Senate races in 2010
From: http://senateconservatives.com/site/races
All the 2010 Senate Races:
“SCF (Senate Conservatives Fund—my addition) only endorses the most rock-solid, conservative Senate candidates nationwide. SCF has endorsed several candidates for the 2010 election cycle:
01) Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania),
02) Marco Rubio (Florida),
03) Ken Buck (Colorado),
04) Rand Paul (Kentucky),
05) Mike Lee (Utah),
06) Sharron Angle (Nevada),
07) Ron Johnson (Wisconsin),
08) Dino Rossi (Washington),
09) Joe Miller (Alaska),
10) Christine O’Donnell (Delaware).”
The individual State races for Senate
“01) ALABAMA
Senator Richard Shelby (R) has only nominal opposition. Shelby scored a 77% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
02) ALASKA
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) was challenged and defeated by conservative Joe Miller (R) in the August 24 Republican primary. Murkowski scored a 50% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Joe Miller. [Lisa Murkowski is currently running as a write-in candidate. Conservatives need Joe Miller to win in Alaska to increase the conservative voice of the Senate—my addition]
03) ARIZONA
Senator John McCain (R) defeated J.D. Hayworth (R) in the August 24 Republican primary. McCain scored a 77% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. [Senator McCain has not lost an election in Arizona. I don’t see him losing in November—my addition.]
04) ARKANSAS
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D) scored a 9% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Lincoln will face Congressman John Boozman (R) in November. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
05) CALIFORNIA
Senator Barbara Boxer (D) scored a 2% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard [That high!—my addition]. Boxer will face former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina (R) in November. This race presents a pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
06) COLORADO
Senator Michael Bennet (D) was appointed to the Senate after Ken Salazar vacated the seat to become Secretary of the Interior. Bennet will face conservative Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck (R) in November. This race presents a major pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Ken Buck.
07) CONNECTICUT
Senator Chris Dodd (D) is not running for re-election. The race to fill this open seat will be a contest between Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) and Linda McMahon (R). This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
08) DELAWARE
Senator Tom Kaufman (D) is not running for re-election. Kaufman was appointed to the seat as a caretaker after Joe Biden became Vice President. This open seat will likely be filled by the winner of the September 14th Republican primary between Congressman Mike Castle (R) and Christine O’Donnell (R). This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for conservatives. [This was written before the primary on the 14th. Of course, Christine O’Donnell won the Republican Party nomination. Her website is http://christine2010.com/home/—my addition.]
09) FLORIDA
Senator George LeMieux (R) is not running for re-election. LeMieux was appointed to the seat as a caretaker after Mel Martinez (R) resigned. The race to fill this open seat will likely be a contest between Kendrick Meek (D), Florida Governor Charlie Crist (I) and conservative Marco Rubio (R), the Former Speaker of the Florida House. This race presents a pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Marco Rubio.
10) GEORGIA
Senator Johnny Isakson (R) currently has only nominal opposition. Isakson scored a 77% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
11) HAWAII
Senator Daniel Inouye (D) will face the winner of the September 14 Republican primary between businessman Cam Cavusso (R) and social worker John Roco (R). Inouye scored a 2% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. [Cam Cavusso won the Republican primary. http://camcavasso.com/ seems to be his campaign website—my addition.]
12) IDAHO
Senator Mike Crapo (R) is running unopposed. Crapo scored a 83% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
13) ILLINOIS
Senator Roland Burris (D) is not running for re-election. The race to fill this open seat will is now a contest between Alexi Giannoulias (D) and U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R). This race presents a pick-up opportunity for Republicans. [I don’t think so. I told the Republican establishment before the primary that I would not support Mark Kirk and I will not and other conservatives agree. He is the ultimate RINO. He even voted to keep partial-birth abortions which even some Democrats did not do. There are at least two third party candidate running—my addition.]
14) INDIANA
Senator Evan Bayh (D) is not running for re-election. Congressman Brad Ellsworth (D) will face former Senator Dan Coats (R) in November. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
15) IOWA
Senator Chuck Grassley (R) scored a 77% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. There are several Democrats running to challenge Grassley.
16) KANSAS
Senator Sam Brownback (R) is retiring. This open seat will likely be filled by U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran (R), the winner of the August 3 Republican primary.
