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2010 U.S. Senate elections
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| House | Senate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOP | Dems | Total | GOP | Dems | Total | |
| Confirmed primary challenges | 27 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Possible primary challenges | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Open seats* | 12 | 7 | 201 | 7 | 1 | 82 |
The following information is generated by the crowd-sourced RaceTracker project on OpenCongress.
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Senate races in 2010
Click-through to individual districts below for details. Blue links are politicians with existing profiles, red links need someone to start a profile.
Confirmed primary challenges
Total senators facing confirmed primary challenges: 6
Republican senators facing a confirmed primary challenge: 2
Democratic senators facing a confirmed primary challenge: 3
Potential primary challenges
Total senators facing possible primary challenges: 2
Republican senators facing a possible primary challenge: 1
| Seat | Incumbent | Seeking reelection? | Possible GOP challengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA-Senate Class III Seat | John Isakson | Yes | Paul Broun |
Democratic senators facing a possible primary challenge: 1
| Seat | Incumbent | Seeking reelection? | Possible Dem. challengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-Senate Class III Seat | Arlen Specter | Yes |
Open seats (retiring member)
Total open seats: 8
Open seats currently held by a Republican incumbent: 7
Open seats currently held by a Democratic incumbent: 1
Open seats without an incumbent: 0
All Senate seats up for election in 2010
Seats up for election: 34 (18 Republican: 16 Democratic)
