The 2014 Senate Elections

Dear Readers,

Here are your marching orders: Take back the Senate in 2014.

Election 2014 Election Map

There are 33 seats involved in the 2014 cycle. 20 Democrat seats and 13 Republican seats are up for reelection. This list is subject to change and will be date stamped. Here’s the breakout (below).

Hot races are in Red.
Once we have all the challengers, I’ll likely replace this list and link to an excel chart instead.
As of this update all candidates have declared they are running except for: Mississippi
Last Updated:

JANUARY 6, 2014

State	Incumbent	Party	Opposing candidates
Alabama	Jeff Sessions	Republican
Alaska	Mark Begich	Democratic	Mead Treadwell(R) Joe Miller(R), Kathleen Tonn(R), John Jaramillo(R) Daniel Sullivan(R)
Arkansas	Mark Pryor	Democratic	Tom Cotton(R)
Colorado	Mark Udall	Democratic	Randy Baumgardner(R), Ken Buck(I), Owen Hill(R), Jaime McMillan(R) Amy Stephens(R)
Delaware	Chris Coons	Democratic
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss	Republican	Paul Broun(R), Jack Kingston(R), Michelle Nunn(D), Eugene Yu(R), Karen Handel(R), Phil Gingrey(R), Derrick Greyson(R) Branko Radulovacki(D) David Perdue(R) Todd Robinson(D) Steen Miles(D)
Hawaii (special)	Brian Schatz	Democratic	Brian Schatz(D), Colleen Hanabusa(D)
Idaho	Jim Risch	Republican
Illinois	Richard Durbin	Democratic	Chad Koppie( R),Doug Truax( R), Sharon Hansen (L)
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Democratic	Bruce Braley(D) Paul Lunde(R) Matthew Whitaker(R) David Young(R) Joni Ernst(R) Scott Schaben(R) Sam Clovis(R)
Kansas	Pat Roberts	Republican	Dr. Milton Wolf(TP), Pat Roberts(R)
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Republican	Matt Bevin(R) Alison Lundergan Grimes(D) Greg Leichty(?) Ed Marksberry(I) Bennie J. Smith(D) David Patterson(L) Gurley Martin(R),
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	Bill Cassidy(R) , Rob Maness(R)
Maine	Susan Collins	Republican	Shenna Bellows(R)
Massachusetts	John Kerry	Democratic	Ed Markey(D) Gabriel Gomez(R)-?
Michigan	Carl Levin	Democratic	Gary Peters(D) Terri Lynn(R)
Minnesota	Al Franken	Democratic	Mike McFadden(R) Jim Abeler(R) Julianne Ortman(R) Monti Moreno(R) Chris Dahlberg( R)
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Republican	Chris McDaniel(R)
Montana	Max Baucus	Democratic	Champ Edmunds(R), Corey Stapelton(R) Dirk Adams(D) John Walsh(D) Steve Daines(R) David Leaser(R)
Nebraska	Mike Johanns	Republican	Bart McLeay(R) Shane Osborn(R) Ben Sasse(R) Sid Dinsdale(R)
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen	Democratic	Andy Martin(R) Jim Rubens(R)
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg	Democratic	Cory Booker(D) Rush Holt(D) Frank Pallone(D) Steve Lonegan(R)
New Mexico	Tom Udall	Democratic	David Clements (R)
North Carolina	Kay Hagan	Democratic	Greg Brannon(TP) Thom Tillis (R) Heather Grant (R) Mark Harris (R) Bill Flynn (R) Ted Alexander (R)
Oklahoma	Jim Inhofe	Republican	Matt Silverstein(D)
Oregon	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	Mark Callahan(R) Sam Carpenter(R) Jason Conger(R) Jo Rae Perkins (R)
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	Democratic
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Republican	Richard Cash(R) Nancy Mace(R) Lee Bright(L) Jay Stamper(D)
South Carolina (special)	Tim Scott	Republican
South Dakota	Tim Johnson	Democratic	Annette Bosworth(R) Mike Rounds (R) Larry Rhoden (R) Stace Nelson (R) Rick Weiland (D)
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander	Republican	Joe Carr(R) Brenda Lenard(R) Danny Page(R) Larry Crim(D)
Texas	John Cornyn	Republican	DwayneStovall(R) Erick Wyatt(R)
Virginia	Mark Warner	Democratic	Shak Hill(R) Howie Lind(R) Ed Gillespie (R)
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Democratic	Shelley Moore Capito(R) Pat McGeehan(R) Natalie Tennant(D)
Wyoming	Mike Enzi	Republican	Thomas Blemming(R)

Here is a list of Senate seats that will be part of the 2014 election cycle. Find your state and get to work. This post will be updated as challenger information is added or relevant information comes along, so bookmark it and come back to it as need be. It is imperative we take back the Senate, folks.

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