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2008 Election Results - New Senators




Here is a summary list of United States senators, who are members of the 111th congress, which was elected in 2008. Members of the 109th, 110th, and 111th congresses are shown.

.
109th Congress -
US Senators
2004 Election
(2004 - 2010)

110th Congress
US Senators
2006 Election
(2006 - 2012)

111th Congress
US Senators
2008 Election
(2008 - 2014)
First
Elected
Next
Election
State
Class

Winner

Dem.
Rep.
Class
Winner
Dem.
Rep.
Class
Winner

First

Dem.
Rep.
1

Alabama

-

Sessions

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Sessions

Jeff

-

1

1996

2014

3

Shelby

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Shelby

Richard

-

1

1986

2010

2

Alaska

3

Murkowski

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Murkowski

Lisa

-

1

2002

2010

-

Stevens, T.

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Begich

Mark

1

-

2008

2014

3

Arizona

-

Kyl

 

1

1

Kyl, J.

-

1

-

Kyl

Jon

-

1

1994

2012

3

McCain

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

McCain

John

-

1

1986

2010

4

Arkansas

3

Lincoln

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Lincoln

Blanche

1

-

1998

2010

-

Pryor

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Pryor

Mark

1

-

2002

2014

5

California

3

Boxer

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Boxer

Barbara

1

-

1992

2010

-

Feinstein

1

 

1

Feinstein, D.

1

-

-

Feinstein

Dianne

1

-

1992

2012

6

Colorado

-

Allard, W.

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Udall

Mark

1

-

1996

2014

3

Salazar, K.

1

 

-

-

1

-

3

Bennet

Michael

1

-

2004

2010

7

Connecticut

3

Dodd

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Dodd

Christopher

1

-

1980

2010

-

Lieberman

1

 

1

Lieberman (I)

-

-

Lieberman

Joseph

1

1988

2012

8

Delaware

-

Biden, J.

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Kaufman

Ted

1

-

2008

2014

-

Carper

1

 

1

Carper, T.

1

-

-

Carper

Thomas

1

-

2000

2012

9

Florida

3

Martinez, M.

 

1

-

-

-

1

3

LeMieux

George

-

1

2004

2010

-

Nelson

1

 

1

Nelson, B.

1

-

-

Nelson

Bill

1

-

2000

2012

10

Georgia

-

Chambliss

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Chambliss

Saxby

-

1

2002

2014

3

Isakson

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Isakson

Johnny

-

1

2004

2010

11

Hawaii

-

Akaka

1

 

1

Akaka, D.

1

-

-

Akaka

Daniel

1

-

1990

2012

3

Inouye

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Inouye

Daniel

1

-

1962

2010

12

Idaho

-

Craig, L.

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Risch

Jim

-

1

2008

2014

3

Crapo

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Crapo

Mike

-

1

1998

2010

13

Illinois

-

Durbin

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Durbin

Richard

1

-

1996

2014

3

Obama, B.

1

 

-

-

1

-

3

Burris

Roland

1

-

2009

2010

14

Indiana

3

Bayh

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Bayh

Evan

1

-

1998

2010

-

Lugar

 

1

1

Lugar, R.

-

1

-

Lugar

Richard

-

1

1976

2012

15

Iowa

3

Grassley

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Grassley

Chuck (6)

-

1

1980

2010

-

Harkin

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Harkin

Tom

1

-

1984

2014

16

Kansas

3

Brownback

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Brownback

Sam

-

1

1996

2010

-

Roberts

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Roberts

Pat

-

1

1996

2014

17

Kentucky

3

Bunning

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Bunning

Jim

-

1

1998

2010

-

McConnell

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

McConnell

Mitch

-

1

1984

2014

18

Louisiana

-

Landrieu

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Landrieu

Mary

1

-

1996

2014

3

Vitter

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Vitter

David

-

1

2004

2010

19

Maine

-

Collins

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Collins

Susan

-

1

1996

2014

-

Snowe

 

1

1

Snowe, O.

-

1

-

Snowe

Olympia (6)

-

1

1994

2012

20

Maryland

3

Mikulski

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Mikulski

Barbara

1

-

1986

2010

-

Sanbanes, P.

1

 

1

Cardin, Ben

1

-

-

Cardin

Ben

1

-

2006

2012

21

Massachusetts

-

Kennedy, E.

1

 

1

Kennedy, E.

1

-

1

Kirk

Paul

1

-

2009

2012

-

Kerry

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Kerry

John

1

-

1984

2014

22

Michigan

-

Levin

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Levin

Carl

1

-

1978

2014

-

Stabenow

1

 

1

Stabenow, D.

1

-

-

Stabenow

Debbie

1

-

2000

2012

23

Minnesota

-

Coleman

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Franken

Al

1

-

2008

2014

-

Dayton, M.

1

 

1

Klobuchar, A.

1

-

-

Klobuchar

Amy

1

-

2006

2012

24

Mississippi

-

Cochran

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Cochran

Thad

-

1

1978

2014

-

Lott

 

1

1

Lott, T.

-

1

-

Wicker

Roger

-

1

2007

2014

25

Missouri

3

Bond

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Bond

Christopher

-

1

1986

2010

-

Talent, J.

 

1

1

McCaskill, C.

1

-

-

McCaskill

Claire

1

-

2006

2012

26

Montana

-

Baucus

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Baucus

Max (6)

1

-

1978

2014

-

Burns, C.