17) KENTUCKY
Senator Jim Bunning (R) is retiring. Attorney General Jack Conway (D) will face conservative ophthalmologist Rand Paul (R) in November. SCF endorses Rand Paul.
18) LOUISIANA
Senator David Vitter (R) scored a 91% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Vitter is being challenged by U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon (D).
19) MARYLAND
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) scored a 2% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Mikulski has two Republican challengers: Jim Rutledge (R) and Eric Wargotz (R). The GOP primary is September 14, 2010. [Eric Wargotz won the Republican nomination. His website is http://wargotzforussenate.org/—my addition.]
20) MASSACHUSETTS
Senator Paul Kirk (D) is retiring. Kirk was appointed as a caretaker for the seat following the death of former Senator Ted Kennedy (D). The special election was held on January 19, 2010 between Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) and State Senator Scott Brown (R). Scott Brown was the winner.
21) MISSOURI
Senator Kit Bond (R) is retiring. U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt (R) faces Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) in November.
22) NEVADA
Senator Harry Reid (D) scored a 4% rating in the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Reid will face Assemblywoman Sharron Angle (R) in November. This race presents a major pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Sharron Angle. [Senator Harry Reid, of course, is the present Senate Majority Leader and declared “The war is LOST” in reference to the war in Iraq. He was very WRONG! He needs to be replaced!—my addition]
23) NEW HAMPSHIRE
Senator Judd Gregg (R) is retiring. The race to fill this open seat will likely be between U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D) and the winner of the Republican primary between Kelly Ayotte (R), Bill Binnie (R), and Ovide Lamontagne (R). The Republican primary is September 14, 2010. [Kelly Ayotte won the Republican primary. http://www.ayotteforsenate.com/ is her campaign website—my addition.]
24) NEW YORK - A
Senator Chuck Schumer (D) has nominal opposition. Schumer scored a 2% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
25) NEW YORK - B
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) is running for election. Gillibrand was appointed to the seat after Hillary Clinton became Secretary of State and vacated the seat. Gillibrand has nominal opposition.
26) NORTH CAROLINA
Senator Richard Burr (R) scored an 89% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Senator Burr will face Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (D) in November.
27) NORTH DAKOTA
Senator Byron Dorgan (D) is not running for re-election. This open seat will likely be filled by John Hoeven (R), the winner of the June 8 Republican primary. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
28) OHIO
Senator George Voinovich (R) is retiring. Former Congressman Rob Portman (R) will face Lt. Governor Lee Fisher (D) in November.
29) OKLAHOMA
Senator Tom Coburn (R) is running unopposed. Coburn scored a 96% on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard, and is one of the strongest conservatives in the U.S. Senate.
30) OREGON
Senator Ron Wyden (D) faces constitutional law professor Jim Huffman (R) in November. Wyden scored a 6% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
31) PENNSYLVANIA
Senator Arlen Specter (D) scored a 44% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Specter was defeated by U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D) in the Democratic primary. Sestak will now face former Congressman Pat Toomey (R) in November. This race presents a major pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Pat Toomey.
32) SOUTH CAROLINA
Senator Jim DeMint (R) scored a 100% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. DeMint has only nominal opposition.
33) SOUTH DAKOTA
Senator John Thune (R) is running unopposed. Thune scored an 85% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
34) UTAH
Senator Bob Bennett (R) scored a 60% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Bennett was eliminated from the Republican nominating process at the May 8 Utah GOP Nominating Convention. Conservative Mike Lee (R) defeated Tim Bridgewater (R) in the June 22 Republican primary and will now face Sam Granato (D) in November. SCF endorses Mike Lee.
35) VERMONT
Senator Pat Leahy (D) faces only nominal opposition. Leahy scored a 4% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
36) WASHINGTON
Senator Patty Murray (D) scored a 0% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Murray will face conservative Dino Rossi (R) in November. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Dino Rossi.
37) WISCONSIN
Senator Russ Feingold (D) scored a 21% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Feingold is being challenged by several Republicans, including conservative Ron Johnson (R) and Dave Westlake (R). The GOP primary is September 14. SCF endorses Ron Johnson.” [Ron Johnson won the Republican primary election. His website is http://ronjohnsonforsenate.com/—my addition.]
I plan to have more posts on selected Senate races between now and November 2.
