98%. ", Jacobson, Gary C. "The 2008 Presidential and Congressional Elections: AntiBush Referendum and Prospects for the Democratic Majority. [168], On the Democratic side, Casper City Councilman Keith Goodenough announced his candidacy. Current Senate: 47* Democrats | 53 Republicans. Congress. The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. The resignation of Mississippi Senator Trent Lott, and the death of Wyoming Senator Craig L. Thomas, both Class 1 senators, meant that both of those states' senate seats were up for election. Popular vote totals generally gathered from state Certificates of Ascertainment and/or results posted directly by individual states. [160] Polling showed him as a strong favorite to win the seat. U.S. Senate: States in the Senate The prior record, about 62 million, was set in 2004 by George W. Bush. The campaign engaged targeted groups through networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. [93] However, Barbour filed an appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court, which overturned the earlier ruling and set the special election for November 4, 2008.[94][95]. simplemaps_election.order = ['T', 'D', 'R']; //which color is shown first on click As of June 30, 2008, data from the Federal Election Commission showed the NRSC with $24.6 million on hand, as compared with the DSCC's $43 million. Sauerberg had 29%. The goal of having two senators per state is to have each state equally represented in the senate. Incumbent Republican Mike Enzi was considered likely to be re-elected without significant opposition for a third term in strongly Republican Wyoming. George LeMieux was appointed to replace Mel Martinez upon his resignation. Alexander won the election with 65% of the vote. Senate Election Results 2020 - The New York Times Senator, Kay Hagan, has since died. Gordon Smith formally conceded soon afterward. During the 89th Congress (19651967), four senators were placed in an unusual fifth row behind the Democratic senators. 51 of 100 Seats Needed for Majority Current Senate: 53 ( D ); 45 ( R ); 2 ( I ) Blue Democratic Win Red Republican Win Yellow Other Party Win Light Teal Partial Results Dark Gray No Results Light. Obama campaigned on cutting low-income and middle-income taxes and raising upper-income tax rates, while McCain supported tax cuts at all income levels. On April 1, 2009, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, citing serious prosecutorial misconduct during the trial, decided to drop all charges against Stevensan action that vacated his conviction. Physician Steve Sauerberg of La Grange won the February 5 Republican primary. judge cancels special election to replace Lott", "Barbour's Attorney Appeals Special-Elex Ruling", "Mississippi Supreme Court sets election for November", "Former Rep. 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PDF Help | [31] Other possible Republican candidates included former Congressman Scott McInnis and Colorado Attorney General John Suthers. McCain also hoped that Palins youth and relatability to conservative women would buoy his campaign. [50] The last Democratic senator from Idaho was Frank Church, who was defeated in the Republican landslide of 1980 after serving four terms. [90][91] It had been speculated that Lott wished to resign before a new lobbying reform law, effective the first day of 2008, took effect; having resigned before the end of 2007, Lott may become a lobbyist in 2009 instead of 2010. Former Representative Bob Schaffer of Fort Collins was the Republican nominee. 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Pre-election polling indicated that Enzi led Rothfuss by 24%. [27] Rebekah Kennedy of the Green Party was Pryor's only opposition. Elections 2014: Make Your Own Senate Forecast - New York Times In addition, two freshmen were appointed to fill vacancies created by Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's resignations to become president and vice president. Oct. 14: Senate Races. Senator to ever lose re-election, defeating Warren Magnuson's 1980 record. Collins won on election day with 61% of the vote, compared to 39% for Allen. Democrats picked up net gains of eight Senate seats and 21 seats in the House of Representatives on the back of Obama's coattail effect. senate.gov - Origins wikipedia.org - United States Senate The Republican challenger turned out to be Jeff Beatty, an ex-Army Delta Force officer who garnered 30% of the vote in a challenge to Democratic Congressman Bill Delahunt in 2006. In November 2006, the senator had the lowest approval rating of any Democrat running for re-election in 2008 (with 39% approving and 45% disapproving),[108] with his approval standing only at 42% as of September 2007 with voters saying he does not deserve re-election 46%-36%. In