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2008 US Senate

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SENATE

US Senate · 2008

Democratic Gain

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

49

50

1

After

57

42

1

Net change:D +8·R −8·I ±0·35 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority57

Republican42

Independent1

Threshold:51 seats

D 57 – R 42 – I 1

35 contests|D won 20|R won 15

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SessionsREP	63.4%	1,305,383	FiguresDEM	36.5%	752,391	R+26.8	↓ R+8.1
▶	Alaska	BegichDEM	0.0%	—	—	—	—	---	—
▶	Arkansas	PryorDEM	79.5%	804,678	OtherOTH	20.5%	207,076	D+79.5	↑ D+71.7
▶	Colorado	UdallDEM	52.8%	1,231,049	SchafferREP	42.5%	990,784	D+10.3	↑ D+15.2
▶	Delaware	BidenDEM	64.7%	257,539	O'DonnellREP	35.3%	140,595	D+29.4	↑ D+11.9
▶	Georgia	ChamblissrREP	57.4%	1,228,033	MartinDEM	42.6%	909,923	R+14.9	↓ R+8.0
▶	Idaho	RischREP	57.6%	371,744	LaroccoDEM	34.1%	219,903	R+23.6	↑ D+9.1
▶	Illinois	DurbinDEM	67.8%	3,615,844	SauerbergREP	28.5%	1,520,621	D+39.3	↑ D+17.0
▶	Iowa	HarkinDEM	62.7%	941,665	ReedREP	37.3%	560,006	D+25.4	↑ D+15.0
▶	Kansas	RobertsREP	60.1%	727,121	SlatteryDEM	36.5%	441,399	R+23.6	↑ D+58.9
▶	Kentucky	McConnellREP	53.0%	953,816	LunsfordDEM	47.0%	847,005	R+5.9	↑ D+23.4
▶	Louisiana	LandrieuDEM	52.1%	988,298	KennedyREP	45.7%	867,177	D+6.4	↑ D+3.0
▶	Maine	CollinsREP	61.3%	444,300	AllenDEM	38.6%	279,510	R+22.8	↓ R+5.9
▶	Massachusetts	KerryDEM	65.9%	1,971,974	BeattyREP	30.9%	926,044	D+34.9	↓ R+45.1
▶	Michigan	LevinDEM	62.7%	3,038,386	HoogendykREP	33.9%	1,641,070	D+28.8	↑ D+6.1
▶	Minnesota	FrankenDEM	42.0%	1,211,950	ColemanREP	42.0%	1,211,901	R+0.0	↑ D+2.2
▶	Mississippi	CochranREP	61.4%	766,111	FlemingDEM	38.6%	480,915	R+22.9	↑ D+61.7
▶	Mississippi(S)	WickerREP	55.0%	683,409	MusgroveDEM	45.0%	560,062	R+9.9	↑ D+74.7
▶	Montana	BaucusDEM	72.9%	348,289	KelleherREP	27.1%	129,369	D+45.8	↑ D+14.8
▶	Nebraska	JohannsREP	57.5%	455,854	KleebDEM	40.1%	317,456	R+17.5	↑ D+50.7
▶	New Hampshire	ShaheenDEM	51.6%	358,438	SununuREP	45.3%	314,403	D+6.3	↑ D+10.8
▶	New Jersey	LautenbergDEM	56.0%	1,951,218	ZimmerREP	42.0%	1,461,025	D+14.1	↑ D+4.2
▶	New Mexico	UdallDEM	61.3%	505,128	PearceREP	38.7%	318,522	D+22.7	↑ D+52.7
▶	North Carolina	HaganDEM	52.6%	2,249,311	DoleREP	44.2%	1,887,510	D+8.5	↑ D+17.1
▶	Oklahoma	InhofeREP	56.7%	763,375	RiceDEM	39.2%	527,736	R+17.5	↑ D+3.5
▶	Oregon	MerkleyDEM	48.9%	864,392	SmithREP	45.5%	805,159	D+3.4	↑ D+19.9
▶	Rhode Island	ReedDEM	73.1%	320,644	TingleREP	26.5%	116,174	D+46.6	↓ R+10.2
▶	South Carolina	GrahamREP	57.5%	1,076,534	ConleyDEM	42.3%	790,621	R+15.3	↓ R+5.1
▶	South Dakota	JohnsonDEM	62.5%	237,889	DykstraREP	37.5%	142,784	D+25.0	↑ D+24.8
▶	Tennessee	AlexanderREP	65.1%	1,579,477	TukeDEM	31.6%	767,236	R+33.5	↓ R+23.6
▶	Texas	CornynREP	54.8%	4,337,469	NoriegaDEM	42.8%	3,389,365	R+12.0	→ Even
▶	Virginia	WarnerDEM	65.0%	2,369,327	GilmoreREP	33.7%	1,228,830	D+31.3	↑ D+113.9
▶	West Virginia	RockefellerDEM	63.7%	447,560	WolfeREP	36.3%	254,629	D+27.5	↑ D+1.3
▶	Wyoming	EnziREP	75.6%	189,046	RothfussDEM	24.3%	60,631	R+51.4	↓ R+5.5
▶	Wyoming(S)	BarrassoREP	73.3%	183,063	CarterDEM	26.5%	66,202	R+46.8	↓ R+0.9

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