Senate Lineup: 54 Democrats, 44 Republicans, 2 Independents
Senators with names in parentheses are retiring.
The chart below provides a spectrum that analyzes the vulnerability (the chances of the seat switching parties) of the Senate races up this cycle.
Solid: These races are not considered competitive and are not likely to become closely contested.
Likely: These seats are not considered competitive at this point but have the potential to become engaged.
Lean: These are considered competitive races but one party has an advantage.
Toss Up: These are the most competitive races; either party has a good chance of winning.
DEMOCRATS | 16 HELD SEATS |
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SOLID D (10) Lincoln (AR) Dodd (CT) DE (Biden) Inouye* (HI) IL (Obama) Bayh (IN) Mikulski (MD) Schumer (NY) Wyden (OR) Leahy (VT) |
LIKELY D (6) Boxer (CA) Salazar (CO) Reid (NV) Dorgan (ND) Murray (WA) Feingold (WI) |
LEAN D (0) |
TOSS UP (0) |
LEAN R (0) |
LIKELY R (0) |
SOLID R (0) |
REPUBLICANS | 19 HELD SEATS |
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SOLID D (0) |
LIKELY D (0) |
LEAN D (0) |
TOSS UP (3) Martinez (FL) Bunning* (KY) Vitter (LA) |
LEAN R (1) Specter* (PA) |
LIKELY R (2) Brownback* (KS) Coburn (OK) |
SOLID R (13) Shelby (AL) Murkowski (AK) McCain* (AZ) Isakson (GA) Crapo (ID) Grassley* (IA) Bond (MO) Gregg (NH) Burr (NC) Voinovich (OH) DeMint (SC) Thune (SD) Bennett (UT) |
* = potential retirement
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