The goal of having two senators per state is to have each state equally represented in the senate. A December 2007 poll showed Coleman's approval rating among Minnesota voters at 53%. Barkley, who had briefly been appointed Senator after the death of Paul Wellstone in 2002, ran under the banner of the Independence Party, the largest third party in Minnesota. McCain and Obama both voted for a 2008 Senate bill to authorize the Treasury Department to purchase up to $700 billion in securities to prevent additional bankruptcies. USA - 2008 House Election Map Clear Map Share Map Style Misc Login Privacy Sidebar Tossup 435 Republican 0 Democrat 0 + 0 0 0 0 435 0 0 0 0 YAPms 2 Beta - Discord USA 2018 House Map Shortcuts F - hold down to quickly fill in districts CTRL - hold down to decrement the color Enable Simulator District House Floor: H.R.1917 Congress Stevens's conviction on seven felony counts of corruption put his re-election bid in serious jeopardy, coming just over a week before the election, though Stevens appealed the conviction. [163] Democrats Sheirl Fletcher and Billy Hendricks challenged Rockefeller in the primary but were defeated. Independent. Once, during the 1950s, when Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon had left the Republican Party but not yet joined the Democratic Party, he placed his chair temporarily in the middle of the center aisle in order to demonstrate his independence. Summary of the November 4, 2008, United States Senate election results. McCains victory in South Carolina, Florida, and in key states on Super Tuesday created an clear path to the nomination. Today, at the beginning of each Congress, senators are given the option to change their seats based on seniority. Graham easily won re-election with 58% of the vote to Conley's 42%. In these special elections, the winner was seated during 2008 or before January 3, 2009, sorted by election date, then state, then class. The 2008 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota featured first-term Republican incumbent senator Norm Coleman, Democrat Al Franken, a comedian and radio personality, and former U.S. senator Dean Barkley, a member of the Independence Party of Minnesota. Fellow senator Joe Lieberman, citing his status as an independent, endorsed Collins in her 2008 re-election bid. On November 29, after being personally recruited by Vitter and former Bush administration official Karl Rove, Kennedy announced plans to challenge Landrieu in 2008.[63][64]. For more information please visit. Kerry was challenged by defense attorney Edward O'Reilly for the Democratic nomination, winning 69% of the vote to O'Reilly's 31%. Martin, current Georgia Commissioner of Human Resources, former member of the Georgia General Assembly, Vietnam War veteran, and 2006 candidate for lieutenant governor, secured the Democratic nomination after defeating DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones by a 59% to 41% margin in the August 5 run-off election. Kaufman subsequently announced that he would not seek election to a full term in 2010, effectively making him a caretaker. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 set off an economic panic that spread globally. [67] but failed to obtain the required candidacy signatures. pres, senate, and governor data Let's Talk Elections: 2022 senate projections Political Analysis: 2022 senate projections MIT Election Lab: past pres, senate, house data Dave Leip's Atlas: past presidential results CNN: 2022 . [citation needed]. Congressional Democrats made gains in the House and the Senate after winning majorities in both chambers during the 2006 midterm elections. McCain suggested that government-aided bodies like the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) failed to offset these risks. 2012 vs. 2008, 2012 vs. 2004 Obama Job Approval Right Direction/Wrong Track Latest Election 2012 Polls. Obama won the Electoral College after receiving 365 votes to 173 votes for McCain. All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats. Historically, the Senate Chamber desks were assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. [160] Polling showed him as a strong favorite to win the seat. Republican John Barrasso was appointed by Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) on June 22, 2007, to fill the senate seat of Republican Craig L. Thomas, who died on June 4. [103] Three consecutive monthly Rasmussen Reports poll showed Shaheen defeating Sununu by 49% to 41%. There was speculation as to whether the outgoing Governor, Ruth Ann Minner, or the incoming Governor-elect Jack Markell would make the appointment, and if Biden's son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden would receive the appointment. 