With nearly twice as many Senate seats to defend as the Democrats need to protect, the GOP is being dragged down by an extraordinarily unpopular president, a quintet of retirements, fundraising problems, a severe economic crisis, and an incumbent convicted of seven felony counts of corruption.
23 Republican-Held Seats
Gone (3) CO OPEN (Wayne Allard) NM OPEN (Pete Domenici) VA OPEN (John Warner)
Almost Gone (1) AK Ted Stevens
Highly Vulnerable (6) GA Saxby Chambliss MN Norm Coleman MS Roger Wicker NH John Sununu NC Elizabeth Dole OR Gordon Smith
Vulnerable (1) KY Mitch McConnell
PROBABLY Safe (1) ME Susan Collins
Safe (11) AL Jeff Sessions ID OPEN (Larry Craig) KS Pat Roberts MS Thad Cochran NE OPEN (Chuck Hagel) OK James Inhofe SC Lindsey Graham TN Lamar Alexander TX John Cornyn WY Michael Enzi WY John Barrasso
12 Democratic-Held Seats
Vulnerable (1) LA Mary Landrieu
Probably safe (1) SD Tim Johnson
Safe (10) AR Mark Pryor DE Joe Biden IL Richard Durbin IA Tom Harkin MA John Kerry MI Carl Levin MT Max Baucus NJ Frank Lautenberg RI Jack Reed WV Jay Rockefeller
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