2010 United States Senate elections

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2010 United States Senate elections

November 2, 2010
37 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Harry Reid Mitch McConnell Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Nevada Kentucky Seats before 57 41 Seats after 51 47 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 29,110,733 32,680,704 Percentage 42.7% 48.0% Swing 9.2% 3.5% Seats up 19 18 Races won 13 24   Third party   Party Independent Seats before 2 Seats after 2 Seat change Popular vote 1,859,010 Percentage 2.7% Swing 2.5% Seats up 0 Races won 0
Results of the November elections (excl. Mass.):      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain      No election Line through state (N.Y.): both seats contested
Majority Leader before election Harry Reid Democratic Elected Majority Leader Harry Reid Democratic

The 2010 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 2010, from among the United States Senate's 100 seats. A special election was held January 19, 2010 for a mid-term vacancy in Massachusetts. Thirty-four of the November elections were for six-year terms to the Senate's Class 3, while other three were special elections to finish incomplete terms. Those 37 November elections featured 19 incumbent Democrats (seven of whom retired or were defeated in the primary) and 18 incumbent Republicans (eight of whom retired or were defeated in the primary).

After the previous elections (in 2008), the Senate was composed of 58 Democrats, 40 Republicans, and 2 independents who caucused with the Democrats.

Republicans won four seats held by retiring Democrats and Republicans defeated two incumbent Democrats, for a Republican net gain of six seats. This was the first time since the 1994 elections that Republicans successfully defended all of their own seats. This was the fourth consecutive election of Class 3 senators where Democrats failed to gain seats and the third consecutive midterm election held in a president's first term where Republicans picked up seats.

Despite Republican gains, the Democrats retained a majority of the Senate with 51 seats plus 2 independents who caucused with them, compared to the 47 Republican seats.

Results summary

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style="background:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color; width:51%" | 51

style="background:Template:Independent (US)/meta/color; color:black; width:2%" | 2

style="background:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color; width:47%" | 47

Democratic

Independent

Republican

Shading indicates party with largest share of that line.

Parties		style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/color" |	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/color" |	style="background-color:Template:Independent (US)/meta/color" |	style="background-color:Template:Libertarian Party (US)/meta/color" |	style="background-color:Template:Green Party (US)/meta/color" |	style="background-color:Template:Constitution Party (US)/meta/color" |	style="background-color:Template:Other Party (US)/meta/color" |	Total
		Democratic	Republican	Independent	Libertarian	Green	Constitution	Others
Before these elections		57	41	2	—	—	—	—	100
Not Up	Total	38	22	2	—	—	—	—	62
	Class 1 (2006→2012)	19	9	2	—	—	—	—	30
	Class 2 (2008→2014)	19	13	—	—	—	—	—	32
Up	Total	19	19	—	—	—	—	—	38
	Class 1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	3
	Class 2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
	Class 3	16	18	—	—	—	—	—	34
Incumbent retired	Total before	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	12
	Held by same party	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	9
	Replaced by other party	3 Democrats replaced by 3 Republicans		—	—	—	—	—	3
	Result after	3	9	—	—	—	—	—	12
Incumbent ran	Total before	13	12	—	—	—	—	—	25
	Renominated and won re-election	8	10	—	—	—	—	—	18
	Appointee nominated and won election	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
	Renominated but lost re-election	2 Democrats replaced by 2 Republicans		—	—	—	—	—	2
	Lost renomination but won re-election	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
	Lost renomination but party held	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1
	Lost renomination and party lost	1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican		—	—	—	—	—	1
	Result after	10	15	—	—	—	—	—	25
Total held		13	18	—	—	—	—	—	31
Net gain/loss		6	6	—	—	—	—	—	6
Total elected		13	24	—	—	—	—	—	37
Nationwide vote	Votes	29,110,733	32,680,704	1,859,010	755,812	516,517	172,435	2,807,291	68,050,147
	Share	42.77%	48.02%	2.73%	1.11%	0.75%	0.25%	4.12%	100%
Result		51	47	2	—	—	—	—	100
End of this Congress		56	42	2	—	—	—	—	100

Source: The Green Papers 2010 U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party

Change in composition

After the January special election

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40	D39	D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41	D42	D43	D44	D45	D46	D47	D48	D49	D50
Majority →									D51
R41 Mass. (sp) Gain	I2	I1	D57	D56	D55	D54	D53	D52
R40	R39	R38	R37	R36	R35	R34	R33	R32	R31
R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28	R29	R30
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

Before the November elections

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40 Calif. Ran	D39 Ark. Ran	D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41 Colo. Ran	D42 Conn. Retired	D43 Del. (sp) Retired	D44 Hawaii Ran	D45 Ill. (reg) Ill. (sp) Retired	D46 Ind. Retired	D47 Md. Ran	D48 Nev. Ran	D49 N.Y. (reg) Ran	D50 N.Y. (sp) Ran
Majority →									D51 N.D. Retired
R41 Utah Ran	I2	I1	D57 W.Va. (sp) Retired	D56 Wis. Ran	D55 Wash. Ran	D54 Vt. Ran	D53 Pa. Ran	D52 Ore. Ran
R40 S.D. Ran	R39 S.C. Ran	R38 N.C. Ran	R37 Kan. Retired	R36 Ky. Retired	R35 La. Ran	R34 Mo. Retired	R33 N.H. Retired	R32 Ohio Retired	R31 Okla. Ran
R21	R22	R23	R24 Ala. Ran	R25 Alaska Ran	R26 Ariz. Ran	R37 Fla. Retired	R27 Ga. Ran	R28 Idaho Ran	R29 Iowa Ran
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

Result of the November elections

D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8	D9	D10
D20	D19	D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11
D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28	D29	D30
D40 Colo. Elected	D39 Calif. Re-elected	D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31
D41 Conn. Hold	D42 Del. (sp) Hold	D43 Hawaii Re-elected	D44 Md. Re-elected	D45 Nev. Re-elected	D46 N.Y. (reg) Re-elected	D47 N.Y. (sp) Elected	D48 Ore. Re-elected	D49 Vt. Re-elected	D50 Wash. Re-elected
Majority →									D51 W.Va. (sp) Hold
R41 Ohio Hold	R42 Okla. Re-elected	R43 Pa. Gain	R44 S.C. Re-elected	R45 S.D. Re-elected	R46 Utah Hold	R47 Wis. Gain	I2	I1
R40 N.D. Gain	R39 N.C. Re-elected	R38 N.H. Hold	R37 Mo. Hold	R36 Ky. Hold	R35 Kan. Hold	R34 La. Re-elected	R33 Iowa Re-elected	R32 Ind. Gain	R31 Ill. (reg) Ill. (sp) Gain
R21	R22	R23	R24 Ala. Re-elected	R25 Alaska Re-elected	R26 Ariz. Re-elected	R27 Ark. Gain	R28 Fla. Hold	R29 Ga. Re-elected	R30 Idaho Re-elected
R20	R19	R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11
R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10

Key:	D# Democratic I# Independent R# Republican

Gains and losses

Senate composition as a result of the 2010 elections.

Vote by county (click image for more details)

Retiring senators

Twelve incumbents chose not to run for re-election.

Democrats (6)	Republicans (6)
Connecticut - Christopher Dodd Delaware - Ted Kaufman (special election) Illinois - Roland Burris (special & regular election) Indiana - Evan Bayh North Dakota - Byron Dorgan West Virginia - Carte Goodwin (special election)	Florida - George LeMieux Kansas - Sam Brownback Kentucky - Jim Bunning Missouri - Kit Bond New Hampshire - Judd Gregg Ohio - George Voinovich

Incumbents seeking re-election

Twenty-five incumbents sought re-election.

Democrats (13)	Republicans (12)
Arkansas — Blanche Lincoln California — Barbara Boxer Colorado — Michael Bennet Hawaii — Daniel Inouye Maryland — Barbara Mikulski Nevada — Harry Reid New York — Charles Schumer New York — Kirsten Gillibrand (special election) Oregon — Ron Wyden Pennsylvania — Arlen Specter Vermont — Patrick Leahy Washington — Patty Murray Wisconsin — Russ Feingold	Alabama — Richard Shelby Alaska — Lisa Murkowski Arizona — John McCain Georgia — Johnny Isakson Idaho — Mike Crapo Iowa — Chuck Grassley Louisiana — David Vitter North Carolina — Richard Burr Oklahoma — Tom Coburn South Carolina — Jim DeMint South Dakota — John Thune Utah — Bob Bennett

Of the seats with retiring Democrats, three seats were kept by Democrats, and three were won by Republicans.

Of the seats with Democratic incumbents running for re-election, eight Democrats were re-elected, one appointee was elected to finish her term, and one appointee was elected to the next full term. Two lost re-election. One lost renomination and his seat was subsequently won by a Republican.

Of the seats with retiring Republicans, all six were replaced by Republicans.

Of the seats with Republicans incumbents running for re-election, eleven Republicans won re-election. One Republican lost renomination, but the seat was re-elected as a write-in.

Race summary

Special elections during the 111th Congress

In these special elections, the winner was seated once they qualified and their elections were certified. Sorted by election date, then state, then class.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Massachusetts (Class 1)	Paul G. Kirk	Democratic	2009 (Appointed)	Incumbent appointee retired. New senator elected January 19, 2010. Republican gain.	Y Scott Brown (Republican) 51.9% Martha Coakley (Democratic) 47.1% Joseph L. Kennedy (Libertarian) 1.0%
Delaware (Class 2)	Ted Kaufman	Democratic	2009 (Appointed)	Incumbent appointee retired. New senator elected November 2, 2010. Democratic hold.	Y Chris Coons (Democratic) 56.6% Christine O'Donnell (Republican) 40.0% Glenn Miller (Independent) 2.7% James Rash (Libertarian) 0.7%
Illinois (Class 3)	Roland Burris	Democratic	2009 (Appointed)	Incumbent appointee retired. New senator elected November 2, 2010. Winner also elected to next term, see below. Republican gain.	Y Mark Kirk (Republican) 48.2% Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic) 46.3% LeAlan Jones (Green) 3.2% Mike Labino (Libertarian) 2.4%
New York (Class 1)	Kirsten Gillibrand	Democratic	2009 (Appointed)	Incumbent appointee elected November 2, 2010.	Y Kirsten Gillibrand (Democratic) 62.0% Joseph DioGuardi (Republican) 35.8% Cecile Lawrence (Green) 0.8% Joseph Huff (Independent) 0.5%
West Virginia (Class 1)	Carte Goodwin	Democratic	2010 (Appointed)	Incumbent appointee retired. New senator elected November 2, 2010. Democratic hold.	Y Joe Manchin (Democratic) 53.5% John Raese (Republican) 43.4% Jesse Johnson (Mountain) 1.9% Jeff Becker (Constitution) 1.2%

