2014 United States Senate elections
Elections leading to the next Congress
Table:
State
(linked to
summaries below)

Incumbent

Results

Candidates

Senator

Party

Electoral history

Alabama

Jeff Sessions

Republican

1996
2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Jeff Sessions (Republican) 97.25%[25]
Write-in 2.75%[25]

Alaska

Mark Begich

Democratic

2008

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Republican gain.[26]

√ Dan Sullivan (Republican) 48.0%[27]
Mark Begich (Democratic) 45.8%[28]
Mark Fish (Libertarian) 3.7%[29]
Ted Gianoutsos (Independent) 2.0%[30]

Arkansas

Mark Pryor

Democratic

2002
2008

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Republican gain.

√ Tom Cotton (Republican) 56.5%[31]
Mark Pryor (Democratic) 39.4%[32]
Nathan LaFrance (Libertarian) 2.0%[33][34]
Mark Swaney (Green) 2.0%[35]

Colorado

Mark Udall

Democratic

2008

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Republican gain.

√ Cory Gardner (Republican) 48.2%[36][37][38]
Mark Udall (Democratic) 46.3%[39]
Gaylon Kent (Libertarian) 2.6%[40]
Stephen H. Shogan (Independent) 1.4%[41]
Raúl Acosta (Independent) 1.2%
Bill Hammons (Unity) 0.3%[42]

Delaware

Chris Coons

Democratic

2010 (Special)

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Chris Coons (Democratic) 55.8%[43]
Kevin Wade (Republican) 42.2%[44]
Andrew Groff (Green) 1.9%

Georgia

Saxby Chambliss

Republican

2002
2008

Incumbent retired.[45]
New senator elected.
Republican hold.

√ David Perdue (Republican) 52.9%[46]
Michelle Nunn (Democratic) 45.2%[47]
Amanda Swafford (Libertarian) 1.9%[48]

Idaho

Jim Risch

Republican

2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Jim Risch (Republican) 65.3%[49]
Nels Mitchell (Democratic) 34.7%[50]

Illinois

Dick Durbin

Democratic

1996
2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Dick Durbin (Democratic) 53.5%[51]
Jim Oberweis (Republican) 42.7%[52]
Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 3.8%[53]

Iowa

Tom Harkin

Democratic

1984
1990
1996
2002
2008

Incumbent retired.[54]
New senator elected.
Republican gain.

√ Joni Ernst (Republican) 52.1%[55]
Bruce Braley (Democratic) 43.8%[56]
Rick Stewart (Independent) 2.4%
Doug Butzier (Libertarian) 0.7%[57]
Bob Quast (Independent) 0.5%[58]
Ruth Smith (Independent) 0.4%

Kansas

Pat Roberts

Republican

1996
2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Pat Roberts (Republican) 53.1%[59]
Greg Orman (Independent) 42.5%
Randall Batson (Libertarian) 4.3%[60]

Kentucky

Mitch McConnell

Republican

1984
1990
1996
2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Mitch McConnell (Republican) 56.1%[61]
Alison Lundergan Grimes (Democratic) 40.7%[62]
David Patterson (Libertarian) 3.1%[63]

Louisiana

Mary Landrieu

Democratic

1996
2002
2008

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Republican gain.

√ Bill Cassidy (Republican) 55.9%[64]
Mary Landrieu (Democratic) 44.1%[65]

Maine

Susan Collins

Republican

1996
2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Susan Collins (Republican) 68.5%[66]
Shenna Bellows (Democratic) 31.5%[67]

Massachusetts

Ed Markey

Democratic

2013 (Special)

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Ed Markey (Democratic) 62.0%[68]
Brian Herr (Republican) 38.0%[69]

Michigan

Carl Levin

Democratic

1978
1984
1990
1996
2002
2008

Incumbent retired.[70]
New senator elected.
Democratic hold.

√ Gary Peters (Democratic) 54.6%[71]
Terri Lynn Land (Republican) 41.3%[72]
Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 2.0%[73]
Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 1.2%
Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 0.9%[74]

Minnesota

Al Franken

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Al Franken (Democratic Farmer-Labor) 53.2%[75]
Mike McFadden (Republican) 42.9%[76]
Steve Carlson (Independence) 2.4%[77]
Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1.5%[77]

Mississippi

Thad Cochran

Republican

1978
1984
1990
1996
2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Thad Cochran (Republican) 59.9%[78]
Travis Childers (Democratic) 37.9%[79]
Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 2.2%[80]

Montana

John Walsh

Democratic

2014 (Appointed)

Incumbent appointee withdrew from nomination.
New senator elected.
Republican gain.

√ Steve Daines (Republican) 57.8%[81]
Amanda Curtis (Democratic) 40.1%
Roger Roots (Libertarian) 2.1%[82]

Nebraska

Mike Johanns

Republican

2008

Incumbent retired.[83]
New senator elected.
Republican hold.

