2012 United States Senate elections

none December 2017 related races 2012 United States elections 2012 United States Senate elections United States legislative no 2010 United States Senate elections 2010 November 6, 2012 2006 United States Senate elections 2006 2018 United States Senate elections 2018 Class 1 2014 United States Senate elections 2014 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 x180px Seats up Races won Democratic Party (US) Harry Reid official portrait 2009 (3x4b).jpg Harry Reid Nevada 51 53 2 49,988,282 53.4% 21 23 Republican Party (US) Mitch McConnell official portrait 112th Congress (3x4).jpg Mitch McConnell Kentucky 47 45 2 39,128,301 41.8% 10 8 Independent 2"Lieberman" Although Joe Lieberman (CT) was elected in 2006 on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket, most sources (including himself) refer to him as an independent Democrat and he is included here as an independent. 2"Indy2" Both independents caucused with the Democrats. 961,284 1.0% 2 2 320px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain #666666 Independent gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold #999999 Independent hold#D3D3D3 No election Majority Leader Harry Reid Democratic Party (US) Harry Reid Democratic Party (US) The 2012 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, 2012, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate, all Class 1 seats, being contested in regular elections whose winners would serve 6-year terms beginning on January 3, 2013, with the 113th Congress. Democrats had 21 seats up for election, plus 1 independent, and 1 independent Democrat, while the Republicans only had ten seats up for election. The presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives, elections for governors in 14 states and territories, and many state and local elections were also held on the same day. The Democrats gained Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and one from an Independent Democrat in Connecticut, leaving them with a total of 53 seats. Additionally, they held open seats in Hawaii, New Mexico, North Dakota, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The Republicans, despite losing 2 of their seats, picked an open seat in Nebraska up and retained open seats in Arizona and Texas, ending with a total of 45 seats. The Independents retained a seat in Vermont and gained an additional seat from the Republicans in Maine, bringing their total to 2 seats. Both Independents would caucus with the Democrats, forming a majority caucus with a combined total of 55 seats. 2026, this was the last time the Democrats won seats in Florida, Indiana, Missouri, and North Dakota. It was also the last time the Republican Party won a seat in Nevada. The Democrats would not win control of the Senate again until 2020After the 2020 elections, the Senate was split 50-50 and a Democratic vice president was elected to break ties, giving Democrats a technical majority in the Senate. and would not win an outright majority again until 2022. Additionally, this was the first time since 1936 that a 2-term Democratic presidential candidate had Senate coattails on both occasions.Although Franklin Roosevelt won third and fourth terms in 1940 and 1944, respectively, he concurrently lost Senate seats on both occasions. This was also the first time since 1964 (and the last time as of 2026) in which either party had to defend more than two-thirds of the Senate seats up for grabs but managed to make net gains.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/us/politics/senate-races.html?pagewanted=all Democrats Keep Control of the Senate Jonathan Weisman The New York Times November 6, 2012https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203347104578101441741711334 Democrats Retain Control of U.S. Senate Naftali Bendavid The Wall Street Journal November 6, 2012 Furthermore, this was the last time the Republicans or either party won less than 10 Senate seats in a single election cycle, and the last time either party flipped a Senate seat in a presidential election year without carrying the state in the concurrent presidential election. Results summary + ↓ 53 2 45 Democratic Independent Republican Shading indicates party with largest share of that line. Parties Total Democratic Republican Independent Libertarian Independence Green Others Before these elections 51 47 2 — — — — 100 Not up 30 37 — — — — — 67 Class 2 (2008→2014) 20 13 — — — — — 33 Class 3 (2010→2016) 10 24 — — — — — 34 Up 21 10 2 — — — — 33 Class 1 21 10 2 — — — — 33 Incumbent retired 6 3 1 — — — — 10 Held by same party 5 2 — — — — — 7 Replaced by other party 1 Independent replaced by 1 Democrat 1 Republican replaced by 1 Independent 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican — — — — 3 Result 6 3 1 — — — — 10 Incumbent ran 15 7In Indiana, Richard Lugar lost renomination for another term, Richard Mourdock became the party's new nominee.Includes the interim appointee who won election to finish the term. 1 — — — — 23 Won re-election 15 5 1 — — — — 21 Lost re-election 1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat — — — — — 1 Lost renominationbut held by same party — — — — — — — Lost renominationand party lost 1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat — — — — — 1 Result 17 5 1 — — — — 23 Total elected 23 8 2 — — — — 33 Net gain/loss 2 2 — — — — 2 Nationwide vote 49,988,282 39,128,301 961,284 956,745 211,794 195,200 2,119,714 93,561,320Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 2013-02-28 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 2012 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2012election/ 71 U.S. Government Printing Office Share 53.43% 41.82% 1.03% 1.02% 0.23% 0.21% 2.27% 100% Result 53 45 2 — — — — 100 End of this Congress 51 47 2 — — — — 100 Change in composition Before the elections D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 D40N.Y.Ran D39N.J.Ran D38Mont.Ran D37Mo.Ran D36Minn.Ran D35Mich.Ran D34Md.Ran D33Fla.Ran D32Del.Ran D31Calif.Ran D41OhioRan D42Pa.Ran D43R.I.Ran D44Wash.Ran D45W.Va.Ran D46HawaiiRetired D47Neb.Retired D48N.M.Retired D49N.D.Retired D50Va.Retired Majority → D51Wis.Retired R41Nev.Ran R42Tenn.Ran R43UtahRan R44Wyo.Ran R45Ariz.Retired R46MaineRetired R47TexasRetired I2Conn.Retired I1Vt.Ran R40Miss.Ran R39Mass.Ran R38Ind.Ran R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 After the elections D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 D40N.J.Re-elected D39Mont.Re-elected D38Mo.Re-elected D37Minn.Re-elected D36Mich.Re-elected D35Md.Re-elected D34HawaiiHold D33Fla.Re-elected D32Del.Re-elected D31Calif.Re-elected D41N.M.Hold D42N.Y.Re-elected D43N.D.Hold D44OhioRe-elected D45Pa.Re-elected D46R.I.Re-elected D47Va.Hold D48Wash.Re-elected D49W.Va.Re-elected D50Wis.Hold Majority → D51Conn.Gain R41Tenn.Re-elected R42TexasHold R43UtahRe-elected R44Wyo.Re-elected R45Neb.Gain I2MaineGain I1Vt.Re-elected D53Mass.Gain D52Ind.Gain R40Nev.Elected"Appointee elected" Appointee elected R39Miss.Re-elected R38Ariz.Hold R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Key: D# Democratic I# Independent R# Republican Race summary Special elections during the 112th Congress There were no special elections during the 112th Congress. Elections leading to the next Congress In these elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2013; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats. State Incumbent Results CandidatesMultiple sources: http://projects.wsj.com/elections2012/maps/#r=sen&k=l&v=states&st=&exp+= U.S. Elections – Detailed Results The Wall Street Journal November 25, 2012 November 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121124004904/http://projects.wsj.com/elections2012/maps/#r=sen&k=l&v=states&st=&exp+= November 24, 2012 dead http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/senate Senate Map – Election 2012 The New York Times November 25, 2012 November 26, 2012 http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2012&off=3&f=1 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Senator Party Electoral history Arizona Jon Kyl Republican 199420002006 Incumbent retired.Catanese David https://www.politico.com/blogs/david-catanese/2011/02/kyl-to-retire-wont-seek-another-term-033251?showall Kyl to retire, won't seek another term – David Catanese Politico February 10, 2011 February 14, 2011Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Jeff Flake (Republican) 49.2% Democratic Party (US)Richard Carmona (Democratic) 46.1% Libertarian Party (US)Marc Victor (Libertarian) 4.6% California Dianne Feinstein Democratic 1992 (special)199420002006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Dianne Feinstein (Democratic) 62.5% Republican Party (US)Elizabeth Emken (Republican) 37.5% Connecticut Joe Lieberman IndependentDemocrat 1988Lieberman2 Senator Joe Lieberman was originally elected as a Democrat in 1988 and was re-elected in 1994 and 2000. He lost the Democratic primary in 2006, changed his affiliation as Independent, caucused with the Democratic party, and was re-elected that year.199420002006 Incumbent retired.https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lieberman-announces-he-will-retire-in-2012/ Lieberman Announces He Will Retire in 2012 Fox News January 19, 2011 February 14, 2011Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Chris Murphy (Democratic) 54.8% Republican Party (US)Linda McMahon (Republican) 43.1% Libertarian Party (US)Paul Passarelli (Libertarian) 1.7% Delaware Tom Carper Democratic 20002006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Tom Carper (Democratic) 66.4% Republican Party (US)Kevin Wade (Republican) 29.0% IndependentAlex Pires (Independent) 3.8% Green Party (US)Andrew Groff (Green) 0.8% Florida Bill Nelson Democratic 20002006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Bill Nelson (Democratic) 55.2% Republican Party (US)Connie Mack IV (Republican) 42.2%Others IndependentChris Borgia (Independent) 1.0% IndependentBill Gaylor (Independent) 1.5% Hawaii Daniel Akaka Democratic 1990 (appointed)1990 (special)199420002006 Incumbent retired.Mascaro Lisa Democrat Daniel Akaka of Hawaii to retire from U.S. Senate https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-mar-03-la-na-senator-akaka-20110303-story.html Los Angeles Times December 29, 2011 March 3, 2011Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Mazie Hirono (Democratic) 62.6% Republican Party (US)Linda Lingle (Republican) 37.4% Indiana Richard Lugar Republican 197619821988199420002006 Incumbent lost renomination.http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/wire/chi-ap-in-lugar,0,3558634.story Lugar expects to seek 7th Senate term in 2012 Chicago Tribune August 11, 2010 Tom Coyne April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Joe Donnelly (Democratic) 50.0% Republican Party (US)Richard Mourdock (Republican) 44.2% Libertarian Party (US)Andrew Horning (Libertarian) 5.7% Maine Olympia Snowe Republican 199420002006 Incumbent retired.http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-senate/ Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball " Senate Centerforpolitics.org January 6, 2011 February 14, 2011 February 20, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240220220853/https://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-senate/ dead Independent gain. Independent Angus King (Independent) 52.9% Republican Party (US)Charlie Summers (Republican) 30.7% Democratic Party (US)Cynthia Dill (Democratic) 13.3%Others IndependentDanny F. Dalton (Independent) 0.8% Libertarian Party (US)Andrew Ian Dodge (Libertarian) 0.8% Maryland Ben Cardin Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Ben Cardin (Democratic) 56.0% Republican Party (US)Dan Bongino (Republican) 26.3% IndependentRob Sobhani (Independent) 16.4% Libertarian Party (US)Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad (Libertarian) 1.2% Massachusetts Scott Brown Scott Brown (politician) Republican 2010 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Elizabeth Warren (Democratic) 53.7% Republican Party (US)Scott Brown (Republican) 46.3% Michigan Debbie Stabenow Democratic 20002006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Debbie Stabenow (Democratic) 58.8% Republican Party (US)Pete Hoekstra (Republican) 38.0%Others Libertarian Party (US)Scotty Boman (Libertarian) 1.8% Green Party (US)Harley Mikkelson (Green) 0.6% Constitution Party (US)Richard Matkin (Constitution) 0.6% Natural Law Party (US)John Litle (Natural Law) 0.2% Minnesota Amy Klobuchar DFL 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Amy Klobuchar (DFL) 65.2% Republican Party (US)Kurt Bills (Republican) 30.6% Independence Party (US)Stephen Williams (Independence) 2.6%Others Grassroots Party (US)Tim Davis (Grassroots) 1.1% OtherMichael Cavlan (Open Progressive) 0.5% Mississippi Roger Wicker Republican 2007 (appointed)2008 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Roger Wicker (Republican) 57.2% Democratic Party (US)Albert N. Gore Jr. (Democratic) 40.6%Others Constitution Party (US)Thomas Cramer (Constitution) 1.2% Reform Party (US)Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 1.0% Missouri Claire McCaskill Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Claire McCaskill (Democratic) 54.8% Republican Party (US)Todd Akin (Republican) 39.0% Libertarian Party (US)Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 6.1% Montana Jon Tester Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Jon Tester (Democratic) 48.6% Republican Party (US)Denny Rehberg (Republican) 44.9% Libertarian Party (US)Dan Cox (Libertarian) 6.6% Nebraska Ben Nelson Democratic 20002006 Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Deb Fischer (Republican) 57.8% Democratic Party (US)Bob Kerrey (Democratic) 42.2% Nevada Dean Heller Republican 2011 (appointed) Interim appointee elected. Republican Party (US) Dean Heller (Republican) 45.9% Democratic Party (US)Shelley Berkley (Democratic) 44.7% Independent American PartyDavid VanderBeek (IAP) 4.9% None of These Candidates 4.5% New Jersey Bob Menendez Democratic 2006 (appointed)2006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Bob Menendez (Democratic) 58.9% Republican Party (US)Joe Kyrillos (Republican) 39.4%Others Libertarian Party (US)Ken Kaplan (Libertarian) 0.5% Green Party (US)Ken Wolski (Green) 0.5% New Mexico Jeff Bingaman Democratic 19821988199420002006 Incumbent retired.https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-sen-bingaman-to-retire Democratic Sen. Bingaman to Retire, Sources Say February 18, 2011 February 18, 2011 Fox NewsDemocratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Martin Heinrich (Democratic) 51.0% Republican Party (US)Heather Wilson (Republican) 45.3% Independent American PartyJon Barrie (IAP) 3.6% Write-inRobert L. Anderson (write-in) 0.1% New York Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 2009 (appointed)2010 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Kirsten Gillibrand (Democratic) 71.6% Republican Party (US)Wendy Long (Republican) 27.0%Others Green Party (US)Colia Clark (Green) 0.6% Libertarian Party (US)Chris Edes (Libertarian) 0.5% OtherJohn Mangelli (Common Sense) 0.3% Write-ins 0.03% North Dakota Kent Conrad Democratic-NPL 19861992 (retired)1992 (special)199420002006 Incumbent retired.http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/01/18/conrad_will_not_run_for_re-election.html Conrad Will Not Run for Re-Election Politicalwire.com January 18, 2011 February 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120127174959/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/01/18/conrad_will_not_run_for_re-election.html January 27, 2012 dead mdy-all Democratic-NPL hold. North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic-NPL) 50.2% Republican Party (US)Rick Berg (Republican) 49.3% Other candidates 0.4% Ohio Sherrod Brown Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Sherrod Brown (Democratic) 50.7% Republican Party (US)Josh Mandel (Republican) 44.7% IndependentScott A. Rupert (Independent) 4.6% Pennsylvania Bob Casey Jr. Bob Casey Jr. Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Bob Casey Jr. (Democratic) 53.7% Republican Party (US)Tom Smith (Republican) 44.6% Libertarian Party (US)Rayburn Douglas Smith (Libertarian) 1.7% Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic) 64.8% Republican Party (US)Barry Hinckley (Republican) 35.0% Write-inWrite-ins 0.2% Tennessee Bob Corker Republican 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Bob Corker (Republican) 64.9% Democratic Party (US)Mark Clayton (Democratic) 30.4%Others Green Party (US)Martin Pleasant (Green) 1.7% Libertarian Party (US)Shaun Crowell (Libertarian) 0.9% Constitution Party (US)Kermit Steck (Constitution) 0.8% Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican 1993 (special)199420002006 Incumbent retired.Catanese David https://www.politico.com/blogs/david-catanese/2011/01/kbh-wont-run-for-reelection-032334?showall KBH won't run for reelection – David Catanese Politico January 13, 2011 February 14, 2011Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Ted Cruz (Republican) 56.5% Democratic Party (US)Paul Sadler (Democratic) 40.7%Others Libertarian Party (US)John Jay Myers (Libertarian) 2.1% Green Party (US)David Collins (Green) 0.9% Utah Orrin Hatch Republican 197619821988199420002006 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Orrin Hatch (Republican) 65.3% Democratic Party (US)Scott Howell (Democratic) 30.0% Constitution Party (US)Shaun Lynn McCausland (Constitution) 3.2% Justice Party (US)Daniel Geery (UT Justice) 0.8% Vermont Bernie Sanders Independent 2006 Incumbent re-elected. Independent Bernie Sanders (Independent) 71% Republican Party (US)John MacGovern (Republican) 24.9%Others Marijuana Party (US)Cris Ericson (Marijuana)Officially, United States Marijuana Party in Vermont, which is not an affiliate of the United States Marijuana Party 2.0% Liberty Union PartyPete Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 0.9% OtherPeter Moss (Peace and Prosperity) 0.8% OtherLaurel LaFramboise (VoteKISS) 0.3% Virginia Jim Webb Democratic 2006 Incumbent retired.Smith Ben https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2011/02/webb-wont-seek-reelection-033218?showall Webb won't seek reelection – Ben Smith Politico February 9, 2011 February 14, 2011Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Tim Kaine (Democratic) 52.9% Republican Party (US)George Allen (Republican) 47.0% Write-ins 0.17% Washington Maria Cantwell Democratic 20002006 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Maria Cantwell (Democratic) 60.5% Republican Party (US)Michael Baumgartner (Republican) 39.5% West Virginia Joe Manchin Democratic 2010 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Joe Manchin (Democratic) 60.6% Republican Party (US)John Raese (Republican) 36.5% Mountain PartyBob Henry Baber (Mountain) 3.0% Wisconsin Herb Kohl Democratic 1988199420002006 Incumbent retired.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/herb-kohl-to-retire/2011/05/13/AFcfOS2G_blog.html The Washington Post May 13, 2011 Kimberly Kindy Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl retiresNew senator elected.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Tammy Baldwin (Democratic) 51.4% Republican Party (US)Tommy Thompson (Republican) 45.9%Others Libertarian Party (US)Joseph Kexel (Libertarian) 2.1% OtherNimrod Y. U. Allen III (IDEA) 0.6% Write-ins 0.1% Wyoming John Barrasso Republican 2007 (appointed)2008 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John Barrasso (Republican) 75.7% Democratic Party (US)Tim Chesnut (Democratic) 21.7%Others OtherJoel Otto (Country) 2.5% Write-ins 2% Closest races Elections with a margin less than 10.0%. District Winner Margin North Dakota Democratic 0.9% Nevada Republican 1.2% Arizona Republican 3.0% Montana Democratic 3.7% Wisconsin Democratic 5.5% New Mexico Democratic 5.7% Indiana Democratic (flip) 5.7% Virginia Democratic 5.9%Virginia was the "tipping point" state. Ohio Democratic 6.0% Massachusetts Democratic (flip) 7.5% Pennsylvania Democratic 9.1% Final pre-election predictions The table below gives an overview of some final predictions of the November general elections by several well-known institutes and people. While there were very few mistakes (predictions in the wrong direction; essentially only Montana and North Dakota, by both Sabato's Crystal Ball and FiveThirtyEight), FiveThirtyEight and Princeton Election Consortium had 2-4 races in the Lean categories and no tossups, whereas all other sources had at least eleven races in the middle three categories, and in particular many Tossup races. State Incumbent LastelectionLast_election The last elections for this group of senators were in 2006, except for those elected in a special election or who were appointed after the resignation or passing of a sitting senator, as noted. Roll CallNov. 5, 2012Roll Call Race Update SabatoNov. 5, 2012http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-senate/ Sabato's Crystal Ball Race Update January 6, 2011 February 20, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240220220853/https://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-senate/ dead CookNov. 1, 2012Cook Political Race Update RothenbergNov. 2, 2012Rothenberg Political Report Race Update RCPNov. 5, 2012RCP Race Update 538Nov. 6, 2012FiveThirtyEight Race Update PrincetonNov. 6, 2012PEC Race Update Winner Arizona Jon Kyl(retiring) 53.3% R Tossup Lean R Tossup Tilt R Lean R Likely R Likely R Flake49.2% R California Dianne Feinstein 59.4% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Feinstein62.5% D Connecticut Joe Lieberman(retiring) 49.7% I Lean D Flip Lean D Flip Tossup Lean D Flip Lean D Flip Safe D Flip Safe D Flip Murphy54.8% D (flip) Delaware Tom Carper 67.1% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Carper64.2% D Florida Bill Nelson 60.3% D Lean D Likely D Lean D Likely D Lean D Safe D Safe D Nelson55.2% D Hawaii Daniel Akaka(retiring) 61.4% D Likely D Likely D Lean D Likely D Likely D Safe D Safe D Hirono62.6% D Indiana Richard Lugar(lost renomination) 87.3% R Tossup Lean D flip Tossup Tilt D flip Tossup Lean D flip Likely D flip Donnelly50.0% D (flip) Maine Olympia Snowe(retiring) 74.4% R098 Likely I (flip)098 Likely I (flip) Tossup098 Likely I (flip)098 Likely I (flip)098 Safe I (flip)098 Safe I (flip) King52.9% I (flip) Maryland Ben Cardin 54.2% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Cardin56.0% D Massachusetts Scott Brown 51.9% R(2010 special)Democrat Ted Kennedy won with 69.5% of the vote in 2006, but died on August 25, 2009. Lean D flip Lean D flip Tossup Tilt D flip Tossup Safe D flip Safe D flip Warren53.7% D (flip) Michigan Debbie Stabenow 56.9% D Likely D Likely D Likely D Safe D Likely D Safe D Safe D Stabenow58.8% D Minnesota Amy Klobuchar 58.1% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Klobuchar65.2% D Mississippi Roger Wicker 55.0% R(2008 special)Republican Trent Lott won with 63.7% of the vote in 2006, but resigned on December 18, 2007. Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Wicker57.2% R Missouri Claire McCaskill 49.6% D Lean D Lean D Likely D Likely D Lean D Likely D Safe D McCaskill54.8% D Montana Jon Tester 49.2% D Tossup Lean R flip Tossup Tossup Tossup Lean R flip Lean D Tester48.6% D Nebraska Ben Nelson(retiring) 63.9% D Likely R flip Likely R flip Lean R flip Likely R flip Lean R flip Safe R flip Safe R flip Fischer57.8% R (flip) Nevada Dean Heller Appointed(2011)Republican John Ensign won with 55.4% of the vote in 2006, but resigned on May 3, 2011. Tossup Lean R Tossup Tilt R Tossup Likely R Lean R Heller45.9% R New Jersey Bob Menendez 53.4% D Safe D Likely D Likely D Safe D Likely D Safe D Safe D Menendez58.9% D New Mexico Jeff Bingaman(retiring) 70.6% D Likely D Likely D Lean D Lean D Likely D Safe D Safe D Heinrich51.0% D New York Kirsten Gillibrand 59.6% D(2010 special)Democrat Hillary Clinton won with 67.0% of the vote in 2006, but resigned on January 21, 2009 to become United States Secretary of State. Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Gillibrand71.6% D North Dakota Kent Conrad(retiring) 68.8% D Tossup Lean R flip Tossup Tilt R flip Tossup Safe R flip Lean D Heitkamp50.24% D Ohio Sherrod Brown 56.2% D Lean D Lean D Lean D Lean D Lean D Safe D Safe D Brown50.7% D Pennsylvania Bob Casey Jr. 58.7% D Lean D Lean D Lean D Likely D Lean D Safe D Safe D Casey53.7% D Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse 53.5% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Whitehouse64.8% D Tennessee Bob Corker 50.7% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Corker64.9% R Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison(retiring) 61.7% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Cruz56.5% R Utah Orrin Hatch 62.6% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Hatch65.3% R Vermont Bernie Sanders 65.4% I098 Safe I098 Safe I098 Safe I098 Safe I098 Safe I098 Safe I098 Safe I Sanders71% I Virginia Jim Webb(retiring) 49.6% D Tossup Lean D Lean D Tossup Tossup Likely D Safe D Kaine52.9% D Washington Maria Cantwell 56.9% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Likely D Safe D Safe D Cantwell60.5% D West Virginia Joe Manchin 53.5% D(2010 special)Democrat Robert Byrd won with 64.4% of the vote in 2006, but died on June 28, 2010. Safe D Safe D Likely D Safe D Likely D Safe D Safe D Manchin60.6% D Wisconsin Herb Kohl(retiring) 67.3% D Tossup Lean D Tossup Tossup Tossup Likely D Lean D Baldwin51.4% D Wyoming John Barrasso 73.4% R(2008 special)Republican Craig L. Thomas won with 69.99% of the vote in 2006, but died on June 4, 2007. Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Barrasso75.7% R Gains and losses thumb|250px|Map of retirements:#FF9998 Republican incumbent #93C5DD Democratic incumbent #999999 Independent incumbent #0671B0 Democratic incumbent retired #CA0020 Republican incumbent retired or lost renomination #666966 Independent incumbent retired thumb|450px| Results by county in 2012 #a4d3ff 30%+ Democratic#a5b0ff 40%+ Democratic#7996e2 50%+ Democratic#6674de 60%+ Democratic#584cde 70%+ Democratic#3933e5 80%+ Democratic #ffabc5 30%+ Republican#ffb2b2 40%+ Republican#e27f7f 50%+ Republican#d75d5d 60%+ Republican#d72f30 70%+ Republican#c21b18 80%+ Republican#a80000 90%+ Republican #8bce88 40%+ Independent#8bef89 50%+ Independent#48d54e 60%+ Independent#41c152 70%+ Independent Retirements Six Democrats, one independent Democrat, and three Republicans retired instead of seeking re-election. StateSenator Age at end of term AssumedofficeReplaced by Arizona Jon Kyl 70 1995 Jeff Flake Connecticut Joe Lieberman 70 1989 Chris Murphy Hawaii Daniel Akaka 88 1990Appointed to the seat following the death of Spark Matsunaga. Mazie Hirono Maine Olympia Snowe 65 1995 Angus King Nebraska Ben Nelson 71 2001 Deb Fischer New Mexico Jeff Bingaman 69 1983 Martin Heinrich North Dakota Kent Conrad 64 1992Conrad had planned to retire at the end of the 102nd Congress and did not run for reelection to the Class III seat in the 1992 election; he later decided, however, to run for the Class I seat in the 1992 special election. Heidi Heitkamp Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison 69 1993Elected in the special election to finish Lloyd Bentsen's term. Ted Cruz Virginia Jim Webb 66 2007 Tim Kaine Wisconsin Herb Kohl 77 1989 Tammy Baldwin Defeats Two Republicans sought re-election but lost in either the primary or general election. StateSenatorAge atend of termAssumedofficeReplaced by Indiana Richard Lugar 80 1977 Joe Donnelly Massachusetts Scott Brown Scott Brown (politician) 53 2010Elected in the special election to finish Ted Kennedy's term. Elizabeth Warren Post-election changes One Democrat died before the start of the 113th Congress on December 17, 2012. One Democrat died during the 113th Congress on June 3, 2013. Two Democrats and one Republican resigned. All were replaced, at least initially, by appointees. In New Jersey and Massachusetts, special elections were held prior to the 2014 Senate elections for the remainder of the Class 2 terms, where Democrat Cory Booker won the New Jersey special election to succeed Republican appointee Jeffrey Chiesa, who did not seek election; and in Massachusetts, where Ed Markey won to succeed Democratic appointee Mo Cowan, who did not seek election. StateSenatorReplaced by Hawaii(Class 3) Daniel Inouye Brian Schatz South Carolina(Class 3) Jim DeMint Tim Scott Massachusetts(Class 2) John Kerry Mo Cowan New Jersey(Class 2) Frank Lautenberg Jeffrey Chiesa Massachusetts(Class 2) Mo Cowan Ed Markey New Jersey(Class 2) Jeffrey Chiesa Cory Booker Montana(Class 2) Max Baucus John Walsh Montana politician Arizona Arizona election Arizona presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Arizona 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Arizona 2018 52.9% (voting eligible)http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2012G.html 2012 General Election Turnout Rates George Mason University Dr. Michael McDonald February 9, 2013 April 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003112/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2012G.html April 24, 2013 dead x136px Jeff Flake, official portrait, 112th Congress 2 (cropped).jpg Jeff Flake Republican Party (US) 1,104,457 49.2% Richard Carmona (cropped 2).jpg Richard Carmona Democratic Party (US) 1,036,542 46.2% 2012 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg 210px Flake: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Carmona: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. senator Jon Kyl Republican Party (US) Jeff Flake Republican Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Arizona List of United States senators from Arizona Three-term incumbent and Senate Minority Whip Republican Jon Kyl, who was re-elected in 2006 with 53% of the vote, announced he would not seek a fourth term in 2012.http://www.rollcall.com/news/-200909-1.html Kyl Stays Tight-Lipped on Political Future Roll Call February 14, 2011 Republican representative Jeff Flakehttp://www.www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/14/arizona-congressman-announces-senate-bid Arizona Congressman Announces U.S. Senate Bid Fox News February 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110216211600/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/14/arizona-congressman-announces-senate-bid/ February 16, 2011 dead won the August 28 primary with 69.1% of the vote, against three contenders, including real estate investor Wil CardonNowicki Dan August 5, 2011 http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/08/05/20110805kyl-senate-seat-candidate-mesa-investor05-ON.html Mesa investor Wil Cardon joins race for Kyl's Senate seat The Arizona Republic December 21, 2017 who polled 21.2%. On the Democratic side, former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmonahttps://www.rollcall.com/news/Richard_Carmona_Announces_Arizona_Senate_Bid-210227-1.html Richard Carmona Announces Arizona Senate Bid Abby Livingston November 10, 2011 Roll Call December 21, 2017 www.rollcall.com won the primary election, which was held August 28, 2012. Arizona Democratic primary Richard Carmona Democratic Party (US) 289,881 100.00 289,881 100.00 Arizona Republican primaryhttp://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf Official Election Canvass of Results September 3, 2014 Arizona Secretary of State dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131112230133/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/Primary/Canvass.pdf November 12, 2013 Jeff Flake Republican Party (US) 357,360 69.25 Wil Cardon Republican Party (US) 110,150 21.35 Clair Van Steenwyk Republican Party (US) 29,159 5.65 Bryan Hackbarth Republican Party (US) 19,174 3.72 John Lyon (write-in) Republican Party (US) 126 0.02 Luis Acle (write-in) Republican Party (US) 56 0.01 516,025 100.00 Preliminary general election results showed Flake leading 49.7%-45.7%, but 439,961 early votes had yet to be counted.http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/state/arizona-election-results-400000-early-provisional-ballots-still-to-be-counted Arizona election results: 600,000 early, provisional ballots still to be counted December 29, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112234040/http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/state/arizona-election-results-400000-early-provisional-ballots-still-to-be-counted November 12, 2013 dead mdy-all The official results, as tabulated by the secretary of state, showed a slightly smaller win for Flake. Flake won the election with 49.7% of the vote against Carmona's 46.2% and Victor's 4.6%.http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf State of Arizona official cannvass January 6, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235642/http://www.azsos.gov/election/2012/General/Canvass2012GE.pdf November 12, 2013 Arizona general election Republican Party (US) Jeff Flake 1,104,457 49.23 -4.11% Democratic Party (US) Richard Carmona 1,036,542 46.20 +2.70% Libertarian Party (US) Marc Victor 102,109 4.55 +1.39% N/A write-in 2,501 0.11 +0.02% 67,915 3.03 -6.81% 2,245,609 100.00 California California election California presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in California 2006 2018 United States Senate election in California 2018 55.2% (voting eligible) x136px Dianne Feinstein, official Senate photo 2.jpg Dianne Feinstein Democratic Party (US) 7,864,624 62.5% Elizabeth Emken (cropped).jpg Elizabeth Emken Republican Party (US) 4,713,887 37.5% 2012 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 250px Feinstein: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Emken: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. senator Dianne Feinstein Democratic Party (US) Dianne Feinstein Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in California List of United States senators from California Incumbent Democrat Dianne Feinstein was re-elected. The primary election on June 5 took place under California's new blanket primary, where all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, voters voted for any candidate listed, or write-in any other candidate. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advanced to the general election in November, even if a candidate managed to receive a majority of the votes cast in the June primary. In the primary, less than 15% of the total 2010 census population voted. Incumbent Democrat Dianne Feinstein finished first in the blanket primary with 49.5% of the vote. The second-place finisher was Republican candidate and autism activist Elizabeth Emken, who won 12.7% of the vote. California primary electionStatement of Vote (June 5, 2012, Presidential Primary Election) http://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2012-primary/pdf/2012-complete-sov.pdf California Secretary of State December 1, 2017 Democratic Party (US) Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 2,392,822 49.3 Republican Party (US) Elizabeth Emken 613,613 12.6 Republican Party (US) Dan Hughes 323,840 6.7 Republican Party (US) Rick Williams 157,946 3.3 Republican Party (US) Orly Taitz 154,781 3.2 Republican Party (US) Dennis Jackson 137,120 2.8 Republican Party (US) Greg Conlon 135,421 2.8 Republican Party (US) Al Ramirez 109,399 2.3 Libertarian Party (US) Gail Lightfoot 101,648 2.1 Democratic Party (US) Diane Stewart 97,782 2.0 Democratic Party (US) Mike Strimling 97,024 2.0 Democratic Party (US) David Levitt 76,482 1.6 Republican Party (US) Oscar Braun 75,842 1.6 Republican Party (US) Robert Lauten 57,720 1.2 Peace and Freedom Party (US) Marsha Feinland 54,129 1.2 Democratic Party (US) Colleen Shea Fernald 51,623 1.1 Republican Party (US) Donald Krampe 39,035 0.8 American Independent Party Don J. Grundmann 33,037 0.7 Republican Party (US) Dirk Allen Konopik 29,997 0.6 Republican Party (US) John Boruff 29,357 0.6 Democratic Party (US) Nak Shah 27,203 0.6 Republican Party (US) Rogelio T. Gloria 22,529 0.5 Republican Party (US) Nachum Shifren 21,762 0.4 Peace and Freedom Party (US) Kabiruddin Karim Ali 12,269 0.3 Republican Party (US) Linda R. Price (write-in) 25 0.0 4,852,406 100.0 Feinstein and Emken contested the general election on November 6, with Feinstein winning re-election in a landslide, by 62.5% to 37.5%. Feinstein's 7.86 million votes set the all-time record for the most votes cast for one candidate in one state in one election, beating senator Barbara Boxer's 6.96 million votes in 2004. This record was held until the 2016 presidential election in California, when Hillary Clinton won 8.75 million votes in the state. California general election Democratic Party (US) Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 7,864,624 62.5 +3.1% Republican Party (US) Elizabeth Emken 4,713,887 37.5 +2.5% 3,150,737 25.0 +0.6% 12,578,511 100.00 Connecticut Connecticut election Connecticut presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut 2018 60.9% (voting eligible) x136px Chris murphy official photo govtrends version cropped.jpg Chris Murphy Democratic Party (US) 815,077 55.1% Linda McMahon Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.jpg Linda McMahon Republican Party (US) 637,857 43.3% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Murphy: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%McMahon: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Joe Lieberman Independent Chris Murphy Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut List of United States senators from Connecticut Incumbent Joe Lieberman, an independent who caucused with the Democratic Party, retired instead of running for re-election to a fifth term.http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/To-everything-there-is-a-season-Lieberman-965627.php 'To everything there is a season:' Lieberman announces plan to end Senate run January 19, 2011 January 19, 2011 Connecticut Post Republican businesswoman Linda McMahon faced Democratic representative Chris Murphy in the general election and lost, marking two defeats in as many years.http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-connecticut-senate-result-20121106,0,7451725.story Democrat Murphy beats GOP's McMahon in Connecticut Senate race Los Angeles Times Kim Geiger November 6, 2012 In the 2006 election, incumbent Joe Lieberman was defeated in the Democratic primary by businessman Ned Lamont and formed his own party, Connecticut for Lieberman, winning re-election. Lieberman promised to remain in the Senate Democratic Caucus, but had clashed with Democrats on many significant issues, including his endorsement of Republican 2008 presidential nominee John McCain over Barack Obama.http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2007/12/flashback_lieberman_said_he_wa.php FLASHBACK: Lieberman Said He Wanted To Help Elect "Democratic President In 2008" Talking Points Memo December 17, 2007 December 18, 2010 Greg Sargent https://web.archive.org/web/20110718053352/http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2007/12/flashback_lieberman_said_he_wa.php July 18, 2011 dead As a result, Lieberman's poll numbers among Democrats had dropped significantly.http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_46/-200513-1.html Lieberman's 2012 Race Calculus Is Big Mystery Roll Call Peoples Steve November 15, 2010 November 30, 2010 November 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101119023704/http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_46/-200513-1.html dead https://www.politico.com/story/2010/11/limited-2012-options-for-lieberman-045552 Joe Lieberman left with limited 2012 options November 23, 2010 November 30, 2010 Politico Molly Ball Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was reportedly considering a run against Lieberman,https://thehill.com/homenews/news/15609-connecticut-attorney-general-eyes-lieberman-challenge/ Connecticut attorney general eyes Lieberman challenge The Hill Reid Wilson February 3, 2009 December 18, 2010 but instead ran for and won Connecticut's other Senate seat in 2010 after U.S. senator Christopher Dodd announced his retirement.http://www.necn.com/Boston/Politics/2010/01/06/Richard-Blumenthal-announces/1262809784.html Richard Blumenthal announces candidacy for U.S. Senate NECN January 6, 2010 January 18, 2011 Lieberman had publicly floated the possibility of running as a Democrat,https://thehill.com/homenews/news/16266-lieberman-open-to-reunion-with-democrats/ Lieberman open to reunion with Democratic Party J. Taylor Rushing The Hill March 13, 2009 December 18, 2010 Republican,http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/15/lieberman.senate/index.html Lieberman won't rule out run as Republican in 2012 December 16, 2010 November 18, 2010 CNN Dana Bash or an independent.https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/77807-lieberman-says-he-would-likely-pursue-reelection-as-an-independent/ Lieberman says he would likely pursue reelection as an Independent January 17, 2011 December 18, 2010 The Hill Michael O'Brien However, he announced on January 19, 2011, that he would not run for another term. Connecticut Democratic primary Chris Murphy Democratic Party (US) 89,283 67.4 Susan Bysiewicz Democratic Party (US) 43,135 32.6 132,418 100.0 Connecticut Republican primary Linda McMahon Republican Party (US) 83,413 72.7 Chris Shays Republican Party (US) 31,305 27.3 114,718 100.0 Susan Bysiewicz was the first to declare herself as a candidate.Pazniokas Mark Byseiwicz declares for US Senate http://ctmirror.org/story/11196/bysiewicz-declare-us-senate The Connecticut News Project September 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725213122/http://ctmirror.org/story/11196/bysiewicz-declare-us-senate July 25, 2011 dead However, by March 2011 Chris Murphy had raised over $1 million, while Bysiewicz had raised only $500,000. Murphy represented Connecticut's 5th congressional district, which was considered Republican-leaning, and he promoted himself as the most electable candidate against a Republican challenger. Bysiewicz, the former Secretary of the State of Connecticut, enjoyed high name recognition while a statewide officeholder, and had a formidable face-off with Murphy. William Tong, a state representative, joined the race touting his biography as the son of Chinese immigrants working at a Chinese restaurant.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/19/2012-connecticut-senate-lieberman_n_879995.html Huffington Post 2012 Connecticut Senate Race To Replace Joe Lieberman Gears Up June 19, 2011 In January East Hartford resident Matthew John Oakes announced his candidacy. Oakes pointed to his real life experience being a disabled American, victim of crime, civil rights activist, growing up in the inner-city and being a political outsider for his candidacy.http://www.prlog.org/11776276-connecticut-resident-matthew-john-oakes-enters-us-senate-race.html Connecticut Resident Matthew John Oakes Enters U.S. Senate Race PRLog Wide speculation continued on Linda McMahon, who had a widely publicized race for senator in 2010. She lost the election decisively, but had strong finances and a well-established political organization. McMahon met with her former campaign consultant to review her 2010 results, and said she was leaning towards running. She planned to make a decision regarding another run after the start of 2012. Congressman Chris Shays joined in August 2011, promoting his involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan's military contracting.http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Hearst-exclusive-Former-U-S-Rep-Chris-Shays-2135660.php Hearst exclusive: Former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays entering 2012 Senate race Greenwich Time August 22, 2011 February 4, 2012 Neil Vigdor Shays campaign also gained traction from a series of independent polls showing him beating or in dead heat with the top Democratic contenders in the general election, while those same polls showed McMahon losing handily to each of the top Democratic contenders.http://www.ctmirror.org/story/15853/electability-new-buzzword-us-senate-race 'Electability' the new buzzword in U.S. Senate race The Connecticut Mirror The Shays campaign has quickly capitalized on these polls, arguing for the former Congressman's electability while questioning McMahon's electability due to her loss in an open Senate seat contest in 2010 by a large margin despite spending $50 million of her own money, and also citing both her high unfavorable numbers among voters and her poor fundraising.http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2012/03/shays-cites-rea.php Shays Cites Reasons for Optimism in Race Against McMahon – Hotline On Call November 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20121018143158/http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2012/03/shays-cites-rea.php October 18, 2012 dead mdy-all In July 2012, Shays declared that he would not support McMahon if she won the primary. He said that he had "never run against an opponent that I have respected less—ever—and there are a lot of candidates I have run against," adding that "I do not believe that Linda McMahon has spent the time, the energy to determine what [being] a senator really means." He also said that during the last debate he had with McMahon, "I thought she was embarrassingly clueless" and that "I think she is a terrible candidate and I think she would make a terrible senator." Although he said he would not support Chris Murphy, he expected him to win the Democratic nomination and the general election.http://ctsenate2012.nhregister.com/2012/07/21/chris-shays-says-he-wont-support-linda-mcmahon-if-she-wins-primary/ Chris Shays says he won't support Linda McMahon if she wins primary New Haven Register July 21, 2012 July 24, 2012 Mary E. O'Leary https://web.archive.org/web/20120722143826/http://ctsenate2012.nhregister.com/2012/07/21/chris-shays-says-he-wont-support-linda-mcmahon-if-she-wins-primary/ July 22, 2012 dead In September 2012, the records of the McMahons' 1976 bankruptcy and specifics of nearly $1 million unpaid debts from the proceeding were published.Reindl, JC, "Records: