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United States Senate Seats Up for Election in 2008
Seats Up for Election:
 
Two Republican Incumbents
 
One Republican Incumbent
 
One Retiring Republican
 
One Democratic Incumbent
 
No Senators Up for Election
 
 
Senate Leadership
President of the Senate:  Dick Cheney,
U.S. Vice President (R)
President pro tempore: Robert Byrd,
West Virginia (D)
President pro tempore emeritus: Ted Stevens,
Alaska (R)
Senators' party membership by state for the 110th Congress
110th US Senate
Majority Leadership (Democratic Party)
Majority Leader: Harry Reid (NV)
Assistant Majority Leader (Majority Whip): Richard Durbin (IL)
Chief Deputy Whip: Barbara Boxer (CA)
Deputy Whips: Thomas Carper (DE), Bill Nelson (FL), Russ Feingold (WI)
Democratic Conference Vice Chairman: Charles Schumer (NY)
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Charles Schumer (NY)
Democratic Conference Secretary: Patty Murray (WA)
Democratic Policy Committee Chairman: Byron Dorgan (ND)
Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee Chair: Debbie Stabenow (MI)
Democratic Committee Outreach Chairman: Jeff Bingaman (NM)
Democratic Rural Outreach Chair: Blanche Lincoln (AR)
Minority Leadership (Republican Party)
Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell (KY)
Assistant Minority Leader (Minority Whip): Trent Lott (MS)
Counselor to the Minority Leader: Robert Bennett (UT)
Republican Conference Chairman: Jon Kyl (AZ)
Republican Policy Committee Chairman: Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)
Republican Conference Vice Chair: John Cornyn (TX)
Republican Campaign Committee Chair: John Ensign (NV)
 
 
 