98%. Date. This election was the second cycle in a row in which no seats switched from Democratic to Republican, and the first since 1990 in which the Democrats retained all their seats. Obama won nearly all major demographic groups on his way to victory. Udall won the election with 61% of the vote, with Pearce taking 39%. He filed as an independent and was subsequently named as the Green Party nominee[146] Edward Buck was also in the race. Incumbent President George W. Bush was ineligible for re-election per the 22nd Amendment, which limits a president to two terms, and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney declined to run for the office. Each state (Including the District of Columbia) is allocated a number of electors equal to its number of representatives plus two for each of its senators. On April 1, 2009, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, citing serious prosecutorial misconduct during the trial, decided to drop all charges against Stevensan action that vacated his conviction. The incumbent governors of Puerto Rico, Anbal Acevedo Vil, and American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, were also up for re-election. POJA Act of 2021 (11/04/2021 legislative day) Senate Floor: PN367. The 2008 presidential election focused on a national economic crisis that evolved throughout the race. Going into these elections, the Senate consisted of 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and two Independents who caucused with the Democrats, giving the Democratic caucus the slightest 5149 majority. Explore the current seating plan below, use the dropdown for access to past interactive seating plans, or browse PDFs of seating configurations from before 2003. Pryor won on election day, with 79.53% of the vote. 2008 Presidential Election 2008 interactive map << 2004 2012 >> The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. The April 2009 party switch of Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter from Republican to Democrat and the July 2009 resolution of the Minnesota election in favor of Democrat Al Franken increased the Democratic majority to 6040 (providing the Democrats, including the two Independent senators who caucus with them, a supermajority and thus able to hypothetically over-ride any filibusters). [18], An ex-oil company executive, Bill Allen, paid for part of the renovation costs on Stevens's personal residence. This marked the first time that Nebraska has split its electoral vote since it moved away from the winner-take-all method in 1992. "The enduring allure of charisma: How Barack Obama won the historic 2008 presidential election. Sununu's 2002 opponent, former Governor Jeanne Shaheen, decided to run and was generally considered to be a very formidable challenger. In nine races the margin of victory was under 10%. Obama received more votes than any candidate in history. [8][9] Perry was endorsed by Alabama Statesmen,[10] Boston Tea Party,[11] and Christians for Life and Liberty. Each major party has Hill committees that work to support its candidates for the House and Senate, chiefly by providing funds. On November 18, the race was called for Begich, who won with 47.8% to Stevens's 46.5%. New Hampshire also saw major Democratic gains in the 2006 elections, when Democrats took both of the previously Republican-held House seats, the gubernatorial race with a record vote share of 74%, and majorities in the State House and Senate, giving them concurrent control of both bodies for the first time since 1874. * Democratic total includes Bernard Sanders, an independent from Vermont, who caucuses with the Democrats. There were also two special elections, the winners of those seats would finish the terms that ended January 3, 2013. The Upshot's Senate forecasting model uses a combination of polling data and a fundamentals model that includes among other things candidate political experience, money raised, and state . The Republicans, who openly conceded early on that they wouldn't be able to regain the majority in this election,[3][4] lost eight seats. His Democratic opponent was Chris Rothfuss, a professor at the University of Wyoming and a chemical engineer, nanotechnologist, and diplomat. This marked the first time that the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands selected a delegate to Congress. [132], In Rhode Island, Democratic senator Jack Reed had an approval rating of 66% in November 2006. Use the interactive map tool to predict the winners of the 2014 senate elections and share with your friends! Neb. Kerry won with 66% of the vote to Beatty's 31%. On November 4, 2008, Chambliss received 49.8% of the vote,[42] with Martin about 3% behind and Buckley receiving 3% of the vote. ", Bligh, Michelle C., and Jeffrey C. Kohles. Each state (Including the District of Columbia) is allocated a number of electors equal to its number of representatives plus two for each of its senators. The United States Senate is the upper legislature of the bicameral legislative branch. [114] Domenici normally would have been expected to win re-election easily, having won his current term with the support of two out of three New Mexico voters; however, he was to be investigated by the Senate Ethics Committee for his role in firing U.S. Attorney David Iglesias. The Senate seat in Connecticut is counted as a . [44], On September 1, 2007, senator Larry Craig announced his intent to resign from the Senate effective September 30, 2007. 