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Race summaries

Special elections during the preceding Congress

In these special elections, the winners were elected during 2014 and seated before January 3, 2015 — except that one was seated on January 3, 2015, the effective date of the predecessor's resignation.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State (linked to summaries below)	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Hawaii (Class 3)	Brian Schatz	Democratic	2012 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected.	▌ Y Brian Schatz (Democratic) 69.8% ▌Campbell Cavasso (Republican) 27.7% ▌Michael A. Kokoski (Libertarian) 2.5%
Oklahoma (Class 3)	Tom Coburn	Republican	2004 2010	Incumbent resigned, effective January 3, 2015. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y James Lankford (Republican) 67.9% ▌Connie Johnson (Democratic) 29.0% ▌Mark T. Beard (Independent) 3.2%
South Carolina (Class 3)	Tim Scott	Republican	2013 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected.	▌ Y Tim Scott (Republican) 61.1% ▌Joyce Dickerson (Democratic) 37.1% ▌Jill Bossi (American) 1.75%

Elections leading to the next Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2015; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State (linked to summaries below)	Incumbent			Results^[1]	Candidates
State (linked to summaries below)	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results^[1]	Candidates
Alabama	Jeff Sessions	Republican	1996 2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Jeff Sessions (Republican) 65.25% ▌ Victor Sanchez Williams 34.75%
Alaska	Mark Begich	Democratic	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Mark Begich (Democratic) 44.83% ▌Dan Sullivan (Republican) 19.21% ▌Joe Miller (Republican) 15.76% ▌Mead Treadwell (Republican) 11.92% ▌Thom Walker (Libertarian) 3.70% ▌Ted Gianoutsos (Independent) 1.52% ▌John Jaramillo (Republican) 1.07% ▌Vic Kohring (Alaskan Independence Party) 0.62% ▌William Bryk (Democratic) 0.59% ▌Zachary Kile (Alaskan Independence Party) 0.44% ▌Mark Fish (Libertarian) 0.23% ▌Scott Kohlhaas (Libertarian) 0.11% Runoff ▌ Y Mark Begich (Democratic) 50.41% ▌Dan Sullivan (Republican) 49.59%
Arkansas	Mark Pryor	Democratic	2002 2008	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Tom Cotton (Republican) 46.32% ▌Mark Pryor (Democratic) 41.43% ▌Dan Coody (Republican) 8.22% ▌Nathan LaFrance (Libertarian) 2.12% ▌Mark Swaney (Green) 1.91% Runoff ▌ Y Tom Cotton (Republican) 54.86% ▌Mark Pryor (Democratic) 45.14%
Colorado	Mark Udall	Democratic	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Cory Gardner (Republican) 48.20% ▌ Mark Udall (Democratic) 46.34% ▌Gaylon Kent (Libertarian) 2.62% ▌Stephen H. Shogan (Independent) 1.41% ▌Raúl Acosta (Independent) 1.12% ▌Bill Hammons (Unity) 0.31% Runoff ▌ Y Mark Udall (Democratic) 51.64% ▌Cory Gardner (Republican) 48.36%
Delaware	Chris Coons	Democratic	2010 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Chris Coons (Democratic) 55.34% ▌Kevin L. Wade (Republican) 32.68% ▌Carl Smink (Republican) 10.28% ▌Andrew Groff (Green) 1.70%
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss	Republican	2002 2008	Incumbent retired.^[2] New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Michelle Nunn (Democratic) 33.89% ▌David Perdue (Republican) 16.21% ▌Jack Kingston (Republican) 13.65% ▌Karen Handel (Republican) 11.61% ▌Steen Miles (Democratic) 5.42% ▌Phil Gingrey (Republican) 5.30% ▌Paul Broun (Republican) 5.09% ▌Todd Robinson (Democratic) 4.38% ▌Amanda Swafford (Libertarian) 1.91% ▌Branko Radulovacki (Democratic) 1.52% ▌Derrick Grayson (Republican) 0.51% ▌Art Gardner (Republican) 0.49% Runoff ▌ Y David Perdue (Republican) 52.24% ▌Michelle Nunn (Democratic) 47.76%
Idaho	Jim Risch	Republican	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Jim Risch (Republican) 53.21% ▌Nels Mitchell (Democratic) 24.06% ▌Jeremy Anderson (Republican) 12.12% ▌William Bryk (Democratic) 10.54%
Illinois	Dick Durbin	Democratic	1996 2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Dick Durbin (Democratic) 55.65% ▌Jim Oberweis (Republican) 23.32% ▌Doug Truax (Republican) 18.27% ▌Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 2.76%
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Democratic	1984 1990 1996 2002 2008	Incumbent retired.^[3] New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Bruce Braley (Democratic) 44.86% ▌Joni Ernst (Republican) 28.68% ▌Sam Clovis (Republican) 9.19% ▌Mark Jacobs (Republican) 8.64% ▌Matthew Whitaker (Republican) 3.85% ▌Rick Stewart (Independent) 2.37% ▌Matthew Whitaker (Republican) 0.74% ▌Doug Butzier (Libertarian) 0.73% ▌Bob Quast (Independent) 0.52% ▌Ruth Smith (Independent) 0.42% Runoff ▌ Y Joni Ernst (Republican) 54.62% ▌Bruce Braley (Democratic) 45.38%
Kansas	Pat Roberts	Republican	1996 2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Pat Roberts (Republican) 32.72% ▌Milton R. Wolf (Republican) 28.05% ▌Chad Taylor (Democratic) 20.77% ▌Patrick Wiesner (Democratic) 17.31% ▌Randall Batson (Libertarian) 1.15% Runoff ▌ Y Pat Roberts (Republican) 63.11% ▌Milton R. Wolf (Republican) 36.49%
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Republican	1984 1990 1996 2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Mitch McConnell (Republican) 56.1% ▌Alison Lundergan Grimes (Democratic) 40.7% ▌David Patterson (Libertarian) 3.1%