Elections leading to the next Congress

Source: "Election 2010". The New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2011; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	Richard Shelby	Republican	1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Richard Shelby (Republican) 65.3% William G. Barnes (Democratic) 34.7%
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski	Republican	2002 (Appointed) 2004	Incumbent lost renomination. Incumbent re-elected as write-in candidate.	Y Lisa Murkowski (Republican) 39.5% Joe Miller (Republican) 35.5% Scott McAdams (Democratic) 23.5%
Arizona	John McCain	Republican	1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John McCain (Republican) 59.2% Rodney Glassman (Democratic) 34.7% David Nolan (Libertarian) 4.7% Jerry Joslyn (Green) 1.4%
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln	Democratic	1998 2004	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y John Boozman (Republican) 58.0% Blanche Lincoln (Democratic) 36.9% Trevor Drown (Independent) 3.3% John Gray (Green) 1.9%
California	Barbara Boxer	Democratic	1992 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Barbara Boxer (Democratic) 52.1% Carly Fiorina (Republican) 42.5% Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 1.8% Marsha Feinland (Peace and Freedom) 1.3% Edward Noonan (American Independent) 1.3% Duane Roberts (G) 1.2%
Colorado	Michael Bennet	Democratic	2009 (Appointed)	Incumbent appointee elected.	Y Michael Bennet (Democratic) 48.1% Ken Buck (Republican) 46.3% Bob Kinsey (Green) 2.2% Maclyn Stringer (Libertarian) 1.3%
Connecticut	Chris Dodd	Democratic	1980 1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	Y Richard Blumenthal (Democratic) 55.1% Linda McMahon (Republican) 43.3% Warren Mosler (Independent) 1.0% John Mertens (CfL) 0.6%
Florida	George LeMieux	Republican	2009 (Appointed)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Marco Rubio (Republican) 48.9% Charlie Crist (Independent) 29.7% Kendrick Meek (Democratic) 20.1% Alexander Snitker (Libertarian) 0.5%
Georgia	Johnny Isakson	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Johnny Isakson (Republican) 58.1% Michael Thurmond (Democratic) 39.2% Chuck Donovan (Libertarian) 2.7%
Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Democratic	1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Daniel Inouye (Democratic) 74.8% Campbell Cavasso (Republican) 21.6% James Brewer (Green) 2.1% Jeff Mallan (Libertarian) 0.8%
Idaho	Mike Crapo	Republican	1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Crapo (Republican) 71.1% Tom Sullivan (Democratic) 25.0% Randy Bergquist (Constitution) 3.9%
Illinois	Roland Burris	Democratic	2009 (Appointed)	Incumbent appointee retired. New senator elected. Winner also elected to finish term ending January 3, 2011, see above. Republican gain.	Y Mark Kirk (Republican) 48.2% Alexi Giannoulias (Democratic) 46.3% LeAlan Jones (Green) 3.2% Mike Labino (Libertarian) 2.4%
Indiana	Evan Bayh	Democratic	1998 2004	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y Dan Coats (Republican) 54.6% Brad Ellsworth (Democratic) 40.0% Rebecca Sink-Burris (Libertarian) 5.4%
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Republican	1980 1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Chuck Grassley (Republican) 64.5% Roxanne Conlin (Democratic) 33.2% John Heiderscheit (Libertarian) 2.3%
Kansas	Sam Brownback	Republican	1996 (Special) 1998 2004	Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Kansas. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Jerry Moran (Republican) 70.3% Lisa Johnston (Democratic) 26.2% Michael Dann (Libertarian) 2.1% Joe Bellis (Reform) 1.4%
Kentucky	Jim Bunning	Republican	1998 2004	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Rand Paul (Republican) 55.8% Jack Conway (Democratic) 44.2%
Louisiana	David Vitter	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David Vitter (Republican) 56.6% Charles Melancon (Democratic) 37.7% Randall Hayes (Libertarian) 1.1% Michael Brown (Independent) 0.8%
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski	Democratic	1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Barbara Mikulski (Democratic) 61.8% Eric Wargotz (Republican) 36.3% Kenniss Henry (Green) 1.1% Richard Shawver (Constitution) 0.8%
Missouri	Kit Bond	Republican	1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Roy Blunt (Republican) 54.3% Robin Carnahan (Democratic) 40.6% Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 3.0% Jerry Beck (Constitution) 2.1%
Nevada	Harry Reid	Democratic	1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Harry Reid (Democratic) 50.2% Sharron Angle (Republican) 44.6% None of These Candidates 2.2% Scott Ashjian (Tea) 0.8%
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg	Republican	1992 1998 2004	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Kelly Ayotte (Republican) 60.2% Paul Hodes (Democratic) 36.7% Chris Booth (Independent) 2.0% Ken Blevens (Libertarian) 1.0%
New York	Chuck Schumer	Democratic	1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Chuck Schumer (Democratic) 66.3% Jay Townsend (Republican) 32.2% Colia Clark (Green) 1.0% Randy Credico (Libertarian) 0.6%
North Carolina	Richard Burr	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Richard Burr (Republican) 55.0% Elaine Marshall (Democratic) 42.9% Mike Beitler (Libertarian) 2.1%
North Dakota	Byron Dorgan	Democratic-NPL	1992 1998 2004	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y John Hoeven (Republican) 76.2% Tracy Potter (Democratic) 22.2% Keith Hanson (Libertarian) 1.6%
Ohio	George Voinovich	Republican	1998 2004	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Rob Portman (Republican) 57.3% Lee Fisher (Democratic) 39.0% Eric Deaton (Constitution) 1.7% Michael Pryce (Independent) 1.3%
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Coburn (Republican) 70.5% Jim Rogers (Democratic) 26.1% Stephen Wallace (Independent) 2.5% Ronald Dwyer (Independent) 0.9%
Oregon	Ron Wyden	Democratic	1996 (Special) 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ron Wyden (Democratic) 57.2% Jim Huffman (Republican) 39.4% Bruce Cronk (W.F.) 1.3% Marc Delphine (Libertarian) 1.1% Rick Staggenborg (Progressive) 1.0%
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Democratic	1980 1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y Pat Toomey (Republican) 51.01% Joe Sestak (Democratic) 48.99%
South Carolina	Jim DeMint	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jim DeMint (Republican) 62.4% Alvin Greene (Democratic) 28.2% Tom Clements (Green) 9.4%
South Dakota	John Thune	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Thune (Republican) Unopposed
Utah	Bob Bennett	Republican	1992 1998 2004	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold.	Y Mike Lee (Republican) 61.6% Sam Granato (Democratic) 32.8% Scott Bradley (Constitution) 5.7%
Vermont	Patrick Leahy	Democratic	1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Patrick Leahy (Democratic) 64.4% Len Britton (Republican) 30.9% Daniel Freilich (Independent) 1.5% Cris Ericson (Independent) 1.1% Stephen Cain (Independent) 1.0%
Washington	Patty Murray	Democratic	1992 1998 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Patty Murray (Democratic) 52.4% Dino Rossi (Republican) 47.6%
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold	Democratic	1992 1998 2004	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	Y Ron Johnson (Republican) 51.9% Russ Feingold (Democratic) 47.0% Rob Taylor (Constitution) 1.1%

Close races

District	Winner	Margin
Illinois	Republican (flip)	1.6%
Colorado	Democratic	1.7%
Pennsylvania	Republican (flip)	2.0%
Alaska	Republican	4.0%
Washington	Democratic	4.8%
Massachusetts	Republican (flip)	4.8%
Wisconsin	Republican (flip)	4.8%
Nevada	Democratic	5.7%

Alabama

Alabama election

Nominee Richard Shelby William G. Barnes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 967,861 515,049 Percentage 65.3% 34.7%

U.S. senator before election Richard Shelby Republican Elected U.S. Senator Richard Shelby Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Alabama

See also: List of United States Senators from Alabama

Incumbent Republican Richard Shelby won re-election to a fifth term. On November 9, 1994, Shelby switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican, one day after the Republicans won control of both houses in the midterm elections, giving the Republicans a 53-47 majority in the Senate. He won his first full term as a Republican in 1998 by a large margin, and faced no significant opposition in 2004 and 2010.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Shelby (Incumbent)	405,042	84.4%
	Republican	Clint Moser	75,190	15.6%
Total votes			479,189	100.0%

Shelby had over $17 million in the bank, one of the highest of any candidate in the country. He had become even more popular in his opposition to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, as the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee.

In May, Shelby told reporters "I don't even know who my opponent is."

2010 United States Senate election in Alabama

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Shelby (Incumbent)	968,181	65.3%
	Democratic	William G. Barnes	515,619	34.7%
Total votes			1,482,910	100.0%
Turnout				N/A
	Republican hold

Alaska

Alaska election

Candidate Lisa Murkowski Joe Miller Scott McAdams Party Republican Republican Democratic Popular vote 101,091 90,839 60,045 Percentage 39.5% 35.5% 23.5%

U.S. senator before election Lisa Murkowski Republican Elected U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Alaska

See also: List of United States Senators from Alaska

The November general election in Alaska was preceded by primary elections which were held August 24, 2010. Scott McAdams, the Mayor of Sitka, became the Democratic nominee and Joe Miller, an attorney and former federal magistrate, became the Republican nominee after defeating incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary.

Murkowski garnered more than 100,000 write-in votes in the general election, many of which were challenged by Miller for various errors including minor misspellings. The appeal was denied Even if all the challenged votes were thrown out, Murkowski would have still had a lead of over 2,100 votes.

Alaska Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott McAdams	18,035	49.99%
	Democratic	Jacob Seth Kern	6,913	19.16%
	Libertarian	David Haase	5,793	16.06%
	Democratic	Frank Vondersaar	5,339	14.80%
Total votes			36,080	100.00%
Turnout				32%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Miller	55,878	50.91%
	Republican	Lisa Murkowski (Incumbent)	53,872	49.09%
Total votes			109,750	100.00%
Turnout				32%

Alaska general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Write-In	Lisa Murkowski (Incumbent)	101,091	39.49%
	Republican	Joe Miller	90,839	35.49%
	Democratic	Scott McAdams	60,045	23.46%
	Libertarian	David Haase	1,459	0.57%
	Independent	Timothy Carter	927	0.36%
	Independent	Ted Gianoutsos	458	0.18%
	Write-In	Other write-in votes	1,143	0.44%
Invalid or blank votes			2,784	1.08%
Total votes			258,746	100.00%
Turnout				52.3%

Arizona

Arizona election

Nominee John McCain Rodney Glassman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,005,615 592,011 Percentage 58.7% 34.5%

U.S. senator before election John McCain Republican Elected U.S. Senator John McCain Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Arizona

See also: List of United States Senators from Arizona

Incumbent Republican John McCain, who returned to the Senate after losing the presidency to Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, ran for re-election to a fifth term and won.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodney Glassman	86,881	34.7%
	Democratic	Cathy Eden	66,421	26.5%
	Democratic	John Dougherty	60,262	24.1%
	Democratic	Randy Parraz	36,637	14.6%
Total votes			250,201	100.0%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John McCain (Incumbent)	284,374	56.2%
	Republican	J.D. Hayworth	162,502	32.1%
	Republican	Jim Deakin	59,447	11.7%
Total votes			506,323	100.0%

After spending over $20 million during the primaries, McCain still had more than $1million cash on hand after the primary election. Glassman criticized McCain on women's issues. In August 2010, Glassman released a TV advertisement called "Arizona First."