McMahons owed nearly $1 million in 1976 bankruptcy", The Day, September 18/19, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2016. In days the candidate and her husband announced the "intention to reimburse all private individual creditors that can be located".Altimari, Daniela, "McMahon To Repay Creditors From 1970s Bankruptcy", Hartford Courant, September 20, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2016. Connecticut general electionConnecticut – Election 2012 The New York Times http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/states/connecticut November 28, 2012 Democratic Party (US) Chris Murphy 828,761 55.1 +15.4% Republican Party (US) Linda McMahon 651,089 43.3 +33.7% Libertarian Party (US) Paul Passarelli 25,045 1.6 +1.6% 177,672 11.8 1,504,895 100.0 - Democratic Party (US) Independent Democrat Note: Murphy also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 37,553 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table. Delaware Delaware election Delaware presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Delaware 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Delaware 2018 x136px 62.7% (voting eligible) Tom Carper, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Tom Carper Democratic Party (US) 265,374 66.4% Blank2x3.svg Kevin Wade Republican Party (US) 115,694 29.0% Delaware Governor Election Results by County 2012.svg 200px Carper: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. senator Tom Carper Democratic Party (US) Tom Carper Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Delaware List of United States senators from Delaware Incumbent Democrat Tom Carper won re-election to a third term. Delaware Democratic primaryhttps://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Senate/2012/Primary/DE 2016 Election Results: President Live Map by State, Real-Time Voting Updates Politico November 8, 2016 June 23, 2025 January 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120106013744/http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Senate/2012/Primary/DE dead Tom Carper (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 43,866 87.8 Keith Spanarelli Democratic Party (US) 6,074 12.2 49,940 100.0 2012 United States Senate election in Delawarehttp://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml https://archive.today/20120530164015/http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml dead May 30, 2012 State of Delaware General Election Official Results State of Delaware November 7, 2012 Democratic Party (US) Tom Carper (incumbent) 265,374 66.42 -0.71% Republican Party (US) Kevin Wade 115,694 28.96 +1.52% Independent Party Alex Pires 15,300 3.83 — Green Party (US) Andrew Groff 3,191 0.80 — 149,680 37.46 -2.22% 399,559 63.14 +17.58% Democratic Party (US) Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election. Neither the vote shares nor the turnout figures account for write-ins. Turnout percentage is the portion of registered voters (632,805 as of January 11, 2012)http://elections.delaware.gov/reports/e70r2601_20121101.shtml https://archive.today/20121212010054/http://elections.delaware.gov/reports/e70r2601_20121101.shtml dead December 12, 2012 State of Delaware – Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner – State of Delaware. Elections Voter Registration Totals. by Representative District who voted. Florida Florida election Florida presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Florida 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Florida 2018 63.5% (voting eligible) x136px Bill Nelson.jpg Bill Nelson Democratic Party (US) 4,523,451 55.2% Connie Mack official photo (cropped).jpg Connie Mack IV Republican Party (US) 3,458,267 42.2% 2012 United States Senate election in Florida results map by county.svg 250px County resultsNelson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Mack: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Bill Nelson Democratic Party (US) Bill Nelson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/06/bill-nelson-election-results-2012_n_2049567.html Bill Nelson Election Results: Democrat Defeats Connie Mack In Florida Senate Race The Huffington Post November 6, 2012 November 7, 2012 Elyse Siegel Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Florida List of United States senators from Florida The primary election was held August 14, 2012. Incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Connie Mack IV by 13%, winning 55% to 42%. Nelson defeated Mack by over 1 million votes. Florida Democratic primary Bill Nelson (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 684,804 78.7 Glenn Burkett Democratic Party (US) 184,815 21.3 869,619 100.0 Florida Republican primary Connie Mack IV Republican Party (US) 657,331 58.7 Dave Weldon Republican Party (US) 226,083 20.2 Mike McCalister Republican Party (US) 155,421 13.9 Marielena Stuart Republican Party (US) 81,808 7.3 1,120,643 100.0 From a long way out Nelson appeared to be vulnerable, with some earlier polls showing Mack leading. However, in the last few weeks with new polls conducted it appeared as though Nelson was headed for a victory. The last poll place him 5 percentage points ahead of Mack. In fact Nelson would win easily by 13 percentage points. Nelson performed well in Southeast Florida (the Miami area), Tampa, Gainesville, typically Democratic areas. Nelson however managed to win in areas that lean Republican. For example, Nelson won in Duval County home of Jacksonville, and Volusia County home of Daytona Beach. Nelson's ability to outperform President Obama led to him winning the Election easily. President Obama would still win Florida, but by just about 74,000 votes, and less than a percentage point. Nelson began his third term in the Senate on January 3, 2013. General election results Democratic Party (US) Bill Nelson (incumbent) 4,523,451 55.2 -5.1% Republican Party (US) Connie Mack IV 3,458,267 42.2 +4.1% Independent Bill Gaylor 126,079 1.5 n/a Independent Chris Borgia 82,089 1.0 n/a Write-ins 60 0.0 n/a 1,065,184 13.0 -9.2% 8,189,946 Democratic Party (US) Hawaii Hawaii election Hawaii presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Hawaii 2018 44.2% (voting eligible) x136px Mazie Hirono, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Mazie Hirono Democratic Party (US) 269,489 62.6% Linda Lingle in March 2010.jpg Linda Lingle Republican Party (US) 160,994 37.4% 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg 250px County results Hirono: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. senator Daniel Akaka Democratic Party (US) Mazie Hirono Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii List of United States senators from Hawaii Incumbent Democrat Daniel Akaka retired instead of running for re-election to a fourth term. Democratic Congresswoman Mazie Hirono defeated former Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle in a rematch of the 2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election. Hawaii Democratic primaryhttp://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2012/primary/elections/results/2012/primary/files/histatewide.pdf PRIMARY ELECTION 2012 – State of Hawaii – Statewide September 29, 2012 State Of Hawaii Office of Elections Mazie Hirono Democratic Party (US) 134,745 57 Ed Case Democratic Party (US) 95,553 40 Blank Votes 3,331 1 Arturo Reyes Democratic Party (US) 1,720 1 Michael Gillespie Democratic Party (US) 1,104 1 Antonio Gimbernat Democratic Party (US) 517 0.2 Over Votes 110 0 237,080 100 Hawaii Republican primary Linda Lingle Republican Party (US) 44,252 90 John Carroll Republican Party (US) 2,900 6 Blank Votes 749 2 John Roco Republican Party (US) 545 1 Charles Collins Republican Party (US) 366 1 Eddie Pirkowski Republican Party (US) 232 0.5 Over Votes 25 0.1 49,069 100 Hawaii general election Democratic Party (US) Mazie Hirono 269,489 62.6 Republican Party (US) Linda Lingle 160,994 37.4 108,495 25.20 430,483 44.2 Indiana 2012 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Indiana 2018 58.5%http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2012_General_Election_Turnout_and_Absentee_Report.pdf 2012 General Election Turnout and Absentee Report Indiana Secretary of State November 28, 2012 July 14, 2017 January 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210115184543/https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2012_General_Election_Turnout_and_Absentee_Report.pdf dead x136px Joe Donnelly, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg Joe Donnelly Democratic Party (US) 1,281,181 50.0% StateTreasurerRichardMourdock.jpg Richard Mourdock Republican Party (US) 1,133,621 44.3% Andrew Horning Libertarian Party (US) 145,282 5.7% 2012 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 200px County resultsDonnelly: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Mourdock: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Richard Lugar Republican Party (US) Joe Donnelly Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Indiana List of United States senators from Indiana Rape and pregnancy statement controversies in the 2012 United States elections Incumbent Republican Richard Lugar ran for re-election to a seventh term, but was defeated in the primary by Tea Party-backed Richard Mourdock. Congressman Joe Donnelly, a moderate Democrat from Indiana's 2nd Congressional District, received his party's nomination after running unopposed in the primary contest, and then defeated both Mourdock and Libertarian Andrew Horning in the general election. Due to Lugar's unpopularity among some Tea Party voters on his positions regarding illegal immigration, voting to confirm then-U.S. Supreme Court nominees Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, the DREAM Act, the START Treaty, some gun control bills, and congressional earmarks, he was challenged by a Tea Party-backed candidate.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704170404575624664226055500 Dick Lugar vs. the GOP November 20, 2010 November 29, 2010 The Wall Street Journal Matthew Kaminskihttp://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/politics/tea-party-sets-sights-on-dick-lugar Tea Party sets sights on Dick Lugar November 12, 2010 November 29, 2010 WISH-TV Jim Shella https://web.archive.org/web/20120312235547/http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/politics/tea-party-sets-sights-on-dick-lugar March 12, 2012 dead The Indiana Debate Commission's GOP primary debate with Sen. Richard Lugar and State Treasurer Richard Mourdock was set to air at 7 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 11.http://indianadebatecommission.com/indiana-debate-commission-announces-u-s-senate-primary-debate-details Indiana Debate Commission Announces U.S. Senate Primary Debate Details April 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131106072158/http://indianadebatecommission.com/indiana-debate-commission-announces-u-s-senate-primary-debate-details/ November 6, 2013 dead In a widely published poll taken March 26 to 28, Lugar was still in the lead, but by the time of a second published poll from April 30 to May 1, Mourdock was leading 48% to 38% for Lugar. Mourdock defeated senator Lugar in the Republican primary on May 8, 2012.Geiger Kim Tea party upstart Mourdock defeats longtime Indiana Sen. Lugar http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/primary/sos_primary12?page=office&countyID=-1&partyID=-1&officeID=4&districtID=-1&districtshortviewID=-1&candidate= May 9, 2012 Los Angeles Times May 9, 2012Nichols Bill Indiana primary results: Dick Lugar routed in Senate showdown https://www.politico.com/story/2012/05/lugar-routed-nc-bans-gay-marriage-076064 May 9, 2012 Politico May 9, 2012 According to Indiana law, Lugar's defeat meant that he would not be permitted to run in the election either as a third party or an independent candidate after he lost the primary.http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2011/03/could-lugar-run.php Could Lugar Run As An Independent? National Journal March 10, 2011 Christopher Peleo-Lazar May 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513195918/http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2011/03/could-lugar-run.php May 13, 2012 dead Indiana Republican primary Richard Mourdock Republican Party (US) 400,321 60.5 Richard Lugar (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 261,285 39.5 661,606 100.0 Indiana Democratic primaryhttp://www.in.gov/apps/sos/primary/sos_primary12?page=office&countyID=-1&partyID=-1&officeID=4&districtID=-1&districtshortviewID=-1&candidate= Indiana Primary Election, May 8, 2012-United States Senator June 5, 2012 June 9, 2012 Secretary of State of Indiana Joe Donnelly Democratic Party (US) 207,715 100.0 207,715 100.0 Mourdock became embroiled in a controversy after stating that pregnancy from rape is "something that God intended". His remarks were made during a debate on October 23, 2012, while explaining his opposition to abortion even in the case of rape. At the debate Mourdock, when asked what his position on abortion was, responded: "I know there are some who disagree and I respect their point of view but I believe that life begins at conception. The only exception I have to have an abortion is in that case of the life of the mother. I just struggled with it myself for a long time but I came to realize: "Life is that gift from God that I think even if life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen."Raju Manu Richard Mourdock under fire for rape remarks Politico October 23, 2012 https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/10/richard-mourdock-under-fire-for-rape-remarks-139411?hp=l1 October 24, 2012 Media speculated that this could affect the outcome of the Senate race and Presidential race,Wong Scott Senate 5: Is it over for Mourdock? Politico October 24, 2012 https://www.politico.com/story/2012/10/senate-5-is-it-over-for-mourdock-082849 October 25, 2012 and multiple sources noted the similarities with the rape and pregnancy statement controversies in the 2012 United States elections.Richard Mourdock: God at work when rape leads to pregnancy http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/midwest/view/20121023richard_mourdock_god_at_work_when_rape_leads_to_pregnancy/srvc=home&position=recent Associated Press October 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026232047/http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/midwest/view/20121023richard_mourdock_god_at_work_when_rape_leads_to_pregnancy/srvc%3Dhome%26position%3Drecent October 26, 2012 dead McAuliff Michael Richard Mourdock On Abortion: Pregnancy From Rape Is 'Something God Intended' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/richard-mourdock-abortion_n_2007482.html The Huffington Post October 24, 2012 October 23, 2012 Responding to the criticism, Mourdock issued a statement saying: "God creates life, and that was my point. God does not want rape, and by no means was I suggesting that he does. Rape is a horrible thing, and for anyone to twist my words otherwise is absurd and sick."Mourdock Richard http://richardmourdock.com/news/richard-mourdock-statement Mourdock Senate Campaign Mourdock press release on controversy February 18, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130115030618/http://richardmourdock.com/news/richard-mourdock-statement January 15, 2013 usurped He was later quoted at a press conference also saying: "I believe God controls the universe. I don't believe biology works in an uncontrolled fashion."https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/richard-mourdock-rape-comment-puts-romney-defense/story?id=17552263#.UIg1xMXA_zU ABC News Krieg Gregory Good Chris Mourdock Rape Comment Puts GOP on Defense He however refused to issue an apology, even while prominent Republicans, including Sen. John McCain, called for him to do so.Lobianco Tom GOP's Mourdock stands by rape, abortion remark https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jNIqLQEjBCxGz-oqrOJS3UsUMoUA?docId=a6dd3f767f2144eabf3da7463ec0e30e https://web.archive.org/web/20121027095159/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jNIqLQEjBCxGz-oqrOJS3UsUMoUA?docId=a6dd3f767f2144eabf3da7463ec0e30e dead October 27, 2012 Associated Press October 25, 2012 On election night Donnelly won by about six percent. He performed well in Marion County, home of Indianapolis. Donnelly also won areas with major college campuses, such as Indiana University in Bloomington, Purdue University in Lafayette. Mourdock performed well, as expected in the Indianapolis suburbs, such as Hamilton County. Mourdock conceded defeat to Donnelly at around 11:30 P.M. EST. Indiana general electionhttp://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2012?page=office&countyID=-1&officeID=4&districtID=-1&candidate= Election Results Indiana of Secretary of State November 28, 2012 December 13, 2012 Democratic Party (US) Joe Donnelly 1,281,181 50.04 +50.04% Republican Party (US) Richard Mourdock 1,133,621 44.28 -43.08% Libertarian Party (US) Andy Horning 145,282 5.67 -6.92% No party Write-ins 18 0.00 n/a 147,560 5.76 -69.49% 2,560,102 56.20 +26.98% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) Maine 2012 United States Senate election in Maine Maine presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Maine 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Maine 2018 x136px Angus King official portrait.jpg Angus King Independent 368,724 52.9% Charles E. Summers II.jpg Charlie Summers Republican Party (US) 214,114 30.7% Cynthia Dill.jpg Cynthia Dill Democratic Party (US) 91,635 13.2% 300px County results x300px Municipality results 1 King: #e7e7e7ff 30–40% #c6c6c6 40–50% #a9a9a9 50–60% #8d8d8d 60–70% #737373 70–80% #424242 >90%Summers: #ffc8cdff 30–40% #F2B4BE 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #a80000 >90%Dill: #A5B0FF 40–50% #6674DE 60–70% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #DECDE6 30–40% #D2B1D9 40–50% #AE8BB1 50–60% U.S. senator Olympia Snowe Republican Party (US) Angus King Independent 2012 United States Senate election in Maine List of United States senators from Maine Despite initially being in the race early on and poised to easily win, popular Republican Olympia Snowe suddenly retired instead of running for re-election to a fourth term. Former Independent Governor Angus King won the open seat. Following senator Joe Lieberman's retirement from the Senate in 2013, King became the second Independent incumbent senator, after Vermont's Bernie Sanders. Incumbent Olympia Snowe won re-election to a third term in 2006 with 74.01% of the vote over Democrat Jean Hay Bright and independent Bill Slavick. Due to the unpopularity of some of Snowe's votes among conservative voters, namely for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and initial support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, there was speculation that she would face competition in the 2012 Republican primary from more conservative challengers.https://www.politico.com/story/2010/11/gop-senators-see-threat-on-right-044963 GOP senators see threat on right November 10, 2010 November 20, 2010 Politico Shira Toeplitz The Tea Party Express had promised to aid in a primary against Snowe.http://www.rollcall.com/news/-203309-1.html Tea Party Express Names Snowe as Its Next Moderate Republican Target Steve Peoples Roll Call February 10, 2011 February 11, 2011 There had also been speculation that Snowe would switch parties, though she has always denied this.http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2010/11/will-olympia-snowe-switch-parties/22328/ Will Olympia Snowe Switch Parties? November 10, 2010 April 15, 2010 The Atlantic Journal Ray Gustini April 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110424101908/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2010/11/will-olympia-snowe-switch-parties/22328/ dead https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/markos-moulitas/70072-right-time-for-snowe-switch/ Right time for Snowe switch September 14, 2010 April 15, 2010 The Hill Markos Moulitsashttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/11/will_olympia_snowe_switch_part.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121014234403/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/11/will_olympia_snowe_switch_part.html dead October 14, 2012 Will Olympia Snowe switch parties? November 11, 2009 April 15, 2010 The Washington Post Ezra Klein By June 2011, Snowe had officially entered her name with signatures to run in the Republican primary, saying, she "would never switch parties". However, on February 28, 2012, Snowe announced that she would be retiring from the U.S. Senate at the end of her term, citing the "atmosphere of polarization and 'my way or the highway' ideologies has become pervasive in campaigns and in our governing institutions" as the reason for her retirement.Bash Dana and Paul Steinhauser Citing partisanship, Maine's Snowe says she'll leave the Senate http://articles.cnn.com/2012-02-28/politics/politics_senate-snowe-retiring_1_olympia-snowe-maine-s-snowe-maine-politics?_s=PM:POLITICS CNN May 30, 2012 February 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120624002017/http://articles.cnn.com/2012-02-28/politics/politics_senate-snowe-retiring_1_olympia-snowe-maine-s-snowe-maine-politics?_s=PM:POLITICS June 24, 2012 dead Her announcement opened the door for candidates from all parties and creating a much more contested 2012 election.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/maine-sen-olympia-snowe-to-retire-in-blow-to-gop/2012/02/28/gIQAkzWkgR_blog.html Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe to retire in blow to GOP February 28, 2012 February 28, 2012 The Washington Post Chris Cillizza Aaron Blake The primary election was held June 12.March 23, 2012 Associated Press http://www.pressherald.com/news/Ballot-is-set-for-US-Senate-primary-in-Maine.html Ballot set for U.S. Senate primary in Maine The Portland Press Herald August 28, 2012 Maine Republican primary Charlie Summers Republican Party (US) 20,578 29.46 Bruce Poliquin Republican Party (US) 15,973 22.86 Rick Bennett Republican Party (US) 12,544 17.96 Scott D'Amboise Republican Party (US) 7,735 11.07 William Schneider Republican Party (US) 6,784 9.71 Deborah Plowman Republican Party (US) 6,244 8.94 69,098 100.00 Maine Democratic primaryhttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/ME_US_Senate_0612.