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There's a total of 37 US Senate seats going to the voters in the 2010 cycle (including Kennedy's seat). The overall split of present party holders is dems 19, pubs 18. (This is much more of a balanced exposure than 2012: 33 seats up - 23 dems, 9 pubs, 1 independent.) The dems have 16 incumbents seeking reelection; the pubs, 12. Further, the dems have 3 seats held by them that will be (or in Kennedy's case, is) vacant; the pubs, 6. The table below lists every candidate that has filed their paperwork to enter the race, along with links to their campaign sites. The only folks left off are those that have filed but subsequently have publicly stated that they are no longer in the race. This post/URL will be updated throughout the election cycle, so bookmark if you like. We'll add poll data as events warrant. Too early now to be reliable, but note that Bennet (D-CO) (and here) and Dodd (D-CT) appear to be in serious trouble. Reid (D-NV) is in trouble (and here), but you can see below that he has serious money to bus in union folks to vote for him. Concerning Specter (D-PA), although he's up by 8 points, he is way below 50 - always trouble for an incumbent. Another race needing new blood is NY: Pataki beats Gillibrand. Again, this URL will remain constant through the 2010 cycle, so feel free to leave comments so we can develop a history. Any local views are appreciated. Any suggestions for optimizing the information we share here is also appreciated. The current Senate balance is 59 dems (includes 2 independents), 40 pubs, and 1 vacant. Pubs need to get to 51 to control, since Biden (D) can cast his vote to decide a 50-50 split. Maybe the pubs could count on Lieberman changing his caucus? Would then be looking for net 10 seats to control - big bite in 2010, but maybe in two bites - 2012 looks bad for the dems. Perhaps merely neutralizing the Maine pub senators would be enough - so build to 45 and filibuster for two years.
(Latest FEC $$ Report) | (Party, Latest FEC $$ Report) | |||
| Alabama | Richard Shelby ($1,825,501) | Repub | Running for reelection | None |
| Alaska | Lisa Murkowski ($820,071) | Repub | Running for reelection | None |
| Arizona | John McCain ($2,962,948) | Repub | Running for reelection | Rodolfo Rudy "Rudy" Garcia (D, $965), Joseph Huff (D, No report), Stuart M. Starky (D, $245), Jimmie Lee "Jim" Deakin, Jr. (R, $3,352), Chris Simcox (R, $57,805) |
| Arkansas | Blanche Lincoln ($2,993,649) | Dem | Running for reelection | state Senator Bob Johnson (D, No report), state Senator Gilbert Baker (R, No report), Curtis Coleman (R, $14,430), Tom Cotton (R, No report), Thomas F. "Tom" Cox (R, No report), state Senator Kim D. Hendren (R, No report), Fred Ramey (R, $8,501), Conrad Earl Reynolds (R, No report), Buddy Rogers (R, No report), Greenland Mayor John Gray (Green, No report), Trevor Drown (Inde., No report) |
| California | Barbara Boxer ($2,376,732) | Dem | Running for reelection | Mervin L. Evans (D, No report), Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R, $331,925), Carly Fiorina (R, No report - not officially in), Al Ramirez (R, No report), Mosheh Thezion (aka Luis Edwardo Correa, Mosheh Fabio Luis Edwardo Correa Rodriguez Hiraldo, Mosheh Eesho Muhammad Al-faraj Thezion - R, No report), Don J. Grundmann (Amer. Inde., No report), Jerry Leon Carroll (Inde., $40) |
| Colorado | Michael Bennet ($2,649,129) | Dem | Appointed. Running 1st time | former state Representative Andrew Romanoff (D, No report), Weld County District Attorney Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck (R, $332,655), Aurora City Councilman At Large Ryan L. Frazier (R, $143,011), Gary Dean Kennedy (R, No report), Luke Korkowski (R, No report), Vincent Edward Martinez (R, No report), former Lieutenant Governor Jane E. Norton (R, No report), H. Cleve Tidwell, Jr. (R, No report), Mark Evan Van Wyk (R, No report), former state Senator Tom Wiens (R, No report) |
| Connecticut | Chris Dodd ($2,266,945) | Dem | Running for reelection | Merrick Alpert (D, $127,315), Roger J. Pearson (D, $51,015), state Senator Sam Caligiuri (R, $170,621), former Ambassador to Ireland Thomas C. "Tom" Foley (R, $573,030), Peter Schiff (R, No report), former Congressman Robert R. "Rob" Simmons (R, $753,691), Vincent Forras (Inde., No report), John Mertens (Connecticut For Lieberman Party, No report) |