2010 United States Senate election in Arizona

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John McCain (Incumbent)	1,005,615	59.07%	−17.67%
	Democratic	Rodney Glassman	592,011	34.78%	+14.16%
	Libertarian	David Nolan	80,097	4.71%	+2.06%
	Green	Jerry Joslyn	24,603	1.45%	N/A
Majority			413,604	24.30%
Total votes			1,702,326	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Arkansas

Arkansas election

Nominee John Boozman Blanche Lincoln Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 451,617 288,156 Percentage 57.90% 36.95%

U.S. senator before election Blanche Lincoln Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Boozman Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas

See also: List of United States Senators from Arkansas

Incumbent Democrat Blanche Lincoln ran for re-election to a third term, but lost to Republican nominee John Boozman. Boozman became the first Republican in 138 years to win the seat. Arkansas had previously only elected one Republican senator since the Reconstruction, who was defeated after his first term in 2002 by Mark Pryor.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Blanche Lincoln (Incumbent)	146,579	44.5%
	Democratic	Bill Halter	140,081	42.5%
	Democratic	D.C. Morrison	42,695	13.0%
Total votes			329,355	100.0%

Democratic primary election runoff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Blanche Lincoln (Incumbent)	134,758	52.0%
	Democratic	Bill Halter	124,405	48.0%
Total votes			259,163	100.0%

The Republican primary was held May 18, 2010, with early voting from May 3–17.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boozman	75,010	52.7%
	Republican	Jim Holt	24,826	17.5%
	Republican	Gilbert Baker	16,540	11.6%
	Republican	Conrad Reynolds	7,128	5.0%
	Republican	Curtis Coleman	6,928	4.9%
	Republican	Kim Hendren	5,551	3.9%
	Republican	Randy Alexander	4,389	3.1%
	Republican	Fred Ramey	1,888	1.3%
Total votes			142,260	100.0%

2010 United States Senate election in Arkansas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Boozman	451,617	57.90%	+13.83%
	Democratic	Blanche Lincoln (Incumbent)	288,156	36.95%	−18.95%
	Libertarian	Trevor Drown	25,234	3.24%	+3.24%
	Green	John Gray	14,430	1.85%	+1.85%
Majority			163,461	20.95%
Total votes			779,437	100.00%
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

California

California election

Nominee Barbara Boxer Carly Fiorina Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 5,218,441 4,217,366 Percentage 52.2% 42.2%

U.S. senator before election Barbara Boxer Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in California

See also: List of United States Senators from California

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer won re-election to a fourth term.

In 2009, Boxer was criticized for correcting a general who called her "ma'am". Brigadier General Michael Walsh was testifying on the Louisiana coastal restoration process in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and answered Boxer's query with "ma'am" when Boxer interrupted him. "Do me a favor," Boxer said. "can you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am?'" "Yes, ma'am," Walsh interjected. "It's just a thing, I worked so hard to get that title, so I'd appreciate it. Thank you," she said. The Army's guide to protocol instructs service members to call members of the U.S. Senate "sir", "ma'am" or "senator". Fiorina used this incident prominently in campaign ads, as did David Zucker, who directed a humorous commercial for RightChange.com titled 'Call Me Senator.' In February 2010, Carly Fiorina put out a campaign ad attacking Republican rival Tom Campbell featuring a "demon sheep", creating international, mostly negative, publicity.

California Democratic Senate primary, 2010

Candidate		Votes	%
Barbara Boxer (Incumbent)		1,957,920	81.0%
Brian Quintana		338,442	13.9%
Mickey Kaus		123,573	5.1%
Total votes		2,419,935	100.0%

California Republican Senate primary, 2010

Candidate		Votes	%
Carly Fiorina		1,315,429	56.4%
Tom Campbell		504,289	21.7%
Chuck DeVore		452,577	19.3%
Al Ramirez		42,149	1.8%
Tim Kalemkarian		19,598	0.8%
Total votes		2,334,042	100.0%

California general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Boxer (Incumbent)	5,218,441	52.2%
	Republican	Carly Fiorina	4,217,366	42.2%
	Libertarian	Gail Lightfoot	175,242	1.8%
	Peace and Freedom	Marsha Feinland	135,093	1.4%
	Green	Duane Roberts	128,510	1.2%
	American Independent	Edward Noonan	125,441	1.2%
	Write-ins		67	<0.1%
Total votes			10,000,160	100.0%

Colorado

Colorado election

Nominee Michael Bennet Ken Buck Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 851,590 822,731 Percentage 48.1% 46.4%

U.S. senator before election Michael Bennet Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Michael Bennet Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Colorado

See also: List of United States Senators from Colorado

In December 2008, President-elect Barack Obama selected incumbent U.S. Senator Ken Salazar to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. After Salazar resigned from his seat, Democratic Governor Bill Ritter appointed Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to fill the seat, who won re-election to his first full term.

Colorado Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Bennet (Incumbent)	183,225	54.2%
	Democratic	Andrew Romanoff	154,961	45.8%
Total votes			338,186	100.00%

Colorado Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Buck	209,638	51.6%
	Republican	Jane Norton	196,954	48.4%
Total votes			406,592	100.0%

This was one of the most expensive elections in the 2010 cycle, with more than $50 million spent total, including over $35 million in outside spending. Conservative third party groups hammered Bennet for voting 92% of the time with the Democratic leadership, including voting for healthcare reform and the stimulus package. Liberal third party groups called Buck extremist. Bennet focused on attacking Buck's views on abortion, which he believed should be banned including those of cases of rape and incest. He was also attacked for wanting to eliminate the 17th Amendment and refusing to prosecute an alleged rapist as Weld County district attorney. Planned Parenthood mounted a mail campaign, targeting women voters with the warning that "Colorado women can't trust Ken Buck." Bennet won the women vote by 17 points according to exit polls. After the election, Buck conceded to the Denver Post that the main reason why he lost is because of social issues.

2010 United States Senate election in Colorado

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Bennet (Incumbent)	851,590	48.1%
	Republican	Ken Buck	822,731	46.4%
	Green	Bob Kinsey	38,768	2.2%
	Libertarian	Maclyn Stringer	22,589	1.3%
	Independent	Jason Napolitano	19,415	1.1%
	Independent	Charley Miller	11,330	0.6%
	Independent	J. Moromisato	5,767	0.3%
Total votes			1,772,190	100.0%
Turnout				N/A

Connecticut

Connecticut election

Turnout	45.9% (voting eligible)
Nominee Richard Blumenthal Linda McMahon Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 636,040 498,341 Percentage 55.2% 43.2%
U.S. senator before election Chris Dodd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Connecticut

See also: List of United States Senators from Connecticut

Incumbent Democrat Christopher Dodd suffered from dropping approval ratings in the past few years due to major controversies, leading him to announce in January 2010 that he would retire, instead of seeking a sixth term. As Dodd was a Democrat, Richard Blumenthal, incumbent State Attorney General, announced on the same day that he would run for Dodd's seat. The Connecticut Democratic Party nominated Blumenthal on May 21. Businesswoman Linda McMahon won the state party's nominating convention and the August 10 Republican primary to become the Republican candidate.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda McMahon	60,479	49.44%
	Republican	Rob Simmons	34,011	27.80%
	Republican	Peter Schiff	27,831	22.75%
Total votes			122,321	100.00%

2010 United States Senate election in Connecticut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal	636,040	55.16%	−11.20%
	Republican	Linda E. McMahon	498,341	43.22%	+11.08%
	Independent	Warren B. Mosler	11,275	0.98%	N/A
	Independent	Dr. John Mertens	6,735	0.58%	N/A
	Write-In	Write-in candidates (8)	724	0.06%	N/A
Majority			137,755	11.95%
Total votes			1,153,115	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Note: Blumenthal also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 30,836 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.

Delaware (Special)

Delaware special election

Nominee Chris Coons Christine O'Donnell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 174,012 123,053 Percentage 56.6% 40.0%

U.S. senator before election Ted Kaufman Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Chris Coons Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate special election in Delaware

See also: List of United States Senators from Delaware

This was a special election to fill Delaware's Class 2 Senate seat, then held by Ted Kaufman, an appointee. The seat had been previously held by long-time Senator Joe Biden, who vacated it when he became Vice President of the United States in 2009.

Delaware Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christine O'Donnell	30,561	53.1%
	Republican	Michael N. Castle	27,021	46.9%
Total votes			57,582	100.0%

2010 United States Senate special election in Delaware

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chris Coons	174,012	56.61%	−8.07%
	Republican	Christine O'Donnell	123,053	40.03%	+4.72%
	Independent Party	Glenn Miller	8,201	2.67%
	Libertarian	James Rash	2,101	0.69%
Majority			50,959	16.58%	−12.79%
Total votes			307,367	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Florida

Florida election

Nominee Marco Rubio Charlie Crist Kendrick Meek Party Republican Independent Democratic Popular vote 2,645,743 1,607,549 1,092,936 Percentage 48.9% 29.7% 20.2%

U.S. senator before election George LeMieux Republican Elected U.S. Senator Marco Rubio Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Florida

See also: List of United States Senators from Florida

Incumbent Republican Senator Mel Martínez, who was elected in a very close race against Democrat Betty Castor with 49% of the vote in 2004, announced on December 2, 2008, that he would not run for re-election to a second term, then announcing on August 7, 2009, that he would resign prior to the end of his term. The Governor of Florida, Republican Charlie Crist, was required to appoint a successor and he chose his former Chief of Staff, George LeMieux. LeMieux, a placeholder who did not run in the election, replaced Martínez in the Senate on September 10, 2009.

Crist publicly announced he was running for the seat in mid-2009. When he declared his candidacy, he received many Republican endorsements, including the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Martínez, and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain. However, his support of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 hurt his popularity among conservatives, and Tea Party candidate Marco Rubio, the former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, surged in the polls. In April 2010, Crist announced he would drop out of the Republican primary and run as an Independent. The National Republican Senatorial Committee withdrew its endorsement of Crist and demanded a refund of its campaign funds that it provided for the Crist campaign. Rubio went on to win the Republican primary against only token opposition.