2008 Actual Election Results 2008 Election Facts McCain won Nebraska but Obama earned an electoral vote by winning the popular vote in the 2nd Congressional District. In a state that had been trending to the Democratic party recently, senator Tom Harkin faced the Republican nominee, small business owner Christopher Reed, whom he defeated with 63% of the vote to Reed's 37%. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois was the Democratic nominee, and Senator John McCain of Arizona was the Republican nominee. Republican. Jim Ogonowski, a retired Air Force pilot who was closely defeated by now-Representative Niki Tsongas in a 2007 special election, was running against Kerry. These voting patterns translated into an Obama victory with inroads into the South and West. [126] Inhofe's opponent was State senator Andrew Rice. Risch won the election with approximately 58% of the vote. As of 2023, this is the last time Democrats won U.S. Senate seats in Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Dakota. The major theme during the campaign was the American public's general desire of change and reform from both Washington and the policies of President Bush. Justices Opened Door to Gerrymander Presidential Elections, How Trump Could Win Re-Election By One Electoral Vote, 3 Myths About Abolishing the Electoral College, 5 Reasons to Abolish the Electoral College, Another Look at the 2020 Battleground States, Imagining the 2024 Electoral Map After Redistricting, The Electoral College Penalizes Voters In High Turnout States, The Winner-Take-All Electoral College Isnt In the Constitution. Click on the states in the map to toggle them between Democrat, Republican and Tossup. Democrats picked up net gains of eight Senate seats and 21 seats in the House of Representatives on the back of Obama's coattail effect. Live election results and maps for the 2010 midterm elections, including state-by-state and county-by-county maps, and exit polls. The Democratic nominee was 2nd district Congressman Mark Udall of Boulder who announced on January 15, 2007, that he would seek the seat and did not draw significant primary opposition. It was also the first time two sitting senators ran against each other. When the new senators were first sworn in, the balance was 5841 in favor of the Democrats, with the unresolved election in Minnesota causing that seat to remain vacant. [93] However, Barbour filed an appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court, which overturned the earlier ruling and set the special election for November 4, 2008.[94][95]. House forecast in real-time. Democratic candidates defeated Republican incumbents in Alaska; New Hampshire; North Carolina; Oregon; and, after a lengthy recount process, Minnesota. O'Donnell received 140,584 votes (35% of the vote). [91] Controversy arose when Barbour called for the special election to be held on the same day as the general election. Not on the ballot, but running a write-in campaign, was Darryl W. Perry, the 2004 Libertarian Party nominee for Pennsylvania State Treasurer and 2007 candidate for Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. National security and foreign policy issues took a back seat to the economy due to an unraveling financial crisis. On election day, Shaheen defeated Sununu, 52% to 45%. In 1988 and 2000, the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominees Lloyd Bentsen and Joe Lieberman, ran similarly for their seat in Texas and Connecticut, respectively. However, in the weeks leading up to the 2008 general election, polls showed the race tightening, reflecting a general nationwide trend. In addition, two freshmen were appointed to fill vacancies created by Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's resignations to become president and vice president. 2008 Nomination Battle. Challenging Levin were Republican State Representative Jack Hoogendyk, Green candidate Harley G. Mikkelson, US Taxpayers' candidate Mike Nikitin, Libertarian professor Scotty Boman, and Natural Law's candidate Doug Dern.