Next Up 2012 - The Senate Elections

In the 2010 elections, Democrats had 18 Senate seats up for re-election, and about 10 were in play (Nevada, Colorado, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, Pennsylavania,, Washington, West Virginia). They will lose 6-8 of them.Republicans had 19 Senate seats up for reelection and defended them all.

For 2012, Democrats have more seats up for reelection: 21, plus 2 independentst that caucus with the Democrats. I think 14 are in play (in blue) and 10 have higher potential (in bold)

Republicans, on the other hand, have only four seats in play (in red), only which 2 have a higher potential  (in bold)


 2012 Senate Elections Democratic incumbent elections

1. Dianne Feinstein of California
2. Tom Carper of Delaware
3. Bill Nelson of Florida
4. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii
5. Ben Cardin of Maryland
6. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan
7. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
8. Claire McCaskill of Missouri
9. Jon Tester of Montana
10. Ben Nelson of Nebraska
11. Bob Menendez of New Jersey
12. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico
13. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
14. Kent Conrad of North Dakota
15. Sherrod Brown of Ohio
16. Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania
17. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island
18. Jim Webb of Virginia
19. Maria Cantwell of Washington
20. Joe Manchin of West Virginia
21. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin

Independent incumbent elections

1. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
2. Bernie Sanders of Vermont

Republican incumbent elections

1. Jon Kyl of Arizona
2. Richard Lugar of Indiana
3. Olympia Snowe of Maine
4. Scott Brown of Massachusetts
5. Roger Wicker of Mississippi
6. John Ensign of Nevada
7. Bob Corker of Tennessee
8. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas
9. Orrin Hatch of Utah
10. John Barrasso of Wyoming