U.s. Senate Election, 2008

Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 4, 2008, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. Since Senators are elected for six-year terms, those elected will serve from January 3, 2009 until January 3, 2015. Those Senators who were elected in 2002 will be seeking re-election (or retiring) in 2008. The U.S. presidential election, 2008 and U.S. House election, 2008, will occur on the same date, as well as many state and local elections.

Major Parties

The composition of the Senate going into the 2008 election will depend on the results of the 2006 election. Of the seats up for election, 21 are held by Republicans and 12 by Democrats. There may be some additional changes of incumbent to the list below if Senators die or resign. If Senators in other classes die or resign between 2006 and 2008, there may be additional special elections in 2008. The dates between which the death or resignation of a Senator would lead a special election in 2008 vary from state to state.

Senate contests in 2008

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
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Alabama Jeff Sessions Republican
Alaska Ted Stevens Republican
Arkansas Mark Pryor Democrat
Colorado Wayne Allard Republican Rep. Mark Udall (D)
Delaware Joe Biden Democrat
Georgia Saxby Chambliss Republican
Idaho Larry Craig Republican
Illinois Richard J. Durbin Democrat
Iowa Tom Harkin Democrat
Kansas Pat Roberts Republican
Kentucky Mitch McConnell Republican
Louisiana Mary Landrieu Democrat
Maine Susan M. Collins Republican
Massachusetts John Kerry Democrat
Michigan Carl Levin Democrat
Minnesota Norm Coleman Republican
Mississippi Thad Cochran Republican
Montana Max Baucus Democrat
Nebraska Chuck Hagel Republican
New Hampshire John Sununu Republican
New Jersey Frank R. Lautenberg Democrat
New Mexico Pete Domenici Republican
North Carolina Elizabeth Dole Republican
Oklahoma Jim Inhofe Republican
Oregon Gordon H. Smith Republican
Rhode Island John F. Reed Democrat
South Carolina Lindsey Graham Republican
South Dakota Tim Johnson Democrat
Tennessee Lamar Alexander Republican
Texas John Cornyn Republican
Virginia John Warner Republican
West Virginia Jay Rockefeller Democrat
Wyoming Michael B. Enzi Republican

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