There are currently 257 seats held by the Democrats and 178 seats by the Republicans in the House of Representatives. All seats are up for election for the 50 states as they only have 2 year terms.
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Senators have 6 year terms and election is staggered every two years for one-third of them--these are up for re-election:
State
|
What |
|
Party |
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| AK |
|
Lisa Murkowski |
R |
Running |
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| AL |
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Richard Shelby |
R |
Running |
| AR |
|
Blanche Lincoln |
D |
Running |
| AZ |
|
John McCain |
R |
Running |
| CA |
|
Barbara Boxer |
D |
Running |
| CO |
|
Michael Bennet |
D |
Running |
| CT |
|
Chris Dodd |
D |
Running |
| DE |
|
Ted Kaufman |
D |
Retiring |
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| FL |
|
Mel Martinez |
R |
Retiring |
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| GA |
|
Johnny Isakson |
R |
Running |
| HI |
|
Daniel Inouye |
D |
Running |
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| IA |
|
Chuck Grassley |
R |
Running |
| ID |
|
Mike Crapo |
R |
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| IL |
|
Roland Burris |
D |
Retiring |
| IN |
|
Evan Bayh |
D |
Running |
| KS |
|
Sam Brownback |
R |
Retiring |
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| KY |
|
Jim Bunning |
R |
Running |
| LA |
|
David Vitter |
R |
Running |
| MD |
|
Barbara Mikulski |
D |
Running |
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| MO |
|
Kit Bond |
R |
Retiring |
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| NC |
|
Richard Burr |
R |
Running |
| ND |
|
Byron Dorgan |
D |
Running |
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| NH |
|
Judd Gregg |
R |
Likely retiring |
| NV |
|
Harry Reid |
D |
Running for reelection |
| NY |
|
Chuck Schumer |
D |
Running for reelection |
| NY |
|
Kirsten Gillibrand |
D |
Running |
| OH |
|
George Voinovich |
R |
Retiring |
| OK |
|
Tom Coburn |
R |
Running |
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| OR |
|
Ron Wyden |
D |
Running |
| PA |
|
Arlen Specter |
R |
Running |
| SC |
|
Jim DeMint |
R |
Running |
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| SD |
|
John Thune |
R |
Running |
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| UT |
|
Bob Bennett |
R |
Running |
| VT |
|
Patrick Leahy |
D |
Running |
| WA |
|
Patty Murray |
D |
Running |
| WI |
|
Russ Feingold |
D |
Running
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