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS AP Election Results | Campaign 2012 | C-SPAN Associated Press June 14, 2012 August 28, 2012 Cynthia Dill Democratic Party (US) 22,629 44.31 Matt Dunlap Democratic Party (US) 18,202 35.64 Jon Hinck Democratic Party (US) 6,302 12.34 Benjamin Pollard Democratic Party (US) 3,945 7.72 51,078 100.00 Maine general election Independent Angus King 368,724 52.92 +47.55% Republican Party (US) Charlie Summers 211,114 30.73 -43.28% Democratic Party (US) Cynthia Dill 91,635 13.15 -7.44% Independent Steve Woods 10,321 1.48 n/a Independent Danny Dalton 6,450 0.93 n/a Libertarian Party (US) Andrew Ian Dodge 5,543 0.80 n/a Independent Republican Party (US) Maryland 2012 United States Senate election in Maryland List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland election Maryland presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Maryland 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Maryland 2018 x136px Ben Cardin official Senate portrait.jpg Ben Cardin Democratic Party (US) 1,402,092 55.4% Bongino Senate.jpg Dan Bongino Republican Party (US) 674,649 26.7% S. R. Sobhani (cropped).jpg Rob Sobhani Independent 420,554 16.6% 2012 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg 275px County resultsCardin: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%#584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Bongino: #FFC8CD 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Ben Cardin Democratic Party (US) Ben Cardin Democratic Party (US) Incumbent Democrat Ben Cardin won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Dan Bongino and independent Rob Sobhani. Maryland Democratic primaryFritze John Ben Cardin wins Senate primary http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-congress-primary-2-20120403,0,5918965.story April 3, 2012 The Baltimore Sun April 3, 2012 April 29, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130429230121/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-congress-primary-2-20120403,0,5918965.story dead Ex-agent Bongino wins Republican Senate primary; will face Sen. Benjamin Cardin in November https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/sen-benjamin-cardin-wins-democratic-primary/2012/04/03/gIQAh5dztS_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120405073108/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/sen-benjamin-cardin-wins-democratic-primary/2012/04/03/gIQAh5dztS_story.html dead April 5, 2012 April 4, 2012 April 4, 2012 The Washington Posthttp://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2012/results/primary/gen_results_2012_3_007-.html Official 2012 Presidential Primary Election results for U.S. Senator May 26, 2012 Maryland State Board of Elections Ben Cardin (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 240,704 74.2 C. Anthony Muse Democratic Party (US) 50,807 15.7 Chris Garner Democratic Party (US) 9,274 2.9 Raymond Levi Blagmon Democratic Party (US) 5,909 1.8 J. P. Cusick Democratic Party (US) 4,778 1.5 Blaine Taylor Democratic Party (US) 4,376 1.3 Lih Young Democratic Party (US) 3,993 1.2 Ralph Jaffe Democratic Party (US) 3,313 1.0 Ed Tinus Democratic Party (US) 1,064 0.3 324,218 100.0 Maryland Republican primary Daniel Bongino Republican Party (US) 68,597 33.6 Richard J. Douglas Republican Party (US) 57,776 28.3 Joseph Alexander Republican Party (US) 18,171 8.9 Bro Broadus Republican Party (US) 11,020 5.4 Rick Hoover Republican Party (US) 10,787 5.3 John B. Kimble Republican Party (US) 10,506 5.1 David Jones Republican Party (US) 8,380 4.1 Corrogan R. Vaughn Republican Party (US) 8,158 4.0 William Thomas Capps, Jr. Republican Party (US) 7,092 3.5 Brian Vaeth Republican Party (US) 3,781 1.9 204,268 100.0 In both 2010 and 2009, National Journal magazine rated Cardin as tied for most liberal senator, based on his voting record. As of June 30, Cardin had $1.8 million in his campaign account.https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/in-md-anthony-muse-considers/2011/09/28/gIQATfMb5K_story.html The Washington Post John Wagner Ben Pershing In Md., Anthony Muse considers primary challenge to Sen. Cardin September 28, 2011 Maryland general electionhttp://elections.state.md.us/elections/2012/results/general/index.html Unofficial 2012 Presidential General Election results for Representative in Congress November 12, 2012 Maryland State Board of Elections Ben Cardin (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 1,402,092 55.41 +1.20% Daniel Bongino Republican Party (US) 674,649 26.66 -17.53% S. Rob Sobhani Independent 420,554 16.62 N/A Dean Ahmad Libertarian Party (US) 30,672 1.21 +1.21% Others (write-in) N/A 2,583 0.10 +0.05% 727,443 100.00 2,530,550 68.23 Democratic Party (US) Massachusetts 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts Massachusetts presidential no 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts 2010 (special) 2018 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 2018 x136px Elizabeth_Warren_CFPB.jpg Elizabeth Warren Democratic Party (US) 1,696,346 53.7% Sbrownofficial.jpg Scott Brown Republican Party (US) 1,458,048 46.2% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Warren: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Brown: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. senator Scott Brown Republican Party (US) Elizabeth Warren Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts List of United States senators from Massachusetts 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts Incumbent Republican Scott Brown ran for re-election to a first full term. He had been elected in a special election in 2010 following the death of incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy. Brown faced no challengers from his own party. For the Democrats, an initial wide field of prospective candidates narrowed after the entry of Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren, the architect of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Warren clinched near-unanimous party support, with all but one of the other Democratic candidates withdrawing following her entrance. After winning her party's nomination, eliminating any need for a primary, she faced Brown in the general election. The election was one of the most-followed races in 2012 and cost approximately $82 million, which made it the most expensive election in Massachusetts history and the second-most expensive in the entire 2012 election cycle, next to that year's presidential election. This was despite the two candidates' having agreed not to allow outside money to influence the race. Opinion polling indicated a close race for much of the campaign, though Warren opened up a small but consistent lead in the final few weeks. She went on to defeat Brown by over 236,000 votes, 54% to 46%. Democratic U.S. senator Ted Kennedy was re-elected in 2006, and died on August 25, 2009, from a malignant brain tumor.Ted Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer at Age 77 August 26, 2009 ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TedKennedy/story?id=6692022 August 26, 2009 On September 24, 2009, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appointed longtime friend of Kennedy and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul G. Kirk to succeed Kennedy until a special election could be held.http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/09/patrick-officially-appoints-kirk-as-interim-senator.php Patrick Officially Appoints Kirk As Interim Senator September 24, 2009 January 21, 2011 Talking Points Memo Eric Kleefeld December 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111218042257/http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/09/patrick-officially-appoints-kirk-as-interim-senator.php dead Kirk's appointment was especially controversial, as the Governor's ability to appoint an interim senator was removed during the Romney administration by the Democratic-controlled legislature, as a precaution if senator and presidential nominee John Kerry was elected President in 2004. Laws surrounding Senate appointment were quickly changed following Kennedy's death.http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/24/massachusetts-legislature/massachusetts-legislature-flip-flops-governors-sen/ On whether the governor of Massachusetts should be able to appoint an interim U.S. senator Jacobson Louis PolitiFact.com September 24, 2009 December 29, 2013 The Massachusetts Republican Party sued in an attempt to halt Kirk's appointment, but it was rejected by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Thomas Connolly.http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/09/judge_to_rule_b.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090928005039/http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/09/judge_to_rule_b.html dead September 28, 2009 Judge rejects GOP bid to block Senate appointment September 25, 2009 December 29, 2013 The Boston Globe John R. Ellement Ryan Andrew amp In the special election held January 19, 2010, Republican State senator Scott Brown defeated Democratic State Attorney General Martha Coakley in an upset victory.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011904517.html Republican Brown beats Coakley in special Senate election in Massachusetts January 20, 2010 January 21, 2011 The Washington Post Paul Kane Karl Vick Brown thus became the first Republican to be elected from Massachusetts to the United States Senate since Edward Brooke in 1972 and he began serving the remainder of Kennedy's term on February 4, 2010.http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/for-scott-brown-a-third-round-in-the-battle-against-partisan-gravity/ For Scott Brown, a Third Round in the Battle Against Partisan Gravity December 20, 2012 February 26, 2014 Five Thirty Eight Nate Silverhttp://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/04/scott-brown-sworn-in-as-new-u-s-senator-from-massachusetts https://web.archive.org/web/20100206192349/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/04/scott-brown-sworn-in-as-new-u-s-senator-from-massachusetts/ dead February 6, 2010 Scott Brown sworn in as new U.S. senator from Massachusetts February 4, 2010 January 21, 2011 CNN Incumbent Scott Brown faced no challenges from within his party. The political action committee National Republican Trust, a group integral to Brown's election in 2010, vowed to draft a challenger for Brown but were unable to find one.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/31/scott-brown-republican-primary-challenge_n_816455.html Scott Brown Will Get Republican Primary Challenge, Ex-Backer Vows January 31, 2011 December 29, 2013 Wing Nick The Huffington Post Massachusetts Republican primaryhttps://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/20120906_sp_results_rep.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20121010213427/http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/20120906_sp_results_rep.pdf dead October 10, 2012 09/06/2012 Republican State Primary Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division Scott Brown Republican Party (US) 133,860 99.46 Write-ins Republican Party (US) 733 0.54 134,593 100.00 The Massachusetts Democratic Convention was held June 2, 2012, where Warren received 95.77% of delegate votes.Rizzuto Robert Elizabeth Warren lands party endorsement with record 95 percent support at Massachusetts Democratic Convention http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/elizabeth_warren_lands_party_e.html June 2, 2012 The Republican June 2, 2012 As the only candidate with 15% of delegate votes necessary to qualify for the primary ballot, Warren eliminated her challenger Marisa DeFranco, becoming the de facto nominee. The Democratic primary was held September 6, 2012, with Warren running unopposed.Primary rival may distract Elizabeth Warren http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-27/metro/31861368_1_delegate-vote-national-party-party-leaders https://archive.today/20130118121304/http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-27/metro/31861368_1_delegate-vote-national-party-party-leaders dead January 18, 2013 Boston, MA May 27, 2012 Boston.com July 26, 2012 The Boston Globe Democratic primary votehttps://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/20120906_sp_results_dem.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20121010213423/http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/20120906_sp_results_dem.pdf dead October 10, 2012 09/06/2012 Democratic State Primary Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Elections Division Elizabeth Warren Democratic Party (US) 308,979 97.59 Write-ins Democratic Party (US) 7,638 2.41 316,617 100.00 Brown ran as a moderate, stressing his ability to cross party lines and highlighting his votes for the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and to repeal "don't ask, don't tell".https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/us/politics/scott-brown-tries-to-show-independent-side-against-elizabeth-warren.html Republican Senator Runs Away From the Party Line The New York Times January 18, 2012 December 29, 2013 Goodnough Abby Warren campaigned on a platform championing the middle class, and supporting Wall Street regulation. Warren criticized Brown for continually voting with Republican leadership, and argued that he was not the bipartisan moderate he claimed to be.Levenson Michael Brown, Warren fire away over voting, work records https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/10/01/brown-and-warren-tussle-second-debate/Q6JdhPNTAHmAZJ5WHWk1HO/story.html June 8, 2013 The Boston Globe October 2, 2012 Warren criticized Brown's votes against Obama's jobs bills, against closing tax subsidies for oil companies, and against the so-called Buffett Rule to raise taxes on the wealthy. The votes, she said, show Brown is not the bipartisan moderate he claims to be.Arsenault Mark In new ad, Elizabeth Warren slams Scott Brown's votes on women's issues, Brown says Warren trying to scare women http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/10/12/new-elizabeth-warren-slams-scott-brown-votes-womens-issues-brown-says-warren-trying-scare-women/hsRTrgpXyb5Iie1HhvgRxK/story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001855/http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/10/12/new-elizabeth-warren-slams-scott-brown-votes-womens-issues-brown-says-warren-trying-scare-women/hsRTrgpXyb5Iie1HhvgRxK/story.html dead December 31, 2013 June 8, 2013 The Boston Globe October 12, 2012 A staple of Brown's attack tactics against Warren was his consistent reference to her as "Professor Warren", in attempt to portray her as an elitist academic.http://www.msnbc.com/hardball/elizabeth-warren-brown-still-calling-me-pro Elizabeth Warren: Brown still calling me 'professor' Frumin Aliyah October 10, 2012 December 29, 2013 MSNBC Brown faced blowback after the second debate, during which he claimed conservative Antonin Scalia was a "model" Supreme Court Justice, prompting boos from the debate audience.http://www.businessinsider.com/scott-brown-scalia-supreme-court-massachusetts-senate-debate-elizabeth-warren-2012-10 Scott Brown Shot Himself In The Foot During Debate With Elizabeth Warren October 1, 2012 December 29, 2013 Logiurato Brett Business Insider Warren spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention immediately before Bill Clinton on the penultimate night of the convention. Warren contrasted President Obama's economic plan with Mitt Romney's in the 2012 election and rebuked the Republican Party's economic policy stating: "Their vision is clear: 'I've got mine, and the rest of you are on your own.'" Warren positioned herself as a champion of a beleaguered middle class that, as she said, "has been chipped, squeezed and hammered."https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elizabeth-warren-democratic-national-convention-system-rigged/story?id=17150134#.UEleDrLiYRk Elizabeth Warren: 'The System Is Rigged' ABC Newshttp://go.bloomberg.com/political-capital/2012-09-05/elizabeth-warren-wall-street-ceos-still-strut-around-congress Elizabeth Warren: 'Wall Street CEOs' Still 'Strut Around Congress' Bloomberghttps://www.ft.com/content/5718c926-f7d4-11e1-ba54-00144feabdc0 Warren attacks CEOs who 'wrecked economy' Financial Times Brown attended the 2012 Republican National Convention, but was not a speaker there. According to Brown, he had rejected an offer to play a larger role, and limited his attendance to a single day because of scheduling demands.Johnson Glen Scott Brown says he was asked to play bigger GOP convention role but declined http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/08/30/scott-brown-watching-mitt-romney-accept-gop-nomination-while-aiming-reduce-fallout/5CQbrSM8gBz1OLsHAw8sjP/story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120901004327/http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/08/30/scott-brown-watching-mitt-romney-accept-gop-nomination-while-aiming-reduce-fallout/5CQbrSM8gBz1OLsHAw8sjP/story.html dead September 1, 2012 September 9, 2012 The Boston Globe August 30, 2012Scott Brown to Elizabeth Warren: I'm no ultra right-winger http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view.bg?articleid=1061156909&srvc=rss September 9, 2012 Boston Herald Hillary Chabot Joe Battenfeld Following Todd Akin's controversial "legitimate rape" comments, Brown was the first sitting senator to demand he drop out of the Missouri U.S. Senate race. He also called on his Party to "recognize in its platform that you can be pro-choice and still be a good Republican."Burns Alexander Scott Brown objects to GOP platform language on abortion https://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/08/scott-brown-objects-to-gop-platform-language-on-abortion-132725 Politico September 9, 2012 August 21, 2012 Brown's campaign had been endorsed by many Massachusetts Democrats, many of whom were prominently featured in his campaign ads.Blake Aaron Scott Brown plays up crossover support https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/scott-brown-plays-up-crossover-support/2012/07/27/gJQA5jcxDX_blog.html August 24, 2012 The Washington Post July 27, 2012 In September 2011, a video of Warren explaining her approach to economic policy gained popularity on the internet.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/class-warfare-elizabeth-warren-style/2011/03/03/gIQAeB2WlK_blog.html Class warfare, Elizabeth Warren style The Washington Post September 21, 2011 Greg Sargent In the video, Warren rebuts the charge that asking the rich to pay more taxes is "class warfare", pointing out that no one grew rich in America without depending on infrastructure paid for by the rest of society, stating:Smerconish Michael The context behind Obama's 'you didn't build that' http://articles.philly.com/2012-07-30/news/32924415_1_elizabeth-warren-american-crossroads-president-obama https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234025/http://articles.philly.com/2012-07-30/news/32924415_1_elizabeth-warren-american-crossroads-president-obama dead December 30, 2013 August 23, 2012 The Philadelphia Inquirer July 30, 2012http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_09/the_underlying_social_contract032342.php The underlying social contract Steve Benen Steve Benen Washington Monthly September 21, 2011 January 1, 2018 August 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120818121058/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_09/the_underlying_social_contract032342.php dead There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. ... You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did. Now look, you built a factory and it turned into something terrific, or a great idea. God bless. Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is, you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along. On July 13, 2012, President Obama sparked a controversy when he echoed her thoughtsRobillard Kevin Scott Brown: Obama echoed Elizabeth Warren speech https://www.politico.com/story/2012/07/brown-obama-echoed-warren-078951 September 2, 2012 Politico July 25, 2012Trumbull Mark Elizabeth Warren: What will Obama's 'you didn't build that' ally say to DNC? https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/Senate/2012/0731/Elizabeth-Warren-What-will-Obama-s-you-didn-t-build-that-ally-say-to-DNC September 2, 2012 The Christian Science Monitor July 31, 2012 in a campaign speech saying, "Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business—you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."Republicans pouncing on Obama's 'you didn't build that' remark Kathleen Hennessey http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-republicans-pouncing-on-obamas-you-didnt-build-that-remark-20120718,0,4148346.story Los Angeles Times July 18, 2012 August 13, 2012http://www.barackobama.com/truth-team/entry/fact-check-what-president-obama-actually-said-about-small-businesses Fact check: What President Obama actually said about small businesses July 17, 2012 Truth team Obama for America August 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121122091212/http://www.barackobama.com/truth-team/entry/fact-check-what-president-obama-actually-said-about-small-businesses/ November 22, 2012 dead Warren encountered significant opposition from business interests. In August 2012, Rob Engstrom, political director for the United States Chamber of Commerce, claimed that "no other candidate in 2012 represents a greater threat to free enterprise than Professor Warren."Noah Bierman, US Chamber calls Elizabeth Warren threat to free enterprise The Boston Globe August 15, 2012 She nonetheless raised $39 million for her campaign, the most of any Senate candidate in 2012.Katharine K. Seelye, A New Senator, Known Nationally and Sometimes Feared The New York Times November 10, 2012 Despite President Obama's winning the state easily, and winning all of the state's counties, this race was fairly close. As expected, Warren performed very well in Suffolk County, which is home to the state's largest city and its capital Boston. Brown performed well in the southern part of the state near Cape Cod. Warren made history by becoming the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in the state of Massachusetts. Massachusetts general electionhttps://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/rov12.