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      Home/Elections/2004/US Senate

      2004 US Senate

      34 contests

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      SENATE

      US Senate · 2004

      Republican Hold
      DEM
      51 needed
      REP
      IND
      Before
      48
      52
      After
      45
      55
      Net change:D −3·R +3·34 seats contested

      Chamber Control

      Democratic45
      RepublicanMajority55
      Threshold:51 seats
      D 45 – R 55
      34 contests|D won 15|R won 19
      State ▲WinnerW%VotesRunner-upR-up%VotesMarginSwing
      ▶
      Alabama
      ShelbyREP
      67.5%1,242,200
      SowellDEM
      32.4%595,018
      R+35.2
      ↓ R+8.6
      ▶
      Alaska
      MurkowskiREP
      0.0%————---—
      ▶
      Arizona
      McCainREP
      76.7%1,505,372
      StarkyDEM
      20.6%404,507
      R+56.1
      ↓ R+14.5
      ▶
      Arkansas
      LincolnDEM
      55.9%580,973
      HoltREP
      44.1%458,036
      D+11.8
      ↓ R+1.0
      ▶
      California
      BoxerDEM
      57.7%6,955,728
      JonesREP
      37.8%4,555,922
      D+19.9
      ↑ D+9.9
      ▶
      Colorado
      SalazarDEM
      51.3%1,081,188
      CoorsREP
      46.5%980,668
      D+4.8
      ↑ D+32.2
      ▶
      Connecticut
      DoddDEM
      66.3%945,347
      OrchulliREP
      32.1%457,749
      D+34.2
      ↑ D+1.4
      ▶
      Florida
      MartinezREP
      49.4%3,672,864
      CastorDEM
      48.3%3,590,201
      R+1.1
      ↓ R+26.1
      ▶
      Georgia
      IsaksonREP
      57.9%1,864,202
      MajetteDEM
      40.0%1,287,690
      R+17.9
      ↓ R+10.7
      ▶
      Hawaii
      InouyeDEM
      75.5%313,287
      CavassoREP
      21.0%87,121
      D+54.5
      ↓ R+6.8
      ▶
      Idaho
      CrapoREP
      99.2%499,796
      OtherOTH
      0.8%4,136
      R+99.2
      ↓ R+58.0
      ▶
      Illinois
      ObamaDEM
      70.0%3,597,456
      KeyesREP
      27.1%1,390,690
      D+42.9
      ↑ D+45.8
      ▶
      Indiana
      BayhDEM
      61.6%1,496,976
      ScottREP
      37.2%903,913
      D+24.4
      ↓ R+4.5
      ▶
      Iowa
      GrassleyREP
      70.2%1,038,175
      SmallDEM
      27.9%412,365
      R+42.3
      ↓ R+4.4
      ▶
      Kansas
      BrownbackREP
      69.2%780,863
      JonesDEM
      27.5%310,337
      R+41.7
      ↓ R+8.0
      ▶
      Kentucky
      BunningREP
      50.7%873,507
      MongiardoDEM
      49.3%850,855
      R+1.3
      ↓ R+0.7
      ▶
      Louisiana
      VitterREP
      51.0%943,014
      JohnDEM
      29.3%542,150
      R+21.7
      ↓ R+54.1
      ▶
      Maryland
      MikulskiDEM
      64.8%1,504,691
      PipkinREP
      33.7%783,055
      D+31.1
      ↓ R+9.9
      ▶
      Missouri
      BondREP
      57.5%1,474,971
      FarmerDEM
      41.4%1,063,017
      R+16.1
      ↓ R+7.2
      ▶
      Nevada
      ReidDEM
      61.1%494,805
      ZiserREP
      35.1%284,640
      D+25.9
      ↑ D+25.8
      ▶
      New Hampshire
      GreggREP
      66.2%434,847
      HaddockDEM
      33.7%221,549
      R+32.5
      ↑ D+7.1
      ▶
      New York
      SchumerDEM
      71.2%4,769,824
      MillsREP
      24.2%1,625,069
      D+46.9
      ↑ D+36.4
      ▶
      North Carolina
      BurrREP
      51.6%1,791,450
      BowlesDEM
      47.0%1,632,527
      R+4.6
      ↓ R+8.7
      ▶
      North Dakota
      DorganDEM
      68.3%212,143
      LiffrigREP
      31.7%98,553
      D+36.6
      ↑ D+8.6
      ▶
      Ohio
      VoinovichREP
      63.9%3,464,651
      FingerhutDEM
      36.1%1,961,249
      R+27.7
      ↓ R+14.8
      ▶
      Oklahoma
      CoburnREP
      52.8%763,433
      CarsonDEM
      41.2%596,750
      R+11.5
      ↑ D+23.6
      ▶
      Oregon
      WydenDEM
      63.4%1,128,728
      KingREP
      31.8%565,254
      D+31.6
      ↑ D+4.4
      ▶
      Pennsylvania
      SpecterREP
      52.6%2,925,080
      HoeffelDEM
      42.0%2,334,126
      R+10.6
      ↑ D+15.9
      ▶
      South Carolina
      DemintREP
      53.7%857,167
      TenenbaumDEM
      44.1%704,384
      R+9.6
      ↓ R+16.6
      ▶
      South Dakota
      ThuneREP
      50.6%197,848
      DaschleDEM
      49.4%193,340
      R+1.1
      ↓ R+26.9
      ▶
      Utah
      BennettREP
      68.7%626,640
      DamDEM
      28.4%258,955
      R+40.3
      ↓ R+9.3
      ▶
      Vermont
      LeahyDEM
      70.6%216,972
      McMullenREP
      24.5%75,398
      D+46.1
      ↓ R+3.7
      ▶
      Washington
      MurrayDEM
      55.0%1,549,708
      NethercuttREP
      42.7%1,204,584
      D+12.2
      ↓ R+4.6
      ▶
      Wisconsin
      FeingoldDEM
      55.4%1,632,697
      MichelsREP
      44.1%1,301,183
      D+11.2
      ↑ D+9.1
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