√ Ben Sasse (Republican) 64.4%[84]
David Domina (Democratic) 31.5%[85]
Jim Jenkins (Independent) 2.9%[86]
Todd Watson (Independent) 1.2%[87]

New Hampshire

Jeanne Shaheen

Democratic

2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic) 51.5%[88]
Scott Brown (Republican) 48.2%[89]

New Jersey

Cory Booker

Democratic

2013 (Special)

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Cory Booker (Democratic) 55.8%[90]
Jeff Bell (Republican) 42.3%[90]
Joe Baratelli (Libertarian) 0.9%[91]
Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 0.3%[92]
Jeff Boss (Independent)[92] 0.2%
Eugene M. LaVergne (D-R) 0.2%[93]
Antonio Sabas (Independent) 0.2%[94]

New Mexico

Tom Udall

Democratic

2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Tom Udall (Democratic) 55.6%[95]
Allen Weh (Republican) 44.4%[96]

North Carolina

Kay Hagan

Democratic

2008

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Republican gain.

√ Thom Tillis (Republican) 48.8%[97]
Kay Hagan (Democratic) 47.3%[98]
Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 3.7%[99]

Oklahoma

Jim Inhofe

Republican

1994
1996
2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Jim Inhofe (Republican) 68.0%[75]
Matt Silverstein (Democratic) 28.6%[100]
Joan Farr (Independent) 1.3%[101]
Ray Woods (Independent) 1.2%[22]
Aaron DeLozier (Independent) 0.9%[22]

Oregon

Jeff Merkley

Democratic

2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Jeff Merkley (Democratic) 55.7%[102]
Monica Wehby (Republican) 36.9%[103]
Mike Montchalin (Libertarian) 3.1%[104]
Christina Jean Lugo (Pacific Green) 2.2%[105]
James E. Leuenberger (Constitution) 1.7%[106]

Rhode Island

Jack Reed

Democratic

1996
2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Jack Reed (Democratic) 70.6%[107]
Mark Zaccaria (Republican) 29.2%[108]

South Carolina

Lindsey Graham

Republican

2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Lindsey Graham (Republican) 54.3%[109][109]
Brad Hutto (Democratic) 38.8%[110]
Thomas Ravenel (Independent) 3.8%[110]
Victor Kocher (Libertarian) 2.7%[110]

South Dakota

Tim Johnson

Democratic

1996
2002
2008

Incumbent retired.[111]
New senator elected.
Republican gain.

√ Mike Rounds (Republican) 50.4%[112]
Rick Weiland (Democratic) 29.5%[113]
Larry Pressler (Independent) 17.1%[114]
Gordon Howie (Independent) 3.0%[115]

Tennessee

Lamar Alexander

Republican

2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Lamar Alexander (Republican) 61.9%[116]
Gordon Ball (Democratic) 31.8%[117]
Joe B. Wilmoth (Constitution) 2.6%[118]
Martin Pleasant (Green) 0.9%[118]
Tom Emerson Jr. (Independent) 0.8%[118]
Danny Page (Independent) 0.6%[118]
Rick Tyler (Independent) 0.4%[118]
Joshua James (Independent) 0.4%[118]
Bartholomew J. Phillips (Independent) 0.2%[118]
Edmund L. Gauthier (Independent) 0.2%[118]
Eric Schechter (Independent) 0.1%[118]
Choudhury Salekin (Independent) 0.1%[118]

Texas

John Cornyn

Republican

2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ John Cornyn (Republican) 61.6%[109][109]
David Alameel (Democratic) 34.4%[119]
Rebecca Paddock (Libertarian) 2.9%[120]
Emily Marie Sanchez (Green) 1.2%[121]

Virginia

Mark Warner

Democratic

2008

Incumbent re-elected.[122]

√ Mark Warner (Democratic) 49.1%[123]
Ed Gillespie (Republican) 48.3%[124]
Robert Sarvis (Libertarian) 2.4%[125][126]

West Virginia

Jay Rockefeller

Democratic

1984
1990
1996
2002
2008

Incumbent retired.[127]
New senator elected.
Republican gain.

√ Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) 62.1%[128]
Natalie Tennant (Democratic) 34.5%[129]
John S. Buckley (Libertarian) 1.6%
Bob Henry Baber (Mountain) 1.2%[130]
Phil Hudok (Constitution) 0.6%

Wyoming

Mike Enzi

Republican

1996
2002
2008

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Mike Enzi (Republican) 71.2%[131]
Charlie Hardy (Democratic) 17.4%[132]
Curt Gottshall (Independent) 7.9%[133]
Joe Porambo (Libertarian) 2.2%

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