From: http://senateconservatives.com/site/races
All the 2010 Senate Races:
“SCF (Senate Conservatives Fund—my addition) only endorses the most rock-solid, conservative Senate candidates nationwide. SCF has endorsed several candidates for the 2010 election cycle:
01) Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania),
02) Marco Rubio (Florida),
03) Ken Buck (Colorado),
04) Rand Paul (Kentucky),
05) Mike Lee (Utah),
06) Sharron Angle (Nevada),
07) Ron Johnson (Wisconsin),
08) Dino Rossi (Washington),
09) Joe Miller (Alaska),
10) Christine O’Donnell (Delaware).”
The individual State races for Senate
“01) ALABAMA
Senator Richard Shelby (R) has only nominal opposition. Shelby scored a 77% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
02) ALASKA
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) was challenged and defeated by conservative Joe Miller (R) in the August 24 Republican primary. Murkowski scored a 50% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Joe Miller. [Lisa Murkowski is currently running as a write-in candidate. Conservatives need Joe Miller to win in Alaska to increase the conservative voice of the Senate—my addition]
03) ARIZONA
Senator John McCain (R) defeated J.D. Hayworth (R) in the August 24 Republican primary. McCain scored a 77% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. [Senator McCain has not lost an election in Arizona. I don’t see him losing in November—my addition.]
04) ARKANSAS
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D) scored a 9% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Lincoln will face Congressman John Boozman (R) in November. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
05) CALIFORNIA
Senator Barbara Boxer (D) scored a 2% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard [That high!—my addition]. Boxer will face former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina (R) in November. This race presents a pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
06) COLORADO
Senator Michael Bennet (D) was appointed to the Senate after Ken Salazar vacated the seat to become Secretary of the Interior. Bennet will face conservative Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck (R) in November. This race presents a major pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Ken Buck.
07) CONNECTICUT
Senator Chris Dodd (D) is not running for re-election. The race to fill this open seat will be a contest between Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) and Linda McMahon (R). This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
08) DELAWARE
Senator Tom Kaufman (D) is not running for re-election. Kaufman was appointed to the seat as a caretaker after Joe Biden became Vice President. This open seat will likely be filled by the winner of the September 14th Republican primary between Congressman Mike Castle (R) and Christine O’Donnell (R). This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for conservatives. [This was written before the primary on the 14th. Of course, Christine O’Donnell won the Republican Party nomination. Her website is http://christine2010.com/home/—my addition.]
09) FLORIDA
Senator George LeMieux (R) is not running for re-election. LeMieux was appointed to the seat as a caretaker after Mel Martinez (R) resigned. The race to fill this open seat will likely be a contest between Kendrick Meek (D), Florida Governor Charlie Crist (I) and conservative Marco Rubio (R), the Former Speaker of the Florida House. This race presents a pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Marco Rubio.
10) GEORGIA
Senator Johnny Isakson (R) currently has only nominal opposition. Isakson scored a 77% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
11) HAWAII
Senator Daniel Inouye (D) will face the winner of the September 14 Republican primary between businessman Cam Cavusso (R) and social worker John Roco (R). Inouye scored a 2% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. [Cam Cavusso won the Republican primary. http://camcavasso.com/ seems to be his campaign website—my addition.]
12) IDAHO
Senator Mike Crapo (R) is running unopposed. Crapo scored a 83% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
13) ILLINOIS
Senator Roland Burris (D) is not running for re-election. The race to fill this open seat will is now a contest between Alexi Giannoulias (D) and U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R). This race presents a pick-up opportunity for Republicans. [I don’t think so. I told the Republican establishment before the primary that I would not support Mark Kirk and I will not and other conservatives agree. He is the ultimate RINO. He even voted to keep partial-birth abortions which even some Democrats did not do. There are at least two third party candidate running—my addition.]
14) INDIANA
Senator Evan Bayh (D) is not running for re-election. Congressman Brad Ellsworth (D) will face former Senator Dan Coats (R) in November. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
15) IOWA
Senator Chuck Grassley (R) scored a 77% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. There are several Democrats running to challenge Grassley.
16) KANSAS
Senator Sam Brownback (R) is retiring. This open seat will likely be filled by U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran (R), the winner of the August 3 Republican primary.
17) KENTUCKY
Senator Jim Bunning (R) is retiring. Attorney General Jack Conway (D) will face conservative ophthalmologist Rand Paul (R) in November. SCF endorses Rand Paul.
