2010 U.S. Senate Elections: Results
36 Senate seats were decided on Tuesday, November 2, 2010: the 34 Class III seats and 2 special elections. 20 incumbents kept their seats, 16 new senators were elected, and 6 seats changed party.
Seats on the ballot
36
34 Class III + 2 special
Held going in
18 Republican · 18 Democrat
New senators
16
20 incumbents re-elected
Seats that changed party
6
AR, IL, IN, ND, PA, WI
Special Elections
- Delaware (Class II seat): Ted Kaufman (Democrat) was appointed on January 16, 2009 and held the seat going into the special election on November 2, 2010. Won by Chris Coons (Democrat), whose term for the seat ran through January 6, 2015.
- West Virginia (Class I seat): Carte Goodwin (Democrat) was appointed on July 20, 2010 and held the seat going into the special election on November 2, 2010. Won by Joe Manchin, III (Democrat), whose term for the seat ran through January 3, 2013.
Every Seat on the 2010 Ballot
Incumbent is whoever held the seat on election day; the result is who was sworn in for it afterwards.
| State ▲ | Incumbent ↕ | Party ↕ | Seat ↕ | Since ↕ | Age on Election Day ↕ | Result ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1987 | Re-elected | |
| Alaska |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
2002 | 53 | Re-elected |
| Arizona |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1987 | Re-elected | |
| Arkansas |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1999 | John Boozman (Republican) Party change | |
| California |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1993 | Re-elected | |
| Colorado |
|
Democrat |
Class III
Appointed
|
2009 | 45 | Re-elected |
| Connecticut |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1981 | Richard Blumenthal (Democrat) | |
| Delaware |
|
Democrat |
Class II
Special Appointed
|
2009 | Chris Coons (Democrat) | |
| Florida |
|
Republican |
Class III
Appointed
|
2009 | Marco Rubio (Republican) | |
| Georgia |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
2005 | Re-elected | |
| Hawaii |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1963 | Re-elected | |
| Idaho |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1999 | 59 | Re-elected |
| Illinois |
|
Democrat |
Class III
Appointed
|
2009 | Mark Kirk (Republican) Party change | |
| Indiana |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1999 | Daniel Coats (Republican) Party change | |
| Iowa |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1981 | 77 | Re-elected |
| Kansas |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1996 | Jerry Moran (Republican) | |
| Kentucky |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1999 | Rand Paul (Republican) | |
| Louisiana |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
2005 | Re-elected | |
| Maryland |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1987 | Re-elected | |
| Missouri |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1987 | Roy Blunt (Republican) | |
| Nevada |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1987 | Re-elected | |
| New Hampshire |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1993 | Kelly Ayotte (Republican) | |
| New York |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1999 | 59 | Re-elected |
| North Carolina |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
2005 | Re-elected | |
| North Dakota |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1992 | John Hoeven (Republican) Party change | |
| Ohio |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1999 | Rob Portman (Republican) | |
| Oklahoma |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
2005 | Re-elected | |
| Oregon |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1996 | 61 | Re-elected |
| Pennsylvania |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1981 | Patrick Toomey (Republican) Party change | |
| South Carolina |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
2005 | Re-elected | |
| South Dakota |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
2005 | 49 | Re-elected |
| Utah |
|
Republican |
Class III
|
1993 | Mike Lee (Republican) | |
| Vermont |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1975 | Re-elected | |
| Washington |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1993 | 60 | Re-elected |
| West Virginia |
|
Democrat |
Class I
Special Appointed
|
2010 | Joe Manchin, III (Democrat) | |
| Wisconsin |
|
Democrat |
Class III
|
1993 | Ron Johnson (Republican) Party change |
New Senators Elected in 2010
John Boozman
Republican · Arkansas
Succeeded Blanche Lincoln (Democrat)
Richard Blumenthal
Democrat · Connecticut
Succeeded Christopher Dodd
Chris Coons
Democrat · Delaware
Succeeded Ted Kaufman · special election
Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
Succeeded George LeMieux
Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois
Succeeded Roland Burris (Democrat)
Daniel Coats
Republican · Indiana
Succeeded Evan Bayh (Democrat)
Jerry Moran
Republican · Kansas
Succeeded Sam Brownback
Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky
Succeeded James Bunning
Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri
Succeeded Kit Bond
Kelly Ayotte
Republican · New Hampshire
Succeeded Judd Gregg
John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota
Succeeded Byron Dorgan (Democrat)
Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio
Succeeded George Voinovich
Patrick Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania
Succeeded Arlen Specter (Democrat)
Mike Lee
Republican · Utah
Succeeded Bob Bennett
Joe Manchin, III
Democrat · West Virginia
Succeeded Carte Goodwin · special election
Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin
Succeeded Russell Feingold (Democrat)
About this page
Seats, incumbents and results are derived from the Senate's service records (via the congress-legislators dataset): the seats on a year's ballot are the class whose terms end the following January, plus any seat held by appointment pending a special election, and a result is recorded when the winner is sworn in. Incumbent status and candidates for the next election come from FEC candidate filings; a seat is listed as open when the FEC tags its candidates as running for a seat with no incumbent. Election day is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. See every cycle since 1990, the seniority list and the voting analysis.