2012 United States Senate elections
Elections leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2013; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

2012 United States Senate elections

Section Title: Elections leading to the next Congress
Table Section Text: In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2013; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent	Results	Candidates

Senator	Party	Electoral history

Arizona	Jon Kyl	Republican	1994 2000 2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	√ Jeff Flake (Republican) 49.2% Richard Carmona (Democratic) 46.1% Marc Victor (Libertarian) 4.6%

California	Dianne Feinstein	Democratic	1992 (Special) 1994 2000 2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dianne Feinstein (Democratic) 62.5% Elizabeth Emken (Republican) 37.5%

Connecticut	Joe Lieberman	Independent Democrat	1988 1994 2000 2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Chris Murphy (Democratic) 54.8% Linda McMahon (Republican) 43.1% Paul Passarelli (Libertarian) 1.7%

Delaware	Tom Carper	Democratic	2000 2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Carper (Democratic) 66.4% Kevin Wade (Republican) 29.0% Alex Pires (Independent) 3.8% Andrew Groff (Green) 0.8%

Florida	Bill Nelson	Democratic	2000 2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bill Nelson (Democratic) 55.2% Connie Mack IV (Republican) 42.2% Chris Borgia (Independent) 1.0% Bill Gaylor (Independent) 1.5%

Hawaii	Daniel Akaka	Democratic	1990 (Appointed) 1990 (Special) 1994 2000 2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Mazie Hirono (Democratic) 62.6% Linda Lingle (Republican) 37.4%

Indiana	Richard Lugar	Republican	1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006	Incumbent lost renomination New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Joe Donnelly (Democratic) 50.0% Richard Mourdock (Republican) 44.2% Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 5.7%

Maine	Olympia Snowe	Republican	1994 2000 2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Independent gain.	√ Angus King (Independent) 52.9% Charles E. Summers, Jr.

Maryland	Ben Cardin	Democratic	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Ben Cardin (Democratic) 56.0% Dan Bongino (Republican) 26.3% Rob Sobhani (Independent) 16.4% Dean Ahmad (Libertarian) 1.2%

Massachusetts	Scott Brown	Republican	2010 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Elizabeth Warren (Democratic) 53.7% Scott Brown (Republican) 46.3%

Michigan	Debbie Stabenow	Democratic	2000 2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Debbie Stabenow (Democratic) 58.8% Pete Hoekstra (Republican) 38.0% Scotty Boman (Libertarian) 1.8% Harley Mikkelson (Republican) 0.6% Richard Matkin (Constitution) 0.6% John Litle (Natural Law) 0.2%

Minnesota	Amy Klobuchar	Democratic	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Amy Klobuchar (Democratic) 65.2% Kurt Bills (Republican) 30.6% Stephen Williams (Independence) 2.6% Tim Davis (Grassroots) 1.1% Michael Cavlan (Open Progressive) 0.5%

Mississippi	Roger Wicker	Republican	2007 (Appointed) 2008 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Roger Wicker (Republican) 57.2% Albert N. Gore, Jr. (Democratic) 40.6% Thomas Cramer (Constitution Party) 1.2% Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 1%

Missouri	Claire McCaskill	Democratic	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Claire McCaskill (Democratic) 54.8% Todd Akin (Republican) 39.0% Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 6.1%

Montana	Jon Tester	Democratic	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jon Tester (Democratic) 48.6% Denny Rehberg (Republican) 44.9% Dan Cox (Libertarian) 6.6%

Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Democratic	2000 2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Deb Fischer (Republican) 57.8% Bob Kerrey (Democratic) 42.2%

Nevada	Dean Heller	Republican	2011 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected.	√ Dean Heller (Republican) 45.9% Shelley Berkley (Democratic) 44.7% David VanderBeek (Independent American) 4.9% None of These Candidates 4.5%

New Jersey	Bob Menendez	Democratic	2006 (Appointed) 2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Menendez (Democratic) 58.9% Joe Kyrillos (Republican) 39.4% Ken Kaplan (Libertarian) 0.5% Ken Wolski (Green) 0.5% Gavin Bard (Independent) Larry Donahue (Independent)

New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman	Democratic	1982 1988 1994 2000 2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Martin Heinrich (Democratic) 51.0% Heather Wilson (Republican) 45.3% Jon Barrie (IAP) 3.6% Robert L. Anderson (write-in) 0.1%

New York	Kirsten Gillibrand	Democratic	2009 (Appointed) 2010 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Kirsten Gillibrand (Democratic) 71.6% Wendy E. Long (Republican) 27.0% Colia Clark (Green) 0.6% Chris Edes (Libertarian) 0.5% John Mangelli (Common Sense) 0.34% Write-Ins 0.03%

North Dakota	Kent Conrad	Democratic	1986 1992 (Retired) 1992 (Special) 1994 2000 2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic) 50.24% Rick Berg (Republican) 49.32% Other candidates 0.44%

Ohio	Sherrod Brown	Democratic	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sherrod Brown (Democratic) 50.7% Josh Mandel (Republican) 44.7% Scott A. Rupert (Independent) 4.6%

Pennsylvania	Bob Casey Jr.	Democratic	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Casey, Jr. (Democratic) 53.7% Tom Smith (Republican) 44.6% Rayburn Douglas Smith (Libertarian) 1.7%

Rhode Island	Sheldon Whitehouse	Democratic	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic) 64.8% Barry Hinckley (Republican) 35.0% Write-ins 0.2%

Tennessee	Bob Corker	Republican	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bob Corker (Republican) 64.9% Mark Clayton (Democratic) 30.4% Martin Pleasant (Green) 1.7% Dr. Shaun Crowell (Libertarian) 0.9% Kermit Steck (Constitution) 0.8%

Texas	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	1993 (Special) 1994 2000 2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	√ Ted Cruz (Republican) 56.5% Paul Sadler (Democratic) 40.7% John Jay Myers (Libertarian) 2.1% David Collins (Green) 0.9%

Utah	Orrin Hatch	Republican	1976 1982 1988 1994 2000 2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Orrin Hatch (Republican) 65.3% Scott Howell (Democratic) 30.0% Shaun Lynn McCausland 3.2% Daniel Geery (UT Justice) 0.83%

Vermont	Bernie Sanders	Independent	2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Bernie Sanders (Independent) 71% John MacGovern (Republican) 24.9% Cris Ericson (Marijuana*) 2% Pete Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 0.9% Peter Moss (Peace and Prosperity) 0.8% Laurel LaFramboise (VoteKISS) 0.3%

Virginia	Jim Webb	Democratic	2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Tim Kaine (Democratic) 52.9% George Allen (Republican) 47.0% Write-ins 0.17%

Washington	Maria Cantwell	Democratic	2000 2006	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Maria Cantwell (Democratic) 60.5% Michael Baumgartner (Republican) 39.5%

West Virginia	Joe Manchin	Democratic	2010 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Manchin (Democratic) 60.6% John Raese (Republican) 36.5% Bob Henry Baber (Mountain) 3.0%

Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Democratic	1988 1994 2000 2006	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Tammy Baldwin (Democratic) 51.4% Tommy Thompson (Republican) 45.9% Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) 2.1% Nimrod Y U Allen III (IDEA) 0.6% Write-ins 0.1%

Wyoming	John Barrasso	Republican	2007 (Appointed) 2008 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Barrasso (Republican) 75.7% Tim Chesnut (Democratic) 21.7% Joel Otto (Country) 2.5% Write-ins 2%

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The Democrats include Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman, who won as an independent in 2006 and Independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

final_sentence: The Democrats include Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman, who won as an independent in 2006 and Independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont.