Jan. 19 Mass. Special and Nov. 2, 2010 U.S. Senate Races

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Jan. 19, 2010 Massachusetts Special Election

Democrat Republican Third Party/Independent
Massachusetts

R+

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Nov. 2, 2010 At Stake: 37 Seats
Before Nov. 2: 57D, 41R, 2I.
AL  -  AK  -  AZ  -  AR  -  CA  -  CO  -  CT  -  DE(s)  -  FL  -  GA  -  HI -  ID  -  IL  -  IN  -  IA  -  KS  -  KY  -  LA  -  MD  -   MO  -  NV  -  NH  -  NY  -  NY(s)  -  NC  -  ND  -  OH  -  OK  -  OR  -  PA  -  SC  -  SD  -  UT  -  VT  -  WA  -  WV(s)  -  WI 


After Nov. 2:  51D, 47R, 2I.

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   Margin of Victory in Percentage Points (Nov. 2 Races)
25.01 +
 20.01-25.0
 15.01-20.0
 10.01-15.0
 5.01-10.0
 0-5.0
 0-5.0
 5.01-10.0
 10.01-15.0
 15.01-20.0
 20.01-25.0
 25.01 +
MD 26.44
NYs 27.84
VT 33.41
NY 34.11
HI 53.31
DE 16.58
OR 17.98
 		CA 10.01
WV 10.07
CT 11.94
 		NV 5.74 CO 1.68
WA 4.73
 		IL 1.59
PA 2.02
WI 4.84
KY 11.48
NC 11.77
MO 13.60
IN 14.25 		OH 17.44
LA 18.88
FL 19.19
GA 19.31
 AR 20.96
NH 23.24
AZ 24.21 		UT 28.79
AL 30.47
IA 31.05
SC 33.85
KS 43.72
OK 44.50
ID 46.25
ND 53.91
SD 100.
   And AK Murkowski (w/in) 3.88 percentage points over Miller (R).
   *Seat changed parties.


2010 U.S. SENATE RACE OVERVIEW [links/graphic]

The 2010 mid-term elections were a resounding setback for Democrats, although they did manage to maintain control of the upper chamber.  For a start, in the Jan. 19 special election in Massachusetts, state Sen. Scott Brown (R) was elected to fill the seat that had been held by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D).  Tea Party-backed candidates achieved significant upsets in primaries around the country, starting with Rand Paul's win in Kentucky, continuing to Sharron Angle in Nevada, Mike Lee in Utah, Ken Buck in Colorado, Joe Miller in Alaska, and finally Christine O'Donnell in Delaware.  A relatively high 15 open seats were at stake on November 2.  Democrats lost six Senate seats.   

 Balance before Nov. 2:  57 Democrats, 41 Republicans and 2 Independent.

37 seats at stake: 19 held by Democrats, 18 by Republicans.

12 retirements: 6 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
D: Chris Dodd (CT), Ted Kaufman (DE), Roland Burris (IL), Evan Bayh (IN), Byron Dorgan (ND), Carte Goodwin (WV).
R: George LeMieux (FL), Sam Brownback (KS), Jim Bunning (KY), Kit Bond (MO), Judd Gregg (NH), George Voinovich (OH).
3 defeated in primary:  1 Democrat, 2 Republican*.
D: Arlen Specter (PA). 
R: Bob Bennett (UT), Lisa Murkowski (AK).*
15 open seats:  7 held by Democrats, 8 by Republicans.

23 sitting Senators seeking re-election/election on Nov. 2:  21 re-elected.
D: Blanche Lincoln (AR), Russ Feingold (WI). 

15 new Senators elected:  3 Democrats, 12 Republicans.
D: Richard Blumenthal (CT), Chris Coons (DE), Joe Manchin (WV). 
R: John Boozman (AR), Mark Kirk (IL), Dan Coats (IN), Sam Brownback (KS), Rand Paul (KY), Roy Blunt (MO), Kelly Ayotte (NH), John Hoeven (ND), Rob Portman (OH), Pat Toomey (PA), Mike Lee (UT), Ron Johnson (WI).

6 seats flipped, Democrat to Republican.
Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.
 
Balance after Nov. 2:  51 Democrats, 47 Democrats and 2 Independent.

*Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) lost the primary, but won the general election as a write-in.




HIGHLIGHTS*
 
  • Fifteen new Senators were elected, three Democrats and 12 Republicans.
  • According to Open Secrets, the most expensive Senate races (all candidates and outside groups) were: Nevada ($82.8 million), Pennsylvania ($80.6 million), Florida ($79.5 million), Connecticut ($70.6 million), Colorado ($60.4 million), Illinois ($59.6 million), California ($58.3 million), Washington ($51.6 million), and Wisconsin ($42.7 million).  The leading races in terms of outside money were Colorado ($36.8 million), Pennsylvania ($32.3 million) and Illinois ($30.6 million).
  • Major party nominees included 15 woman: 9 of 36 Democratic nominees (5 incumbents and 4 challengers/open seat), 5 of 37 Republican nominees (all challengers/open seat), and Lisa Murkowski (R) running as a write in.  For the Democrats, 4 of the 9 won; incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln and the challengers/open seat lost.  For the Republican nominees only Kelly Ayotte won.
  • The closest races of the cycle were in Illinois, where Rep. Mark Kirk (R) defeated Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) by 1.59 percentage points, and Colorado, where Sen. Michael Bennet (D) defeated Ken Buck (R) by 1.68 percentage points.
  • The most lopsided races were in South Dakota, where Democrats did not even field a candidate against Sen. John Thune (R), in North Dakota, where popular Gov. John Hoeven (R) won by 53.91 percentage points and in Hawaii, where Sen. Dan Inouye (D) won by 53.31 percentage points.
  • Best showing by independent candidates were in Alaska, where Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski won as a write in, and Florida, where Gov. Charlie Crist finished second with 29.71% of the vote.  In terms of third party candidates, environmental activist Tom Clements (G), benefitting from the odd candidacy of Alvin Greene (D), obtained a 9.21% showing

*Does not include the Jan. 19 Mass. special election.





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