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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.

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Seats on the ballot

36

34 Class III + 2 special

Held going in

18
18

18 Republican · 18 Democrat

New senators

16

20 incumbents re-elected

Seats that changed party

6

AR, IL, IN, ND, PA, WI

Special Elections

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 Result
Alabama Richard Shelby Since 1987 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
Alaska Lisa Murkowski Since 2002 · age 53 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
Arizona John McCain, III Since 1987 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
Arkansas Blanche Lincoln Since 1999 Democrat
Class III
John Boozman (Republican) Party change
California Barbara Boxer Since 1993 Democrat
Class III
Re-elected
Colorado Michael Bennet Since 2009 · age 45 Democrat
Class III Appointed
Re-elected
Connecticut Christopher Dodd Since 1981 Democrat
Class III
Richard Blumenthal (Democrat)
Delaware Ted Kaufman Since 2009 Democrat
Class II Special Appointed
Chris Coons (Democrat)
Florida George LeMieux Since 2009 Republican
Class III Appointed
Marco Rubio (Republican)
Georgia Johnny Isakson Since 2005 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
Hawaii Daniel Inouye Since 1963 Democrat
Class III
Re-elected
Idaho Mike Crapo Since 1999 · age 59 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
Illinois Roland Burris Since 2009 Democrat
Class III Appointed
Mark Kirk (Republican) Party change
Indiana Evan Bayh Since 1999 Democrat
Class III
Daniel Coats (Republican) Party change
Iowa Chuck Grassley Since 1981 · age 77 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
Kansas Sam Brownback Since 1996 Republican
Class III
Jerry Moran (Republican)
Kentucky James Bunning Since 1999 Republican
Class III
Rand Paul (Republican)
Louisiana David Vitter Since 2005 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
Maryland Barbara Mikulski Since 1987 Democrat
Class III
Re-elected
Missouri Kit Bond Since 1987 Republican
Class III
Roy Blunt (Republican)
Nevada Harry Reid Since 1987 Democrat
Class III
Re-elected
New Hampshire Judd Gregg Since 1993 Republican
Class III
Kelly Ayotte (Republican)
New York Chuck Schumer Since 1999 · age 59 Democrat
Class III
Re-elected
North Carolina Richard Burr Since 2005 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
North Dakota Byron Dorgan Since 1992 Democrat
Class III
John Hoeven (Republican) Party change
Ohio George Voinovich Since 1999 Republican
Class III
Rob Portman (Republican)
Oklahoma Thomas Coburn Since 2005 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
Oregon Ron Wyden Since 1996 · age 61 Democrat
Class III
Re-elected
Pennsylvania Arlen Specter Since 1981 Democrat
Class III
Patrick Toomey (Republican) Party change
South Carolina James DeMint Since 2005 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
South Dakota John Thune Since 2005 · age 49 Republican
Class III
Re-elected
Utah Bob Bennett Since 1993 Republican
Class III
Mike Lee (Republican)
Vermont Patrick Leahy Since 1975 Democrat
Class III
Re-elected
Washington Patty Murray Since 1993 · age 60 Democrat
Class III
Re-elected
West Virginia Carte Goodwin Since 2010 Democrat
Class I Special Appointed
Joe Manchin, III (Democrat)
Wisconsin Russell Feingold Since 1993 Democrat
Class III
Ron Johnson (Republican) Party change

New Senators Elected in 2010

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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.