| Delaware | Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman | Dem | Appointed. Not running | Attorney General Joseph R. "Beau" Biden, III (D, No report), Christine O'Donnell (R, $7,215) |
| Florida | George S. LeMieux (No report) | Repub | Appointed. Running for 1st election? Paperwork is in | Joseph "Trinidad Joe" Allen (D, No report), Tyrone K. Brown, Sr. (D, No report), Congressman Corrine Brown (D, No report), Mayor of the City of North Miami Kevin A. Burns (D, $49,531), George Anthony Lovenguth (a.k.a. Jorge Antonio Lovenguth) (D, No report), William Charles "Chuck" Lynch (D, No report), Congressman Kendrick B. Meek (D, $2,990,183), Bob Coggins (R, No report), Governor Charlie Crist (R, $4,399,948), Linda Vasquez Littlefield (R, No report), Gwyndolyn "Gwyn" McClellan (R, $3,431), Belinda Gail Quarterman Noah (R, No report), state Representative Marco Rubio (R, $604,213), former NH U.S. Senator Robert Clinton "Bob" Smith (R, $17,421), Shawn M. Teeters (R, No report), Marion D. Thorpe, Jr. (R, $241,081), former Ohio state Senator Tom Walsh (R, $725), Marshall Louis DeRosa (Constitution Party, No report), Piotr Blass (Inde., No report), Dave Roberts (Inde., No report), Bobby Bean (Inde., No report), Bernard "Bernie" DeCastro (Inde., No report), Todd Montgomery Oifer (Inde., No report), Alexander Andrew Snitker (Inde., -$0-) |
| Georgia | Johnny Isakson ($1,253,501) | Repub | Running for reelection | None |
| Hawaii | Daniel Inouye ($1,125,929) | Dem | Running for reelection | None |
| Idaho | Mike Crapo ($736,572) | Repub | Running for reelection | William Bryk (D, -$0-) |
| Illinois | Roland Burris | Dem | Appointed. Not running | Treasurer Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias (D, $1,821,432), David H. Hoffman (D, No report), Cheryle Jackson (D, No report), Stan Jagla (D, $576), Robert L. Jones (D, No report), Jacob J. Meister (D, No report), Israel K. Garth Richardson ("Independent Democrat," $3,495), Anthony Williams (D, No report), John Arrington (R, No report), Robert Enriquez (R, No report), Patrick "Pat" Hughes (R, No report), Congressman Mark Steven Kirk (R, $1,286,551), Thomas James "Tom" Kuna (R, No report), Donald "Don" Lowery (R, No report), Andy Martin (R, No report), John Reynolds (R, No report), Kathleen Thomas (R, No report), Edward "Ed" Varga (R, No report), Eric M. Wallace (R, No report), Robert Lawerence Zadek (R, $1,325), LeAlan Marvin Jones (Green, No report) |
| Indiana | Evan Bayh ($1,440,683) | Dem | Running for reelection | Don Bates, Jr. (R, No report), Richard Behney (R, No report), state Senator Marlin A. Stutzman (R, $16,725) |
| Iowa | Chuck Grassley ($1,194,616) | Repub | Running for reelection | former state Senator Thomas L. "Tom" Fiegen (D, No report), former state Representative Robert Allen "Bob" Krause (D, $5,752), Sal Mohamed (D, No report) |
| Kansas | Sam Brownback | Repub | Not running - entered race for governor | Patrick Coriolan (D, No report), Charles Schollenberger (D, No report), Stanley L. Wiles (D, No report), Congressman Jerry Moran (R, $913,721), Congressman Todd W. Tiahrt (R, $1,675,743) |
| Kentucky | Jim Bunning | Repub | Retiring | Attorney General John William "Jack" Conway (D, $1,328,917), Lillie E. Miller-Johnson (D, No report), Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo (D, $732,925), Darlene Fitzgerald Price (D, $15,267), Maurice Marion Sweeney (D, $14,400), Cathy Bailey (R, No report), Secretary of State C. M. "Trey" Grayson (R, $603,164), William Ejner "Bill" Johnson, Jr. (R, $7,210), Brian Douglas Oerther (R, $25), Rand Paul (R, $110,755), Roger Thoney (R, No report) |
| Louisiana | David Vitter ($1,979,532) | Repub | Running for reelection | former Congressman Christopher Charles "Chris" John (D, $3,000), Congressman Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon, Jr. (D, $591,354), Stormy Daniels (Real name: Stephanie Gregory Clifford) (R, No report), W. Robert "Bob" Lang (R, No report), Anthony "Tony G" Gentile (Libertarian, No report) |
| Maryland | Barbara Mikulski ($793,826) | Dem | Running for reelection | James B. "Jim" Rutledge, III (R, $17,023), Corrogan Vaughn (R, No report), Queen Anne's County Commissioner Eric S. Wargotz (R, No report) |
| Massachusetts | Vacant | Special Primary 12/8/09; Special Election 01/19/10 | Congressman Michael E. "Mike" Capuano (D, $237,120), Attorney General Martha Coakley (D, No report), Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D, $232,779), state Senator Scott P. Brown (R, No report), Canton Selectman Robert E. Burr, Jr. (R, No report) | |