nine races the margin of victory was under 10%. Politics Coronavirus Jan. 6 Riot International Entertainment Business Technology Lifestyle Health In South Dakota, senator Tim Johnson's seat was considered a top GOP target in 2008, considering Johnson's narrow 524-vote victory in 2002 over then-Representative and current U.S. senator John Thune, as well as his recent health problems. Scott Kleeb, 2006 candidate for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, defeated businessman Tony Raimondo, a former Republican, by a wide margin in the Democratic primary. On November 29, after being personally recruited by Vitter and former Bush administration official Karl Rove, Kennedy announced plans to challenge Landrieu in 2008.[63][64]. senate.gov - Origins wikipedia.org - United States Senate On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. R+46. Build your own road to 270 starting with a map of reliably red and blue states, as well as the battlegrounds CNN is tracking . Obama received 365 electoral votes, and McCain 173. The Upshot's Senate forecasting model uses a combination of polling data and a fundamentals model that includes among other things candidate political experience, money raised, and state . Senators independent of either party have traditionally chosen for themselves which side of the aisle to sit on. [120] The Democratic nominee was state senator Kay Hagan,[121] who defeated Jim Neal and Dustin Lassiter in the Democratic primary. On January 15, 2007, incumbent senator Wayne Allard (R) announced he would not seek re-election, honoring his pledge to serve no more than two terms.[30]. Collins. 2008 Election Map - Senate - Election Guide 2008 - The New York Times Occasionally one party maintains such an overwhelming majority that it becomes necessary for majority party members to sit on the minority party side in the Senate Chamber. 2014 Election Maps - Create Your Own Senate Map - RealClearPolitics This marked the first time that the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands selected a delegate to Congress. Two senators from each state are elected to represent their state. In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2009; ordered by state. Click on the states in the map to toggle them between Democrat, Republican and Tossup. [119] There was early speculation that North Carolina Governor Mike Easley might be pressured into running against her but this did not come to pass. In 1988 and 2000, the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominees Lloyd Bentsen and Joe Lieberman, ran similarly for their seat in Texas and Connecticut, respectively. By continuing to use the website cookies for non personal advertisements and analytics will still run. This map is shaded by how large the popular vote difference was between the two nominees. For more information please visit. Former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander was elected in 2002 to succeed retiring senator Fred Thompson. He was certified March 3, 2008, by the Tennessee Division of Elections as having achieved ballot access for the November 4, 2008, election as a candidate for United States Senate. Kerry was challenged by defense attorney Edward O'Reilly for the Democratic nomination, winning 69% of the vote to O'Reilly's 31%. Lautenberg won re-election, winning 56%-42%. South Carolina's election law allows for electoral fusion. Those votes were tallied before a joint session of Congress on January 8, 2009. Sen. Trent Lott's surprise resignation has opened up the other Mississippi Senate seat in 2008. [82][83] He was included in most of the debates and ultimately received 15% of the vote in the general election, a strong showing for a third party candidate. Nebraska state Green Party Co-Chairman Steve Larrick was also a candidate,[101] as was Kelly Rosberg of the Nebraska Party. [41] For most of the campaign, Chambliss maintained a comfortable lead in most polls. The presence of a serious third party candidate further complicated matters. [114] Domenici normally would have been expected to win re-election easily, having won his current term with the support of two out of three New Mexico voters; however, he was to be investigated by the Senate Ethics Committee for his role in firing U.S. Attorney David Iglesias. ""Should They Dance with the One Who Brung'Em?" USA - 2024 Electoral College Projection Map - YAPms Year-end cash on hand was $6.04 million for Coleman and $3.10 million for Franken.