Polling initially showed Crist neck and neck with Rubio, but by the end of August Rubio opened up a solid and consistent lead. He was supported by Republican and some Independent voters whereas Democratic and other Independents were split between Crist and Meek. Rubio went on to win the election with 49% of the vote to Crist's 30% and Meek's 20%.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marco Rubio	1,059,513	84.6%
	Republican	William Kogut	111,584	8.9%
	Republican	William Escoffery	81,873	6.5%
Total votes			1,252,970	100.0%

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendrick Meek	522,942	57.4%
	Democratic	Jeff Greene	283,370	31.1%
	Democratic	Glenn Burkett	59,575	6.5%
	Democratic	Maurice Ferré	44,506	4.9%
Total votes			910,393	100.0%

2010 United States Senate election in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marco Antonio Rubio	2,645,743	48.89%	−0.54%
	Independent	Charles Joseph Crist Jr.	1,607,549	29.71%	+29.71%
	Democratic	Kendrick Brett Meek	1,092,936	20.20%	−28.12%
	Libertarian	Alexander Snitker	24,850	0.46%	N/A
	Independent	Sue Askeland	15,340	0.28%	N/A
	Independent	Rick Tyler	7,394	0.14%	N/A
	Constitution	Bernie DeCastro	4,792	0.09%	N/A
	Independent	Lewis Jerome Armstrong	4,443	0.08%	N/A
	Independent	Bobbie Bean	4,301	0.08%	N/A
	Independent	Bruce Riggs	3,647	0.07%	N/A
	Write-ins		108	0.00%
Majority			1,038,194	19.19%	+18.08%
Turnout			5,411,106	48.25%	−22.67%
Total votes			5,411,106	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Georgia

Georgia election

Nominee Johnny Isakson Mike Thurmond Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,489,904 996,516 Percentage 58.3% 39.0%

U.S. senator before election Johnny Isakson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Georgia

See also: List of United States Senators from Georgia

Incumbent Republican Johnny Isakson won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Thurmond	297,226	84.3%
	Democratic	RJ Hadley	55,159	15.7%
Total votes			352,385	100.0%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Johnny Isakson	558,298	100.00%
Total votes			558,298	100.00%

2010 United States Senate election in Georgia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Johnny Isakson (Incumbent)	1,489,904	58.31%	+0.43%
	Democratic	Michael Thurmond	996,516	39.00%	−0.98%
	Libertarian	Chuck Donovan	68,750	2.69%	+0.55%
	Independent	Steve Davis (write-in)	52	0.00%	N/A
	Independent	Raymond Beckworth (write-in)	24	0.00%	N/A
	Independent	Brian Russell Brown (write-in)	12	0.00%	N/A
Majority			493,388	19.31%
Total votes			2,555,258	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Hawaii

Hawaii election

Nominee Daniel Inouye Cam Cavasso Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 277,228 79,939 Percentage 74.8% 21.6%

U.S. senator before election Daniel Inouye Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Hawaii

See also: List of United States Senators from Hawaii

Incumbent Democrat and President pro tempore Daniel Inouye won re-election to his ninth term.

Hawaii last elected a Republican Senator in 1970, and its current delegation to the United States Congress currently consists entirely of Democrats. Democrats have also won Hawaii's electoral votes in every presidential election since Ronald Reagan's landslide election in 1984. The exceptions at the time were then-Governor Linda Lingle (who was serving her second and final term) and then-U.S. Representative Charles Djou, both of whom are Republicans.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Inouye (Incumbent)	188,400	88.3%
	Democratic	Andy Woerner	25,016	11.7%
Total votes			213,416	100.0%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Campbell Cavasso	21,865	66.7%
	Republican	John Roco	7,190	21.9%
	Republican	Eddie Pirkowski	3,744	11.4%
Total votes			32,790	100.0%

2010 United States Senate election in Hawaii

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Daniel Inouye (Incumbent)	277,228	74.81%	−0.70%
	Republican	Cam Cavasso	79,939	21.57%	+0.58%
	Green	Jim Brewer	7,762	2.09%	N/A
	Libertarian	Lloyd Jeffrey Mallen	2,957	0.80%	−0.47%
	Independent	Jeff Jarrett	2,697	0.73%	N/A
Majority			197,289	53.24%
Total votes			370,583	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Idaho

Idaho election

Nominee Mike Crapo Tom Sullivan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 319,953 112,057 Percentage 71.2% 24.9%

U.S. senator before election Mike Crapo Republican Elected U.S. Senator Mike Crapo Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Idaho

See also: List of United States Senators from Idaho

Incumbent Republican Mike Crapo won re-election to a third term.

Idaho Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Crapo (Incumbent)	127,332	79.3%
	Republican	Claude "Skip" Davis	33,150	20.7%
Total votes			160,482	100.0%

Idaho Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Sullivan	18,340	74.7%
	Democratic	William Bryk	6,227	25.3%
Total votes			24,567	100.0%

Sullivan, a heavy underdog, criticized Crapo for being in Washington for too long saying "Senator Crapo has been in Congress for 18 years. The country is struggling, and I think it's time to make a change." Crapo emphasized his conservative record in Washington.

2010 United States Senate election in Idaho

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Crapo (Incumbent)	319,953	71.19%	−27.99%
	Democratic	Tom Sullivan	112,057	24.93%	N/A
	Constitution	Randy Bergquist	17,429	3.88%	N/A
Majority			207,896	46.26%
Total votes			449,439	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Illinois

See also: List of United States Senators from Illinois

Incumbent Democrat Roland Burris did not run in 2010. He suffered from poor approval ratings and was investigated by the Sangamon County, Illinois State's Attorney for perjury. Although no criminal charges were filed against him, he faced an investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee.

There were two ballot items for the same seat: a regular election, to fill the Class 3 seat beginning with the 112th United States Congress beginning on January 3, 2011, and a special election, to fill that seat for the final weeks of the 111th Congress, replacing the temporary appointment of Roland Burris to the vacancy created by Barack Obama's election to the presidency.

A federal court ruled that the candidates appearing on the ballot for the replacement election would be the ones of the regular election, and that the special election would appear after the regular election on the ballot.

As of December 2017, this is the last Senate election in Illinois won by a Republican.

Democratic primary election (February 2, 2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alexi Giannoulias	351,120	38.9%
	Democratic	David Hoffman	303,719	33.7%
	Democratic	Cheryle Jackson	178,941	19.8%
	Democratic	Robert Marshall	51,606	5.7%
	Democratic	Jacob Meister	16,232	1.8%
Total votes			901,618	100.0%

Illinois Republican primary election (February 2, 2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Kirk	420,373	56.6%
	Republican	Patrick Hughes	142,928	19.3%
	Republican	Donald Lowery	66,357	8.9%
	Republican	Kathleen Thomas	54,038	7.3%
	Republican	Andy Martin	37,480	5.0%
	Republican	John Arrington	21,090	2.8%
	Republican	Patricia Beard	2	.0003%
Total votes			742,268	100.0%

Illinois (Special)

Illinois special election

Nominee Mark Kirk Alexi Giannoulias Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,677,729 1,641,486 Percentage 47.3% 46.3%

U.S. senator before election Roland Burris Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Mark Kirk Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate special election in Illinois

Illinois special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Kirk	1,677,729	47.3%
	Democratic	Alexi Giannoulias	1,641,486	46.3%
	Green	LeAlan Jones	129,571	3.7%
	Libertarian	Michael Labno	95,762	2.7%
Total votes			3,545,984	100.00%

Illinois (Regular)

Illinois regular election

Nominee Mark Kirk Alexi Giannoulias Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,778,698 1,719,478 Percentage 48.0% 46.4%

U.S. senator before election Roland Burris Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Mark Kirk Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Illinois

Illinois regular election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mark Kirk	1,778,698	48.0%	+21.0%
	Democratic	Alexi Giannoulias	1,719,478	46.4%	−25.6%
	Green	LeAlan Jones	117,914	3.2%	N/A
	Libertarian	Michael Labno	87,247	2.4%	+1.1%
	Write-ins		1,136	<0.1%	N/A
Majority			59,220	1.6%	−51.4%
Turnout			3,704,473		−27.9%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

Indiana

Indiana election

Nominee Dan Coats Brad Ellsworth Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 952,116 697,775 Percentage 54.6% 40.0%   Nominee Rebecca Sink-Burris Party Libertarian Popular vote 94,330 Percentage 5.4%

U.S. senator before election Evan Bayh Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Dan Coats Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Indiana

See also: List of United States Senators from Indiana

Incumbent Democrat Evan Bayh decided in February 2010 to retire instead of seeking a third term shortly after former U.S. Senator Dan Coats announced his candidacy for Bayh's contested seat. No Democratic candidate submitted enough signatures by the deadline to run, leading Democratic officials to choose U.S. Congressman Brad Ellsworth to be the nominee. Coats won the election.

Indiana Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Coats	217,225	39.5%
	Republican	Marlin Stutzman	160,981	29.2%
	Republican	John Hostettler	124,494	22.6%
	Republican	Don Bates, Jr.	24,664	4.5%
	Republican	Richard Behney	23,005	4.2%
Total votes			550,369	100.0%

After Coats's win in the Republican primary, Ellsworth began to heavily criticize Coats for his ties to lobbyists. He called for more disclosure of the meetings lawmakers have with lobbyists, banning congressional staff from lobbying for six years after their congressional jobs, requiring Congress members to put all their investments in blind trusts, more disclosure of Senate candidates' personal financial information, and changes to the U.S. Senate filibuster rules. He proposed lowering number of votes required to break a filibuster to 55 from the current 60. In response to Ellsworth's charges, Coats published his lobbying record in an 815-page document.

Coats emphasized the individual issues rather than ethics reforms advocated by his opponent. He focused on Ellsworth's record of voting in support of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, cap-and-trade legislation, and health care bill. Coats opinion of the healthcare law was that "the only responsible solution ... is to repeal the Obama-Pelosi-Ellsworth health spending bill and quickly replace it with cost-effective, incremental pieces that will decrease costs, increase coverage and not break the bank."

Indiana election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dan Coats	952,116	54.60%	+17.37%
	Democratic	Brad Ellsworth	697,775	40.01%	−21.64%
	Libertarian	Rebecca Sink-Burris	94,330	5.39%	+4.27%
Majority			254,341	14.58%
Total votes			1,743,921	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

Iowa

Iowa election

Nominee Chuck Grassley Roxanne Conlin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 718,215 371,686 Percentage 64.4% 33.3%

U.S. senator before election Chuck Grassley Republican Elected U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Iowa

See also: List of United States Senators from Iowa

Incumbent Republican Chuck Grassley won re-election to a sixth term.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Grassley (inc.)	197,194	98.0%
	Republican	Write-ins	3,926	2.0%
Total votes			201,120	100.0%

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roxanne Conlin	52,715	77.5%
	Democratic	Bob Krause	8,728	12.9%
	Democratic	Tom Fiegen	6,357	9.4%
	Democratic	Write-ins	177	0.2%
Total votes			67,977	100.0%

Incumbent Chuck Grassley started the campaign moderately popular, but his approval ratings dropped somewhat during the campaign. However, the seat continued to be considered to be "Safe Republican" by many sources, with CQ Politics noting that Grassley is "one of Iowa's most durable politicians."

