This 2010 U.S. Senate elections hub presents analysis and news of the 37 senatorial contests to be held in 2010. Elections are presented in alphabetical order, by state.
Starting in Winter 2010, I will make predictions about "Who's winning, Who's Not" on a state-by-state basis, when I believe I have enough data to project results.
Alabama 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of the State of Alabama
Incumbent: Republican Richard Shelby, four terms
Running for reelection
Opponents: None declared yet
Alaska 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of the State of Alaska
Incumbent: Republican Lisa Murkowski, one complete term, plus two years
Running for reelection
Opponents: None declared yet
Arizona 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of State of Arizona
Incumbent: Republican John McCain, four terms
Running for reelection
Opponents: Three declared opponents, including two Republicans and one Democrat, Rudy Garcia, a retired non-profit executive.
Arizona's primary election is set for August 24, 2010. In his 2004 reelection to the U.S. Senate, John McCain won 77% of the statewide vote.
Arkansas 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of State of Arkansas
Incumbent: Democrat Blanche Lincoln, two terms
Running for reelection
Opponents: Six Republicans have declared their candidacy, and are set to face each other in a May 18, 2010 primary. A June 8, 2010 runoff may be necessary to determine the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.
No Democrats are expected to challenge Sen. Lincoln for the Democratic nomination.
California 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of State of California
Incumbent: Democrat Barbara Boxer, three terms
Running for reelection
Opponents: Two Republicans have shown strong indications of running, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who is a social moderate, and conservative state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore. California primary elections will be held on June 8, 2010.
No Democrat is likely to challenge Sen. Boxer for the U.S. Senate nomination. Boxer easily won reelection in 2004 with 58% of the statewide vote. See Profile of Sen. Barbara Boxer of California.
Colorado 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of State of Colorado
Incumbent: Democrat Michael Bennet, appointed to one-year partial term
Running for election
Opponents: Three Republicans have declared their candidacy, and are set to face each other in an August 10, 2010 primary.
No Democrats are expected to challenge Sen. Bennet, former Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, for the Democratic nomination.
Connecticut 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of State of Connecticut
Incumbent: Democrat Christopher Dodd, five terms
Running for reelection
Opponents: Four Republicans have declared their candidacy, and are set to face each other in an August 10, 2010 primary.
One Democrat, 43 year old Air Force veteran Merrick Alpert, a pro-business centrist, has decided to challenge Sen. Dodd in the August 10, 2010 Democratic primary.
Delaware 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of State of Delaware
Incumbent: Democrat Ted Kaufman, appointed to one-year partial term to replace long-time Sen. Joe Biden, who resigned in order to assume the Vice Presidency.
Not running for election
Candidates:No Democrats have yet declared their candidacy, although many expect Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, Iraq War veteran, to run for his father's former Senate seat. Commented Vice-President Biden in late 2008, ""It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden, would make a great United States Senator just as I believe he has been a great attorney general."
One Republican, Christine O'Donnell, unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate in both 2006 and 2008, has declared her intention to run again in 2010.
Florida 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of State of Florida
Incumbent: Republican George LaMieux, appointed to partial term that commenced on September 9, 2009, to succeed Republican Sen. Mel Martinez who resigned.
Not running for election
Candidates: Five Democrats have declared intention to run for U.S. Senator. Many consider the leading Democratic candidate to be Rep. Kendrick Meek, three-term Congressman from Florida's 17th district. Others believe that Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre would be a strong competitor if he decides to run.
Eight Republicans have thrown their hats into the Senate electoral ring. The Republican expected to lead the pack is moderate Gov. Charlie Christ, who has been endorsed by the Republican National Party.
Florida's Senate primary is for August 24, 2010.
Georgia 2010 U.S. Senate Race
Courtesy of State of Georgia
Incumbent: Republican Johnny Isakson, one term
Running for reelection
Opponents: None declared yet