[71]. On May 8, 2007, Rep. Tom Allen (ME-1) announced his candidacy on his website. [159] * Democratic total includes Bernard Sanders, an independent from Vermont, who caucuses with the Democrats. Texas has not elected a Democrat in a statewide election since 1994, but according to pre-election Rasmussen polling, senator John Cornyn had an approval rating of 50%. He selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate to counter arguments that McCains age would be a detriment to presidential service. The 2008 United States elections were held on November 4. [12], Sessions defeated Figures, taking 63% of the vote to Figures's 37%, Dispelling rumors that he would retire due to advanced age (he was 84 years old on election day) and ongoing federal investigations into his conduct, senator Ted Stevens filed papers for re-election for an eighth term. USA - 2008 Presidential Election Map - YAPms Obama received more votes than any candidate in history. Barkley, who had briefly been appointed Senator after the death of Paul Wellstone in 2002, ran under the banner of the Independence Party, the largest third party in Minnesota. Former Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party Bob Tuke was the Democratic nominee, defeating Businessman Gary Davis 30% to 23%. [81] Attorney Mike Ciresi, an unsuccessful candidate in the 2000 Democratic U.S. Senate primary, was considered a serious candidate, but withdrew from the race on March 10, 2008, clearing the path for Franken to secure the party's nomination. Merkley beat longtime Democratic activist Steve Novick and three other candidates in a hotly contested primary. South Dakota was the tipping point state, decided by a margin of 25.0%. Begich announced his candidacy for the Senate seat on April 22, 2008. On August 27, 2007, state Treasurer John Neely Kennedy announced he was switching parties from Democrat to Republican. Once, during the 1950s, when Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon had left the Republican Party but not yet joined the Democratic Party, he placed his chair temporarily in the middle of the center aisle in order to demonstrate his independence. Elections were held for 85 legislative chambers, with all states but Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Alabama, Maryland, and Virginia holding elections in at least one house. [citation needed]. He has announced he will seek a second term in 2008. JJCooley - JacksonJude On Election Day, Udall defeated Schaffer 53% to 43%. Obama received more votes than any candidate in history. The state has become more Republican over the past 12 years. Stevens's conviction on seven felony counts of corruption put his re-election bid in serious jeopardy, coming just over a week before the election, though Stevens appealed the conviction. 2008 Election Map: Senate By MATTHEW BLOCH, FARHANA HOSSAIN, CARL HULSE, JOHN MCGRATH AND DEREK WILLIS senate.gov - Origins In Oklahoma, senator Jim Inhofe announced that he would seek a third full term. He also secured wins in Colorado, Indiana, Nevada, and New Mexico, which were not reliable parts of the Democratic coalition to that point. The presidential election, which was won by Democrat Barack Obama, elections for all House of Representatives seats; elections for several gubernatorial elections; and many state and local elections occurred on the same date. While senator Pete Domenici had declared that he would seek re-election in New Mexico, he changed his mind and announced on October 4, 2007, that he was retiring at the end of his current term due to a degenerative brain disorder. Barrasso ran in the November 4, 2008, special election, held on the day of the 2008 presidential election, to serve out the remainder of Thomas's term, which expires in January 2013. Senate Catalogue of Fine Art Five Republicans sought re-election but lost in the general election. In one of the first senate races called on election day, Warner won, taking 65% of the vote, with Gilmore winning 34%. In addition, this was the largest Democratic Senate gain since 1986, where they also won eight seats. Obama won nearly all major demographic groups on his way to victory. Which States Split Their Electoral Votes? Kaufman subsequently announced that he would not seek election to a full term in 2010, effectively making him a caretaker. Such seating became known as the Cherokee Strip, a reference to the region in Oklahoma with land that at the time belonged neither to the Indian Territory nor the United States. He defeated ophthalmologist Gordon Leitch[129] in the May 20 Republican primary. McCain and Obama differed on the presence of American troops in Iraq. Incumbent Republican John E. Sununu represented the swing state of New Hampshire. It takes 270 electoral votes to win the 2020 presidential election. This marked the first time that Nebraska has split its electoral vote since it moved away from the winner-take-all method in 1992. Map of the 2008 Senate races using the latest state polls. [115] The potential scandal may have also contributed to his decision to leave the Senate. Content Responsibility | Use the