Conlin described herself as a "prairie progressive." She supported the recent landmark case of Varnum v. Brien, which legalized gay marriage in the state. She also supported repeal of "don't ask, don't tell."

Before the election, former political advisor John Maxwell claimed that Grassley would have his toughest race since his first U.S. Senate election in 1980, where he defeated incumbent John Culver with 53% of the vote. Grassley won all of his four re-election bids with nearly 70% of the vote against unknown opponents. Grassley won the election with 64.51% of the vote.

2010 United States Senate election in Iowa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chuck Grassley (Incumbent)	718,215	64.35%	−5.83%
	Democratic	Roxanne Conlin	371,686	33.30%	+5.43%
	Libertarian	John Heiderscheit	25,290	2.27%
	Write-ins		872	0.08%
Majority			346,529	31.05%	−11.26%
Turnout			1,116,063
	Republican hold		Swing

Kansas

Kansas election

Nominee Jerry Moran Lisa Johnston Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 578,768 215,270 Percentage 70.3% 26.2%

U.S. senator before election Sam Brownback Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jerry Moran Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Kansas

See also: List of United States Senators from Kansas

Incumbent Republican Sam Brownback retired to run for Governor of Kansas, instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee Jerry Moran won the open seat. Kansas is one of the most Republican states in the nation; no Democrat has been elected to either Senate seat since 1932.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Johnston	25,421	31.2%
	Democratic	Charles Schollenberger	19,228	23.6%
	Democratic	David Haley	15,584	19.2%
	Democratic	Patrick Wiesner	13,359	16.4%
	Democratic	Robert Conroy	7,779	9.6%
Total votes			81,371	100.00%

The retirement of Brownback, a popular U.S. Senator, led to a heavily competitive primary election. Tiahrt, who was on the Committee of Appropriations, had been accused of excessive earmarking while he was in Congress. From 2006-2008, Tiahrt had requested and supported a total of 63 solo earmarks, costing $53.9 million. In the same period, Moran had requested and supported a total of 29 earmarks, with a pricetag of $13.4 million.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Moran	161,407	49.8%
	Republican	Todd Tiahrt	144,372	44.6%
	Republican	Tom Little	10,104	3.1%
	Republican	Bob Londerholm	8,168	2.5%
Total votes			324,051	100.00%

After the primaries, Moran chose not to release any more negative advertisements. Democrat Lisa Johnston ran a low-profile, quiet race. On election day, she won only two counties: Wyandotte County and Douglas County, while Moran won statewide by a landslide.

2010 United States Senate election in Kansas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jerry Moran	578,768	70.34%	+1.18%
	Democratic	Lisa Johnston	215,270	26.16%	−1.33%
	Libertarian	Michael Dann	17,437	2.12%	+0.18%
	Reform	Joe Bellis	11,356	1.38%	−0.04%
Majority			363,498	44.18%
Total votes			822,831	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Kentucky

Kentucky election

Nominee Rand Paul Jack Conway Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 755,411 599,843 Percentage 55.7% 44.2%

U.S. senator before election Jim Bunning Republican Elected U.S. Senator Rand Paul Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Kentucky

See also: List of United States Senators from Kentucky

Incumbent Republican Jim Bunning retired instead of seeking a third term. Republican nominee Rand Paul won the open seat.

On May 18, 2010, Paul won the Republican nomination. After conceding the election to Paul, Grayson said, "It's time to put all differences aside, unite behind Dr. Paul, he needs our help and I for one stand ready to serve".

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rand Paul	206,986	58.8%
	Republican	Trey Grayson	124,864	35.4%
	Republican	Bill Johnson	7,861	2.2%
	Republican	John Stephenson	6,885	2.0%
	Republican	Gurley L. Martin	2,850	0.8%
	Republican	Jon J. Scribner	2,829	0.8%
Total votes			352,275	100.0%

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Conway	229,433	44.0%
	Democratic	Daniel Mongiardo	225,260	43.2%
	Democratic	Darlene Fitzgerald Price	28,531	5.5%
	Democratic	James Buckmaster	20,561	3.9%
	Democratic	Maurice Sweeney	17,874	3.4%
Total votes			521,659	100.0%

Grayson attacked Paul for his "strange ideas," such as his opposition of the PATRIOT Act, and what Grayson alleged to be his support of closing down Guantanamo Bay and saying that Iran was not a threat. He also attacked Paul for being a Duke University fan. He sent out another TV ad and web video that stirred controversy by making the case that Paul believes that foreign policy decisions made prior to September 11, 2001 are partially to blame for the attacks. Paul immediately responded by launching a statewide television ad in which he expresses his "outrage at terrorists who killed 3,000 innocents" before accusing Grayson of a "lie" and a "shameful" tactic. Grayson accused the Fox News Channel of favoring Paul over him.

Conway began the race trailing Paul, but as he attacked his opponent's positions on social-welfare and criminal-justice policies, the polls began to tighten. The campaign attracted $8.5 million in contributions from outside groups, of which $6 million was spent to help Rand Paul and $2.5 million to help Conway. This money influx was in addition to the money spent by the candidates themselves: $6 million by Paul and $4.7 million by Conway.

Kentucky election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rand Paul	755,411	55.69%	+5.03%
	Democratic	Jack Conway	599,617	44.26%	−5.12%
Majority			155,599	11.48%
Total votes			1,354,833	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Louisiana

Louisiana election

Nominee David Vitter Charlie Melancon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 715,304 476,423 Percentage 56.6% 37.7%

U.S. senator before election David Vitter Republican Elected U.S. Senator David Vitter Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Louisiana

See also: List of United States Senators from Louisiana

Incumbent Republican David Vitter won re-election to a second term. Some speculated that Vitter's re-election might have become complicated, by the prostitution scandal revealed in 2007, but he continued to lead in aggregate polling against potential opponents.

Louisiana Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Melançon	77,702	70.6%
	Democratic	Neeson Chauvin	19,507	17.7%
	Democratic	Cary Deaton	12,842	11.7%
Total votes			110,051	100.0%

Louisiana Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Vitter (Incumbent)	85,179	87.6%
	Republican	Chet Traylor	6,838	7.0%
	Republican	Nick Accardo	5,221	5.4%
Total votes			97,238	100.0%

Melançon heavily criticized Vitter for prostitution sex scandal. Vitter released television advertising criticizing Melancon for his support for Obama's stimulus package and his support for amnesty for illegal immigrants. Melancon claimed "In August, Melancon challenged Vitter to a series of five live, televised town hall-style debates across the state. In his 2004 campaign for Senate, Vitter committed to five live, televised debates. Since Melancon issued the challenge, Vitter and Melancon have been invited to a total of seven live, televised debates. Vitter only accepted invitations to debates hosted by WWL-TV and WDSU-TV, both in New Orleans."

Louisiana election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David Vitter (Incumbent)	715,304	56.56%	+5.53%
	Democratic	Charlie Melancon	476,423	37.67%	+8.44%
	Libertarian	Randall Hayes	13,952	1.10%	N/A
	Independent	Michael Brown	9,970	0.79%	N/A
	Independent	Mike Spears	9,188	0.73%	N/A
	Independent	Ernest Wooton	8,164	0.65%	N/A
	Independent	Skip Galan	7,471	0.59%	N/A
	Reform	William McShan	5,879	0.46%	N/A
	Independent	Bob Lang	5,732	0.45%	N/A
	Independent	Milton Gordon	4,806	0.38%	N/A
	Independent	Tommy LaFargue	4,042	0.32%	N/A
	Independent	Sam Melton	3,779	0.30%	N/A
Majority			238,881	18.89%
Total votes			1,264,710	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Maryland

Maryland election

Nominee Barbara Mikulski Eric Wargotz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,140,531 655,666 Percentage 62.2% 35.8%

U.S. senator before election Barbara Mikulski Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Maryland

See also: List of United States Senators from Maryland

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Mikulski won re-election to a fifth term.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Mikulski (Incumbent)	388,868	82.32%
	Democratic	Christopher J. Garner	35,579	7.53%
	Democratic	A. Billy Bob Jaworski	15,131	3.20%
	Democratic	Blaine Taylor	10,787	2.28%
	Democratic	Theresa C. Scaldaferri	7,913	1.68%
	Democratic	Sanquetta Taylor	7,365	1.56%
	Democratic	Lih Young	6,733	1.43%
Total votes			472,376	100.00%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Wargotz	92,464	38.57%
	Republican	Jim Rutledge	73,311	30.58%
	Republican	Joseph Alexander	14,026	5.85%
	Republican	Neil H. Cohen	13,613	5.68%
	Republican	Stephens Dempsey	9,325	3.89%
	Republican	Daniel W. McAndrew	8,460	3.53%
	Republican	John B. Kimble	8,081	3.37%
	Republican	Samuel R. Graham, Sr.	6,600	2.75%
	Republican	Barry Steve Asbury	5,900	2.46%
	Republican	Eddie Vendetti	5,046	2.10%
	Republican	Gregory Kump	2,931	1.22%
Total votes			239,757	100.00%

Republican nominee Eric Wargotz, Queen Anne's County Commissioner and physician, compared Mikulski to a dinosaur by calling her a political "insidersaurus" for being in Washington for over thirty years. An ad showed a hammer hitting a brick wall, breaking it down and citing criticisms of Mikulski's record as a U.S. Senator. Mikulski released positive advertisements emphasizing education and job creation. Despite Wargotz's limited campaign and resources he received the highest percentage of votes against Mikulski as an incumbent U.S. Senator

2010 United States Senate election in Maryland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barbara Mikulski (Incumbent)	1,140,531	62.19%	−2.61%
	Republican	Eric Wargotz	655,666	35.75%	+2.05%
	Green	Kenniss Henry	20,717	1.13%	+0.06%
	Constitution	Richard Shawver	14,746	0.80%	+0.42%
	Write-ins		2,213	0.11%	+0.05%
Majority			484,865	26.44%
Total votes			1,833,873	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Massachusetts (Special)

Massachusetts special election

January 19, 2010

Nominee Scott Brown Martha Coakley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,168,107 1,058,682 Percentage 51.9% 47.1%

U.S. senator before election Paul Kirk Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Scott Brown Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

See also: List of United States Senators from Massachusetts

A Special election was held January 19, 2010 to fill the Class 1 seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013. It was won by Republican Scott Brown.

