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Senate And Gubernatorial Election Cycles

Listed below are the Senate seats up each year through 2008, and the gubernatorial contests being held in 2003 and 2004. Linked incumbent names will take you to that politician's Almanac profile, while linked state names point to Campaign Tip Sheets for the race in question. NationalJournal.com's Campaign Tip Sheets include the latest polls, advertising, news coverage and candidate lists.

Senate Seats
2004 ELECTION CYCLE
Republicans (15) Previous %
Robert Bennett of Utah64%
Christopher Bond of Missouri53%
Sam Brownback of Kansas65%
Jim Bunning of Kentucky50%
Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado62%
Mike Crapo of Idaho70%
Peter Fitzgerald* of Illinois50%
Charles Grassley of Iowa68%
Judd Gregg of New Hampshire68%
John McCain of Arizona69%
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska74%
Don Nickles of Oklahoma66%
Richard Shelby of Alabama63%
Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania61%
George Voinovich of Ohio56%
 
Democrats (19)Previous %
Evan Bayh of Indiana64%
Barbara Boxer of California53%
John Breaux of Louisiana64%
Thomas Daschle of South Dakota62%
Christopher Dodd of Connecticut65%
Byron Dorgan of North Dakota63%
John Edwards of North Carolina51%
Russell Feingold of Wisconsin51%
Bob Graham of Florida62%
Ernest Hollings* of South Carolina53%
Daniel Inouye of Hawaii79%
Patrick Leahy of Vermont72%
Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas55%
Barbara Mikulski of Maryland71%
Zell Miller* of Georgia58%
Patty Murray of Washington58%
Harry Reid of Nevada48%
Charles Schumer of New York55%
Ron Wyden of Oregon61%
*Asterisk indicates the senator is not running for re-election in 2004
 
2006 ELECTION CYCLE
Republicans (15) Previous %
George Allen of Virginia 52%
Conrad Burns of Montanta 51%
Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island57%
Mike DeWine of Ohio60%
John Ensign of Nevada55%
Bill Frist of Tennessee 65%
Orrin Hatch of Utah 66%
Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas68%
John Kyl of Arizona79%
Trent Lott of Mississippi66%
Richard Lugar of Indiana 67%
Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania52%
Olympia Snowe of Maine69%
Jim Talent of Missouri50%
Craig Thomas of Wyoming65%
 
Democrats (17)Previous %
Daniel Akaka of Hawaii73%
Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico62%
Robert Byrd of West Virginia78%
Maria Cantwell of Washington49%
Thomas Carper of Delaware56%
Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York55%
Kent Conrad of North Dakota62%
John Corzine of New Jersey50%
Mark Dayton of Minnesota49%
Dianne Feinstein of California 56%
Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts73%
Herb Kohl of Wisconsin62%
Joe Lieberman of Connecticut63%
Bill Nelson of Florida51%
Ben Nelson of Nebraska51%
Paul Sarbanes of Maryland 63%
Debbie Stabenow of Michigan49%
 
Independent (1) Previous %
Jim Jeffords of Vermont 66%
 
2008 ELECTION CYCLE
Republicans (21) Previous %
Wayne Allard of Colorado51%
Saxby Chambliss of Georgia53%
Thad Cochran of Mississippi85%
Norm Coleman of Minnesota50%
Susan Collins of Maine58%
Larry Craig of Idaho65%
Pete V. Dominici of New Mexico63%
Michael Enzi of Wyoming73%
John Cornyn of Texas55%
Chuck Hagel of Nebraska83%
Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina54%
James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma57%
Mitch McConnell of Kentucky64%
Pat Roberts of Kansas83%
Jeff Sessions of Alabama58%
John C. Sununu of New Hampshire51%
Gordon H. Smith of Oregon58%
Ted Stevens of Alaska79%
Lamar Alexander of Tennessee55%
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina*54%
John W. Warner of Virginia84%
 
Democrats (12)Previous %
Max Baucus of Montana63%
Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware58%
Richard J. Durbin of Illinois60%
Tom Harkin of Iowa54%
Timothy P. Johnson of South Dakota50%
John F. Kerry of Massachusetts81%
Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana52%
Carl Levin of Michigan61%
Mark Pryor of Arkansas54%
Jack Reed of Rhode Island78%
John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia63%
Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey54%

Gubernatorial Election Cycle
Asterisks indicates the governor is not running, because of term-limits or because of retirement. New Hampshire and Vermont have two year terms. All others are four year.

2003 -- 3 States
Paul Patton (D)* of Kentucky    Ronnie Musgrove (D) of Mississippi
Mike Foster (R)* of Louisiana    
   
2004 -- 11 States
Ruth Ann Minner (D) of Delaware    John Hoeven (R) of North Dakota
Frank O'Bannon (D)* of Indiana   Michael Leavitt (R)* of Utah
Bob Holden (D) of Missouri    Jim Douglas (R) of Vermont
Judy Martz (R)* Montana    Gary Locke (D) of Washington
Craig Benson (R) of New Hampshire    Robert Wise (D)* West Virginia
Michael Easley (D) of North Carolina    

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