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130120083954/http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/rov12.pdf dead January 20, 2013 Return of Votes for Massachusetts State Election Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth November 28, 2012 December 3, 2012 Democratic Party (US) Elizabeth Warren 1,696,346 1696346 3156553 2 6.6% Republican Party (US) Scott Brown (incumbent) 1,458,048 1458048 3156553 2 4.9% All others 2,159 2159 3156553 2 0.9% 236,139 236139 3156553 2 3,156,553 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) 6.2% Michigan Michigan election Michigan presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Michigan 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Michigan 2018 x136px Debbie Stabenow, official portrait.jpg Debbie Stabenow Democratic Party (US) 2,735,826 58.80% Pete Hoekstra, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg Pete Hoekstra Republican Party (US) 1,767,386 37.98% 2012 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg 250px Stabenow: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Hoekstra: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Debbie Stabenow Democratic Party (US) Debbie Stabenow Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Michigan List of United States senators from Michigan Incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow was re-elected to a third term after being unopposed in the Democratic primary. The Republican nominee was former Congressman Pete Hoekstra. Stabenow defeated Hoekstra by a landslide 21% margin and by almost one million votes. Michigan Democratic primary Debbie Stabenow (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 702,773 100.00 702,773 100.00% The GOP primary campaign was mainly a battle between Hoekstra and Durant as they were the most visible in running campaign ads. Despite Durant's attack ads, Hoekstra was leading in the polls for the Republican nomination.Wolverine Attacks, on the Hunt for Ballots https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444840104577553201010395874 The Wall Street Journal July 28, 2011 Republican primary resultsRuth Johnson http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12PRI/05000000.html Election Results PRIMARY ELECTION Michigan Department of State August 27, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120818122730/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/12PRI/05000000.html August 18, 2012 dead Pete Hoekstra Republican Party (US) 398,793 54.2 Clark Durant Republican Party (US) 246,584 33.5 Randy Hekman Republican Party (US) 49,080 6.7 Gary Glenn Republican Party (US) 40,726 5.5 735,183 100.0 Michigan general election Democratic Party (US) Debbie Stabenow (incumbent) 2,735,826 58.8 +1.9% Republican Party (US) Pete Hoekstra 1,767,386 38.0 -3.3% Libertarian Party (US) Scotty Boman 84,480 1.8 +1.1% Green Party (US) Harley Mikkelson 27,890 0.6 - Constitution Party (US) Richard Matkin 26,038 0.6 +0.1% Natural Law Party (US) John Litle 11,229 0.2 +0.1% Others Write-in 69 0.0 - 968,440 20.8 4,652,918 Democratic Party (US) 2.6% Minnesota Minnesota election Minnesota presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Minnesota 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Minnesota 2018 x136px Amy Klobuchar, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg Amy Klobuchar Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (Minnesota) 1,854,595 65.2% Kurt Bills.jpg Kurt Bills Republican Party (Minnesota) 867,874 30.5% 2012 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg 250px Klobuchar: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Bills: #FFB2B2 40–50% U.S. senator Amy Klobuchar Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (Minnesota) Amy Klobuchar Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (Minnesota) 2012 United States Senate election in Minnesota List of United States senators from Minnesota Incumbent Democrat Amy Klobuchar was re-elected to a second term in a landslide, defeating the Republican nominee, State Representative Kurt Bills by almost one million votes, and carrying all but two of the state's counties. Incumbent Amy Klobuchar was first elected in 2006 to succeed the retiring DFL incumbent Mark Dayton. Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary resultshttp://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Results/FederalResults/2?id=office&officeInElectionId=2 Statewide Results for U.S. Senator August 15, 2012 August 15, 2012 Minnesota Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20120824133126/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Results/FederalResults/2?id=office&officeInElectionId=2 August 24, 2012 dead Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 183,702 90.79 Dick Franson Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 6,832 3.38 Jack Shepard Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 6,638 3.28 Darryl Stanton Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 5,160 2.55 202,332 100.00 Minnesota Republican primary Kurt Bills Republican Party (US) 63,380 51.12 David Carlson Republican Party (US) 43,847 35.37 Bob Carney, Jr. Republican Party (US) 16,755 13.51 123,982 100.00 The Independence Party of Minnesota did not plan to run a candidate in the general election. Party chairman Mark Jenkins said in November 2011 that he saw the Senate election as "a distraction from having our best and brightest engaged in state legislative races".http://realclearpolitics.com/news/ap/politics/2011/Nov/12/minn__independence_party_not_in_2012_senate_race.html Minn. Independence Party not in 2012 Senate race Real Clear Politics November 12, 2011 November 15, 2011 At the party's convention in June 2012, neither candidate was endorsed although Williams won a majority of the votes and came within two votes of the required 60% needed for the party's endorsement. He proceeded with his run for the Senate but the party focused its attention on state legislative races.http://politicsinminnesota.com/2012/06/independence-party-stays-out-of-u-s-senate-race-opposes-constitutional-amendments/ Independence Party stays out of U.S. Senate race, opposes constitutional amendments Politics in Minnesota June 25, 2011 July 17, 2011 Minnesota general election http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Results/FederalResults/1?id=office&officeInElectionId=2 Statewide Results for U.S. Senator sos.state.mn.us November 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121110025236/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Results/FederalResults/1?id=office&officeInElectionId=2 November 10, 2012 dead Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (Minnesota) Amy Klobuchar (incumbent) 1,852,526 65.2 +7.1% Republican Party (Minnesota) Kurt Bills 869,089 30.6 -7.3% Independence Party (Minnesota) Stephen Williams 73,559 2.6 -0.6% Grassroots Party Tim Davis 30,465 1.1 n/a Minnesota Open Progressive Party Michael Cavlan 13,933 0.5 n/a 983,437 34.6 +14.4% Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Mississippi Mississippi election Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential no 2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi 2008 (special) 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi 2018 x136px 59.7% (voting eligible) SenatorRogerWicker(R-MS).jpg Roger Wicker Republican Party (US) 709,626 57.2% Blank2x3.svg Albert N. Gore Democratic Party (US) 503,467 40.6% 2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 250px County results Wicker: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Gore: #a5b0ff 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. senator Roger Wicker Republican Party (US) Roger Wicker Republican Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi List of United States senators from Mississippi Incumbent Republican Roger Wicker won re-election to his first full term over Democrat Albert N. Gore. Former U.S. representative Roger Wicker was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour after then-incumbent Trent Lott resigned at the end of 2007. A 2008 special election was later scheduled to determine who would serve the remainder of the term. Wicker defeated former Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove with 54.96% of the vote in the special election. Mississippi Republican primaryhttp://www.sos.ms.gov/page.aspx?s=7&s1=1&s2=106 2012 Republican Primary Results March 23, 2012 March 29, 2012 Secretary of State of Mississippi https://web.archive.org/web/20130223080808/http://www.sos.ms.gov/page.aspx?s=7&s1=1&s2=106 February 23, 2013 dead Roger Wicker Republican Party (US) 254,936 89.17 Robert Maloney Republican Party (US) 18,857 6.60 Allen Hathcock Republican Party (US) 12,106 4.23 285,899 100.00 Mississippi Democratic primaryhttp://www.sos.ms.gov/page.aspx?s=7&s1=1&s2=107 2012 Democratic Primary Results March 23, 2012 March 29, 2012 Secretary of State of Mississippi https://web.archive.org/web/20120501005910/http://www.sos.ms.gov/page.aspx?s=7&s1=1&s2=107 May 1, 2012 dead Albert Gore Democratic Party (US) 49,157 56.77 Roger Weiner Democratic Party (US) 21,131 24.40 Will Oatis Democratic Party (US) 16,300 18.83 86,588 100.00 Mississippi general election Republican Party (US) Roger Wicker (incumbent) 709,626 57.16 Democratic Party (US) Albert Gore 503,467 40.55 Constitution Party (US) Thomas Cramer 15,281 1.23 Reform Party (US) Shawn O'Hara 13,194 1.06 206,159 16.6 1,241,568 Missouri 2012 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Missouri 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Missouri 2018 x136px Claire McCaskill, Official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Claire McCaskill Democratic Party (US) 1,484,683 54.8% Todd Akin.jpg Todd Akin Republican Party (US) 1,063,698 39.1% Jonathan Dine Libertarian Party (US) 164,991 6.1% 2012 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 250px McCaskill: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584dce 70-80% #3933e5 80–90%Akin: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Claire McCaskill Democratic Party (US) Claire McCaskill Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Missouri List of United States senators from Missouri Rape and pregnancy statement controversies in the 2012 United States elections Incumbent Democrat Claire McCaskill was unopposed in her primary and U.S. Representative Todd Akin won the Republican nomination with a plurality in a close three-way race. McCaskill was re-elected to a second term. Time featured the race in their Senate article. Similar to other races, the article mentioned how McCaskill was fading in pre-election polls, and she was considered the most vulnerable/endangered Democratic incumbent that year. But Akin's comments about a woman's body preventing pregnancy if it was "legitimate rape" quickly shot McCaskill back up, winning her the election.The Senate – Much Fury, Little Change 18 Time November 19, 2012Hughes Siobhan Claire McCaskill Defeats Todd Akin to Win Missouri Senate Seat https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/11/06/mccaskill-defeats-akin-to-win-missouri-senate-seat/ The Wall Street Journal November 6, 2012Eligon John Turnaround in Missouri as Incumbent Keeps Seat https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/us/politics/turnaround-in-missouri-as-incumbent-keeps-seat.html The New York Times November 7, 2012 Missouri Democratic primaryhttp://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002299 State of Missouri – Primary Election – August 7, 2012 Missouri Secretary of State August 8, 2012 January 1, 2018 Claire McCaskill (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 289,481 100.00 289,481 100.00 The Republican primary, held August 7, 2012, was one of the three most anticipated of summer 2012. This was due to the projected closeness of the Federal races in Missouri in November 2012, and the potential to change the control of the Senate in January 2013.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/primary-day-five-things-watch-for-in-missouri-michigan-and-washington/2012/08/07/05004d62-e000-11e1-8fc5-a7dcf1fc161d_blog.html Primary day: Five things watch for in Missouri, Michigan and Washington Aaron Blake Sean Sullivan The Washington Post August 7, 2012 August 7, 2012 Democrats believed that Todd Akin would be the weakest among the likely challengers for the Senate seat, and ads attacking him as "too conservative" were largely viewed as a veiled support for his nomination.https://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/08/mccaskill-ad-calls-akin-too-conservative-for-missouri-131032 McCaskill ad calls Akin 'too conservative' for Missouri Schultheis Emily August 3, 2012 Politico August 22, 2012https://www.politico.com/story/2012/07/mccaskill-meddles-in-gop-primary-078737 McCaskill meddles in GOP primary July 19, 2012 Politico David Catanese November 22, 2021 http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/is-claire-mccaskill-helping-todd-akin-in-the-gop-primary/article_5b4c2bcc-85d0-5893-820e-ebad045fe159.html Is Claire McCaskill helping Todd Akin in the GOP primary? August 1, 2012 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Kevin McDermott Nicholas J.C. Pastor November 22, 2021 Missouri Republican primary Todd Akin Republican Party (US) 217,404 36.05 John Brunner Republican Party (US) 180,788 29.98 Sarah Steelman Republican Party (US) 176,127 29.20 Jerry Beck Republican Party (US) 9,801 1.62 Hector Maldonado Republican Party (US) 7,410 1.23 Robert Poole Republican Party (US) 6,100 1.01 Mark Memoly Republican Party (US) 3,205 0.53 Mark Lodes Republican Party (US) 2,285 0.38 603,120 100.00 Libertarian primary results Jonathan Dine Libertarian Party (US) 2,470 100.00 2,470 100.00 While making remarks on rape and abortion on August 19, 2012, Akin made the claim that women victims of what he described as "legitimate rape" rarely experience pregnancy from rape. In an interview aired on St. Louis television station KTVI-TV, Aiken was asked his views on whether women who became pregnant due to rape should have the option of abortion. He replied: Well you know, people always want to try to make that as one of those things, well how do you, how do you slice this particularly tough sort of ethical question. First of all, from what I understand from doctors, that's really rare. If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child.Jaco Charles Jaco Report: Full Interview With Todd Akin August 19, 2012 http://fox2now.com/2012/08/19/the-jaco-report-august-19-2012/ Fox News August 20, 2012 June 6, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170606230441/http://fox2now.com/2012/08/19/the-jaco-report-august-19-2012/ dead The comments from Akin almost immediately led to uproar, with the term "legitimate rape" being taken to imply belief in a view that some kinds of rape are "legitimate", or alternatively that the many victims who do become pregnant from rape are likely to be lying about their claim. His claims about the likelihood of pregnancy resulting from rape were widely seen as being based on long-discredited pseudoscience with experts seeing the claims as lacking any basis of medical validity.A Canard That Will Not Die: 'Legitimate Rape' Doesn't Cause Pregnancy August 19, 2012 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/08/a-canard-that-will-not-die-legitimate-rape-doesn't-cause-pregnancy/261303/ The Atlantic August 21, 2012 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes David A. Graham https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/08/video-of-the-day-forcible-rape-and-paul-ryans-akin-problem/261460/ Video of the Day: 'Forcible Rape' and Paul Ryan's Akin Problem The Atlantic August 22, 2012 August 25, 2012Health Experts Dismiss Assertions on Rape August 21, 2012 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/us/politics/rape-assertions-are-dismissed-by-health-experts.html The New York Times August 21, 2012 Pam Belluck Akin was not the first to make such claims, but was perhaps one of the most prominent.Kliff Sarah https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/20/rep-todd-akin-is-wrong-about-rape-and-pregnancy-but-hes-not-alone/ Rep. Todd Akin is wrong about rape and pregnancy, but he's not alone The Washington Post August 20, 2012 August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120822020209/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/20/rep-todd-akin-is-wrong-about-rape-and-pregnancy-but-hes-not-alone/ dead While some voices such as Iowa congressman Steve King supported Akin,https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-steve-king-backs-up-todd-akin-weighs-in-on-rape-and-abortion/ Rep. Steve King backs up Todd Akin, weighs in on rape and abortion CBS News August 29, 2012 Stephanie Condon August 21, 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120822170754/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57497428-503544/rep-steve-king-backs-up-todd-akin-weighs-in-on-rape-and-abortion/ August 22, 2012 senior figures in both parties condemned his remarks and some Republicans called for him to resign.http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/20/leading-social-conservatives-rally-to-akins-defense/ Leading social conservatives rally to Akin's defense CNN August 20, 2012 August 21, 2012 Peter Hamby August 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120821023621/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/20/leading-social-conservatives-rally-to-akins-defense/ dead Seung Min Kim https://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/08/list-of-senators-calling-on-akin-to-quit-keeps-growing-132703 List of senators calling on Akin to quit keeps growing Politico August 21, 2012 August 22, 2012http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/314452/romney-akins-inexcusable-comment-robert-costa Romney: Akin's Comment 'Inexcusable' Costa Robert August 20, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120822185018/http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/314452/romney-akins-inexcusable-comment-robert-costa August 22, 2012 National Review In the resulting furor, Akin received widespread calls to drop out of his Senate race from both Republicans and Democrats.http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/20/gop-chair-akin-should-drop-out-skip-convention/ GOP chair: Akin should drop out, skip convention Killough Ashley August 20, 2012 CNN August 21, 2012 August 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120822023641/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/20/gop-chair-akin-should-drop-out-skip-convention/ dead Akin apologized after making the comment, saying he "misspoke", and he stated he planned to remain in the Senate race. This response was itself attacked by many commentators who saw the initial comments as representative of his long-held views, rather than an accidental gaffe. The comment was widely characterized as misogynistic and recklessly inaccurate, with many commentators remarking on the use of the words "legitimate rape".DiSalvo David Republican Senate Nominee Todd Akin: Victims Of "Legitimate Rape" Don't Get Pregnant https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/08/19/republican-senate-nominee-todd-akin-victims-of-legitimate-rape-dont-get-pregnant/ Forbes August 20, 2012 August 19, 2012 Abouhalkah Yael T. Todd Akin's rape fantasy http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/todd-akins-rape-fantasy/ Kansas City Star August 20, 2012 https://archive.today/20130901221142/http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/todd-akins-rape-fantasy/ September 1, 2013 dead August 2012 Eligon John Senate Candidate Provokes Ire With 'Legitimate Rape' Comment https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/us/politics/todd-akin-provokes-ire-with-legitimate-rape-comment.html August 20, 2012 The New York Times August 19, 2012 Related news articles cited a 1996 article in an obstetrics and gynecology journal, which found that 5% of women who were raped became pregnant, which equaled about 32,000 pregnancies each year in the US alone.Melisa M. Holmes Heidi S. Resnick Dean G. Kilpatrick Connie L. Best Rape-related pregnancy: Estimates and descriptive characteristics from a national sample of women American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 8765248 1996 175 2 320–4; discussion 324–5 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70141-2 Cited in: Blake Aaron Todd Akin, GOP Senate candidate: 'Legitimate rape' rarely causes pregnancy https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/08/19/todd-akin-gop-senate-candidate-legitimate-rape-rarely-causes-pregnancy/ The Washington Post August 20, 2012 A separate 2003 article in the journal Human Nature estimated that rapes are twice as likely to result in pregnancies as consensual sex.10.1007/s12110-003-1014-0 Are per-incident rape-pregnancy rates higher than per-incident consensual pregnancy rates? 