The vacancy that prompted the special election was created by the death of Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy on August 25, 2009. (Kennedy served as Senator since 1962, having been elected in a special election in 1962 to fill the vacancy created when his brother John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in 1960.) The seat was held until the election by an appointee, Senator Paul Kirk, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, who was not a candidate in the election to complete the term.

The election was viewed by conservatives outside of Massachusetts as a referendum against President Barack Obama. But Brown stated that he didn't believe that it was a referendum on Obama. Although Democrats would retain control of both Houses of Congress until January 2011, Brown's victory greatly affected their political plans, most notably for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, though the legislation was signed into law two months later. Brown became the first Republican to win this seat since the Democrats captured it in 1952. As of 2017, this is the last Senate election in Massachusetts won by a Republican.

Massachusetts Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Coakley	310,227	47%
	Democratic	Mike Capuano	184,791	28%
	Democratic	Alan Khazei	88,929	13%
	Democratic	Stephen Pagliuca	80,248	12%
Total votes			664,195	100%

Massachusetts Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Brown	145,465	89%
	Republican	Jack Robinson	17,241	11%
Total votes			162,706	100%

2010 Massachusetts U.S. Senate special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott Brown	1,168,178	51.83%	n/a
	Democratic	Martha Coakley	1,060,861	47.07%	n/a
	Liberty	Joseph L. Kennedy	22,388	0.99%	n/a
		All others	1,155	0.05%	n/a
		Blanks	1,145	0.05%	n/a
Total votes			2,253,727	100%
Turnout				54%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	21.3

Missouri

Missouri election

Nominee Roy Blunt Robin Carnahan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,054,160 789,736 Percentage 54.2% 40.6%

U.S. senator before election Kit Bond Republican Elected U.S. Senator Roy Blunt Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Missouri

See also: List of United States Senators from Missouri

Incumbent Republican Kit Bond retired instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican nominee Roy Blunt won the open seat.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy Blunt	411,040	70.9%
	Republican	Chuck Purgason	75,663	13.1%
	Republican	Kristi Nichols	40,744	7.0%
	Republican	Deborah Solomon	15,099	2.6%
	Republican	Hector Maldonado	8,731	1.5%
	Republican	Davis Conway	8,525	1.5%
	Republican	R.L. Praprotnik	8,047	1.4%
	Republican	Tony Laszacs	6,309	1.1%
	Republican	Mike Vontz	5,190	0.9%
Total votes			579,348	100.00%

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robin Carnahan	266,349	83.9%
	Democratic	Richard Charles Tolbert	33,731	10.6%
	Democratic	Francis Vangeli	17,511	5.5%
Total votes			317,591	100.00%

Democrat Robin Carnahan and national Democrats heavily criticized Blunt for his support of bailouts, calling him "Bailout Blunt." Blunt criticized her for supporting President Obama's stimulus package, the cap-and-trade energy bill, and the health care reform bill.

2010 United States Senate election in Missouri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roy Blunt	1,054,160	54.23%	−1.86%
	Democratic	Robin Carnahan	789,736	40.63%	−2.17%
	Libertarian	Jonathan Dine	58,663	3.02%	+2.29%
	Constitution	Jerry Beck	41,309	2.13%	+1.74%
Majority			264,424	13.60%
Total votes			1,943,868	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Nevada

Nevada election

Nominee Harry Reid Sharron Angle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 362,785 321,361 Percentage 50.2% 44.5%

U.S. senator before election Harry Reid Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Harry Reid Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Nevada

See also: List of United States Senators from Nevada

Incumbent Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid won re-election to a fifth term.

Democratic primary Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry Reid (Incumbent)	87,401	75.3%
	Democratic	None of these	12,341	10.6%
	Democratic	Alex Miller	9,717	8.4%
	Democratic	Eduardo Hamilton	4,645	4.0%
	Democratic	Carlo Poliak	1,938	1.7%
Total votes			116,042	100.00%

Republican primary Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sharron Angle	70,452	40.1%
	Republican	Sue Lowden	45,890	26.1%
	Republican	Danny Tarkanian	40,936	23.3%
	Republican	John Chachas	6,926	3.9%
	Republican	Chad Christensen	4,806	2.7%
	Republican	None of these	3,091	1.8%
	Republican	Bill Parson	1,484	0.8%
	Republican	Gary Bernstein	698	0.4%
	Republican	Garn Mabey	462	0.3%
	Republican	Cecilia Stern	355	0.2%
	Republican	Brian Nadell	235	0.1%
	Republican	Terry Suominen	224	0.1%
	Republican	Gary Marinch	179	0.1%
Total votes			175,738	100.00%

Reid was initially considered vulnerable, with the non-partisan Cook Political Report rating the election as a tossup and the Rothenberg Political Report rating the state as tossup. A June 9, 2010, Rasmussen Reports post-primary poll showed Angle leading incumbent Senator Harry Reid by a margin of 50% to 39%. However, a July 2010 poll showed Senator Reid leading Angle by 7 points, following nationwide attention to some of Angle's positions, as well as the endorsement of Reid by prominent Republicans. The change of margin, 18% in less than a month, is the largest in Senate elections history. On July 28, 2010, Rasmussen Reports moved the race from tossup to leans Democratic. Later, it moved back to tossup. Despite Angle leading by three points in the polls the days leading up to the election, Reid defeated her by 5.74%, even in her own county, Washoe County. Reid also secured huge numbers out of the Democratic stronghold of Clark County, which covers the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.

2010 United States Senate election in Nevada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry Reid (Incumbent)	362,785	50.29%	−10.84%
	Republican	Sharron Angle	321,361	44.55%	+9.45%
	None of These Candidates	–	16,174	2.25%	+0.65%
	Tea Party	Scott Ashjian	5,811	0.81%	N/A
	Independent	Michael L. Haines	4,261	0.59%	N/A
	Independent American Party (Nevada)	Timothy Fasano	3,185	0.44%	N/A
	Independent	Jesse Holland	3,175	0.44%	N/A
	Independent	Jeffery C. Reeves	2,510	0.35%	N/A
	Independent	Wil Stand	2,119	0.29%	N/A
Majority			41,424	5.74%
Total votes			721,381	100.00%	-11.14%
	Democratic hold		Swing

New Hampshire

New Hampshire election

Nominee Kelly Ayotte Paul Hodes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 272,703 166,538 Percentage 60.2% 36.7%

U.S. senator before election Judd Gregg Republican Elected U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

See also: List of United States Senators from New Hampshire

Incumbent Republican Judd Gregg retired instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican nominee Kelly Ayotte won the open seat by over 23 points, after winning a close party primary. New Hampshire trended Democratic in the 2006 and 2008 elections, with Republican incumbents losing both of the state's House seats and its other Senate seat to Democrats, but polling conducted in late December 2008 showed Gregg defeating both of the state's U.S. Representatives in a hypothetical match-up.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Ayotte	53,056	38.21%
	Republican	Ovide Lamontagne	51,397	37.01%
	Republican	Bill Binnie	19,508	14.05%
	Republican	Jim Bender	12,611	9.08%
	Republican	Dennis Lamare	1,388	1.00%
	Republican	Tom Alciere	499	0.36%
	Republican	Gerard Beloin	402	0.29%
Total votes			138,861	100.00%

Democrat Paul Hodes called himself a fiscal conservative, which was mocked by Republican Kelly Ayotte in a TV ad. Hodes was criticized for supporting President Obama's Economic Recovery package, a carbon energy tax, and Affordable Care Act. Hodes criticized Ayotte for numerous controversies. One ad was questioned Ayotte's honesty in dealing with the Lakes Region Ponzi scheme which defrauded investors of almost $80 million.

New Hampshire election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Ayotte	272,703	60.16%	−6.08%
	Democratic	Paul Hodes	166,538	36.74%	+2.99%
	Independent	Chris Booth	9,285	2.05%	N/A
	Libertarian	Ken Blevens	4,754	1.05%	+1.03%
Majority			106,165	23.42%
Total votes			453,280	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

New York

New York (Regular)

New York regular election

Nominee Chuck Schumer Jay Townsend Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 3,047,775 1,480,337 Percentage 66.4% 33.0%

U.S. senator before election Chuck Schumer Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in New York

See also: List of United States Senators from New York

Incumbent Democrat Chuck Schumer won re-election to a third term.

In addition to this regular election, there was also a special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton, who became the United States Secretary of State on January 21, 2009. That race, along with the New York gubernatorial election, one with a vulnerable Democratic incumbent and the other an open race, respectively, was believed to lead major New York Republicans to gravitate towards them rather than challenge the popular Schumer. As it happened, however, the Republican Party had difficulty in drawing top-tier candidates to any of the three races.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Townsend	234,440	55.41%
	Republican	Gary Berntsen	188,628	44.59%
Total votes			423,068	100.00%

New York regular election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chuck Schumer (Incumbent)	2,686,043	56.27%
	Working Families	Chuck Schumer (Incumbent)	183,672	3.85%
	Independence	Chuck Schumer (Incumbent)	177,396	3.72%
	Total	Chuck Schumer (Incumbent)	3,047,111	63.84%
	Republican	Jay Townsend	1,238,947	25.96%
	Conservative	Jay Townsend	240,777	5.04%
	Total	Jay Townsend	1,479,724	31.00%
	Green	Colia Clark	42,340	0.89%
	Libertarian	Randy Credico	24,863	0.52%
	None	Blank/Void/Scattering	179,373	3.76%
Total votes			4,773,411	100.0%
	Democratic hold		Swing

New York (Special)

New York special election

Nominee Kirsten Gillibrand Joseph DioGuardi Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,837,589 1,582,603 Percentage 62.95% 35.11%

U.S. senator before election Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate special election in New York

See also: List of United States Senators from New York

Governor David Paterson had appointed Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand to serve as United States Senator this special election, replacing former Senator Hillary Clinton, who resigned to serve as U.S. Secretary of State in the Barack Obama administration. The winner of the special election would complete the term ending in January 2013. Due to this special election, this was the first time since the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913 that all of New York's six statewide offices were up for popular election on the same date.

Gillibrand claimed to be an independent thinker and takes a back seat to no one. She also released television advertising touting her experience as from upstate New York. DioGuardi criticized Gillibrand's recent photos in Vogue magazine.

