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2004 Tip Sheets SENATE RACES
The post-election Senate breakdown is: Republicans picked up four Senate seats on Election Day, including the one held by Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D. The Democrats lost four seats but managed to secure victories in two open-seat contests -- Colorado and Illinois. Use the map to access Campaign Tip Sheets, which feature pre-election polls, ads and profiles, as well as 2004 results. Winning GOP states are in red, while Democratic victories are in blue. Also, each of this year's 34 races is covered briefly below, with profiles of all newly elected senators.
Results from the 2004 House and gubernatorial races are also available.
Incumbent Sen. Richard Shelby (R) defeated challenger Wayne Sowell (D), 68 percent to 32 percent, to win a fourth term.
Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) won her first elected term by beating former Gov. Tony Knowles (D), 49 percent to 45 percent.
Incumbent Sen. John McCain (R) handily defeated challenger Stuart Starky (D), 76 percent to 21 percent, to win a fourth term.
Incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) coasted to a second term over opponent Jim Holt (R), 56 percent to 44 percent.
Incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) fended off a challenge from former California Secretary of State Bill Jones (R), 58 percent to 37 percent, to win a third term.
Incumbent Sen. Christopher Dodd (D) defeated challenger Jack Orchulli (R), 66 percent to 32 percent, to win a fifth term.
Incumbent Sen. Daniel Inouye (D) earned his eighth term, defeating challenger Cam Cavasso (R), 76 percent to 21 percent.
Incumbent Sen. Mike Crapo (R) ran unopposed for a second term.
Incumbent Sen. Evan Bayh (D) defeated challenger Marvin Scott (R), 62 percent to 37 percent, to win a second term.
Incumbent Sen. Charles Grassley (R) beat challenger Arthur Small (D), 70 percent to 28 percent, for a fifth term.
Incumbent Sen. Sam Brownback (R) won a second full term by defeating challenger Lee Jones (D), 69 percent to 28 percent.
Incumbent Sen. Jim Bunning (R) held off a late challenge from Dan Mongiardo (D), 51 percent to 49 percent, to win a second term.
Incumbent Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D) defeated opponent E.J. Pipkin (R), 65 percent to 34 percent, to win a fourth term.
Incumbent Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond (R) held off a challenge from Nancy Farmer (D), 56 percent to 43 percent, to win a fourth term.
Incumbent Sen. Harry Reid (D) beat challenger Richard Ziser (R), 61 percent to 35 percent, to win a fourth term.
Incumbent Sen. Judd Gregg (R) easily trumped challenger Doris "Granny D" Haddock (D), 66 percent to 34 percent, for a third term.
Incumbent Sen. Charles Schumer (D) trounced challenger Howard Mills (R), 71 percent to 25 percent, to win a second term.
Incumbent Sen. Byron Dorgan (D) won a third term by defeating challenger Mike Liffrig (R), 68 percent to 32 percent.
Incumbent Sen. George Voinovich (R) defeated challenger Eric Fingerhut (D), 64 percent to 36 percent, to win a second term.
Incumbent Sen. Ron Wyden (D) defeated challenger Al King (R), 64 percent to 3e percent, to win a second full term.
Incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter (R) held off a challenge from Rep. Joe Hoeffel (D), 53 percent to 42 percent, to win a fifth term.
Incumbent Sen. Robert Bennett (R) defeated challenger Paul Van Dam (D), 68 percent to 29 percent, to win a third term.
Incumbent Democrat Sen. Patrick Leahy defeated GOP challenger Jack McMullen, 71 percent to 25 percent. Leahy won a sixth term.
Incumbent Sen. Patty Murray (D) successfully held off Rep. George Nethercutt (R), 55 percent to 43 percent, to win a third term.
Incumbent Sen. Russell Feingold (D) defeated challenger Tim Michels (R), 56 percent to 44 percent, to win a third term.
Former Rep. John Thune (R), who narrowly lost his first Senate bid in 2002, ousted Senate Democratic Minority Leader Tom Daschle, 51 percent to 49 percent. Daschle was seeking a fourth term. Thune Profile
State Attorney General Ken Salazar (D) bested beer magnate Pete Coors (R), 50 percent to 48 percent, in the race to replace retiring Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R). Salazar Profile
Mel Martinez (R) defeated Betty Castor (D), 50 percent to 48 percent, in the race to replace retiring Sen. Bob Graham (D). Martinez Profile
Johnny Isakson (R) defeated Denise Majette (D), 59 percent to 39 percent, in the race to replace retiring Sen. Zell Miller (D). Isakson Profile
Barack Obama (D) trounced Alan Keyes (R), 70 percent to 27 percent, in the race to replace retiring Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R). Obama Profile
David Vitter (R) won 51 percent of the vote -- enough to avoid a Dec. 4 runoff -- in the race to replace retiring Sen. John Breaux (D). Vitter Profile
Rep. Richard Burr (R) denied 2002 Democratic nominee Erskine Bowles an open seat for a second time, 52 percent to 47 percent, in the race to replace retiring Sen. John Edwards (D). Burr Profile
Rep. Jim DeMint (R) defeated state Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum (D), 54 percent to 44 percent, in the race to replace retiring Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings (D). DeMint Profile
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