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	1996 2002 2008	Incumbent lost re-election in runoff. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Bill Cassidy (Republican) 55.9% ▌Mary Landrieu (Democratic) 44.1%
Maine	Susan Collins	Republican	1996 2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Susan Collins (Republican) 68.5% ▌Shenna Bellows (Democratic) 31.5%
Massachusetts	Ed Markey	Democratic	2013 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Ed Markey (Democratic) 62.0% ▌Brian Herr (Republican) 38.0%
Michigan	Carl Levin	Democratic	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008	Incumbent retired.^[4] New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Gary Peters (Democratic) 54.6% ▌Terri Lynn Land (Republican) 41.3% ▌Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 2.0% ▌Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 1.2% ▌Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 0.9%
Minnesota	Al Franken	DFL	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Al Franken (DFL) 53.2%^[5] ▌Mike McFadden (Republican) 42.9% ▌Steve Carlson (Independence) 2.4% ▌Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 1.5%
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Republican	1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Thad Cochran (Republican) 59.9%^[6] ▌Travis Childers (Democratic) 37.9% ▌Shawn O'Hara (Reform) 2.2%
Montana	John Walsh	Democratic	2014 (Appointed)	Interim appointee nominated but withdrew. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Steve Daines (Republican) 57.8% ▌Amanda Curtis (Democratic) 40.1% ▌Roger Roots (Libertarian) 2.1
Nebraska	Mike Johanns	Republican	2008	Incumbent retired.^[7] New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y Ben Sasse (Republican) 64.4% ▌David Domina (Democratic) 31.5% ▌Jim Jenkins (Independent) 2.9% ▌Todd Watson (Independent) 1.2%
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen	Democratic	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic) 51.5% ▌Scott Brown (Republican) 48.2%
New Jersey	Cory Booker	Democratic	2013 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Cory Booker (Democratic) 55.8% ▌Jeff Bell (Republican) 42.3% ▌Joe Baratelli (Libertarian) 0.9% Others ▌Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 0.3% ▌Jeff Boss (Independent) 0.2% ▌Eugene M. LaVergne (Independent) 0.2% ▌Antonio Sabas (Independent) 0.2%
New Mexico	Tom Udall	Democratic	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Tom Udall (Democratic) 55.6% ▌Allen Weh (Republican) 44.4%
North Carolina	Kay Hagan	Democratic	2008	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Thom Tillis (Republican) 48.8% ▌Kay Hagan (Democratic) 47.3% ▌Sean Haugh (Libertarian) 3.7%
Oklahoma	Jim Inhofe	Republican	1994 1996 2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Jim Inhofe (Republican) 68.0% ▌Matt Silverstein (Democratic) 28.6% ▌Joan Farr (Independent) 1.3% ▌Ray Woods (Independent) 1.2% ▌Aaron DeLozier (Independent) 0.9%
Oregon	Jeff Merkley	Democratic	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Jeff Merkley (Democratic) 55.7% ▌Monica Wehby (Republican) 36.9% ▌Mike Montchalin (Libertarian) 3.1% ▌Christina Jean Lugo (Pacific Green) 2.2% ▌James E. Leuenberger (Constitution) 1.7%
Rhode Island	Jack Reed	Democratic	1996 2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Jack Reed (Democratic) 70.6% ▌Mark Zaccaria (Republican) 29.2%
South Carolina	Lindsey Graham	Republican	2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Lindsey Graham (Republican) 54.3% ▌Brad Hutto (Democratic) 38.8% ▌Thomas Ravenel (Independent) 3.8% ▌Victor Kocher (Libertarian) 2.7%
South Dakota	Tim Johnson	Democratic	1996 2002 2008	Incumbent retired.^[8] New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Mike Rounds (Republican) 50.4% ▌Rick Weiland (Democratic) 29.5% ▌Larry Pressler (Independent) 17.1% ▌Gordon Howie (Independent) 3.0%
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander	Republican	2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Lamar Alexander (Republican) 61.9% ▌Gordon Ball (Democratic) 31.9% ▌Joe B. Wilmoth (Constitution) 2.6% ▌Martin Pleasant (Green) 0.9% Others ▌Tom Emerson Jr. (Independent) 0.8% ▌Danny Page (Independent) 0.6% ▌Rick Tyler (Independent) 0.4% ▌Joshua James (Independent) 0.4% ▌Bartholomew J. Phillips (Independent) 0.2% ▌Edmund L. Gauthier (Independent) 0.2% ▌Eric Schechter (Independent) 0.1% ▌Choudhury Salekin (Independent) 0.1%
Texas	John Cornyn	Republican	2002 2002 (Appointed) 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y John Cornyn (Republican) 61.6% ▌David Alameel (Democratic) 34.4% ▌Rebecca Paddock (Libertarian) 2.9% ▌Emily Marie Sanchez (Green) 1.2%
Virginia	Mark Warner	Democratic	2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Mark Warner (Democratic) 49.1% ▌Ed Gillespie (Republican) 48.3% ▌Robert Sarvis (Libertarian) 2.4%^[9]
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Democratic	1984 1990 1996 2002 2008	Incumbent retired.^[10] New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) 62.1% ▌Natalie Tennant (Democratic) 34.5% ▌John S. Buckley (Libertarian) 1.6% ▌Bob Henry Baber (Mountain) 1.2% ▌Phil Hudok (Constitution) 0.6%
Wyoming	Mike Enzi	Republican	1996 2002 2008	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Mike Enzi (Republican) 71.2% ▌Charlie Hardy (Democratic) 17.4% ▌Curt Gottshall (Independent) 7.9% ▌Joe Porambo (Libertarian) 2.2%

