2014 U.S. Senate Elections: Results
36 Senate seats were decided on Tuesday, November 4, 2014: the 33 Class II seats and 3 special elections. 23 incumbents kept their seats, 13 new senators were elected, and 9 seats changed party.
Seats on the ballot
36
33 Class II + 3 special
Held going in
21 Democrat · 15 Republican
New senators
13
23 incumbents re-elected
Seats that changed party
9
AK, AR, CO, IA, LA, MT, NC, SD, WV
Special Elections
- Hawaii (Class III seat): Brian Schatz (Democrat) was appointed on December 27, 2012 and held the seat going into the special election on November 4, 2014. Won it outright, serving the remainder of the term through January 3, 2017.
- Oklahoma (Class III seat): Thomas Coburn (Republican) held the seat going into the special election on November 4, 2014. Won by James Lankford (Republican), whose term for the seat ran through January 3, 2017.
- South Carolina (Class III seat): Tim Scott (Republican) was appointed on January 3, 2013 and held the seat going into the special election on November 4, 2014. Won it outright, serving the remainder of the term through January 3, 2017.
Every Seat on the 2014 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 II
|
1997 | Re-elected | |
| Alaska |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2009 | Dan Sullivan (Republican) Party change | |
| Arkansas |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2003 | Tom Cotton (Republican) Party change | |
| Colorado |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2009 | Cory Gardner (Republican) Party change | |
| Delaware |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2010 | 51 | Re-elected |
| Georgia |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
2003 | David Perdue, Jr. (Republican) | |
| Hawaii |
|
Democrat |
Class III
Special Appointed
|
2012 | 42 | Held seat |
| Idaho |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
2009 | 71 | Re-elected |
| Illinois |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
1997 | 69 | Re-elected |
| Iowa |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
1985 | Joni Ernst (Republican) Party change | |
| Kansas |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
1997 | Re-elected | |
| Kentucky |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
1985 | 72 | Re-elected |
| Louisiana |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
1997 | Bill Cassidy (Republican) Party change | |
| Maine |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
1997 | 61 | Re-elected |
| Massachusetts |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2013 | 68 | Re-elected |
| Michigan |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
1979 | Gary Peters (Democrat) | |
| Minnesota |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2009 | Re-elected | |
| Mississippi |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
1978 | Re-elected | |
| Montana |
|
Democrat |
Class II
Appointed
|
2014 | Steve Daines (Republican) Party change | |
| Nebraska |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
2009 | Ben Sasse (Republican) | |
| New Hampshire |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2009 | 67 | Re-elected |
| New Jersey |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2013 | 45 | Re-elected |
| New Mexico |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2009 | Re-elected | |
| North Carolina |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2009 | Thom Tillis (Republican) Party change | |
| Oklahoma |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
1994 | Re-elected | |
| Oklahoma |
|
Republican |
Class III
Special
|
2005 | James Lankford (Republican) | |
| Oregon |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2009 | 58 | Re-elected |
| Rhode Island |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
1997 | 64 | Re-elected |
| South Carolina |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
2003 | 59 | Re-elected |
| South Carolina |
|
Republican |
Class III
Special Appointed
|
2013 | 49 | Held seat |
| South Dakota |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
1997 | Mike Rounds (Republican) Party change | |
| Tennessee |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
2003 | Re-elected | |
| Texas |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
2002 | 62 | Re-elected |
| Virginia |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
2009 | 59 | Re-elected |
| West Virginia |
|
Democrat |
Class II
|
1985 | Shelley Capito (Republican) Party change | |
| Wyoming |
|
Republican |
Class II
|
1997 | Re-elected |
New Senators Elected in 2014
Dan Sullivan
Republican · Alaska
Succeeded Mark Begich (Democrat)
Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas
Succeeded Mark Pryor (Democrat)
Cory Gardner
Republican · Colorado
Succeeded Mark Udall (Democrat)
David Perdue, Jr.
Republican · Georgia
Succeeded Saxby Chambliss
Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa
Succeeded Tom Harkin (Democrat)
Bill Cassidy
Republican · Louisiana
Succeeded Mary Landrieu (Democrat)
Gary Peters
Democrat · Michigan
Succeeded Carl Levin
Steve Daines
Republican · Montana
Succeeded John Walsh (Democrat)
Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska
Succeeded Mike Johanns
Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina
Succeeded Kay Hagan (Democrat)
James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma
Succeeded Thomas Coburn · special election
Mike Rounds
Republican · South Dakota
Succeeded Tim Johnson (Democrat)
Shelley Capito
Republican · West Virginia
Succeeded Jay Rockefeller, IV (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.