18) LOUISIANA
Senator David Vitter (R) scored a 91% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Vitter is being challenged by U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon (D).
19) MARYLAND
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) scored a 2% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Mikulski has two Republican challengers: Jim Rutledge (R) and Eric Wargotz (R). The GOP primary is September 14, 2010. [Eric Wargotz won the Republican nomination. His website is http://wargotzforussenate.org/—my addition.]
20) MASSACHUSETTS
Senator Paul Kirk (D) is retiring. Kirk was appointed as a caretaker for the seat following the death of former Senator Ted Kennedy (D). The special election was held on January 19, 2010 between Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) and State Senator Scott Brown (R). Scott Brown was the winner.
21) MISSOURI
Senator Kit Bond (R) is retiring. U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt (R) faces Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D) in November.
22) NEVADA
Senator Harry Reid (D) scored a 4% rating in the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Reid will face Assemblywoman Sharron Angle (R) in November. This race presents a major pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Sharron Angle. [Senator Harry Reid, of course, is the present Senate Majority Leader and declared “The war is LOST” in reference to the war in Iraq. He was very WRONG! He needs to be replaced!—my addition]
23) NEW HAMPSHIRE
Senator Judd Gregg (R) is retiring. The race to fill this open seat will likely be between U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes (D) and the winner of the Republican primary between Kelly Ayotte (R), Bill Binnie (R), and Ovide Lamontagne (R). The Republican primary is September 14, 2010. [Kelly Ayotte won the Republican primary. http://www.ayotteforsenate.com/ is her campaign website—my addition.]
24) NEW YORK - A
Senator Chuck Schumer (D) has nominal opposition. Schumer scored a 2% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
25) NEW YORK - B
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D) is running for election. Gillibrand was appointed to the seat after Hillary Clinton became Secretary of State and vacated the seat. Gillibrand has nominal opposition.
26) NORTH CAROLINA
Senator Richard Burr (R) scored an 89% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Senator Burr will face Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (D) in November.
27) NORTH DAKOTA
Senator Byron Dorgan (D) is not running for re-election. This open seat will likely be filled by John Hoeven (R), the winner of the June 8 Republican primary. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
28) OHIO
Senator George Voinovich (R) is retiring. Former Congressman Rob Portman (R) will face Lt. Governor Lee Fisher (D) in November.
29) OKLAHOMA
Senator Tom Coburn (R) is running unopposed. Coburn scored a 96% on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard, and is one of the strongest conservatives in the U.S. Senate.
30) OREGON
Senator Ron Wyden (D) faces constitutional law professor Jim Huffman (R) in November. Wyden scored a 6% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for Republicans.
31) PENNSYLVANIA
Senator Arlen Specter (D) scored a 44% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Specter was defeated by U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D) in the Democratic primary. Sestak will now face former Congressman Pat Toomey (R) in November. This race presents a major pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Pat Toomey.
32) SOUTH CAROLINA
Senator Jim DeMint (R) scored a 100% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. DeMint has only nominal opposition.
33) SOUTH DAKOTA
Senator John Thune (R) is running unopposed. Thune scored an 85% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
34) UTAH
Senator Bob Bennett (R) scored a 60% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Bennett was eliminated from the Republican nominating process at the May 8 Utah GOP Nominating Convention. Conservative Mike Lee (R) defeated Tim Bridgewater (R) in the June 22 Republican primary and will now face Sam Granato (D) in November. SCF endorses Mike Lee.
35) VERMONT
Senator Pat Leahy (D) faces only nominal opposition. Leahy scored a 4% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard.
36) WASHINGTON
Senator Patty Murray (D) scored a 0% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Murray will face conservative Dino Rossi (R) in November. This race presents a potential pick-up opportunity for conservatives. SCF endorses Dino Rossi.
37) WISCONSIN
Senator Russ Feingold (D) scored a 21% rating on the 2008 SCF Senate scorecard. Feingold is being challenged by several Republicans, including conservative Ron Johnson (R) and Dave Westlake (R). The GOP primary is September 14. SCF endorses Ron Johnson.” [Ron Johnson won the Republican primary election. His website is http://ronjohnsonforsenate.com/—my addition.]
I plan to have more posts on selected Senate races between now and November 2.
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