United States Senate
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State Senator End of Term Assumed Office Date of Birth
Alabama Richard Shelby (R) 2011 1987 May 6, 1934
Jeff Sessions (R) 2009 1997 December 24, 1946
Alaska Ted Stevens (R) 2009 1968 November 18, 1923
Lisa Murkowski (R) 2011 2002 May 22, 1957
Arizona John McCain (R) 2011 1987 August 29, 1936
Jon Kyl (R) 2013 1995 April 25, 1942
Arkansas Blanche Lincoln (D) 2011 1999 September 30, 1960
Mark Pryor (D) 2009 2003 January 10, 1963
California Dianne Feinstein (D) 2013 1992 June 22, 1933
Barbara Boxer (D) 2011 1993 November 11, 1940
Colorado Wayne Allard (R) 2009 1997 December 2, 1943
Ken Salazar (D) 2011 2005 March 2, 1955
Connecticut Chris Dodd (D) 2011 1981 May 27, 1944
Joe Lieberman (I-D) 2013 1989 February 24, 1942
Delaware Joe Biden (D) 2009 1973 November 20, 1942
Tom Carper (D) 2013 2001 January 23, 1947
Florida Bill Nelson (D) 2013 2001 September 29, 1942
Mel Martinez (R) 2011 2005 October 23, 1946
Georgia Saxby Chambliss (R) 2009 2003 November 10, 1943
Johnny Isakson (R) 2011 2005 December 29, 1944
Hawaii Daniel Inouye (D) 2011 1963 September 7, 1924
Daniel Akaka (D) 2013 1991 September 11, 1924
Idaho Larry Craig (R)   1991 July 20, 1945
Mike Crapo (R) 2009 1999 May 20, 1951
Illinois Dick Durbin (D) 2009 1997 November 21, 1944
Barack Obama (D) 2011 2005 August 4, 1961
Indiana Richard Lugar (R) 2013 1977 April 4, 1932
Evan Bayh (D) 2011 1999 December 26, 1955
Iowa Chuck Grassley (R) 2011 1981 September 19, 1933
Tom Harkin (D) 2009 1985 November 19, 1939
Kansas Sam Brownback (R) 2011 1996 September 12, 1956
Pat Roberts (R) 2009 1997 April 20, 1936
Kentucky Mitch McConnell (R) 2009 1985 February 20, 1942
Jim Bunning (R) 2011 1999 October 23, 1931
Louisiana Mary Landrieu (D) 2009 1997 November 23, 1955
David Vitter (R) 2011 2005 May 3, 1961
Maine Olympia Snowe (R) 2013 1995 February 21, 1947
Susan Collins (R) 2009 1997 December 7, 1952
Maryland Barbara Mikulski (D) 2011 1987 July 20, 1936
Ben Cardin (D) 2013 2007 October 5, 1943
Massachusetts Ted Kennedy (D) 2013 1962 February 22, 1932
John Kerry (D) 2009 1985 December 11, 1943
Michigan Carl Levin (D) 2009 1979 June 28, 1934
Debbie Stabenow (D) 2013 2001 April 29, 1950
Minnesota Norm Coleman (R) 2009 2003 August 19, 1949
Amy Klobuchar (D) 2013 2007 May 25, 1960
Mississippi Thad Cochran (R) 2009 1979 December 7, 1937
Trent Lott (R) 2013 1989 October 9, 1941
Missouri Kit Bond (R) 2011 1987 March 6, 1939
Claire McCaskill (D) 2013 2007 July 24, 1953
Montana Max Baucus (D) 2009 1979 December 11, 1941
Jon Tester (D) 2013 2007 August 21, 1956
Nebraska Chuck Hagel (R) 2009 1997 October 4, 1946
Ben Nelson (D) 2013 2001 May 17, 1941
Nevada Harry Reid (D) 2011 1987 December 2, 1939
John Ensign (R) 2013 2001 March 25, 1958
New Hampshire Judd Gregg (R) 2011 1993 February 14, 1947
John E. Sununu (R) 2009 2003 September 10, 1964
New Jersey Frank Lautenberg (D) 2009 2003 January 23, 1924
Bob Menendez (D) 2013 2006 January 1, 1954
New Mexico Pete Domenici (R) 2009 1973 May 7, 1932
Jeff Bingaman (D) 2013 1983 October 3, 1943
New York Chuck Schumer (D) 2011 1999 November 23, 1950
Hillary Clinton (D) 2013 2001 October 26, 1947
North Carolina Elizabeth Dole (R) 2009 2003 July 29, 1936
Richard Burr (R) 2011 2005 November 30, 1955
North Dakota Kent Conrad (D) 2013 1987 March 12, 1948
Byron Dorgan (D) 2011 1993 May 14, 1942
Ohio George Voinovich (R) 2011 1999 July 15, 1936
Sherrod Brown (D) 2013 2007 November 9, 1952
Oklahoma Jim Inhofe (R) 2009 1995 November 17, 1934
Tom Coburn (R) 2011 2005 March 14, 1948
Oregon Ron Wyden (D) 2011 1997 May 3, 1949
Gordon Smith (R) 2009 1997 May 25, 1952
Pennsylvania Arlen Specter (R) 2011 1981 February 12, 1930
Bob Casey, Jr. (D) 2013 2007 April 13, 1960
Rhode Island Jack Reed (D) 2009 1997 Nov. 12, 1949
Sheldon Whitehouse (D) 2013 2007 October 20, 1955
South Carolina Lindsey Graham (R) 2009 2003 July 9, 1955
Jim DeMint (R) 2011 2005 September 2, 1951
South Dakota Tim Johnson (D) 2009 1997 December 28, 1946
John Thune (R) 2011 2005 January 7, 1961
Tennessee Lamar Alexander (R) 2009 2003 July 3, 1940
Bob Corker (R) 2013 2007 August 24, 1952
Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) 2013 1993 July 22, 1943
John Cornyn (R) 2009 2003 February 2, 1952
Utah Orrin Hatch (R) 2013 1977 March 22, 1934
Robert Bennett (R) 2011 1993 September 18, 1933
Vermont Patrick Leahy (D) 2011 1975 March 31, 1940
Bernie Sanders (I-D) 2013 2007 September 8, 1941
Virginia John Warner (R) 2009 1979 February 18, 1927
Jim Webb (D) 2013 2007 February 9, 1946
Washington Patty Murray (D) 2011 1993 October 11, 1950
Maria Cantwell (D) 2013 2001 October 13, 1958
West Virginia Robert Byrd (D) 2013 1959 November 20, 1917
Jay Rockefeller (D) 2009 1985 June 18, 1937
Wisconsin Herb Kohl (D) 2013 1989 February 7, 1935
Russ Feingold (D) 2011 1993 March 2, 1953
Wyoming Mike Enzi (R) 2009 1997 February 1, 1944
John Barrasso (R) 2013 2007 July 21, 1952