008) |
Will not run. former Democratic Governor Mark Warner defeats former Gov. Jim Gilmore, 65% to 34% |
83% |
| WV |
D |
Jay Rockefeller IV
(1985 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected with 64% |
63% |
| WY |
R |
Michael B. Enzi
(1997 - ) |
Considered safe seat. Re-elected with 76% |
73% |
| WY |
R |
John Barrasso
(2007) |
Appointed to fill seat of Craig Thomas (2007-2013), who died 4 June 2007. Special election. Re-elected with 73% |
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