The Other Vital November Election - Senators
With so much emphasis on the Democratic primaries, we have almost overlooked a fundamental set of elections that could affect the nation as much as the next president.
The House is up for election in total. And, among the senators that are up for election we find the majority to be Republicans. Some have decided not to seek re-election. Others expect to be re-elected.
These are the Republican senators that will be running to hold onto their seats in November.
- Lamar Alexander - Tennessee
- Wayne Allard - Colorado
- Saxby Chambliss - Georgia
- Thad Cochran - Mississippi
- Norm Coleman - Minnesota
- Susan Collins - Maine
- John Cornyn - Texas
- Larry Craig - Idaho
- Elizabeth Dole - North Carolina
- Pete Domenici - New Mexico
- Michael Enzi - Wyoming
- Lindsey Graham - South Carolina
- Chuck Hagel - Nebraska
- James Inhofe - Oklahoma
- Mitch McConnell - Kentucky
- Pat Roberts - Kansas
- Jeff Sessions - Alabama
- Gordon Smith - Oregon
- Ted Stevens - Alaska
- John Sununu - New Hampshire
- John Warner - Virginia
As mentioned, several of these senators are not seeking re-election, and several should definitely not be re-elected.
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