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Senate Race Senate stands currently at 55 Democrats 45 Republicans.
There are 36 Senate races Democrats have 21 seats to defend and the Republicans are defending 15.
State Incumbent Major Party Opposition
Third Party
Alabama Jeff Session
Alaska Mark Begich Dan Sullivan
Arkansas Mark Pryor Tom Cotton Rod Bryan (Ind)
Colorado Mark Udall Cory Gardner Steve Shogan (Ind)
Delaware Chris Coons Kevin Wade
Georgia Saxby Chamblis Retiring
Michelle Nunn Amanda Swafford (Lib)
Hawaii* Brian Schatz Cam Cavasso
Idaho Jim Risch Nels Mitchell
Illinois Dick Durbin Jim Oberweis
Iowa Tom Harkin Retiring Bruce Braley‐running
Joni Ernst
Kansas Pat Roberts Greg Orman (Ind)
Randall Batson (Lib)
Kentucky Mitch McConnell Lundergan Grimes David Patterson (Lib)
Louisiana Mary Landrieu Bill Cassidy
Maine Susan Collins Shenna Bellows
Massachusetts Ed Markey Brian Herr
Michigan Carl Levin Retiring Gary Peters‐running
Terri Lynn Land
Minnesota Al Franken Mike McFadden
Mississippi Thad Cochran Travis Childers
Montana Jon Walsh Retiring – Amanda Curtis Running
Steve Daines Roger Roots (Lib)
Nebraska Mike Johanns Retiring Ben Sasse‐ running
David Domina
New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Scott Brown
New Jersey Cory Booker Jeff Bell
New Mexico Tom Udall Allen Weh
North Carolina Kay Hagan Thom Tillis Sean Haugh (Lib)
Oklahoma James Inhofe
Matt Silverstein
Oklahoma* Tom Coburn Resigning James Lankford‐ running
Connie Johnson
Oregon Jeff Merkley Monica Wehby
Rhode Island Jack Reed Mark Zaccari
South Carolina Lindsey Graham
Brad Hutto Thomas Ravenel (Ind) Victor Kocher (Lib)
South Carolina Tim Scott**
Joyce Dickerson Jill Bossi (American)
South Dakota Tim Johnson Retiring Rick Weiland
Mike Rounds Larry Pressler (Ind)
Tennessee Lamar Alexander Gordon Ball
Texas John Cornyn David Alameel
Virginia Mark Warner Ed Gillespie Robert Sarvis (Lib)
West Virginia Jay Rockerfeller Retiring Natalie Tennant
Shelly Moore Capito Martin Staunton (Ind) John Buckley (Lib)
Wyoming Mike Enzi Charlie Hardy
*Indicates a special election
** South Carolina Tim Scott became a senator in 2013 to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jim DeMint, Sen. Tim Scott
is running a special election in 2014 for the final 2 years of DeMint’s second term.
*Oklahoma Tom Coburn has announced that he will resign on January 3, 2015, two years before the end of his
term. The winner of this special election will serve the remaining two years of Senator Coburn's term.
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