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Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 8, 2012, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. Since Senators are elected for six-year terms, those elected will serve from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2019. They will join Senate Class I, which traces its roots back to the Senators who served two-year terms from March 4, 1789 until March 3, 1791. Current Class I Senators, who were elected in 2006, will seek re-election or retire in 2012.

The 2012 presidential election will also be held on this date, as well as elections for governors and the House of Representatives, will occur on the same date, as well as many state and local elections.

Contents 1 Composition 2 Races 2.1 Retiring Senators 3 Fundraising 4 Senate contests in 2012 5 References

The composition of the Senate going into the 2012 election will depend on the results of the 2008, and 2010 elections. Among the Senators up for election in 2012, there will be 23 Democrats, 9 Republicans, and 1 Independent. The Democrats include "Independent Democrat" Joe Lieberman, who ran and won as an independent in 2006 after losing the Connecticut Democratic primary. Lieberman caucuses with the Democratic Party.

There may be some additional changes if Senators die or resign. If Senators in other classes die, resign, or retire between 2006 and 2012, there may be additional special elections between the beginning of the 110th Congress (on January 3, 2007), and the 2012 election. The dates between which the death or resignation of a Senator would lead a special election during this time period vary from state to state.

None announced yet.

Senator Bob Corker (R, TN) set up "the Bob Corker for Senate 2012 committee" on Nov. 8, 2006, one day after winning a six year term. Massie Ritsch, communications director for the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics said that fundraising is almost a full-time job.^[1]

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Candidates	2006 Election Results
Arizona	Jon Kyl	Republican			Jon Kyl (R) 53%, Jim Pederson (D) 44%, Other 3%
California	Dianne Feinstein	Democratic			Dianne Feinstein (D) 59%, Dick Mountjoy (R) 35%, Other 6%
Connecticut	Joe Lieberman	Independent Democrat			Joe Lieberman (I) 50%, Ned Lamont (D) 40%, Alan Schlesinger (R) 10%
Delaware	Tom Carper	Democratic			Tom Carper (D) 70%, Jan Ting (R) 29%, Other 1%
Florida	Bill Nelson	Democratic			Bill Nelson (D) 60%, Katherine Harris (R) 38%, Other 2%
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka	Democratic			Daniel Akaka (D) 61%, Cynthia Thielen (R) 37%, Other 2%
Indiana	Dick Lugar	Republican			Dick Lugar (R) 87%, Steve Osborn (Libertarian) 13%
Maine	Olympia Snowe	Republican			Olympia Snowe (R) 74%, Jean Hay Bright (D) 21%, Bill Slavick (I) 5%
Maryland	Ben Cardin	Democratic			Ben Cardin (D) 54%, Michael Steele (R) 44%, Other 2%
Massachusetts	Ted Kennedy	Democratic			Ted Kennedy (D) 69%, Kenneth Chase (R) 31%
Michigan	Debbie Stabenow	Democratic			Debbie Stabenow (D) 57%, Mike Bouchard (R) 41%, Other 2%
Minnesota	Amy Klobuchar	Democratic			Amy Klobuchar (DFL) 58%, Mark Kennedy (R) 38%, Other 4%
Mississippi	Trent Lott	Republican			Trent Lott (R) 64%, Erik Fleming (D) 35%, Other 1%
Missouri	Claire McCaskill	Democratic			Jim Talent (R) 47%, Claire McCaskill (D) 50%, Other 3%
Montana	Jon Tester	Democratic			Conrad Burns (R) 48%, Jon Tester (D) 49%, Other 3%
Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Democratic			Ben Nelson (D) 64%, Pete Ricketts (R) 36%
Nevada	John Ensign	Republican			John Ensign (R) 55%, Jack Carter (D) 41%, Other 4%
New Jersey	Bob Menendez	Democratic			Bob Menendez (D) 53%, Thomas Kean Jr. (R) 45%, Other 2%
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman	Democratic			Jeff Bingaman (D) 71%, Allen McCulloch (R) 29%
New York	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Democratic			Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) 67%, John Spencer (R) 31%, Other 2%
North Dakota	Kent Conrad	Democratic			Kent Conrad (D-NPL) 69%, Dwight Grotberg (R) 29%, Other 2%
Ohio	Sherrod Brown	Democratic			Mike DeWine (R) 44%, Sherrod Brown (D) 56%
Pennsylvania	Bob Casey, Jr.	Democratic			Rick Santorum (R) 41%, Bob Casey, Jr. (D) 59%
Rhode Island	Sheldon Whitehouse	Democratic			Lincoln Chafee (R) 47%, Sheldon Whitehouse (D) 53%
Tennessee	Bob Corker	Republican			Bob Corker (R) 51%, Harold Ford, Jr. (D) 48%, Other 1%
Texas	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican			Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R) 62%, Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) 36%, Other 2%
Utah	Orrin Hatch	Republican			Orrin Hatch (R) 62%, Pete Ashdown (D) 31%, Other 7%
Vermont	Bernie Sanders	Independent			Bernie Sanders (I) 65%, Richard Tarrant (R) 32%, Other 3%
Virginia	Jim Webb	Democratic			George Allen (R) 49%, Jim Webb (D) 50%, Other 1%
Washington	Maria Cantwell	Democratic			Maria Cantwell (D) 57%, Mike McGavick (R) 40%, Other 3%
West Virginia	Robert Byrd	Democratic			Robert Byrd (D) 64%, John Raese (R) 34%, Other 2%
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Democratic			Herb Kohl (D) 67%, Robert Lorge (R) 30%, Other 3%
Wyoming	Craig Thomas	Republican			Craig Thomas (R) 70%, Dale Groutage (D) 30%

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