[69]. Obama became the nations first African American president with his victory. Polls over the course of the campaign indicated that the race was very competitive, with many polls showing Franken and Coleman virtually tied or within the margin of error, as well as several polls showing each candidate with a significant lead at one point or another. McCain and Obama differed on the presence of American troops in Iraq. Five Republicans retired rather than seek re-election. [53] Kathy Cummings, a retired special education teacher was nominated via convention by the Green Party. Additionally, votes cast for Paul Wellstone in the 2002 election are not factored into the DFL's total from that year. The candidates sparred through the June 3 primaries despite Obama securing enough delegates to win the nomination earlier in the race. Popular Democratic former Governor Mark Warner (no relation) was the Democratic nominee for the race. Libertarian Kent Marmon also ran. State Representative Joel Dykstra announced his candidacy on July 5, 2007. Eight incumbent state governors were running for re-election, while the retirements of Ruth Ann Minner of Delaware, Matt Blunt of Missouri, and Mike Easley of North Carolina left those gubernatorial positions open. Election Map Toss Up. When asked whether the Republicans were abandoning their hopes of holding onto Domenici's seat, senator John Ensign, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, responded that "You dont waste money on races that dont need it or you cant win."[116]. Kennedy took 20.47%. Durbin won with 68% of the vote. Map of the 2008 Senate races using the latest state polls. All Rights Reserved. President Bush won Montana by more than 20 points in both 2000 and 2004, but Montana also had a popular Democratic governor, Brian Schweitzer, and a newly elected Democratic junior senator, Jon Tester. Senator to ever lose re-election, defeating Warren Magnuson's 1980 record. The 2008 election was the first in 56 years in which neither an incumbent president nor a vice president ran Bush was constitutionally limited from seeking a third term by the Twenty-second Amendment; Vice President Dick Cheney chose not to seek the presidency. [19] Two former Veco executives have plead guilty to paying the younger Stevens $242,000 in bribes. 51 of 100 Seats Needed for Majority Current Senate: 53 ( D ); 45 ( R ); 2 ( I ) Blue Democratic Win Red Republican Win Yellow Other Party Win Light Teal Partial Results Dark Gray No Results Light. On Election Day, Udall defeated Schaffer 53% to 43%. This seat was the tipping point state in the 2008 senate elections. Collins was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2002 over State Sen. Chellie Pingree. All Rights Reserved. It is not clear whether Barkley detracted more votes from Coleman or Franken. to easily win re-election. Is It Realistic to Abolish the Electoral College? Additionally, it was the first election in which both major parties nominated candidates who were born outside of the contiguous United States. [2] Of the seats up for election in 2008, 23 were held by Republicans and 12 by Democrats. Nebraska state Green Party Co-Chairman Steve Larrick was also a candidate,[101] as was Kelly Rosberg of the Nebraska Party. This marked the first time that Nebraska has split its electoral vote since it moved away from the winner-take-all method in 1992. The FBI investigated the remodeling of Stevens home by Veco Corp., which is part of a broader corruption investigation involving Stevens's son, former State Senate President Ben Stevens. Nevertheless, Stevens was narrowly ahead in the vote count after election day, with only about two-thirds of all votes counted. [47] The announcement followed by just six days the disclosure that he had pleaded guilty on August 1, 2007, to a reduced misdemeanor charge arising out of his arrest on June 11 at the Minneapolis airport for soliciting sex with a man in the restroom. On April 13, 2009, a three-judge panel ruled that Al Franken received the most votes in Minnesota's 2008 Senate race and ruled against Coleman's claims on all counts. Since those elections, Democrats have had to endure the loss of some reliable voters because Hurricane Katrina dispersed many African-Americans from New Orleans, although the vast majority still live within Louisiana. Projected Senate: Dem 58 GOP 42 : Main page: Previous report: Next report: Senate polls Web.csv . [20] On July 30, 2007, the IRS and FBI raided Stevens's home in Alaska. Setting the popular vote will also set the color of a state, Clicking on a district will set the popular vote to max, Clicking doesn\'t set state color or open menu, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, F - hold down to quickly fill in districts, D - hold down to fill/disable entire states. On January 3, 2009, with the recount apparently completed, Franken had an unofficial lead of 225 votes, but former senator Coleman's attorneys contested the official results in the courts. In the early years of the Senate an equal number of desks were placed on each side of the room, separated by a central passageway, without regard to party size. Scott Kleeb, 2006 candidate for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district, defeated businessman Tony Raimondo, a former Republican, by a wide margin in the Democratic primary. A Rasmussen poll released May 11, 2008, showed Hagan leading Dole by a statistically insignificant margin, 48% - 47%,[122] suggesting a competitive race. In December 2007, Chambliss had an approval rating of 53% and a disapproval rating of 34% according to Strategic Vision, a Republican polling firm. Obama won his party's presidential nomination after defeating Senator Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries. The prior record, about 62 million, was set in 2004 by George W. Bush. simplemaps_election.votes_by_state = {"AL":9,"AK":3,"AZ":10,"AR":6,"CA":55,"CO":9,"CT":7,"DE":3,"FL":27,"GA":15,"HI":4,"ID":4,"IL":21,"IN":11,"IA":7,"KS":6,"KY":8,"LA":9,"ME":2,"ME1":1,"ME2":1,"MD":10,"MA":12,"MI":17,"MN":9,"MS":6,"MO":11,"MT":3,"NE":2,"NE1":1,"NE2":1,"NE3":1,"NV":5,"NH":4,"NJ":15,"NM":5,"NY":31,"NC":15,"ND":3,"OH":20,"OK":7,"OR":7,"PA":21,"RI":4,"SC":8,"SD":3,"TN":11,"TX":34,"UT":5,"VT":3,"VA":13,"WA":11,"WV":5,"WI":10,"WY":3,"DC":3}; Electoral Vote Map is an interactive map to help you follow the 2024 presidential election. 