| Missouri | Kit Bond | Repub | Retiring | Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D, $2,080,830), Congressman Roy Blunt (R, $2,002,803), state Senator Charles Allen "Chuck" Purgason (R, No report), former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman (Might run for Congressman Roy Blunt's Seat in CD 7 instead) (R, No report), Midge Potts (Progressive party, No report) |
| Nevada | Harry Reid ($5,494,236) | Dem | Running for reelection | state Senator Mark E. Amodei (R, No report), Sharron E. Angle (R, $35,217), John Gregory Chachas (R, No report), Edward "Mr Clean" Hamilton (R, No report), Charles "Chuck" Kozak (R, No report), Sue Lowden (R, No report), Mark Noonan (R, No report), Billy Parson (R, $12,757), Terry Suominen (R, No report), Danny Tarkanian (R, No report), Robin Lee Titus (R, No report), Mike Wiley (R, No report), Jerry Dean Carter (Inde., No report), Jeffrey Wayne "Jeff" Durbin (Inde., No report) |
| New Hampshire | Judd Gregg | Repub | Retiring | Congressman Paul W. Hodes (D, $1,086,147), former Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte (R, No report), Kenneth E. "Ken" Blevens (Libertarian, No report) |
| New York | Chuck Schumer ($5,023,689) | Dem | Running for reelection | Randy Credico (D, No report - Check out this dude's website!) |
| New York | Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand ($3,891,218) | Dem | Appointed. Running for 1st election | Suffolk County Legislator Jon Cooper (D, No report), Josh Futterman (D, No report), Scott Andrew Noren (D, No report), Jonathan Tasini (D, $26,430) |
| North Carolina | Richard Burr ($1,862,692) | Repub | Running for reelection | former state Senator J. Calvin "Cal" Cunningham, III (D, No report), state Senator Malcolm Graham (D, No report), John Ross Hendrix (D, No report), Kenneth Winstead Lewis (D, $109,513), Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall (D, No report), Michael "Mike" Beitler (Libertarian, No report) |
| North Dakota | Byron Dorgan ($2,262,661) | Dem | Running for reelection | Duane Sand (R, $181,608), Paul Jeffrey Sorum (R, No report) |
| Ohio | George Voinovich | Repub | Retiring | Secretary of State Jennifer L. Brunner (D, $435,456), Lieutenant Governor Lee Irwin Fisher (D, $1,947,908), Thomas D. "Tom" Ganley (R, $103,600), Jason David Howard (R, No report), James E. Lundeen, Sr. (R, No report), former Congressman Robert Jones "Rob" Portman (R, $4,903,867), Eric William Deaton (Inde., No report), Eric LaMont Gregory (Inde., No report), Adam D. Shaffer (Inde., No report) |
| Oklahoma | Tom Coburn ($677,265) | Repub | Running for reelection | Stephen Paul Wallace (Inde., -$0-) |
| Oregon | Ron Wyden ($1,589,146) | Dem | Running for reelection | Pavel Goberman (D, $5,000) |
| Pennsylvania | Arlen Specter ($3,012,951) | Dem | Running for reelection | state Representative William C. "Bill" Kortz, II (D, $8,205), Congressman Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak, Jr. (D, No report), Margaret "Peg" Luksik (R, $87,522), Larry Gene Murphy (R, No report), former Congressman Patrick Joseph "Pat" Toomey (R, $1,639,190), Robert "Rob" Townsend (R, No report), Michael Stephen "Mike" Yilit (Independent American party, $933), Michael Allen "Mike" Mentzer (Inde., No report) |
| South Carolina | Jim DeMint ($1,269,977) | Repub | Running for reelection | Mike Ruckes (D, No report), Gary Montgomery Stephens (D, No report) |
| South Dakota | John Thune ($2,049,747) | Repub | Running for reelection | None |
| Utah | Robert Bennett ($1,236,045) | Repub | Running for reelection | Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission Chairman Samuel Frank "Sam" Granato (D, $2,500), Tim Bridgewater (R, No report), Cherilyn B. Eagar (R, $5,320), David O. Leavitt (R, No report), Attorney General Mark L. Shurtleff (R, $105,382), James Russell Williams, III (R, -$0-) |
| Vermont | Patrick Leahy ($1,327,990) | Dem | Running for reelection | None |
| Washington | Patty Murray ($2,577,602) | Dem | Running for reelection | Wayne J. Glover (R, No report), Rodney Joe "Rod" Rieger (R, -$0-), Sean Corey Salazar (R, $22,060), Craig Lewis Williams (R, No report) |
| Wisconsin | Russ Feingold ($1,439,486) | Dem | Running for reelection | David Bond "Dave" Westlake, IV (R, $8,522), Robert Allen "Rob" Taylor (Constitution, No report) |
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