2003 Gottschall Jonathan A. Gottschall Tiffani A. Human Nature 14 1 1–20 26189986 20886610 Cited in: Robillard Kevin Doctors: Todd Akin pregnancy claim bogus https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/docs-akin-pregnancy-claim-bogus-079895 Politico August 20, 2012 August 21, 2012 (See also pregnancy from rape.) The incident was seen as having an impact on Akin's senate race and the Republicans' chances of gaining a majority in the U.S. Senate,http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/Todd-Akin-Legitimate-Rape-Election-166766356.html Akin Vows to Stay in Race After 'Legitimate Rape' Gaffe NBC 10 Philadelphia Scott Ross August 20, 2012 November 22, 2021 by making news in the week before the 2012 Republican National Convention and by "shift[ing] the national discussion to divisive social issues that could repel swing voters rather than economic issues that could attract them".http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/22/politics/gop-akin-controversy/index.html Akin imbroglio is bad news for Republicans Tom Cohen CNN August 22, 2012 November 22, 2021 Akin, along with other Republican candidates with controversial positions on rape, lost due to backlash from women voters.https://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/abortion-rape-shaped-key-races-083449 Politico Jennifer Haberkorn Abortion, rape controversy shaped key races November 6, 2012 November 22, 2021 On October 20, at a fundraiser, Akin compared McCaskill to a dog. After being criticized, Akin's campaign aide wrote on his official Twitter page that if Claire McCaskill "were a dog, she'd be a 'Bullshitsu.'" The aide later said that he was joking.http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/22/3879768/akin-aide-adds-profanity-to-dog.html Akin aide adds profanity to 'dog' characterization of McCaskill October 22, 2012 The Kansas City Star Steve Kraske dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121025234425/https://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/22/3879768/akin-aide-adds-profanity-to-dog.html October 25, 2012 Akin was caught on tape commenting that "Sen. Claire McCaskill goes to Washington, D.C., to 'fetch' higher taxes and regulations."https://www.politico.com/story/2012/10/akin-likens-mccaskill-to-a-dog-082697?hp=r6 Akin likens McCaskill to a dog October 22, 2012 Politico Kevin Robillard November 22, 2012 Even though the last poll before the election showed Akin only losing by four percentage points, McCaskill defeated him handily, by a 15.5% margin of victory and a vote margin of 420,985. Both McCaskill and incumbent governor Jay Nixon, running at the same time, were able to get a large number of votes from rural parts of the state, something President Barack Obama was not able to do. McCaskill and Nixon were declared the winners of their respective races even before the known big Democratic strongholds of St. Louis and Kansas City came in. Akin conceded defeat to McCaskill at 10:38 P.M. Central Time. Missouri general election All Results, State of Missouri – General Election, November 06, 2012 https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750002497 Missouri Secretary of State January 1, 2018 Democratic Party (US) Claire McCaskill (incumbent) 1,484,683 54.71 +5.13% Republican Party (US) Todd Akin 1,063,698 39.20 -8.11% Libertarian Party (US) Jonathan Dine 164,991 6.08 +3.83% Write-ins 251 0.01 n/a 420,985 15.51 +13.24% 2,713,623 64.75 Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election. Turnout percentage is the portion of registered voters (4,190,936 as of October 24, 2012)http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/registeredvoters.asp?rvmID=0012 Registered Voters in Missouri Missouri Secretary of State November 22, 2012 who voted. Montana 2012 United States Senate election in Montana Montana presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Montana 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Montana 2018 x136px Jon Tester, official 110th Congress photo.jpg Jon Tester Democratic Party (US) 236,123 48.6% Denny Rehberg, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg Denny Rehberg Republican Party (US) 218,051 44.9% Dan Cox Libertarian Party (US) 31,892 6.6% 2012 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsTester: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Rehberg: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. senator Jon Tester Democratic Party (US) Jon Tester Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Montana List of United States senators from Montana Incumbent Democrat Jon Tester successfully ran for re-election to a second term.http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_e0073c4e-7c2b-11df-b753-001cc4c002e0.html Speculation on 2012 elections in high gear June 19, 2010 November 21, 2010 Billings Gazette Charles S. Johnsonhttp://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/states/montana The New York Times Montana Montana Republican primaryhttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/2012/Primary/2012_PRIMARY_STATEWIDE_CANVASS.PDF 2012 Statewide Primary Election Canvass September 24, 2012 Secretary of State of Montana https://web.archive.org/web/20130121105908/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/2012/Primary/2012_PRIMARY_STATEWIDE_CANVASS.PDF January 21, 2013 dead Denny Rehberg Republican Party (US) 105,632 76.2 Dennis Teske Republican Party (US) 33,079 23.8 138,711 100.00 Former president of the Montana Senate and farmer Jon Tester was elected with 49.2% of the vote in 2006, defeating incumbent Conrad Burns. As of June 30, 2011, Jon Tester had saved $2.34 million in campaign funds. Tester has been accused by Republican Denny Rehberg's senate campaign of depending on financial contributions from Wall Street banking executives and movie stars.http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c44d1b28-af41-11e0-803a-001cc4c03286.html Rehberg raises $900K in 3 months, trails Tester in U.S. Senate money Dennison Mike July 15, 2011 The Missoulian July 25, 2011 On February 5, 2011, U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate.http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_e0073c4e-7c2b-11df-b753-001cc4c002e0.html It's official: Rehberg says he's taking on Tester February 5, 2011 February 5, 2011 Billings Gazette Charles S. Johnson Steve Daines had announced he would seek the Republican nomination on November 13, 2010,http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/25785036/detail.html Steve Daines Announces 2012 U.S. Senate Run Against Jon Tester November 13, 2010 November 21, 2010 KTVM-TV Jessica Debbas https://web.archive.org/web/20101116180148/http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/25785036/detail.html November 16, 2010 dead but just before Rehberg's announcement he dropped out of the primary and announced he would instead seek the Republican nomination for Montana's at-large congressional district in 2012.http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_b20e2840-2fac-11e0-9996-001cc4c002e0.html Steve Daines Announces 2012 U.S. Senate Run Against Jon Tester February 3, 2011 February 3, 2011 Billings Gazette Charles S. Johnson As of early July 2010, Denny Rehberg had saved $1.5 million of an original $2 million in campaign funds. Rehberg accused Democrat Jon Tester's senate campaign of depending on financial contributions from Wall Street banking executives and Hollywood while Rehberg's campaign relies primarily on in state donations. Tester's campaign countered that Rehberg has been funded by petroleum special interests and Wall Street. The National Republican Senatorial Committee aired an attack ad against Jon Tester that mistakenly included a digitally manipulated photo of Tester (who has only two fingers on his left hand) with full sets of fingers.http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_45cb3456-eae7-11e0-aca2-001cc4c03286.html GOP attack ad shows five-fingered Tester shaking Obama's hand September 30, 2010 November 2, 2011 Missoulian TV Matt Gouras Another ad against Tester, from the Karl Rove group Crossroads GPS, falsely asserted that Tester had voted in favor of Environmental Protection Agency regulation of farm dust.McAuliff Michael Ad By Crossroads, Karl Rove's Outfit, Yanked Off Air For Being False (UPDATE) Huffington Post November 11, 2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/11/crossroads-ad-karl-rove-false-jon-tester_n_1089182.html?ref=homepage November 12, 2011 In fact, Tester had praised the EPA for not attempting such a regulation.Drajem Mark EPA Says U.S. Rule on Farm Dust Won't Be Tightened After Review Bloomberg L.P. October 17, 2011 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-17/epa-says-u-s-rule-on-farm-dust-won-t-be-tightened-after-review.html November 12, 2011 The vote cited in the anti-Tester ad concerned currency exchange rates.U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 112th Congress – 1st Session, Vote No. 157 United States Senate October 6, 2011 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00157 November 12, 2011 In early October 2012, Crossroads GPS announced it would launch a $16 million advertising buy in national races, of which four were this and three other Senate elections.https://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/10/crossroads-launches-16-million-buy-in-senate-presidential-contests-137192 Politico Haberman Maggie Crossroads launches $16 million buy in Senate, presidential contests October 2, 2012 October 2, 2012 Montana general election Democratic Party (US) Jon Tester (incumbent) 236,123 48.58 -0.58% Republican Party (US) Denny Rehberg 218,051 44.86 -3.43% Libertarian Party (US) Dan Cox 31,892 6.56 +4.01% 18,072 3.72 +2.84% 486,066 Democratic Party (US) *Note: The ±% column reflects the change in the percent of the votes won by each party from the 2006 Senate election. Neither the vote shares nor turnout figure account for write-ins. Nebraska 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska Nebraska presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Nebraska 2018 x136px Deb Fischer, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg Deb Fischer Republican Party (US) 455,593 57.8% Senator Bob Kerrey.jpg Bob Kerrey Democratic Party (US) 332,979 42.2% 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 250px Fischer: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Kerrey: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. senator Ben Nelson Democratic Party (US) Deb Fischer Republican Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska List of United States senators from Nebraska Incumbent Democrat Ben Nelson retired instead of seeking a third term.https://www.politico.com/story/2011/12/ben-nelson-its-time-to-move-on-070879 Ben Nelson retiring from Senate Politico December 27, 2011 Former U.S. senator Bob Kerrey, a Democrat, and state senator Deb Fischer, a Republican, won their respective parties' primary elections on May 15, 2012. Fischer won the general election with 58% of the vote. Nebraska Democratic primaryhttp://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/canvass-report-2012-primary.pdf Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska June 17, 2012 Secretary of State of Nebraska November 8, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181108170730/http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/canvass-report-2012-primary.pdf dead Bob Kerrey Democratic Party (US) 66,586 81.0 Chuck Hassebrook Democratic Party (US) 9,886 12.0 Steven Lustgarten Democratic Party (US) 2,177 2.6 Larry Marvin Democratic Party (US) 2,076 2.5 Sherman Yates Democratic Party (US) 1,500 1.9 82,225 100.0 Nebraska Republican primary Deb Fischer Republican Party (US) 79,941 41.0 Jon Bruning Republican Party (US) 70,067 35.9 Don Stenberg Republican Party (US) 36,727 18.8 Pat Flynn Republican Party (US) 5,413 2.8 Spencer Zimmerman Republican Party (US) 1,601 0.8 Sharyn Elander Republican Party (US) 1,294 0.7 195,043 100.0 Nebraska general election"Official Results of Nebraska General Election – November 6, 2012". Nebraska Secretary of State. p. 12. Retrieved January 2, 2013. Republican Party (US) Deb Fischer 455,593 57.8 Democratic Party (US) Bob Kerrey 332,979 42.2 788,572 100.0 Nevada Nevada election Nevada presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Nevada 2018 x136px 57.1% (voting eligible) Dean Heller, official Senate portrait, 112th Congress (3x4).jpg Dean Heller Republican Party (US) 457,656 45.9% Shelley Berkley, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg Shelley Berkley Democratic Party (US) 446,080 44.7% 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 200px Heller: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Berkley: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. senator Dean Heller Republican Party (US) Dean Heller Republican Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada List of United States senators from Nevada Incumbent Republican Dean Heller, who was recently appointed to this seat left vacant by resigning U.S. senator John Ensign, was narrowly elected to his first full term over Congresswoman Shelley Berkley. Ensign had been re-elected in 2006 over Jack Carter, son of former president Jimmy Carter, by a margin of 55–41%. Ensign's re-election campaign was expected to be complicated after it was revealed in 2009 that he had been involved in an extramarital affair with the wife of one of his campaign staffers, allegedly made payments to the woman's family and arranged work for her husband to cover himself.https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/us/politics/02ensign.html Senator's Aid to Mistress's Husband Raises Ethics Flags The New York Times October 2, 2009 Eric Lichtblau and Eric LiptonThe Washington Post July 9, 2009 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/ensign-acknowledges-mistress-p.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121010235826/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/ensign-acknowledges-mistress-p.html dead October 10, 2012 Cillizza Chris Ensign Acknowledges Mistress Payment Ensign faced an investigation from the Senate Ethics Committee and his poll numbers declined significantly.Raju Manu Bresnahan John John Ensign running, despite ethics investigation Politico February 1, 2011 https://www.politico.com/story/2011/02/ensign-running-despite-investigation-048635 February 8, 2011Molly Ball New poll reveals Ensign's status sinking, But most Nevadans still say Republican senator should not resign http://www.lvrj.com/news/51133132.html The Las Vegas Review-Journal July 19, 2009 July 20, 2009 There was speculation that Ensign might resign before the election, but he denied these charges and initially stated he would run.http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jul/14/ensign-stay-senate-seek-reelection Ensign to stay in Senate, seek reelection July 14, 2009 July 14, 2009 Las Vegas Sun Lisa Mascaro However, he changed his mind and on March 7, 2011, Ensign announced that he would not seek re-election.https://www.politico.com/story/2010/11/ensign-planning-to-run-again-045246 Senator John Ensign announces he will not seek reelection March 7, 2011 March 7, 2011 Las Vegas Review-Journal Justin Yurkanin On April 22, Ensign announced that he was resigning effective May 3. Sen. Ensign says he will resign May 3 http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/22/ensign.resignation/index.html?eref=rss_politics April 23, 2011 CNN April 22, 2011 This is the only senate election in 2012 to vote Republican while Obama carried it on the presidential level. Nevada Republican primaryhttp://www.nvsos.gov/SilverState2012pri/USSenateStateWide.aspx Official Results of the 2012 Primary Election September 15, 2012 Secretary of State of Nevada Dean Heller (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 88,958 86.3 Sherry Brooks Republican Party (US) 5,356 5.2 None of These Candidates 3,358 3.3 Eddie "In Liberty" Hamilton Republican Party (US) 2,628 2.6 Richard Charles Republican Party (US) 2,295 2.2 Carlo "Nakusa" Poliak Republican Party (US) 512 0.5 103,107 100.0 Nevada Democratic primary Shelley Berkley Democratic Party (US) 62,081 79.5 Nancy Price Democratic Party (US) 4,210 5.4 Steve Brown Democratic Party (US) 3,998 5.1 None of These Candidates 3,637 4.7 Barry Ellsworth Democratic Party (US) 2,491 3.2 Louis Macias Democratic Party (US) 1,714 2.2 78,131 100.0 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada Republican Party (US) Dean Heller (incumbent) 457,656 45.87 -9.53% Democratic Party (US) Shelley Berkley 446,080 44.71 +3.71% Independent American Party of Nevada David Lory VanDerBeek 48,792 4.89 +3.56% None of These Candidates 44,277 4.54 +3.13% 12,034 1.20 997,805 Republican Party (US) New Jersey New Jersey election New Jersey presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in New Jersey 2006 2018 United States Senate election in New Jersey 2018 x136px Robert Menendez official Senate portrait.jpg Bob Menendez Democratic Party (US) 1,987,680 1987680 3376649 1 Joe Kyrillos (cropped).jpg Joe Kyrillos Republican Party (US) 1,329,534 1329534 3376649 1 280px Results by county 280px Results by municipality Menendez: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Kyrillos: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #A80000 >90% U.S. senator Bob Menendez Democratic Party (US) Bob Menendez Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey List of United States senators from New Jersey 2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey Incumbent Democrat Bob Menendez won re-election to a second full term. This was the first time since 1976 that a candidate for this seat received over 55% of the vote. Bob Menendez became the first Hispanic-American U.S. senator to represent New Jersey in January 2006 when former U.S. senator Jon Corzine appointed him to the seat after having resigned to become governor of New Jersey, following his election in November 2005.https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/politics/08senate.html Corzine Is Said to Have Picked a Replacement December 8, 2005 December 29, 2010 The New York Times David W. Chen In November 2006, after a tough and painful election, Menendez defeated Republican state senator Thomas Kean, Jr. with 53.3% of the vote. New Jersey Democratic primary Bob Menendez (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 235,321 100.0 235,321 100.0 New Jersey Republican primaryhttp://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2012-results/2012-unofficial-primary-results-senate-0606-425.pdf Joseph Kyrillos Republican Party (US) 161,146 77.1 David Brown Republican Party (US) 18,671 8.9 Joseph Rullo Republican Party (US) 16,690 8.0 Bader Qarmout Republican Party (US) 12,637 6.0 209,144 100.0 New Jersey general electionhttp://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2012-results/2012-official-general-results-us-senate.pdf Official List Candidates for US Senate – For General Election 11/06/2012 New Jersey Secretary of State December 6, 2012 November 7, 2013 Democratic Party (US) Bob Menendez (incumbent) 1,987,680 1987680 3376649 2 +5.50% Republican Party (US) Joseph Kyrillos 1,329,534 1329534 3376649 2 -4.98% Libertarian Party (US) Kenneth R. Kaplan 16,803 16803 3376649 2 yes -0.15% Green Party (US) Ken Wolski 15,801 15801 3376649 2 Independent Gwen Diakos 9,359 9359 3376649 2 Independent J. David Dranikoff 3,834 3834 3376649 2 Independent Inder "Andy" Soni 3,593 3593 3376649 2 Independent Robert "Turk" Turkavage 3,532 3532 3376649 2 yes Socialist Party USA Greg Pason 2,249 2249 3376649 2 Independent Eugene M. LaVergne 2,198 2198 3376649 2 Independent Daryl Brooks 2,066 2066 3376649 2 658,146 19.49 3,376,649 New Mexico New Mexico election New Mexico presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in New Mexico 2006 2018 United States Senate election in New Mexico 2018 x136px Martin Heinrich, official portrait, 112th Congress crop.jpg Martin Heinrich Democratic Party (US) 395,717 51.0% Heather Wilson official portrait (cropped).jpg Heather Wilson Republican Party (US) 351,260 45.3% 2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico results map by county.svg 200px County resultsHeinrich: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Wilson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. senator Jeff Bingaman Democratic Party (US) Martin Heinrich Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico List of United States senators from New Mexico Incumbent Democrat Jeff Bingaman retired instead of running for re-election to a sixth term.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021807559.html Bingaman won't run for Senate in 2012 February 19, 2011 February 19, 2011 The Washington Post Chris Cillizza Democratic U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich won the open seat. Incumbent Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a fifth term with 70.61% of the vote against Allen McCulloch in the 2006 U.S. senatorial election in New Mexico. New Mexico Democratic primaryhttp://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12%281%29.pdf Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico August 3, 2012 Secretary of State of New Mexico https://web.archive.org/web/20131104091728/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12(1).pdf November 4, 2013 dead Martin Heinrich Democratic Party (US) 83,432 58.9 Hector Balderas Democratic Party (US) 58,128 41.1 141,560 100.0 New Mexico Republican primary Heather Wilson Republican Party (US) 63,631 70.0 Greg Sowards Republican Party (US) 27,214 30.0 90,845 100.0 New Mexico general election Democratic Party (US) Martin Heinrich 395,717 51.01 -19.81% Republican Party (US) Heather Wilson 351,295 45.28 +16.17% American Independent Party Jon Barrie 27,649 3.6 Write-in Write-in 617 0.08% 44,458 6.1 775,278 New York 2012 United States Senate election in New York New York presidential no 2010 United States Senate special election in New York 2010 (special) 2018 United States Senate election in New York 2018 x136px 53.2% (voting eligible) Kirsten Gillibrand, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic Party (US) 4,822,330 72.2% EWendyLong022612_12.jpg Wendy Long Republican Party (US) 1,758,702 26.3% 2012 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 300px Gillibrand: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0E0496 >90%Long: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. senator Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic Party (US) Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in New York List of United States senators from New York Incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand won re-election to her first full term. Gillibrand was opposed in the general election by Wendy Long (who ran on the Republican and Conservative Party tickets) and by three minor party candidates. Gillibrand was re-elected with 72% of the vote, by a margin of 46%, the highest margin for any statewide candidate in New York. Gillibrand performed 9 points better than President Barack Obama did in the presidential race in New York. She carried 60 out of 62 counties statewide. There was one debate, held in October 2012 where Gillibrand and Long debated various issues such as the economy, abortion rights, the debt and deficit, foreign policy, jobs, and tax and regulatory policy. Governor David Paterson appointed then-U.S. Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to serve as U.S. senator from New York until the 2010 special election, succeeding former U.S. senator Hillary Clinton, who resigned to serve as U.S. Secretary of State in the Obama administration. Gillibrand won the special election in 2010 with 62.95% of the vote over former U.S. Representative Joseph DioGuardi. According to preliminary results, Gillibrand won re-election by a landslide of over 70% of the vote on November 6, 2012. New York general election Democratic Party (US) Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand (incumbent) 4,822,330 72.22 +9.22% Republican Party (US) Wendy Elizabeth Long 1,758,702 26.34 Green Party (US) Colia Clark 36,547 0.60 Libertarian Party (US) Chris Edes 28,315 0.50 Independent John Mangelli 20,223 0.30 Write-in Write-in 2,001 0.02 3,053,412 6,677,666 100.00 North Dakota 2012 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in North Dakota 2006 2018 United States Senate election in North Dakota 2018 x136px 60.6% (voting eligible) Heidi Heitkamp official portrait 113th Congress.jpg Heidi Heitkamp North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party 161,337 50.2% Rick Berg, official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg Rick Berg Republican Party (US) 158,401 49.3% 2012 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px Heitkamp: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933e5 80–90%Berg: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. senator Kent Conrad North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party Heidi Heitkamp North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party 2012 United States Senate election in North Dakota List of United States senators from North Dakota Incumbent Democrat Kent Conrad retired instead of running for re-election to a fifth term. Though each party endorses a single candidate in state political conventions in the spring, North Dakota determines actual ballot access for the general election in a statewide primary election that was held June 12, 2012.http://www.nd.gov/sos/forms/pdf/election-calendar-2012.pdf North Dakota election calendar July 2011 August 17, 2011 Secretary of State Former Democratic-NPL Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp ran for and won the open seat in a close-fought victory.https://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/heitkamp-scores-upset-win-083466 Heidi Heitkamp scores upset win in North Dakota Nocera Kate Politico November 7, 2012 April 17, 2014 North Dakota Republican primaryhttp://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY North Dakota Secretary of State Rick Berg Republican Party (US) 67,849 66.41 Duane Sand Republican Party (US) 34,209 33.48 Write-ins Republican Party (US) 111 0.41 102,281 100.00 North Dakota general election North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Heidi Heitkamp 161,337 50.24 -18.26% Republican Party (US) Rick Berg 158,401 49.32 +20.04% Write-ins 1,406 0.44 2,936 0.92 - 322,509 North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Ohio Ohio election Ohio presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Ohio 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Ohio 2018 x136px 64.6% (voting eligible) x150px Sherrod Brown Democratic Party (US) 2,762,757 50.7% x150px Josh Mandel Republican Party (US) 2,435,740 44.7% 2012 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg 200px Brown: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Mandel: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. senator Sherrod Brown Democratic Party (US) Sherrod Brown Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Ohio List of United States senators from Ohio Incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown won re-election to a second term. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary and Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel won the Republican primary with 63% of the vote.ENR – My Results December 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes https://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Senate/2012/Primary/OH Election Map 2012: Live Voting Results – Politico.com June 23, 2025 January 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120106013744/http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Senate/2012/Primary/OH dead Ohio Democratic primary Sherrod Brown (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 802,678 100.00 802,678 100.00% Ohio Republican primaryhttp://vote.sos.state.oh.us/pls/enrpublic/f?p=130:MYRESULTS:0 ENR – My Results April 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120413093823/http://vote.sos.state.oh.us/pls/enrpublic/f?p=130:MYRESULTS:0 April 13, 2012 dead mdy-all Josh Mandel Republican Party (US) 580,525 63.00 Michael Pryce Republican Party (US) 130,370 14.15 Donna Glisman Republican Party (US) 114,183 12.39 David Dodt Republican Party (US) 47,278 5.13 Eric Gregory Republican Party (US) 47,123 5.11 Russell Bliss Republican Party (US) 1,927 0.21 921,406 100.00 In 2006, U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown had defeated two-term incumbent Republican Mike DeWine 56%-44% 2006 election. Over the past six years, he established a very liberal, progressive, and populist record. The National Journal named Brown the most liberal U.S. senator in the past two years.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/22/sherrod-brown_n_1162819.html Huffington Post Amanda Terkel Which Senate Race Is Attracting Most GOP Third-Party Spending? December 22, 2011 The Washington Post called him a "modern-day Paul Wellstone." One article said "Brown is way to the left of Ohio in general, but probably the only person who could outwork Brown is Portman."http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/sherrod-brown-and-the-wellstone-factor/2011/11/08/gIQA5Tc90M_blog.html The Washington Post Aaron Blake Sherrod Brown and the Wellstone factor November 8, 2011 Brown was the only candidate the 60 Plus Association targeted in the 2012 election cycle.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/05/sherrod-brown-josh-mandel-ohio-primary_n_1322012.html?ref=politics Huffington Post Meghan Neal GOP 'Rock Star' Could Spell Trouble For Sherrod Brown March 5, 2012 Mandel, 34, was elected state treasurer in 2010. Before that, he was a Lyndhurst City Councilman and Ohio State Representative. He was criticized as Ohio Treasurer for not fulfilling his pledge to serve a four-year term and for not attending any of the Board of Deposit monthly meetings.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/josh-mandel-ohio-treasurer-senate-candidate-board-of-deposit-meetings_n_1299379.html Huffington Post Michael McAuliff Ohio Senate Candidate Skipped Board Meetings For No Known Reason February 24, 2012 However, Mandel raised a lot of money. He was called a rising star in the Republican Party and was called "the rock star of the party." He was also compared to Marco Rubio.Politics – Molly Ball – Is Josh Mandel the Next Marco Rubio? – The Atlantic Mandel's campaign was singled out by the independent fact-checking group Politifact for its "casual relationship with the truth" and its tendency to "double down" after inaccuracies were pointed out. The fact-checking group wrote: "For all the gifts Mandel has, from his compelling personal narrative as an Iraq war veteran to a well-oiled fundraising machine, whoppers are fast becoming a calling card of his candidacy."Politifact Even in an age of fact checking, the whopper lives Henry Gomez http://www.politifact.com/ohio/article/2012/mar/26/even-age-fact-checking-whopper-lives/ March 26, 2012 July 5, 2012 Mandel raised $7.2 million through the first quarter of 2012. He had $5.3 million cash on hand, trailing Brown's $6.3 million.Wehrman Jessica Incumbents winning in fundraising http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/election/incumbents-winning-in-fundraising-1360963.html April 30, 2012 Dayton Daily News April 16, 2012 However, Mandel benefited from massive support from conservative out-of-state superPACs, which raise unlimited amounts of money from anonymous donors. These outside groups, including Crossroads GPS, aired over $60 million in TV advertising supporting Mandel and attacking Brown,Sherrod Brown: 'Karl Rove Had A Bad Night' November 7, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/sherrod-brown-ohio-senate_n_2088601.html?ref=topbar November 7, 2012 outspending Democratically aligned outside groups by more than five-to-one.NPR https://www.npr.org/2012/07/05/156268298/ohio-senator-vulnerable-for-health-law-support Ohio Senator Vulnerable For Health Law Support David Welna July 5, 2012 July 5, 2012 Mandel's campaign was aided by over $1 million spent primarily on attack ads by a 501(c)(4) organization called the Government Integrity Fund. The group was funded by anonymous donors and run by lobbyist Tom Norris of Columbus, Ohio-based Cap Square Solutions.Justin Elliot Revealed: The Dark Money Group Attacking Sen. Sherrod Brown September 7, 2012 https://www.propublica.org/article/revealed-the-dark-money-group-attacking-sen-sherrod-brown/ ProPublica September 9, 2012 Brown did better than polls right before the election suggested. Instead of winning by two points (which polls right before the election had suggested) Brown won by six points. Republicans could not come back from the huge margins for the Democrats of Cuyahoga County, Franklin County, Lucas County, and Hamilton County. Ohio general election Democratic Party (US) Sherrod Brown (incumbent) 2,762,757 50.7 -5.90% Republican Party (US) Josh Mandel 2,435,740 44.7 +1.30% Independent Scott Rupert 250,617 4.6 +4.58% 327,017 6.0 5,449,414 Democratic Party (US) Pennsylvania 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 2018 x136px 59.4% (voting eligible) Bob Casey, official Senate photo portrait, c2008.jpg Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic Party (US) 3,021,364 53.7% Tom Smith PA cropped.jpg Tom Smith Republican Party (US) 2,509,132 44.6% 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 250px Casey: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933e5 80–90%Smith: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. senator Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic Party (US) Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania List of United States senators from Pennsylvania Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey, Jr. won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Tom Smith, and Libertarian nominee Rayburn Smith. The primary elections occurred on April 24, 2012, during which the Republicans and Democrats selected nominees for the general election. The Republican primary was a five-way contest. Tom Smith, the eventual nominee, faced David A. Christian, Sam Rohrer, Marc Scaringi, and Steve Welch. The Democratic primary was not heavily contested. Incumbent Bob Casey, Jr., defeated Joseph Vodvarka by a wide margin. The Libertarian Party nominated Rayburn Smith. Casey led most pre-election polls and eventually defeated his opponents to win re-election to a second term in the U.S. Senate. In so doing, Casey became the first Democratic senator from Pennsylvania elected to a second term in 50 years. Pennsylvania was considered a battleground state; since the 1970 election of Governor Milton Shapp, partisan control of the governorship had alternated between Democratic and Republican. Additionally, Republicans had controlled the State Senate since 1995, while Democrats assumed control of the State House following the 2006 election, only to lose control in the 2010 election, though the Democrats had won the state in every presidential election from 1992 to 2012. Pennsylvania Democratic primary2012 General Primary: United States Senator http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=45&OfficeID=2 Pennsylvania Department of State April 25, 2012 Bob Casey, Jr. (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 565,488 80.9 Joseph Vodvarka Democratic Party (US) 133,683 19.1 699,171 100.0 Despite many predictions of a close race, the election was not close. Casey, the incumbent, despite being seen as somewhat vulnerable, went into election night with most analysts thinking he would win. Casey would win by more than expected. This can be traced to several factors. Casey trounced Smith in Philadelphia County, home of Philadelphia. Casey also won the surrounding collar counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery, which are seen as vital in statewide elections in Pennsylvania. Casey also performed well in Allegheny County, home of Pittsburgh. Casey also performed well in Erie. Casey also performed strongly in the Scranton area. Smith did well in rural counties, but it wasn't enough to overcome the lead Casey had built in the huge population centers. Casey was sworn in for his second term beginning at noon on January 3, 2013. Pennsylvania general election2012 General Election – United States Senator http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/Default.aspx?EID=27&ESTID=2&CID=0&OID=2&CDID=0&PID=0&DISTID=0&IsSpecial=0 Pennsylvania Department of State November 8, 2012 Democratic Party (US) Bob Casey, Jr. (incumbent) 3,021,364 53.7 -4.9% Republican Party (US) Tom Smith 2,509,114 44.6 +3.3% Libertarian Party (US) Rayburn Smith 96,926 1.7 +1.7% 512,250 9.1 - 5,627,404 Democratic Party (US) -4.9% Rhode Island Rhode Island election Rhode Island presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 2018 58.0% (voting eligible) x136px Senwhitehouse.jpg Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Party (US) 271,034 65.0% No image.svg Barry Hinckley Republican Party (US) 146,222 35.0% 230px County results 230px Municipality results Whitehouse: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Hinckley: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. senator Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Party (US) Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Rhode Island List of United States senators from Rhode Island Incumbent Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse was re-elected to a second term in a landslide by a 30% margin of 65% – 35%. Whitehouse won 53.52% of the vote in 2006. Rhode Island Democratic primary Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Party (US) 60,223 100.00 60,223 100.00 Rhode Island Republican primary Barry Hinckley Republican Party (US) 6,890 100.00 6,890 100.00 Rhode Island general electionRI US Senate Our Campaigns http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=507746 October 9, 2013 Democratic Party (US) Sheldon Whitehouse 271,034 64.81 +11.29% Republican Party (US) Barry Hinckley 146,222 34.97 -11.51% Other Write-ins 933 0.22 n/a 124,812 29.85 +22.81% 418,189 100.00 418,189 58 Democratic Party (US) Tennessee Tennessee election Tennessee presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee 2018 November 6, 2012 160x180px 61.86% November 6, 2012 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2012 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics February 28, 2023 11.89 pp x150px Bob Corker Republican Party (United States) 1,506,443 64.89% Mark Clayton Democratic Party (United States) 705,882 30.41% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Corker: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Clayton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Bob Corker Republican Party (United States) Bob Corker Republican Party (United States)2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee List of United States senators from Tennessee Incumbent Republican Bob Corker won a second term. Corker easily won the Republican primary with 85% of the vote. He faced Democratic Party nominee Mark E. Clayton"2012's worst candidate? With Mark Clayton, Tennessee Democrats hit bottom." by David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, October 22, 2012, Retrieved 2012-10-23, "If there are people who don't believe that there's a campaign here, then guess what? They can come to Tennessee, if they're a voter, and they can see Mark E. Clayton, and next to Mark E. Clayton there's going to be a 'D,'" he said on the phone. "Like it or not, Mark Clayton is the Democratic nominee in Tennessee." as well as several third-party candidates and several independents. Clayton won the Democratic nomination with 30% of the vote, despite raising no money and having a website that was four years out of date.https://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/mark-clayton-tennessee-democrats-senate Dems Nominate Anti-Gay Conspiracy Theorist for Senate Murphy Tim August 3, 2012 Mother Jones August 21, 2012 The next day Tennessee's Democratic Party disavowed the candidate over his active role in the Public Advocate of the United States, which they described as a "known hate group". They blamed his victory among candidates for whom the TNDP provided little forums to become known on the fact that his name appeared first on the ballot, and said they would do nothing to help his campaign, urging Democrats to vote for "the write-in candidate of their choice" in November.http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120803/NEWS02/308030124/Senate-nominee-M?nclick_check=1 Tennessee Democratic Party disavows Senate nominee August 3, 2012 August 4, 2012 The Tennessean Michael Cass One of the Democratic candidates, Larry Crim, filed a petition seeking to offer the voters a new primary in which to select a Democratic nominee among the remaining candidates the party had affirmed as bona fide and as a preliminary motion sought a temporary restraining order against certification of the results, but after a judge denied the temporary order Crim withdrew his petitionhttp://www.tennessean.com/article/20120817/NEWS02/308170061/Mark-Clayton-victory-Democratic-primary-upheld-by-Nashville-judge Mark Clayton victory in Democratic primary upheld by Nashville judge Sisk Chas August 17, 2012 The Tennessean August 21, 2012 Tennessee Republican primaryhttp://elections.tn.gov/results.php?ByOffice=United%20States%20Senate Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results August 2, 2012 Secretary of State of Tennessee Bob Corker (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 389,483 85.25% Zach Poskevich Republican Party (US) 28,299 6.19% Fred Anderson Republican Party (US) 15,942 3.49% Mark Twain Clemens Republican Party (US) 11,788 2.58% Brenda Lenard Republican Party (US) 11,378 2.49% 456,890 100.00% Democratic primary results Mark E. Clayton Democratic Party (United States) 48,126 29.99% Gary Gene Davis Democratic Party (United States) 24,789 15.45% Park Overall Democratic Party (United States) 24,263 15.12% Larry Crim Democratic Party (United States) 17,383 10.83% Benjamin Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 16,369 10.20% David Hancock Democratic Party (United States) 16,167 10.08 Thomas Owens Democratic Party (United States) 13,366 8.33 160,463 100.00 Tennessee general electionState of Tennessee. November 6, 2012. General Election Bob Corker (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,506,443 64.89% +14.18% Democratic Party (United States) Mark Clayton 705,882 30.41% -17.59% Green Party (United States) Martin Pleasant 38,472 1.66% +1.52% Independent Shaun Crowell 20,936 0.90% N/A Constitution Party (United States) Kermit Steck 18,620 0.80% N/A Independent James Higdon 8,085 0.35% N/A Independent Michael Joseph Long 8,080 0.35% N/A Independent Troy Stephen Scoggin 7,148 0.31% N/A Independent David Gatchell 6,523 0.28% N/A n/a Write-ins 1,288 0.05% N/A 2,321,477 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) Texas Texas election Texas presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Texas 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Texas 2018 x136px 49.7% (voting eligible) Ted Cruz, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped 2).jpg Ted Cruz Republican Party (US) 4,440,137 56.6% Paul Sadler.JPG Paul Sadler Democratic Party (US) 3,194,927 40.5% 2012 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg 300px Cruz: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Sadler: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (US) Ted Cruz Republican Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Texas List of United States senators from Texas Incumbent Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison retired instead of running for re-election to a fourth full term. Libertarian John Jay Myers was elected by nomination at the Texas Libertarian Party State Convention on June 8, 2012. After the first round of primary on May 29, 2012, a runoff was held July 31, 2012, for both the Democratic and Republican parties, with Paul Sadler and Ted Cruz winning, respectively. Cruz won the open seat. Democratic runoff resultsJuly 31, 2012 Texas Secretary of State 2012 Democratic Party Primary Runoff http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist163_state.htm Paul Sadler Democratic Party (US) 148,940 63.03 Grady Yarbrough Democratic Party (US) 87,365 36.97 236,305 100.00 Texas Republican primary runoffJuly 31, 2012 Texas Secretary of State 2012 Republican Party Primary Runoff http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist162_state.htm Ted Cruz Republican Party (US) 631,812 56.82 David Dewhurst Republican Party (US) 480,126 43.18 1,111,938 100.00 Texas general electionNovember 6, 2012 Texas Secretary of State http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist164_state.htm 2012 General Election Republican Party (US) Ted Cruz 4,440,137 56.46 -5.23% Democratic Party (US) Paul Lindsey Sadler 3,194,927 40.62 +4.58% Libertarian Party (US) John Jay Myers 162,354 2.06 -0.20% Green Party (US) David Collins 67,404 0.86 +0.86% 1,245,210 15.84 7,864,822 Republican Party (US) Utah 2012 United States Senate election in Utah Utah presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Utah 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Utah 2018 x136px 55.4% (voting eligible) Orrin Hatch, official 110th Congress photo.jpg Orrin Hatch Republican Party (US) 595,972 65.2% Scott Howell.jpg Scott Howell Democratic Party (US) 275,880 30.2% 2012 United States Senate election in Utah results map by county.svg 200px County resultsHatch: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Howell: #a5b0ff 40–50% U.S. senator Orrin Hatch Republican Party (US) Orrin Hatch Republican Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Utah List of United States senators from Utah Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch won re-election to a seventh term against former state senator and IBM executive, Scott Howell the Democratic candidate.http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554450/Hatch-Liljenquist-locked-into-second-round-of-voting-for-GOP-nomination.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120423033259/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865554450/Hatch-Liljenquist-locked-into-second-round-of-voting-for-GOP-nomination.html dead April 23, 2012 Sen. Orrin Hatch forced into primary for first time since '76, faces Dan Liljenquist in June April 21, 2012 May 9, 2012 Deseret News In 2006, incumbent Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term. In 2008, Jason Chaffetz defeated the incumbent Republican U.S. Representative, Chris Cannon, in the 2008 primary for Utah's 3rd congressional district. In 2010, Mike Lee defeated Bob Bennett in the 2010 Utah Senate election.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/orrin-hatch-faces-tea-party-ac.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120608220127/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/orrin-hatch-faces-tea-party-ac.html dead June 8, 2012 Orrin Hatch courts tea party activists, Tea Party Express divided February 9, 2011 May 11, 2012 The Washington Post Rachel Weiner In March 2011, just-elected U.S. senator Mike Lee said he would not endorse Hatch in the primary.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/11/mike-lee-orrin-hatch-not-_n_822141.html Huffington Post Mike Lee: Orrin Hatch Not Getting My Endorsement In 2012 Primary February 11, 2011 In May 2011, Chaffetz told several Utah political insiders that he planned to run, but he would not make an official decision until after Labor Day of 2011.http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/51919110-78/chaffetz-hatch-utah-republican.html.csp Sources say Chaffetz is in against Hatch June 1, 2011 May 11, 2012 The Salt Lake Tribune Robert Gehrke In June 2011, prominent conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin endorsed Hatch.http://www.hatchforsenate.com/_blog/blog/post/Key_National_Voice_Endorses_Orrin_Hatch_For_Senate/ Key National Voice Endorses Orrin Hatch For Senate June 14, 2011 May 11, 2012 Orrin Hatch for Utah https://web.archive.org/web/20110711150501/http://www.hatchforsenate.com/_blog/blog/post/Key_National_Voice_Endorses_Orrin_Hatch_For_Senate/ July 11, 2011 dead The fiscally conservative 501(c)4 organization Club for Growth encouraged Chaffetz to run. The group cited Hatch's support for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, State Children's Health Insurance Program, No Child Left Behind Act, Bridge to Nowhere, and other votes among the reasons why they opposed his re-election.http://www.clubforgrowth.org/perm/?postID=15170 Run, Jason, Run! June 1, 2011 May 11, 2012 Club for Growth Barney Keller https://web.archive.org/web/20120324120900/http://www.clubforgrowth.org/perm/?postID=15170 March 24, 2012 dead In an interview with Politico, Chaffetz stated, "After 34 years of service, I think most Utahans want a change. They want to thank him for his service, but it's time to move on. And for me personally, I think he's been on the wrong side of a host of major issues." The congressman cited Hatch's vote in favor of Equal Opportunity to Serve Act and the Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993.https://www.politico.com/story/2011/06/chaffetz-mulling-a-hatch-challenge-056214 Jason Chaffetz leaning toward challenging Orrin Hatch June 3, 2011 May 11, 2012 Politico Jake Sherman However, Chaffetz ultimately decided against a run. Democratic convention resultshttp://utahgop.