2013 United States Senate elections

none December 2013 2013 United States Senate elections United States legislative no 2012 United States Senate elections 2012 2014 United States Senate elections 2014 2 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 June 25, 2013 – October 16, 2013 160x180px Seats up Races won Democratic Party (US) Harry Reid official portrait 2009 (3x4b).jpg Harry Reid Nevada 52 53 1 1,383,730 54.7% 1 2 Republican Party (US) Mitch McConnell official portrait 112th Congress.jpg Mitch McConnell Kentucky 46 45 1 1,118,764 44.2% 1 0 Independent (US) 2 2 14,233 0.5% 0 0 320px Results of the elections:#0573B2 Democratic gain#94C5DF Democratic hold#D3D3D3 No election Majority Leader Majority Leader after election Harry Reid Democratic Party (US) Harry Reid Democratic Party (US) There were two special elections to the United States Senate in 2013; ordered by election date: Race summary State(linked to summaries below) Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Massachusetts(Class 2) Mo Cowan Democratic 2013 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired.New senator elected June 25, 2013.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Ed Markey (Democratic) 54.8% Republican Party (US)Gabriel E. Gomez (Republican) 44.8% New Jersey(Class 2) Jeffrey Chiesa Republican 2013 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired.New senator elected October 16, 2013.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Cory Booker (Democratic) 54.9% Republican Party (US)Steve Lonegan (Republican) 44.0% Massachusetts (special) 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 2008 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 2008 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 2014 June 25, 2013 125x136px Ed Markey, Official Portrait, 112th Congress 2 (cropped).jpg Ed Markey Democratic Party (US) 645,429 54.7% Gabriel e gomez (cropped).jpg Gabriel E. Gomez Republican Party (US) 525,307 44.5% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Markey: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Gomez: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. Senator Mo Cowan Democratic Party (US) Ed Markey Democratic Party (US) 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts List of United States senators from Massachusetts 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts A special election was held June 25, 2013 to fill the Class 2 seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2015. The vacancy that prompted the special election was created by the resignation of Senator John Kerry, in order to become U.S. Secretary of State.Senate votes to confirm Kerry as secretary of state https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obama-kerry-vote-idUSBRE90S0O020130129 January 29, 2013 Reuters January 29, 2013 On January 30, 2013, Governor Deval Patrick chose his former Chief of Staff Mo Cowan to serve as interim U.S. Senator. Cowan declined to participate in the election. A party primary election was held April 30 to determinate the nominees of each party for the general election. The Massachusetts Democrats nominated congressman Ed Markey, while the Massachusetts Republicans nominated Gabriel E. Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL. The special primary elections took place on April 30. Democratic Congressman Ed Markey and Republican businessman Gabriel E. Gomez won their respective primaries. Massachusetts Democratic special primaryhttps://www.politico.com/2013-election/results/senate/primary/massachusetts/ 2013 Massachusetts Senate Special Election Primaries April 30, 2013 Democratic Party (US) Ed Markey 311,219 57.0 Democratic Party (US) Stephen Lynch 230,335 43.0 Massachusetts Republican special primary Republican Party (US) Gabriel Gomez 96,276 51.0 Republican Party (US) Michael J. Sullivan 67,918 36.0 Republican Party (US) Daniel Winslow 24,630 13.0 Massachusetts special election2014 Massachusetts Election Statistics, 2014 http://electionstats.state.ma.us/data/serve_file_pages_for_item/34614/Election/ Commonwealth of Massachusetts Elections Division October 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20171231051649/http://electionstats.state.ma.us/data/serve_file_pages_for_item/34614/Election/ December 31, 2017 dead Democratic Party (US) Edward Markey 642,988 645,429 1,179,781 2 11.11 Republican Party (US) Gabriel Gomez 525,080 525,307 1,179,781 2 13.54 Twelve Visions Party Richard Heos 4,518 4,550 1,179,781 2 n/a Write-ins and Blank 4,495 4,495 1,179,781 2 n/a 120,122 120,122 1,179,781 2 1,179,781 Democratic Party (US) 11.1 New Jersey (special) 2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey New Jersey presidential no United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2008 2008 United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2014 2014 October 16, 2013 125x136px Cory Booker, official