2008 United States Senate elections
Elections leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2009; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

2008 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, 2009; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent	Results	Candidates

Senator	Party	Electoral history

Alabama	Jeff Sessions	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jeff Sessions (Republican) 63.4% Vivian Davis Figures (Democratic) 36.5%

Alaska	Ted Stevens	Republican	1968 (Appointed) 1970 (Special) 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Mark Begich (Democratic) 47.8% Ted Stevens (Republican) 46.6% Bob Bird (Alaskan Independence) 4.2% David Haase (Libertarian) 0.8% Ted Gianoutsos (Independent) 0.4%

Arkansas	Mark Pryor	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mark Pryor (Democratic) 79.5% Rebekah Kennedy (Green) 20.5%

Colorado	Wayne Allard	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Mark Udall (Democratic) 52.8% Bob Schaffer (Republican) 42.5% Doug Campbell (Constitution) 2.6% Bob Kinsey (Green) 2.1%

Delaware	Joe Biden	Democratic	1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joe Biden (Democratic) 64.7% Christine O'Donnell (Republican) 35.3%

Georgia	Saxby Chambliss	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Saxby Chambliss (Republican) 49.8% Jim Martin (Democratic) 46.8% Allen Buckley (Libertarian) 3.4% Runoff: Chambliss 57.5% Martin 42.5%

Idaho	Larry Craig	Republican	1990 1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Jim Risch (Republican) 57.7% Larry LaRocco (Democratic) 34.1% Rex Rammell (Independent) 5.4% Kent Marmon (Libertarian) 1.5% Pro-Life (Independent) 1.3%

Illinois	Dick Durbin	Democratic	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Dick Durbin (Democratic) 67.8% Steve Sauerberg (Republican) 28.5% Kathy Cummings (Green) 2.2% Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 0.9% Chad Koppie (Constitution) 0.5%

Iowa	Tom Harkin	Democratic	1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tom Harkin (Democratic) 62.7% Christopher Reed (Republican) 37.3%

Kansas	Pat Roberts	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Pat Roberts (Republican) 60.0% Jim Slattery (Democratic) 36.4% Randall Hodgkinson (Libertarian) 2.1% Joseph Martin (Reform) 1.3%

Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Republican	1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mitch McConnell (Republican) 53.0% Bruce Lunsford (Democratic) 47.0%

Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mary Landrieu (Democratic) 52.1% John Neely Kennedy (Republican) 45.7% Richard Fontanesi (Libertarian) 1.0% Jay Patel (Independent) 0.7% Robert Stewart (Independent) 0.5%

Maine	Susan Collins	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Susan Collins (Republican) 61.3% Tom Allen (Democratic) 38.6%

Massachusetts	John Kerry	Democratic	1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Kerry (Democratic) 65.8% Jeff Beatty (Republican) 31.0% Robert Underwood (Libertarian) 3.2%

Michigan	Carl Levin	Democratic	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Carl Levin (Democratic) 62.7% Jack Hoogendyk (Republican) 33.8% Scott Boman (Libertarian) 1.6% Harley Mikkelson (Green) 0.9% Michael Nikitin (Constitution) 0.6% Doug Dern (Natural Law) 0.4%

Minnesota	Norm Coleman	Republican	2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Al Franken (DFL) 41.99% Norm Coleman (Republican) 41.98% Dean Barkley (MIP) 15.15% Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 0.48% James Niemackl (Constitution) 0.31 Write-ins 0.08%

Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Republican	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thad Cochran (Republican) 61.4% Erik Fleming (Democratic) 38.6%

Montana	Max Baucus	Democratic	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Max Baucus (Democratic) 72.9% Bob Kelleher (Republican) 27.1%

Nebraska	Chuck Hagel	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	√ Mike Johanns (Republican) 57.5% Scott Kleeb (Democratic) 40.1% Kelly Rosberg (Nebraska) 1.4% Steve Larrick (Green) 1.0%

New Hampshire	John E. Sununu	Republican	2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic) 51.7% John E. Sununu (Republican) 45.2% Ken Blevens (Libertarian) 3.1%

New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg	Democratic	1982 1982 (Appointed) 1988 1994 2000 (Retired) 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Frank Lautenberg (Democratic) 56.0% Dick Zimmer (Republican) 42.0% Jason Scheurer (Libertarian) 0.5% J. M.

New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Republican	1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Tom Udall (Democratic) 61.3% Steve Pearce (Republican) 38.7%

North Carolina	Elizabeth Dole	Republican	2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Kay Hagan (Democratic) 52.7% Elizabeth Dole (Republican) 44.2% Chris Cole (Libertarian) 3.1%

Oklahoma	Jim Inhofe	Republican	1994 (Special) 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jim Inhofe (Republican) 56.7% Andrew Rice (Democratic) 39.2% Stephen Wallace (Independent) 4.1%

Oregon	Gordon Smith	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Jeff Merkley (Democratic) 48.9% Gordon Smith (Republican) 45.6% Dave Brownlow (Constitution) 5.2%

Rhode Island	Jack Reed	Democratic	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jack Reed (Democratic) 73.4% Robert Tingle (Republican) 26.6%

South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lindsey Graham (Republican) 57.5% Bob Conley (Democratic) 42.3%

South Dakota	Tim Johnson	Democratic	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tim Johnson (Democratic) 62.5% Joel Dykstra (Republican) 37.5%

Tennessee	Lamar Alexander	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Lamar Alexander (Republican) 65.1% Bob Tuke (Democratic) 31.6% Edward Buck (Independent) 1.3% Christopher Fenner (Independent) 0.5% Daniel Lewis (Libertarian) 0.4% Chris Lugo (Green) 0.4% Ed Lawhorn (Independent) 0.4% David Gatchell 0.3% (Independent)

Texas	John Cornyn	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Cornyn (Republican) 54.8% Rick Noriega (Democratic) 42.8% Yvonne Adams Schick (Libertarian) 2.3%

Virginia	John Warner	Republican	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	√ Mark Warner (Democratic) 65.0% Jim Gilmore (Republican) 33.7% Bill Redpath (Libertarian) 0.6% Gail Parker (Independent Green) 0.6%

West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Democratic	1984 1990 1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jay Rockefeller (Democratic) 63.7% Jay Wolfe (Republican) 36.3%

Wyoming	Mike Enzi	Republican	1996 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Mike Enzi (Republican) 75.6% Chris Rothfuss (Democratic) 24.3%

Sentence(s)

In the 2008 United States Senate elections, Begich won with 47.8% to Stevens's 46.5%.

final_sentence: In the 2008 United States Senate elections, Begich won with 47.8% to Stevens's 46.5%.