interactive map tool to predict the winners of the 2014 senate elections and share with your friends! Obama selected Delaware Senator Joe Biden to offset concerns about Obamas experience with foreign policy. [47] The announcement followed by just six days the disclosure that he had pleaded guilty on August 1, 2007, to a reduced misdemeanor charge arising out of his arrest on June 11 at the Minneapolis airport for soliciting sex with a man in the restroom. map.jacksonjude.com . Incumbent Mary Landrieu was elected in 1996 following a recount and was narrowly re-elected in 2002 in a runoff election. Haley Barbour (R) named Rep. Roger Wicker (R . [109] The Republican nominee was former Congressman and 1996 senatorial candidate Dick Zimmer. Dykstra won the Republican primary on June 3. It was also the first time the Republican Party nominated a woman for Vice President (Sarah Palin, then-Governor of Alaska). In North Carolina, there had been rumors that senator Elizabeth Dole would retire from the Senate and run for governor, but she said in 2006 that she intended to run for re-election. The original 48 desks made by Thomas Constantine in 1819 were constructed in such a way as to form three concentric semicircles on the Senate floor. Baucus was not expected to face a significant challenge from the 85-year-old Republican nominee, Bob Kelleher, who surprised observers by winning the June 3 Republican primary despite supporting a number of positions that put him to the political left of Baucus, such as nationalization of the American oil and gas industry.[99]. simplemaps_election.colors = {'R': '#a45a4f','D':'#415490','T':'#D6D6D6'}; *Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) caucus with Democrats. [43] However, Georgia law stated that if no candidate receives a simple majority of the popular vote, then the election will be decided in a run-off. The United States Senate is the upper legislature of the bicameral legislative branch. Senate Map - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times In the Democratic primary, Figures won the nomination and face Sessions in November. In a state that had been trending to the Democratic party recently, senator Tom Harkin faced the Republican nominee, small business owner Christopher Reed, whom he defeated with 63% of the vote to Reed's 37%. 2014 Election Results Senate: Map by State, Live Midterm - POLITICO Collins was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2002 over State Sen. Chellie Pingree. On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama won the presidential election, making Biden the next VP. On November 18, the race was called for Begich, who won with 47.8% to Stevens's 46.5%. Alabama senator Jeff Sessions sought re-election to a third term. Barrasso won on Election Day, taking 73% of the vote and winning every county in the state. In the Primary, Lautenberg soundly defeated Representative Rob Andrews (NJ-1) by a margin of 62% to 32%. Haley Barbour (R) named Rep. Roger Wicker (R . Since Democrat Jim Webb had defeated incumbent Republican George Allen for Virginia's other Senate seat in 2006, Virginia's senate delegation flipped from entirely Republican to entirely Democratic in just two years. Senate Map - Election 2012 - NYTimes.com - New York Times All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats. Libertarian Robert J. Underwood had 3%. [32], Other candidates included Bob Kinsey of Denver as the Green Party nominee,[33] Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell as the American Constitution Party's nominee,[34] and Independent candidate Buddy Moore, unaffiliated any party.[35]. On November 4, 2008, Chambliss received 49.8% of the vote,[42] with Martin about 3% behind and Buckley receiving 3% of the vote. . Senate Map - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times Senate Map Big Board Map Democrat 7 seats gained Majority Party undecided Republican 7 Seats lost 51 needed for majority Includes 39. Utah. Johnson underwent surgery in December 2006 for a cerebral arteriovenous malformation and was discharged from the hospital on April 30, 2007. Even though West Virginia is a historically Democratic state, in which the party had a 50-32% edge in party affiliation over the Republicans in the 2004 elections, the state party is more conservative than the national party, giving its votes to President George W. Bush in that election and in 2000. The only governorship that changed party hands was in Missouri: Democrat Jay Nixon was elected to replace Blunt, who chose to retire instead of seeking a second term. Projected Senate: Dem 59 GOP 41 : Main page: Previous report: Next report: Senate polls Web.csv . This seat was the tipping point state in the 2008 senate elections. 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