portrait, 114th Congress.jpg Cory Booker Democratic Party (US) 740,742 740742 1348659 1 Steve Lonegan by Gage Skidmore.jpg Steve Lonegan Republican Party (US) 593,684 44.0% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Booker: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%Lonegan: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% U.S. Senator Jeffrey Chiesa Republican Party (US) Cory Booker Democratic Party (US) 2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey List of United States senators from New Jersey 2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey A special election was held October 16, 2013 to fill the Class 2 seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2015. The vacancy resulted from the death of five-term Democrat Frank Lautenberg on June 3, 2013.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/03/frank-lautenberg-dead-at-89 Sen. Frank Lautenberg dead at 89 Aaron Blake June 3, 2013 June 3, 2013 The Washington Post June 5, 2013 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130605220337/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/sen-frank-lautenberg-five-term-new-jersey-democrat-dies-at-89/2013/06/03/c8b60c8e-c5da-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html dead In the interim, the seat was held by Republican Senator Jeffrey Chiesa, who was appointed on June 6, 2013 by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to serve until the elected winner was sworn in.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/06/christie-to-appoint-jeff-chiesa-to-senate/ Christie to appoint Jeff Chiesa to Senate The Washington Post Aaron Blake June 6, 2013 June 6, 2013 At the time of his appointment, Chiesa, then New Jersey's Attorney General, announced that he would not be a candidate in the special election.Zernike Kate Christie Picks New Jersey's Attorney General to Be Interim Senator https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/nyregion/in-new-jersey-scrambling-to-vie-for-a-senate-seat.html?hp&_r=0 June 6, 2013 The New York Times June 6, 2013 Santora Marc Following Lautenberg's death, there was a great deal of speculation and controversy over when a special election would or could be scheduled, but the following day, June 4, 2013, Christie announced that the primary would take place on August 13, 2013, and the special election on October 16, 2013. http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-0604-writ-of-election.pdf Writ of Election June 4, 2013 Christie was criticized for scheduling a separate election for Senate when a gubernatorial election was already taking place in November. In the primary elections, the Republicans nominated former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan and the Democrats nominated Newark Mayor Cory Booker.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/13/new-jersey-senate-election_n_3749759.html New Jersey Senate Election: Cory Booker Wins Democratic Primary August 13, 2013 Booker led in every opinion poll and the race was called for him at approximately 9:45 pm EDT on October 16, 2013. Booker resigned as Mayor of Newark and was sworn in on October 31, 2013 to become the junior U.S. senator from New Jersey. The special primary elections took place on August 13. Former Republican Mayor of Bogota Steve Lonegan and Democratic Mayor of Newark Cory Booker won their respective primaries. They faced off against six Independent/Third Party candidates in the October 16, 2013 general election. New Jersey special Republican primary electionhttps://www.politico.com/2013-election/results/senate/primary/new-jersey/ 2013 New Jersey Senate Special Election Primaries August 13, 2013 Republican Party (US) Steve Lonegan 103,280 80.09% Republican Party (US) Alieta Eck 25,669 19.91% 128,958 100.00% New Jersey special Democratic primary election Democratic Party (US) Cory Booker 216,936 59.17% Democratic Party (US) Frank Pallone 72,584 19.80% Democratic Party (US) Rush D. Holt Jr. 61,463 16.76% Democratic Party (US) Sheila Oliver 15,656 4.27% 366,639 100.00% New Jersey special electionhttp://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-official-special-general-results-us-senate-1028.pdf Official List Candidates for US Senate - For SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION FOR US SENATE 10/16/2013 Election New Jersey Secretary of State October 28, 2013 November 7, 2013 Democratic Party (US) Cory Booker 740,742 54.92% -1.11% Republican Party (US) Steve Lonegan 593,684 44.02% +2.07% Independent (US) Edward C. Stackhouse, Jr. 5,138 0.38% N/A Independent (US) Robert Depasquale 3,137 0.23% N/A Independent (US) Stuart David Meissner 2,051 0.15% N/A Independent (US) Pablo Olivera 1,530 0.11% N/A Independent (US) Antonio Nico Sabas 1,336 0.10% N/A Independent (US) Eugene M. LaVergne 1,041 0.08% N/A 1,348,659 100.0% N/A Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References 2013