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[12], Sessions defeated Figures, taking 63% of the vote to Figures's 37%, Dispelling rumors that he would retire due to advanced age (he was 84 years old on election day) and ongoing federal investigations into his conduct, senator Ted Stevens filed papers for re-election for an eighth term. Obama won 52.9% of the popular vote, while McCain gathered 45.7% of the popular vote. The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. Libertarian Robert J. Underwood had 3%. Winner. The 2008 United States Senate elections were held on November 4, 2008, with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. Louisiana's electoral votes easily went to George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. 2008 United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 United States gubernatorial elections, 2008 United States state legislative elections, "Democrats Poised For Landslide Wins In House", "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008", https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2008, "New York - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times", "Tennessee Republicans win slim majority in State House", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2008_United_States_elections&oldid=1138541683, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with dead external links from August 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Barreto, Matt A., et al. [110][111] Furthermore, in the wake of the financial crisis, Carl Peter Klapper entered the race as a write-in candidate.[112]. The same Rasmussen poll showed Cornyn leading Noriega by a narrow four percentage points - 47% to 43%. Sen. Trent Lott's surprise resignation has opened up the other Mississippi Senate seat in 2008. Domenici's role in the developing scandal had reduced the probability he would have been re-elected, and a SurveyUSA poll showed his approval ratings at 41%, with 54% disapproving. . In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2009; ordered by state. Two more freshmen were appointed to the Senate as a consequence of the appointment of Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State and Ken Salazar to be Secretary of the Interior. Stevens was the most senior U.S. [88] Cochran, who has not faced serious opposition since he was re-elected in 1984, faced Democratic state Representative Erik R. Fleming, whom he defeated with 61% of the vote. N.M. Governors House Senate Mixx Buzz. Congress. Barrasso won on Election Day, taking 73% of the vote and winning every county in the state. The Obama campaign used social media and data gathering to promote the candidates argument for change. Thirty-three seats were up for regular elections; the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2015, as members of Class 2. [109] The Republican nominee was former Congressman and 1996 senatorial candidate Dick Zimmer. However, New Hampshire had not elected a Democratic United States senator since 1975. Controls. [151] Texas House of Representatives member and Afghanistan War veteran Rick Noriega secured his place as Cornyn's Democratic challenger in the March 4 primary, beating out opponents Gene Kelly, Ray McMurrey, and Rhett Smith. On August 27, 2007, state Treasurer John Neely Kennedy announced he was switching parties from Democrat to Republican. He was expected[by whom?] For more information please visit This map is shaded by how large the popular vote difference was between the two nominees. Two senators from each state are elected to represent their state. These factors, coupled with a national political climate favorable to Democrats, made the Minnesota Senate race one of the most competitive and closely watched of the cycle. Cookies are used to track analytics, serve personalized ads, detect bots, and improve website functionality. Franken announced his candidacy on February 14, 2007, more than 20 months before the election. wikipedia.org - United States Senate. This was the first time the party nominated a candidate for statewide office. Incumbent Mary Landrieu was elected in 1996 following a recount and was narrowly re-elected in 2002 in a runoff election.

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