^ "Senate Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
^ Cite error: The named reference chambliss was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Beaumont, Thomas (January 26, 2013). "AP newsbreak: Harkin won't seek 6th Senate term". The Big Story. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
^ Spangler, Todd (March 7, 2013). "Sen. Carl Levin, 78, powerful voice for Michigan, won't run for re-election". Detroit Free Press.
^ Livingston, Abby; Miller, Joshua; Toeplitz, Shira; Trygstad, Kyle (November 28, 2012). "Inside the 2014 Senate Races". Roll Call. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ "Cochran to Seek Re-Election in Mississippi". Roll Call. December 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
^ Camia, Catalina; Davis, Susan (February 18, 2013). "Report: Sen. Johanns of Nebraska to retire". USA Today. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
^ Carnia, Catalina (March 25, 2013). "Report: Democratic Sen. Johnson to retire". USA Today. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
^ Schultheis, Emily (January 29, 2014). "Libertarian to run for Senate in Va". politico.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
^ "West Virginia Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller won't run in 2014". Politico. January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

[1] "Senate Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-24.

[chambliss-2] Cite error: The named reference chambliss was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Harkin_retiring-3] Beaumont, Thomas (January 26, 2013). "AP newsbreak: Harkin won't seek 6th Senate term". The Big Story. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.

[freep1-4] Spangler, Todd (March 7, 2013). "Sen. Carl Levin, 78, powerful voice for Michigan, won't run for re-election". Detroit Free Press.

[Collins-5] Livingston, Abby; Miller, Joshua; Toeplitz, Shira; Trygstad, Kyle (November 28, 2012). "Inside the 2014 Senate Races". Roll Call. Archived from the original on December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[Running-6] "Cochran to Seek Re-Election in Mississippi". Roll Call. December 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

[Johanns-7] Camia, Catalina; Davis, Susan (February 18, 2013). "Report: Sen. Johanns of Nebraska to retire". USA Today. Retrieved February 18, 2013.

[Johnson-8] Carnia, Catalina (March 25, 2013). "Report: Democratic Sen. Johnson to retire". USA Today. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

[auto-9] Schultheis, Emily (January 29, 2014). "Libertarian to run for Senate in Va". politico.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

[West_Virginia_Democratic_Sen_Jay_Rockefeller_won-10] "West Virginia Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller won't run in 2014". Politico. January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

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