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New York Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kirsten Gillibrand (Incumbent)	464,512	76.1%
	Democratic	Gail Goode	145,491	23.9%
Total votes			610,003	100.00%

New York Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph DioGuardi	185,483	41.8%
	Republican	David Malpass	167,151	37.7%
	Republican	Bruce Blakeman	91,312	20.5%
Total votes			443,946	100.0%

New York special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kirsten Gillibrand	2,479,310
	Working Families	Kirsten Gillibrand	182,648
	Independence	Kirsten Gillibrand	175,631
	Total	Kirsten Gillibrand	2,837,589	62.95%
	Republican	Joseph DioGuardi	1,338,239
	Conservative	Joseph DioGuardi	244,364
	Total	Joseph DioGuardi	1,582,603	35.11%
	Green	Cecile A. Lawrence	35,487	0.79%
	Libertarian	John Clifton	18,414	0.41%
	Rent Is Too Damn High	Joseph Huff	17,018	0.38%
	Anti-Prohibition	Vivia Morgan	11,785	0.26%
	Tax Revolt	Bruce Blakeman	4,516	0.10%
Majority			1,254,986
Turnout			4,507,412
	Democratic hold		Swing

North Carolina

North Carolina election

File:Elaine Marshall.jpg Nominee Richard Burr Elaine Marshall Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,458,046 1,145,074 Percentage 54.81% 43.05%

U.S. senator before election Richard Burr Republican Elected U.S. Senator Richard Burr Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina

See also: List of United States Senators from North Carolina

Incumbent Republican Richard Burr won re-election to a second term. Burr was the first incumbent to win re-election for this seat since Sam Ervin's last re-election in 1968. Burr's 54.8% also represented the highest vote share a North Carolina Republican received since the state began directly electing its Senators.

This Senate seat was unfavorable to incumbents over the past several decades. No person elected to this seat was re-elected since Sam Ervin in 1968. His successor, Democrat Robert Burren Morgan, was defeated for re-election in 1980, along with many other incumbents from his party. His Republican successor, John Porter East, committed suicide in 1986. East's appointed successor, Jim Broyhill, served for just four months, resigning upon his November 1986 election loss to former Democratic Governor Terry Sanford. In 1992, the seat changed hands yet again, as Sanford was defeated by wealthy GOP businessman Lauch Faircloth, who himself lost in his bid for a second term six years later by John Edwards. In 2004, no incumbent was defeated, as Edwards was running for vice president and was not allowed to be on the ballot in both races. However, that year the seat did change parties for the fifth time in a row, with Richard Burr defeating Bill Clinton's onetime Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles.

Democratic primary election - May 4, 2010*

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elaine Marshall	154,605	36.4%
	Democratic	Cal Cunningham	115,851	27.3%
	Democratic	Ken Lewis	72,510	17.1%
	Democratic	Marcus W. Williams	35,984	8.5%
	Democratic	Susan Harris	29,738	7.0%
	Democratic	Ann Worthy	16,655	3.9%
Total votes			425,343	100.0%

* Note: Since no candidate received 40% of the vote on May 4, state law allowed a runoff (or "second primary") election if requested by the second-place finisher. Cunningham requested such a runoff.

Democratic primary election runoff (June 22, 2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elaine Marshall	95,390	60.0%
	Democratic	Cal Cunningham	63,691	40.0%
Total votes			159,081	100.0%

Republican primary election - May 4, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Burr	297,993	80.1%
	Republican	Brad Jones	37,616	10.1%
	Republican	Eddie Burks	22,111	5.9%
	Republican	Larry Linney	14,248	3.8%
Total votes			371,968	100.0%

2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard Burr (Incumbent)	1,458,046	54.81%	+3.21%
	Democratic	Elaine Marshall	1,145,074	43.05%	−3.97%
	Libertarian	Mike Beitler	55,682	2.09%	+0.72%
Majority			312,972	11.76%
Total votes			2,660,079	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

North Dakota

North Dakota election

Nominee John Hoeven Tracy Potter Party Republican Democratic–NPL Popular vote 181,689 52,955 Percentage 76.1% 22.2%

U.S. senator before election Byron Dorgan Democratic–NPL Elected U.S. Senator John Hoeven Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in North Dakota

See also: List of United States Senators from North Dakota

Incumbent Democrat Byron Dorgan did not seek re-election. Republican Governor John Hoeven won the open seat. Incumbent Byron Dorgan never had a difficult time getting elected, as he obtained 59%, 63%, and 68% in his three senate election bids, respectively. However, in December 2009, Rasmussen Reports conducted a hypothetical matchup of Governor John Hoeven against the incumbent. Hoeven led by a large margin, 58% to Dorgan's 36%. 61% of the state still had a favorable view of Dorgan, and if pitted against State Senator Duane Sand, the incumbent led 52% to 37%.

Hoeven was challenged in the race by North Dakota State Senator Tracy Potter of Bismarck. Potter received the endorsement of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party at its state convention on March 27, 2010. Governor Hoeven and Senator Potter advanced to the November 2, 2010 general election following balloting in North Dakota's primary election, which was held June 8, 2010. Neither candidate faced any significant opposition in the primary election.

Democratic-NPL primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Tracy Potter	26,211	99.6%
	Democratic–NPL	Write-ins	95	0.4%
Total votes			26,306	100.0%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Hoeven	64,978	99.8%
	Republican	Timothy Beattie	130	0.2%
Total votes			65,108	100.0%

North Dakota election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Hoeven	181,689	76.08%	+44.36%
	Democratic–NPL	Tracy Potter	52,955	22.17%	−46.11%
	Libertarian	Keith Hanson	3,890	1.63%	N/A
Majority			128,734	53.91%
Turnout			238,534	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic–NPL		Swing

Ohio

Ohio election

Nominee Rob Portman Lee Fisher Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,125,810 1,448,092 Percentage 56.8% 39.4%

U.S. senator before election George Voinovich Republican Elected U.S. Senator Rob Portman Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio

See also: List of United States Senators from Ohio

Incumbent Republican George Voinovich retired instead of seeking a third term. Republican former Director of the Office of Management and Budget, United States Trade Representative, and Congressman Rob Portman won the open seat.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee Irwin Fisher	380,189	55.6%
	Democratic	Jennifer Lee Brunner	304,026	44.4%
Total votes			684,206	100.0%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Portman	667,369	100.00%
Total votes			657,354	100.00%

Originally, the election was seen as a toss up. His experience as a former Bush official was considered to be a big problem for Portman. Both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden campaigned for Fisher. Television advertisements were very negative. Fisher attacked Portman for helping to ship jobs overseas during his entire political career, backing deals that shipped jobs overseas, and the trade deficit with China, which grew by over $41 billion. Portman claimed in response that most jobs were being lost to other states, not countries. Portman attacked Fisher for supporting Obama's stimulus and cap and trade.

Winning the election, Portman received the majority of votes in 82 of 88 counties and in 15 of 18 Congressional districts, including the district of liberal U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich.

2010 United States Senate election in Ohio

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Jones Portman	2,168,742	56.85%	−6.61%
	Democratic	Lee Irwin Fisher	1,503,297	39.40%	+2.85%
	Constitution	Eric Deaton	65,856	1.72%	N/A
	Independent	Michael Pryce	50,101	1.31%	N/A
	Socialist	Daniel LaBotz	26,454	0.69%	N/A
	N/A	Arthur Sullivan (write-in)	648	0.02%	N/A
Majority			665,445	17.44%
Total votes			3,815,098	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing	NA

Oklahoma

Oklahoma election

Nominee Tom Coburn Jim Rogers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 718,482 265,814 Percentage 70.6% 26.1%

U.S. senator before election Tom Coburn Republican Elected U.S. Senator Tom Coburn Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

See also: List of United States Senators from Oklahoma

Incumbent first-term Republican Tom Coburn won re-election to a second term. Coburn, a very popular incumbent, promised to limit himself to two terms. Despite his popularity, he did release television advertisements. In 2009, Coburn's approval rating in a PPP poll was 59%, including a 39% approval rating among Democrats. His Democratic opponent is a perennial candidate who did little campaigning.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Rogers	157,955	65.4%
	Democratic	Mark Myles	83,715	34.6%
Total votes			241,670	100.0%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Coburn (Incumbent)	223,997	90.4%
	Republican	Evelyn Rogers	15,093	6.1%
	Republican	Lewis Kelly Spring	8,812	3.5%
Total votes			247,902	100.00%

Oklahoma election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tom Coburn (Incumbent)	718,482	70.64%	+17.87%
	Democratic	Jim Rogers	265,814	26.13%	−15.11%
	Independent	Stephen Wallace	25,048	2.46%	N/A
	Independent	Ronald F. Dwyer	7,807	0.77%	N/A
Majority			452,668	44.50%
Total votes			1,017,151	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Oregon

Oregon election

Nominee Ron Wyden Jim Huffman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 825,507 566,199 Percentage 57.2% 39.3%

U.S. senator before election Ron Wyden Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Oregon

See also: List of United States Senators from Oregon

Incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden won re-election to a third full term. Wyden, a popular incumbent with a 52% approval rating in a July poll, touted bipartisanship and promised to hold town-hall meetings annually in each of Oregon's 36 counties and to open offices outside of Portland and Salem. A Survey USA poll taken a few days before the election showed that 23% of Republicans supported Wyden.

Huffman, widely considered as an underdog, financed his own campaign. He defended bonuses for Wall Street executives and questioned global warming.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Wyden	323,652	89.55%
	Democratic	Loren Hooker	25,152	6.75%
	Democratic	Pavel Goberman	9,985	2.68%
	Democratic	Write-ins	3,782	1.02%
Total votes			376,353	100.00%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Huffman	110,450	41.70%
	Republican	Loren Later	39,753	15.01%
	Republican	G. Shane Dinkel	36,760	13.88%
	Republican	Thomas Stutzman	31,859	12.03%
	Republican	Keith Waldron	24,602	9.29%
	Republican	Robin Parker	14,637	5.53%
	Republican	Walter Woodland	4,417	1.67%
	Republican	Write-ins	2,213	0.86%
Total votes			267,054	100%

Oregon election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ron Wyden (Incumbent)	825,507	57.22%
	Republican	Jim Huffman	566,199	39.25%
	Working Families	Bruce Cronk	18,940	1.31%
	Libertarian	Marc Delphine	16,028	1.11%
	Progressive	Rick Staggenborg	14,466	1.00%
	Write-In		1,448	0.10%
Total votes			1,442,588	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania election

Nominee Pat Toomey Joe Sestak Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,028,945 1,948,716 Percentage 51.0% 49.0%

U.S. senator before election Arlen Specter Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Pat Toomey Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

See also: List of United States Senators from Pennsylvania

Incumbent Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter ran for re-election to a sixth term, but lost in the Democratic primary to Joe Sestak. Republican nominee Pat Toomey then won the seat.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Sestak	568,563	53.9%
	Democratic	Arlen Specter (Incumbent)	487,217	46.1%
Total votes			1,055,780	100.00%

Pennsylvania election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pat Toomey	2,028,945	51.01%	−1.61%
	Democratic	Joe Sestak	1,948,716	48.99%	+7.00%
Majority			80,229	2.02%
Total votes			3,977,661	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

South Carolina

South Carolina election

Nominee Jim DeMint Alvin Greene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 810,771 364,598 Percentage 61.5% 27.7%   Nominee Tom Clements Party Green Popular vote 121,472 Percentage 9.2%

U.S. senator before election Jim DeMint Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jim DeMint Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina

See also: List of United States Senators from South Carolina

Incumbent Republican Jim DeMint won re-election to a second term. Alvin Greene, the Democratic nominee, was the first major-party African-American U.S. Senate candidate in South Carolina since Reconstruction. Alvin Greene's Democratic primary election win and his margin of victory surprised pundits. As of the primary, he had held no public campaign events, raised no money, and did not have a campaign website. A review of the primary election showed that of the state's 46 counties, half had a significant gap between the absentee and primary day ballots. For example, in Lancaster County, Vic Rawl won the absentees with 84 percent, while Greene won primary day by a double-digit margin. Rawl's campaign manager also claimed, "In only two of 88 precincts, do the number of votes Greene got plus the number we got equal the total cast."

