U.S. Senate election, 2008

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Senate contests in 2008

State Incumbent Party DKos tag Status Opposing candidates see also
Alabama Jeff Sessions Republican AL-SEN Vivian Figures (D) AL-Sen
Alaska Ted Stevens Republican AK-SEN Rocky Caldero (D) (cw), AK-Sen
Arkansas Mark Pryor Democrat AR-SEN AR-Sen
Colorado Wayne Allard Republican CO-SEN Retiring US Rep. Mark Udall (D) (cw),

Robert W. Schaffer (R) (cw)

CO-Sen
Delaware Joe Biden Democrat DE-SEN DE-Sen
Georgia Saxby Chambliss Republican GA-SEN Dale Cardwell (D) (cw),

Vernon Jones (D) (cw),
Rand Knight (D) (cw)

GA-Sen
Idaho Larry Craig Republican ID-SEN Larry LaRocco (D) (cw) ID-Sen
Illinois Richard Durbin Democrat IL-SEN Norm Hill (R) (cw),

Andy Martin (R) (cw),
Jim Nalepa (R) (cw),
Mike Psak (R) (cw),
Jim Rowe (R) (cw),
Steve Sauerberg (R) (cw)

IL-Sen
Iowa Tom Harkin Democrat IA-SEN Steve Rathje (R) (cw) IA-Sen
Kansas Pat Roberts Republican KS-SEN KS-Sen
Kentucky Mitch McConnell Republican KY-SEN Gregory D. Stumbo (D) (cw) KY-Sen
Louisiana Mary Landrieu Democrat LA-SEN LA-Sen
Maine Susan Collins Republican ME-SEN Tom Allen (D) (cw) ME-Sen
Massachusetts John Kerry Democrat MA-SEN Ed O'Reilly (D) (cw),

Jeff Beatty (R) (cw) Kevin Scott (R)

MA-Sen
Michigan Carl Levin Democrat MI-SEN MI-Sen
Minnesota Norm Coleman Republican MN-SEN Mike Ciresi (DFL) (cw),

Jim Cohen (DFL) (cw),
Al Franken (DFL) (cw),
Dick Franson (DFL),
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer (DFL) (cw),
James Broom Wellstone (I)cw)

MN-Sen
Mississippi Thad Cochran Republican MS-SEN MS-Sen
Mississippi Trent Lott Republican MS-SEN Retiring MS-Sen
Montana Max Baucus Democrat MO-SEN Mike Lange (R) (state house website) MT-Sen
Nebraska Chuck Hagel Republican NE-SEN Retiring Jon Bruning (R) (cw),

Hal Daub (R) (cw), Pat Flynn (D) (cw)

NE-Sen
New Hampshire John Sununu Republican NH-SEN Jeanne Shaheen (D) NH-Sen
New Jersey Frank Lautenberg Democrat NJ-SEN Joe Pennacchio (R) (state legislature website),

Anthony Fisher (I) (cw)

NJ-Sen
New Mexico Pete Domenici Republican NM-SEN Retiring Jim Hannan (D) (cw),

Leland Lehrman (D) (cw),
Don Wiviott (D) (cw)
Tom Udall (D)

NM-Sen
North Carolina Elizabeth Dole Republican NC-SEN John Ross Hendrix (D) (cw) NC-Sen
Oklahoma James Inhofe Republican OK-SEN Andrew Rice (D) (cw) OK-Sen
Oregon Gordon Smith Republican OR-SEN Jeff Merkley (D) (cw,

Pavel Goberman (D) (cw), Steve Novick (D)cw,

OR-Sen
Rhode Island Jack Reed Democrat RI-SEN RI-Sen
South Carolina Lindsey Graham Republican SC-SEN Tim Carnes (R) (cw),

John Cina (R) (cw)

SC-Sen
South Dakota Tim Johnson Democrat SD-SEN Joel D. Dykstra (R) (state legislature website)
, Sam Kephart (R) (cw)
SD-Sen
Tennessee Lamar Alexander Republican TN-SEN TN-Sen
Texas John Cornyn Republican TX-SEN Larry Kilgore (R) (cw),

Rick Noriega (D) (cw),
Emil Reichstadt (D),
Mikal Watts (D) (cw)

TX-Sen
Virginia John Warner Republican VA-SEN Retiring Mark Warner (D) (website) VA-Sen
West Virginia Jay Rockefeller Democrat WV-SEN WV-Sen
Wyoming Michael B. Enzi Republican WY-SEN WY-Sen
Wyoming John A. Barrasso

(seat formerly held by Craig Thomas)

Republican WY-SEN WY-Sen

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