The '''2014 Midterm Elections''' begin with the [[Texas]] primary on March 4, and continue with a primary or a "runoff" nearly every week somewhere in the [[United States]] until Tuesday, September 9th.<ref>[http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G14/events.phtml?format=chronological Election days listed chronologically or 2014]</ref> Soon thereafter [[early voting]] begins in some areas, culminating in the general election day on Tuesday, November 4th.
Successful political forecaster Nate Silver says Senate Republicans are now slight favorites to win at least six seats and capture the chamber. <ref>[http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fivethirtyeight-senate-forecast/ FiveThirtyEight Senate Forecast: GOP Is Slight Favorite in Race for Senate Control, FiveThirtyEight.com, March 23, 2014]</ref>
==Senate==
===Democrat Incumbents===
*'''Alaska'''
[[Mark Begich]]: Three GOP candidates are running to challenge Begich: Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell, Iraq veteran [[Joe Miller]], and State Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan. April 5th polling, Treadwell (47) Begich (43)
*'''Arkansas'''
[[Mark Pryor]]: Republican Rep. Tom Cotton is the challenger and April 5th polls show a dead heat (46) to (46).
*'''Colorado'''
[[Mark Udall]]: Two-term GOP Rep. Cory Gardiner will challenge Udall. April 5th polling, Gardiner (40) Udall (42).
*'''Delaware'''
[[Chris Coons]]
*'''Hawaii'''
[[Brian Schatz]]
*'''Illinois'''
[[Richard Durbin]]: GOP Jim Oberweis will face Durbin. The establishment has already conceded the race to Democrats. Fellow Illinois liberal Republican Mark Kirk endorses Democrat Dick Durbin. Jon Cornyn held a fundraiser in Illinois and wouldn't give Oberweis any support. <ref>[http://wakingamericaup.wordpress.com/tag/john-cornyn/ What Leadership Isn't, Waking America Up Blog]</ref>
*'''Iowa'''
[[Tom Harkin]][1]: Rep. Mark Braley is the Democrat candidate. [[Sarah Palin]]'s choice, state Senator [[Joni Ernst]] is the GOP candidate. June polling by Loras College has Ernst (48) and Braley (41.7) <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2014/06/06/democrat-blows-big-lead-in-latest-iowa-senate-polls/ Democrat Blows Big Lead In Latest Iowa Senate Polls, DailyCaller.com, June 6, 2015]</ref> September polling shows a dead heat.
*'''Louisiana'''
[[Mary Landrieu]]: The establishment [[GOP]] picks [[RINO]] Bill Cassidy for the nomination. The [[Senate Conservatives Fund]] picks Air Force Col. Rob Maness. <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/08/maness-looks-to-shake-up-louisiana-senate-race/#ixzz2kD0wxeWf Maness looks to shake up Louisiana Senate race, DailyCaller.com, November 8, 2013]</ref> April 5th polling, Cassidy (46) Landrieu (42).
*'''Massachusetts'''
[[Ed Markey]]
*'''Michigan'''
[[Carl Levin]][1]: GOP Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land will face Democrat Rep. Gary Peters. April 5th polling, Land (40) Peters (38)
*'''Minnesota'''
[[Al Franken]]: Franken polls at just 45%. Sarah Palin endorsed Julianne Ortman and is now the frontrunner over establishment Republican Mike McFaden. April 5th polling, Ortman (41) Franken (44).
*'''Montana'''
[[Max Baucus]][1]: Obama appointed Baucus as the Ambassador to China. Democrat Lt. Gov. John Walsh was appointed interim Senator and is the 2014 nominee. Republican state representative Steve Daines leads in April 5th polling (51) Walsh (37)
*'''New Hampshire'''
[[Jeanne Shaheen]]: Shaheen will face Republican [[Scott Brown]]. Leftwing polling has Shaheen up by 8 points. Rightwing polling has shaheen up by 3 points.