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alvin Greene	100,362	59.0%
	Democratic	Vic Rawl	69,853	41.0%
Total votes			170,215	100.0%

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim DeMint (Incumbent)	342,464	83.0%
	Republican	Susan McDonald Gaddy	70,194	17.0%
Total votes			412,658	100.0%

2010 United States Senate election in South Carolina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim DeMint (Incumbent)	810,771	61.48%	+7.81%
	Democratic	Alvin Greene	364,598	27.65%	−16.46%
	Green	Tom Clements	121,472	9.21%	+8.95%
		Write-ins	21,953	1.66%	+1.58%
Majority			446,173	33.83%	+24.33%
Total votes			1,318,794	50.12%	-18.88%
	Republican hold		Swing

South Dakota

South Dakota election

Nominee John Thune Party Republican Popular vote 227,947 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. senator before election John Thune Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Thune Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in South Dakota

See also: List of United States Senators from South Dakota

Incumbent Republican John Thune won re-election to a second term unopposed.

Thune was narrowly elected to his first term over Democratic Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle with 51% of the vote in 2004. In spite of his lack of seniority, Thune rose to the position of chairman of the Republican Policy Committee in the United States Senate.

No members of the South Dakota Democratic Party (or any other party) filed to challenge Thune. Scott Heidepriem, the South Dakota Senate Minority Leader and a Democratic candidate for Governor of South Dakota, said, "We just concluded that John Thune is an extremely popular senator who is going to win another term in the Senate."

Utah

Utah election

Nominee Mike Lee Sam Granato Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 390,179 207,685 Percentage 61.6% 32.8%   Nominee Scott Bradley Party Constitution Popular vote 35,937 Percentage 5.7%

U.S. senator before election Bob Bennett Republican Elected U.S. Senator Mike Lee Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Utah

See also: List of United States Senators from Utah

Incumbent Republican Bob Bennett was seeking re-election to a fourth term, but was eliminated in the GOP state convention. Republican Mike Lee, who won the Republican primary, won the open seat.

At the Republican convention, incumbent Senator Bob Bennett finished third in balloting among delegates and was eliminated from the race. Business owner Tim Bridgewater finished first and attorney Mike Lee finished second, but Bridgewater did not receive enough votes to avoid a primary election runoff against Lee. At the Democratic convention, delegates nominated businessman Sam Granato, who received 77.5 percent of the vote.

Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Lee	98,512	51.2%
	Republican	Tim Bridgewater	93,905	48.8%
Total votes			192,417	100.0%

Democratic convention

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Granato	77	77.5%
	Democratic	Christopher Stout	23	22.5%
Total votes			100	100.0%

Utah election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Lee	390,179	61.56%	−7.18%
	Democratic	Sam Granato	207,685	32.77%	+4.37%
	Constitution	Scott Bradley	35,937	5.67%	+3.78%
Majority			182,494	28.79%
Total votes			633,801	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

Vermont

Vermont election

Nominee Patrick Leahy Len Britton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 151,281 72,699 Percentage 64.36% 30.93%

U.S. senator before election Patrick Leahy Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Vermont

See also: List of United States Senators from Vermont

Incumbent Democrat Patrick Leahy easily won re-election to a seventh term.

Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Leahy (Incumbent)	64,177	89.06%
	Democratic	Daniel Frielich	7,886	10.94%
Total votes			72,063	100.0%

2010 United States Senate election in Vermont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patrick Leahy (Incumbent)	151,281	64.36%	−6.27%
	Republican	Len Britton	72,699	30.93%	+6.38%
	Independent	Daniel Freilich	3,544	1.51%	N/A
	Marijuana	Cris Ericson	2,731	1.16%	N/A
	Independent	Stephen Cain	2,356	1.00%	N/A
	Socialist	Peter Diamondstone	1,433	0.61%	N/A
	Independent	Johenry Nunes	1,021	0.43%	N/A
Majority			78,528	33.43%
Total votes			235,065	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Washington

Washington election

Nominee Patty Murray Dino Rossi Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,314,930 1,196,164 Percentage 52.4% 47.6%

U.S. senator before election Patty Murray Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Patty Murray Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Washington

See also: List of United States Senators from Washington

Incumbent Democrat Patty Murray won re-election to a fourth term.

Republican Dino Rossi heavily criticized Murray for her support of the 2009 economic stimulus package; however, Rossi's economic promises are nearly identical to those of President Bush who asked for the stimulus. Rossi supports repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He also criticized Murray for her support for earmarks. In response, Murray said, "You bet that seniority and leadership has a big thing to do with it, but the other part of it is, I get up every day and I work hard and I believe in this and I am going to continue fighting for the community I represent."

Washington Blanket primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Murray (Incumbent)	670,284	46.22%
	Republican	Dino Rossi	483,305	33.33%
	Republican	Clint Didier	185,034	12.76%
	Republican	Paul Akers	37,231	2.57%
	Independent	Skip Mercer	12,122	0.84%
	Democratic	Charles Allen	11,525	0.79%
	Democratic	Bob Burr	11,344	0.78%
	Republican	Norma Gruber	9,162	0.63%
	Republican	Michael Latimer	6,545	0.45%
	Democratic	Mike the Mover	6,019	0.42%
	Democratic	Goodspaceguy	4,718	0.33%
	Reform	William Baker	4,593	0.32%
	Independent	Mohammad Said	3,387	0.23%
	Independent	Schalk Leonard	2,818	0.19%
	Republican	William Chovil	2,039	0.14%
Total votes			1,450,126	100.00%

Washington General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Murray (Incumbent)	1,314,930	52.36%
	Republican	Dino Rossi	1,196,164	47.64%
Total votes			2,511,094	100.00%
Turnout				71.24%

West Virginia (Special)

West Virginia special election

Nominee Joe Manchin John Raese Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 283,358 230,013 Percentage 53.5% 43.4%

U.S. senator before election Carte Goodwin Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joe Manchin Democratic

Main article: 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia

See also: List of United States Senators from West Virginia

Long-time Democratic Senator Robert Byrd died June 28, 2010 and Democratic Governor Joe Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin to temporarily fill the vacancy. Goodwin pledged to not run for election to the seat in exchange for the appointment. Manchin won the open seat and served out the remainder of Byrd's elected term, which ended on January 3, 2013.

During the Republican primary campaign, only Raese and Warner released television advertisements.

West Virginia Democratic primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Manchin	67,498	72.9%
	Democratic	Ken Hechler	16,039	17.3%
	Democratic	Sheirl Fletcher	9,035	9.8%
Total votes			92,572	100%

West Virginia Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Raese	38,152	71.4%
	Republican	Mac Warner	7,892	14.8%
	Republican	Scott H. Williams	1,530	2.9%
	Republican	Kenneth Culp	1,364	2.6%
	Republican	Harry C. Bruner Jr.	1,283	2.4%
	Republican	Thomas Ressler	1,184	2.2%
	Republican	Lynette Kennedy McQuain	907	1.7%
	Republican	Frank Kubic	462	0.9%
	Republican	Daniel Scott Rebich	450	0.8%
	Republican	Albert Howard	176	0.3%
Total votes			53,400	100%

2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginiaresults

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Manchin	283,358	53.47%	−10.96%
	Republican	John Raese	230,013	43.40%	+9.69%
	Mountain	Jesse Johnson	10,152	1.92%	+0.06%
	Constitution	Jeff Becker	6,425	1.21%	N/A
Majority			53,345	10.07%
Total votes			529,948	100%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Wisconsin

Wisconsin election

Nominee Ron Johnson Russ Feingold Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,125,932 1,020,841 Percentage 51.86% 47.02%

U.S. senator before election Russ Feingold Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ron Johnson Republican

Main article: 2010 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

See also: List of United States Senators from Wisconsin

Incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by political newcomer, Republican Ron Johnson. Johnson, a millionaire manufacturer and Tea Party movement favorite who was running for his first political office, was the front runner. In response to controversy over his ownership of stock in British Petroleum (BP), Johnson said he would sell it when market conditions were favorable and possibly use the proceeds to help finance his Senate campaign. Feingold's first television ad was a positive ad released in March. In July 2010, Feingold's second 2010 television election ad attacked Johnson for alleged support for offshore drilling in the Great Lakes. Johnson quickly countered Feingold with a television ad of his own. Feingold's logo was Moving Forward. In one ad he emphasized independence and called himself a "Penny Pincher." Johnson argued that his professions, manufacturer and accountant were underrepresented in the U.S. Senate, and there were too many lawyers (57 out of 100 members), including Feingold.

Wisconsin Republican primary election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Johnson	500,821	84.7%
	Republican	David Westlake	61,287	10.4%
	Republican	Stephen M. Finn	29,002	4.9%
Total votes			591,107	100.0%

Wisconsin election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ron Johnson	1,125,999	51.86%	+7.75%
	Democratic	Russ Feingold (Incumbent)	1,020,958	47.02%	−8.33%
	Constitution	Rob Taylor	23,473	1.08%	N/A
		Write-In Votes	901	0.04%	N/A
Majority			105,041	4.84%	−6.4%
Turnout			2,170,430	100.00%	−26.4%
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 2010 United States elections
  • 2010 United States gubernatorial elections
  • 2010 United States House of Representatives elections
• 111th United States Congress
• 112th United States Congress

Further reading

• Voss, D. Stephen; Gross, Donald (2011). "Chapter 8: Poster Child for the Tea Party: Rand Paul of Kentucky". In Miller, William J.; Walling, Jeremy D. (eds.). Tea Party Effects on 2010 Senate Elections. Lexington Books. pp. 141–172. ISBN 978-0739167014. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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