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/ussenate/ Election Results: U.S. Senate Candidates April 21, 2012 May 11, 2012 Utah Republican Party Scott Howell Democratic Party (US) - 63.0 Pete Ashdown Democratic Party (US) - 37.0 - 100.0 Utah Republican primaryhttps://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Senate/2012/Primary/UT 2016 Election Results: President Live Map by State, Real-Time Voting Updates Politico November 8, 2016 June 23, 2025 January 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120106013744/http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Senate/2012/Primary/UT dead Orrin Hatch (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 146,394 66.0 Dan Liljenquist Republican Party (US) 73,668 34.0 220,062 100.0 Utah general election Republican Party (US) Orrin Hatch (incumbent) 595,972 65.21 +2.85% Democratic Party (US) Scott Howell 275,880 30.19 -0.87% Constitution Party (US) Shaun McCausland 28,367 3.10 -0.67% Justice Daniel Geery 7,444 0.81 Independent Bill Barron 6,261 0.69 320,092 35.02 913,924 60.40 Republican Party (US) Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election. Neither the vote shares nor the turnout figure account for write-ins. Turnout percentage is the portion of registered voters who voted (1,513,241 as of June 11, 2012)http://elections.utah.gov/party-and-status Voters by Party and Status – Lieutenant Governor's Office: Elections Vermont Vermont election Vermont presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Vermont 2018 x136px 63.47% (voting eligible) Bernie Sanders.jpg Bernie Sanders Independent 207,848 71.0% 1985 John MacGovern Middlesex Representative Massachusetts.jpg John MacGovern Republican Party (US) 72,898 24.9% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Sanders: #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% #414042ff 80–90% U.S. senator Bernie Sanders Independent Bernie Sanders Independent 2012 United States Senate election in Vermont List of United States senators from Vermont Incumbent Independent Bernie Sanders won re-election to a second term in a landslide, capturing nearly three-quarters of the vote. Sanders also received the nomination of the Vermont Progressive Party, but declined both the Democratic and Progressive nominations after the primary.http://vtdigger.org/2012/06/12/progressives-nominate-sanders-hoffer-condos-and-stanak-for-statewide-office/ Progressives nominate Sanders, Hoffer, Condos and Stanak for statewide office June 12, 2012 June 23, 2012 VTDigger.org June 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618044741/http://vtdigger.org/2012/06/12/progressives-nominate-sanders-hoffer-condos-and-stanak-for-statewide-office/ dead Vermont Republican primaryGrasgreen Allie https://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Senate/2012/Primary/VT 2016 Primary Election Results: President Live Map by State, Real-Time Voting Updates Politico January 23, 1964 January 23, 2016 January 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120106013744/http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/Senate/2012/Primary/VT dead John MacGovern Republican Party (US) 6,343 75.4 H. Brooke Paige Republican Party (US) 2,073 24.6 8,416 100.0 Vermont general electionSenning William http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2012ElectionResults/2012GeneralElectionResults/2012GEStatewideCanvass.pdf Elections | Home | Vermont Secretary of State Vermont-elections.org January 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20121115115143/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2012ElectionResults/2012GeneralElectionResults/2012GEStatewideCanvass.pdf November 15, 2012 dead Independent Bernie Sanders (incumbent)(a) 207,848 71.00 +5.59% Republican Party (US) John MacGovern 72,898 24.90 -7.46% United States Marijuana Party Cris Ericson 5,924 2.02 +1.36% Liberty Union Party Pete Diamondstone 2,511 0.86 +0.55% Peace and Prosperity Peter Moss 2,452 0.84 +0.26% VoteKISS Laurel LaFramboise 877 0.30 — No party Write-ins 252 0.09 — 134,950 46.10 +13.06% 292,762 63.47(b) +2.95% Independent Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party or independent candidate. Virginia Virginia election Virginia presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia 2018 x136px 66.4% (voting eligible) Tim Kaine, official 113th Congress photo portrait.jpg Tim Kaine Democratic Party (US) 2,010,067 52.9% George Allen official portrait.jpg George Allen Republican Party (US) 1,785,542 47.0% 2012 United States Senate election in Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County and independent city resultsKaine: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Allen: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. senator Jim Webb Democratic Party (US) Tim Kaine Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Virginia List of United States senators from Virginia Incumbent Democrat Jim Webb retired instead of running for re-election to a second term.http://www.rollcall.com/news/-203242-1.html Webb Won't Seek Re-Election February 9, 2011 February 9, 2011 Roll Call Kyle Trygstad Former Governor of Virginia Tim Kaine was unopposed for the Democratic nomination"Kaine hits the road to tout economic plan", The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2012. and the Republican party nominated former senator and Governor George Allen through a primary on June 12, 2012.http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/va-dems-will-choose-us-senate-nominee-june-primary Va. Dems will choose U.S. Senate nominee in June primary September 20, 2011 The Pilot Online January 1, 2018 September 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110930014724/http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/va-dems-will-choose-us-senate-nominee-june-primary dead Kaine won the open seat. Virginia Republican primaryhttps://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2012/A2E23EAB-7EA6-40E2-AF41-3CE22C787EA4/unofficial/5_s.shtml June 2012 Republican Primary Unofficial Results January 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614104315/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2012/A2E23EAB-7EA6-40E2-AF41-3CE22C787EA4/unofficial/5_s.shtml June 14, 2012 dead mdy-all George Allen Republican Party (US) 167,607 65.5 Jamie Radtke Republican Party (US) 59,005 23.0 Bob Marshall Republican Party (US) 17,302 6.8 E.W. Jackson Republican Party (US) 12,083 4.7 255,997 100.0 Once Democrat Jim Webb retired, many Democratic candidates were speculated. These included U.S. Congressmen Rick Boucher,http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2011/03/boucher-appears-unlikely-to-se.php Boucher Appears Unlikely To Seek Senate Seat March 2, 2011 February 16, 2012 National Journal Juliana Gruenwald https://web.archive.org/web/20120125185611/http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2011/03/boucher-appears-unlikely-to-se.php January 25, 2012 dead Gerry Connolly,https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/84444-rep-connolly-rules-out-2012-senate-run-hopes-for-kaine/ Rep. Connolly rules out 2012 Senate run; hopes for Kaine March 4, 2011 March 4, 2011 The Hill Shane D'Aprile Glenn Nye,https://www.politico.com/blogs/david-catanese/2011/02/nye-has-no-interest-kaine-wary-of-run-033300 Nye has "no interest," Kaine wary of run February 11, 2011 February 11, 2011 Politico David Catanese Jonathan Martin Tom Perriellohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021607180.html Ex-rep. Perriello might run for U.S. Senate in Va. if Kaine doesn't February 16, 2011 February 16, 2011 The Washington Post Ben Pershing and Bobby Scott.http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/dp-nws-bobby-scott-picnic-20110905,0,1487880.story Rep. Scott says he won't run for Senate September 5, 2011 September 5, 2011 Newport News Daily Press Todd Allen Wilson April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes However, they all declined and encouraged Kaine to run for the seat, believing he would be by far the most electable candidate. Courtney Lynch, former Marine Corps Officer and Fairfax business consultanthttp://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/mar/25/tdobit03-allen-to-face-host-of-gop-challengers-kai-ar-1791943/ Allen to face host of GOP challengers; Kaine none March 25, 2012 March 30, 2012 Richmond Times-Dispatch Wesley P. Hester https://web.archive.org/web/20120329033728/http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2012/mar/25/tdobit03-allen-to-face-host-of-gop-challengers-kai-ar-1791943/ March 29, 2012 dead and Julien Modica, former CEO of the Brain Trauma Recovery & Policy Institute, eventually withdrew from the election, allowing Kaine to be unopposed in the Democratic primary. Virginia general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2012election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 2012 February 28, 2013 United States House of Representatives live March 12, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220312171007/https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2012election.pdf Democratic Party (US) Tim Kaine 2,010,067 52.87 +3.28% Republican Party (US) George Allen 1,785,542 46.96 -2.24% Write-ins 6,587 0.17 +0.07% 224,525 5.91 +5.52% 3,802,196 Democratic Party (US) Washington Washington election Washington presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Washington 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Washington 2018 x136px 64.1% (voting eligible) Maria Cantwell 113th Congress (cropped).jpg Maria Cantwell Democratic Party (US) 1,855,493 60.5% Michael Baumgartner crop (cropped).jpg Michael Baumgartner Republican Party (US) 1,213,924 39.5% 2012 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 250px Cantwell: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Baumgartner: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Maria Cantwell Democratic Party (US) Maria Cantwell Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Washington List of United States senators from Washington Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell won re-election to a third term in a landslide. Washington blanket primaryhttp://vote.wa.gov/results/current/US-Senator.html U.S. Senator January 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20120810064444/http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/US-Senator.html August 10, 2012 dead Maria Cantwell (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 626,360 55.42 Michael Baumgartner Republican Party (US) 344,729 30.50 Art Coday Republican Party (US) 59,255 5.24 Timothy Wilson Democratic Party (US) 26,850 2.38 Chuck Jackson Republican Party (US) 21,870 1.94 Glenn R. Stockwell Republican Party (US) 21,731 1.92 Mike the Mover Republican Party (US) 16,459 1.46 Will Baker Reform Party (US) 12,865 1.14 1,130,119 100.00 Washington general electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/us-senator.html U.S. Senator Democratic Party (US) Maria Cantwell (incumbent)"As expected, Cantwell breezes to a third term in the U.S. Senate", Seattle Times, November 6, 2012, retrieved Nov 8, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121118224036/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019621398_elexsenatelocal07m.html November 18, 2012 1,855,493 60.45 +3.60% Republican Party (US) Michael Baumgartner 1,213,924 39.55 -0.38% 641,569 20.90 3,069,417 81.25 West Virginia West Virginia election West Virginia presidential no 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia 2010 (special) 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia 2018 x136px 46.3% (voting eligible) Joe Manchin official portrait 112th Congress.jpg Joe Manchin Democratic Party (US) 394,532 60.6% John Raese.jpg John Raese Republican Party (US) 237,825 36.5% 2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 250px Manchin: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Raese: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Joe Manchin Democratic Party (US) Joe Manchin Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia List of United States senators from West Virginia Incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin won re-election to a first full term. Robert Byrd held this seat in the U.S. Senate since 1959, after having served in the House of Representatives since 1953, making him the longest-serving person in Congress. Byrd led his party in the Senate from 1977 to 1989, as Majority Leader or Minority Leader. Afterward, as the most senior Democrat in the Senate, he served as President pro tempore of the Senate whenever his party was in the majority, including at the time of his death. After Byrd's death, West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant initially announced that a special election would be held the same day as the regular election for the six-year term. However, that special election was rescheduled to 2010 for it to coincide with the 2010 mid-term elections. Governor Joe Manchin made a temporary appointment of Carte Goodwin to the vacant seat. Goodwin was later replaced by Manchin who won the 2010 special election. West Virginia Democratic primaryhttp://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide Statewide Results May 27, 2012 Secretary of State of West Virginia June 21, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190621171010/http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide dead Joe Manchin (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 163,891 79.9 Sheirl Fletcher Democratic Party (US) 41,118 20.1 205,009 100 Raese filed a rematch against Manchin, arguing that he now had more material to criticize Manchin for. One example is how Manchin lost his long-time endorsement from West Virginians for Life because of his vote against defunding Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.http://www.wboy.com/story/18229200/manchin-raese-face-off-for-senate-again Manchin, Raese face off for Senate again – WBOY.com: Clarksburg, Morgantown: News, Sports, Weather January 1, 2018 January 2, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180102132242/http://www.wboy.com/story/18229200/manchin-raese-face-off-for-senate-again dead Another example is how he is undecided about whether or not to support Obama's re-election campaign.http://wvgazette.com/Opinion/OpEdCommentaries/201205080091 John Raese: Gazette should endorse Manchin – Op-Ed Commentaries – The Charleston Gazette – West Virginia News and Sports January 1, 2018 May 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120512041443/http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/OpEdCommentaries/201205080091 dead Senior Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod commented in response, "His concern is about his own political well-being."Axelrod: Sen. Manchin Out for ‘Own Political Well-Being’ – ABC News In addition, he voted against U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan's Republican budget.https://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/112/senate/1/votes/36/ U.S. Congress Votes Database GOP House budget bill The Washington Post Raese wrote an op-ed in the Charleston Gazette saying about Manchin, "Yes, he'll talk like a conservative and act like he's fiscally responsible to appeal to more moderate voters, but under that outward appearance of a lovable rube is the heart of a tax-and-spend liberal." Raese continued to make controversial statements. In April 2012, he equated smoking bans with Adolf Hitler's yellow badge. He said "in Monongalia County now, I have to put a huge sticker on my buildings to say this is a smoke-free environment. This is brought to you by the government of Monongalia County. Okay? Remember Hitler used to put Star of David on everybody's lapel, remember that? Same thing." That same day, he referred to President Franklin D. Roosevelt as "Fidel Roosevelt."John Raese Equates Smoking Ban To Hitler Policy Raese didn't apologize for his statements on Hitler saying "I am not going to be intimidated by a bunch of bullshit. I'm not apologizing to anybody or any organization. It's my perfect right to make a speech about meaningful subject matters in this country."John Raese: Hitler Controversy Over Comparing Smoking Regulations To Nazi Policy Is 'Bull****' He also called rocker Ted Nugent a "patriot" for criticizing President Barack Obama.John Raese Calls Ted Nugent A Patriot After Obama Threat (VIDEO) West Virginia general election Democratic Party (US) Joe Manchin 394,532 60.55 +7.08% Republican Party (US) John Raese 237,825 36.50 -6.90% Mountain Party Bob Henry Baber 19,231 2.95 +1.03% 156,707 24.05 +13.98% 651,588 52.79 +9.21% Democratic Party (US) Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous (special) election. Neither the vote shares nor the turnout figure account for write-ins. Turnout percentage is the portion of registered voters (1,234,367 as of January 10, 2012)http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/history/Pages/Voter_Registration_Totals.aspx Voter Registration Totals January 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20120923022924/http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/history/Pages/Voter_Registration_Totals.aspx September 23, 2012 dead mdy-all who voted. Wisconsin Wisconsin election Wisconsin presidential no 2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 2006 2018 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 2018 x136px 72.5% (voting eligible) Tammy Baldwin, official photo portrait, color (cropped).jpg Tammy Baldwin Democratic Party (US) 1,547,104 51.4% Tommy Thompson 1.jpg Tommy Thompson Republican Party (US) 1,380,126 45.9% 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 220px Baldwin: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Thompson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. senator Herb Kohl Democratic Party (US) Tammy Baldwin Democratic Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin List of United States senators from Wisconsin Incumbent Democrat Herb Kohl retired instead of running for re-election to a fifth term. Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district ran unopposed for her party's nomination. The Republican nominee was former Governor of Wisconsin and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, who won with a plurality in a four-way race. In the general election, Baldwin defeated Thompson and won the open seat. She became the first woman elected to represent Wisconsin in the Senate and the first openly gay U.S. senator in history. This is also the first time Thompson lost a statewide race. Democratic primary resultshttp://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/Percentage%20Results_8.14.12%20primary.pdf Canvass Results for 2012 PARTISAN PRIMARY – 8/14/2012 September 22, 2012 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board October 29, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204626/http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/Percentage%20Results_8.14.12%20primary.pdf dead Tammy Baldwin Democratic Party (US) 185,265 99.77 Write ins Democratic Party (US) 424 0.23 185,689 100 Wisconsin Republican primary Tommy Thompson Republican Party (US) 197,928 34.0 Eric Hovde Republican Party (US) 179,557 30.8 Mark Neumann Republican Party (US) 132,786 22.8 Jeff Fitzgerald Republican Party (US) 71,871 12.3 Write ins Republican Party (US) 244 0.04 582,630 100 Wisconsin general electionhttp://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/County%20by%20County_11.6.12%20Gen%20Election_U.S.%20Senate.pdf G.A.B. Canvass Reporting System County by County Report 2012 Wisconsin Elections Committee dead January 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160115033440/http://gab.wi.gov/sites/default/files/County%20by%20County_11.6.12%20Gen%20Election_U.S.%20Senate.pdf Democratic Party (US) Tammy Baldwin 1,547,104 51.41 -15.9 Republican Party (US) Tommy Thompson 1,380,126 45.86 +16.4 Libertarian Party (US) Joseph Kexel 62,240 2.07 +2.1 Independent Nimrod Allen, III 16,455 0.55 n/a Other Scattered 3,486 0.12 +0.1 166,978 5.55 3,009,411 72.5 Democratic Party (US) Wyoming Wyoming election Wyoming presidential no 2008 United States Senate special election in Wyoming 2008 (special) 2018 United States Senate election in Wyoming 2018 58.9% (voting eligible) x136px John Barrasso official portrait 112th Congress.jpg John Barrasso Republican Party (US) 184,531 75.9% Blank2x3.svg Tim Chesnut Democratic Party (US) 52,596 21.6% 2012 United States Senate election in Wyoming results map by county.svg 220px County resultsBarrasso: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. senator John Barrasso Republican Party (US) John Barrasso Republican Party (US) 2012 United States Senate election in Wyoming List of United States senators from Wyoming Incumbent Republican John Barrasso won re-election to a first full term. Republican state senator John Barrasso was appointed to the U.S. Senate on June 22, 2007, by then-governor Dave Freudenthal after U.S. senator Craig Thomas died on June 4, 2007.https://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-now/2007/06/state-senator-john-barrasso-appointed-to-fill-vacant-wyoming-senate-seat-001920 State senator John Barrasso appointed to fill vacant Wyoming Senate seat June 22, 2007 June 3, 2012 Politico Josh Kraushaar John Barrasso defeated Nick Carter with 73.4% of the vote in the 2008 special U.S. senatorial election to serve the remainder of the senatorial term. Barrasso remained highly popular in the state with 69% of voters approving of him.http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_WY_0110.pdf Freudenthal massively popular but trails Barrasso for Sen. January 10, 2011 May 20, 2012 Public Policy Polling Wyoming Republican primaryhttp://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/Results/Primary/2012_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf Statewide Candidates Official Summary September 16, 2012 Secretary of State of Wyoming John Barrasso (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 73,516 89.9 Thomas Bleming Republican Party (US) 5,080 6.2 Emmett Mavy Republican Party (US) 2,873 3.5 Write-in Republican Party (US) 279 0.3 81,748 100 Wyoming Democratic primary Tim Chesnut Democratic Party (US) 9,173 53.7 Al Hamburg Democratic Party (US) 4,630 27.1 William Bryk Democratic Party (US) 3,047 17.8 Write-in Democratic Party (US) 222 1.3 17,072 100 2012 United States Senate election in Wyoming Republican Party (US) John Barrasso (incumbent) 184,531 75.90 +2.55% Democratic Party (US) Tim Chesnut 52,596 21.60 -4.93% Wyoming Country Joel Otto 6,138 2.60 131,935 54.30 +7.47% 243,265 Republican Party (US) See also 2012 United States elections 2012 United States gubernatorial elections 2012 United States presidential election 2012 United States House of Representatives elections 112th United States Congress 113th United States Congress Notes Note References External links U.S. Senate Elections in 2012 from Ballotpedia Category:Mitch McConnell Category:Harry Reid