Almanac

Senate And Gubernatorial Election Cycles


Listed below are the Senate seats up each year through 2010, and the gubernatorial contests being held in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. 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 Election Cycles


2008 ELECTION CYCLE

Republicans(22)Previous %  DemocratsPrevious %
Lamar Alexander (TN)54%    Max Baucus (MT)63%
Wayne Allard (CO)*51%   Joseph Biden (DE)58%
John Barrasso (WY)#   Richard Durbin (IL)60%
Saxby Chambliss (GA)53%   Tom Harkin (IA)54%
Thad Cochran (MS)85%   Tim Johnson (SD)50%
Norm Coleman (MN)50%   John Kerry (MA)80%
Susan Collins (ME)58%   Mary Landrieu (LA)52%
John Cornyn (TX)55%   Frank Lautenberg (NJ)54%
Larry Craig (ID)*65%   Carl Levin (MI)61%
Elizabeth Dole (NC)54%   Mark Pryor (AR)54%
Pete Domenici (NM)*65%   Jack Reed (RI)78%
Michael Enzi (WY)73%   Jay Rockefeller (WV)63%
Lindsey Graham (SC)54%
Chuck Hagel (NE)*83%
James Inhofe (OK)57%
Mitch McConnell (KY)65%
Pat Roberts (KS)83%
Jeff Sessions (AL)59%
Gordon Smith (OR)56%
Ted Stevens (AK)78%
John Sununu (NH)51%
John Warner (VA)*83%
*Will not seek reelection in 2008.
#Barrasso was appointed in June 2007 to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Craig Thomas.

2010 ELECTION CYCLE
Republicans(22)Previous %   DemocratsPrevious %
Robert Bennett (UT)69%   Evan Bayh (IN)62%
Christopher (Kit) Bond (MO)56%   Barbara Boxer (CA)58%
Sam Brownback (KS)69%   Christopher Dodd (CT)66%
Jim Bunning (KY)51%   Byron Dorgan (ND)68%
Richard Burr (NC)52%   Russell Feingold (WI)55%
Tom Coburn (OK)53%   Daniel Inouye (HI)76%
Mike Crapo (ID)99%   Patrick Leahy (VT)71%
Jim DeMint (SC)54%   Blanche Lincoln (AR)56%
Charles Grassley (IA)70%   Barbara Mikulski (MD)65%
Judd Gregg (NH)66%   Patty Murray (WA)55%
Johnny Isakson (GA)58%   Barack Obama (IL)70%
Mel Martinez (FL)49%   Harry Reid (NV)61%
John McCain (AZ)77%   Ken Salazar (CO)51%
Lisa Murkowski (AK)49%   Charles Schumer (NY)71%
Richard Shelby (AL)68%   Ron Wyden (OR)63%
Arlen Specter (PA)53%
John Thune (SD)51%
David Vitter (LA)51%
George Voinovich (OH)64%

Gubernatorial Election Cycles


Partisan control of governorships (as of September 14, 2007): 22 Republicans, 28 Democrats.
*New Hampshire and Vermont have two-year terms. All others are four years.
Boldface indicates governors who cannot succeed themselves in the next election.

2007, 3 States

Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R)
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D)
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R)

2008, 11 States

Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner (D)
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R)
Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt (R)
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D)
New Hampshire* Gov. John Lynch (D)
North Carolina Gov. Michael Easley (D)
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven (R)
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R)
Vermont* Gov. Jim Douglas (R)
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D)
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D)

2009, 2 States

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D)
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D)

2011, 36 States

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R)
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R)
Arizona Janet Napolitano (D)
Arkansas Mike Beebe (D)
California Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
Colorado Bill Ritter (D)
Connecticut M. Jodi Rell (R)
Florida Charlie Crist (R)
Georgia Sonny Perdue (R)
Hawaii Linda Lingle (R)
Idaho Butch Otter (R)
Illinois Rod Blagojevich (D)
Iowa Chet Culver (D)
Kansas Kathleen Sebelius (D)
Maine John Baldacci (D)
Maryland Martin O'Malley (D)
Massachusetts Deval Patrick (D)
Michigan Jennifer Granholm (D)
Minnesota Tim Pawlenty (R)
Nebraska Dave Heineman (R)
Nevada Jim Gibbons (R)
New Hampshire* John Lynch (D)
New Mexico Bill Richardson (D)
New York Eliot Spitzer (D)
Ohio Ted Strickland (D)
Oklahoma Brad Henry (D)
Oregon Ted Kulongoski (D)
Pennsylvania Ed Rendell (D)
Rhode Island Donald Carcieri (R)
South Carolina Mark Sanford (R)
South Dakota Mike Rounds (R)
Tennessee Phil Bredesen (D)
Texas Rick Perry (R)
Vermont Jim Douglas (R)
Wisconsin James Doyle (D)
Wyoming Dave Freudenthal (D)
 
August 7, 2008