 

1

1

Tester, Jon

1

-

-

Tester

Jon

1

-

2006

2012

27

Nebraska

-

Hagel

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Johanns

Mike

-

1

2008

2014

-

Nelson

1

 

1

Nelson

1

-

-

Nelson

E. Benjamin

1

-

2000

2012

28

Nevada

-

Ensign

 

1

1

Ensign

-

1

-

Ensign

John

-

1

2000

2012

3

Reid

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Reid

Harry

1

-

1986

2010

29

New Hampshire

3

Gregg

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Gregg

Judd

-

1

1992

2010

-

Sununu

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Shaheen

Jeanne

1

-

2002

2014

30

New Jersey

-

Lautenberg

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Lautenberg

Frank

1

-

2002

2014

-

Menendez

1

 

1

Menendez

1

-

-

Menendez

Robert

1

-

2006

2012

31

New Mexico

-

Bingaman

1

 

1

Bingaman

1

-

-

Bingaman

Jeff (6)

1

-

1982

2012

-

Domenici, P.

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Udall

Tom

1

-

1998

2014

32

New York

-

Clinton, H.

1

 

1

Clinton

1

-

1

Gillibrand

Kirsten

1

-

2006

2014

3

Schumer

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Schumer

Charles

1

-

1998

2010

33

North Carolina

3

Burr

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Burr

Richard

-

1

2004

2010

-

Dole, E.

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Hagen

Kay

1

-

2008

2014

34

North Dakota

-

Conrad

1

 

1

Conrad

1

-

-

Conrad

Kent (6)

1

-

1986

2012

3

Dorgan

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Dorgan

Byron

1

-

1992

2010

35

Ohio

-

DeWine, M.

 

1

1

Brown, Sherrod

1

-

-

Brown

Sherrod

1

-

2006

2012

3

Voinovich

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Voinovich

George

-

1

1998

2010

36

Oklahoma

3

Coburn

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Coburn

Tom

-

1

2004

2010

-

Inhofe

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Inhofe

James

-

1

1994

2014

37

Oregon

-

Smith

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Merkley

Jeff

1

-

2008

2014

3

Wyden

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Wyden

Ron

1

-

1996

2010

38

Pennsylvania

-

Santorum, R.

 

1

1

Casey, Bob

1

-

-

Casey

Bob

1

-

2006

2012

3

Spector

 

1

-

-

-

1

3

Spector (switch)

Arlen

1

-

1980

2010

39

Rhode Island

-

Chafee, L.

 

1

1

Whitehouse, S.

1

-

-

Whitehouse

Sheldon

1

-

2006

2012

-

Reed

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Reed

Jack

1

-

1996

2014

40

South Carolina

3

DeMint

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

DeMint

Jim

-

1

2004

2010

-

Graham

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Graham

Lindsey

-

1

2002

2014

41

South Dakota

-

Johnson

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Johnson

Tim

1

-

1996

2014

3

Thune

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Thune

John

-

1

2004

2010

42

Tennessee

-

Alexander

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Alexander

Lamar

-

1

2002

2014

-

Frist, W.

 

1

1

Corker, Bob

-

1

-

Corker

Bob

-

1

2006

2012

43

Texas

-

Cornyn

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Cornyn

John

-

1

2002

2014

-

Hutchison

 

1

1

Hutchison, Kay

-

1

-

Hutchison

Kay

-

1

1993

2012

44

Utah

3

Bennett

 

1

-

-

-

1

-

Bennett

Robert

-

1

1992

2010

-

Hatch

 

1

1

Hatch

-

1

-

Hatch

Orrin

-

1

1976

2012

45

Vermont

-

Jeffords, J.

 Indep.

1

Sanders (I)

-

-

Sanders

Bernie

1

2006

2012

3

Leahy

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Leahy

Patrick

1

-

1974

2010

46

Virginia

-

Allen, G.

 

1

1

Webb, Jim

1

-

-

Webb

Jim

1

-

2006

2012

-

Warner

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Warner

Mark

1

-

2008

2014

47

Washington

-

Cantwell

1

 

1

Cantwell

1

-

-

Cantwell

Maria

1

-

2000

2012

3

Murray

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Murray

Patty

1

-

1992

2010

48

West Virginia

-

Byrd

1

 

1

Byrd

1

-

-

Byrd

Robert

1

-

1958

2012

-

Rockefeller

1

 

-

-

1

-

2

Rockefeller

Jay

1

-

1984

2014

49

Wisconsin

3

Feingold

1

 

-

-

1

-

-

Feingold

Russell

1

-

1992

2010

-

Kohl

1

 

1

Kohl

1

-

-

Kohl

Herb

1

-

1988

2012

50

Wyoming

-

Enzi

 

1
-

-

-

1
2

Enzi

Michael (6)

-

1

1996

2014

-

Thomas, C.

 

1

1

Thomas

-

1

1

Barrasso

John

-

1

2007

2014

109th Congress tally =

44
55

110th Tally =
Independent caucus =

49
2
49

111th Tally =
Independent caucus =

57
2
40

-

-

.
The notorious "Gang of Six" are listed in RED, as well as others who are lobbyist obstructionists.
These obstructionists work for the corporations, not for YOU!
.

20

130-1040

40

120

35

35

40

120

35

35

40

120

100

35

35

40

40


Political Party Summary - Members of the U.S. Congress

U.S. Senate (14 women)
.
U.S. House (70 women)
Demo.
Repub.
Independ.
Total
Demo.
Repub.
Independ.
Total

2004 - 109th Congress

44
55
1
100
(14 -14%)
202
232
1
435
(70 -16%)

2006 - 110th Congress

49
49
2
231
199
1

2008 - 111th Congress

57
40
2

-

255
178
2 vac.

-

Salary

Senator = $165,200
Representative = $165,200

Minimum age

30, citizen for 9 years
25, citizen for 7 years

180

60

60

60

50

60

60

60

50





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