*'''New Jersey'''
Democrat [[Cory Booker]] will face Jeff Bell.
*'''New Mexico'''
Democrat [[Tom Udall]] will face Allan Weh.
*'''North Carolina'''
[[Kay Hagan]]: Hagan will face Thom Tillis (Endorsed by [[Karl Rove]], [[Mitt Romney]], [[Jeb Bush]], [[Republican Main Street Partnership]]). RCP poll shows Tillis with a slight lead. Public Policy Polling shows Hagan leading Tillis 41% to 34%, with Libertarian Sean Haugh at 8%.
*'''Oregon'''
[[Jeff Merkley]]
*'''Rhode Island'''
[[Jack Reed]]
*'''South Dakota'''
[[Tim Johnson]][1]: Democrat Rick Weiland to face former Republican Gov. Mike Rounds. Rounds is projected as taking Johnson's seat. April 5th polling, Rounds (51) Weiland (31).
*'''Virginia'''
[[Mark Warner]]:Republican Ed Gillespie has declared his intention to run against Warner.
*'''West Virginia'''
[[Jay Rockefeller]][1]: GOP establishments seeks House Rep. Shelley Capito. Democrats will likely run Natalie Tennant, West Virginia Secretary of State. Capito leads in polling by double digits. April 5th polling, Capito (49) Tennant (35).
===Republican Incumbents===
*'''Alabama'''
[[Jeff Sessions]]
*'''Georgia'''
[[Saxby Chambliss]][1]: Democrat Michelle Nunn will face businessman David Perdue after defeating establishment GOP candidate Rep. Jack Kingston.
*'''Idaho'''
[[James Risch]]
*'''Kansas'''
[[Pat Roberts]]: After defeating Tea party challenger [[Milton Wolf]], Roberts would face Democrat Chad Taylor but he dropped out and remains on the ballot. Independent candidate Greg Orman is rising in the polls. Some have him leading 37% to Roberts 36%. The establishment GOP is worried and Roberts fired his campaign chief.
*'''Kentucky'''
[[Mitch McConnell]]: McConnell will face Democrat challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. Libertarian candidate David Patterson hopes to be a spoiler in the race. September polling has McConnell 47% and Grimes 41%.
*'''Maine'''
[[Susan Collins]]
*'''Mississippi'''
[[Thad Cochran]]: Cochran beat McDaniel in the runoff. The most despicable election victory ever; voter fraud, race-baiting and Democrat voters were the winning edge. McDaniels plans to mount a legal challenge after winning a majority of Republican voters in both the primary and the runoff. Clearly an uphill battle against the corrupt establishment GOP.
*'''Nebraska'''
[[Mike Johanns]][1]: Conservative Ben Sasse will challenge the Democrat David Domina. April polling has Sasse (52) Domina (27).
*'''Oklahoma'''
[[James Inhofe]]
[[Tom Coburn]][1]: State Rep. James Lankford is endorsed by the establishment GOP and won his primary.
*'''South Carolina'''
[[Tim Scott]] won 90% of the primary vote. He will face Democrat Joyce Dickerson.
[[Lindsey Graham]]; After spending $9.9 million, Graham defeated his 6 challengers and will face Democrat Brad Hutto.
*'''Tennessee'''
[[Lamar Alexander]]; Alexander defeated Tea Party-endorsed Rep. Joe Carr and will face either Terry Adams or Gordon Ball.
*'''Texas'''
[[John Cornyn]]: Cornyn will face multimillionaire democrat dentist David Alameel.
*'''Wyoming'''
[[Mike Enzi]]
==House==
Every seat of the 435 member chamber is up for election. The new term will be the 114th United States Congress.
===Notable Races===
* [[John Boehner]] (Ohio) - Republican Majority Speaker<br>Boehner will face Miami University professor Tom Poetter in November.
* [[Eric Cantor]] (Virginia) - Cantor was defeated by [[David Brat]]. Brat will face off against Democrat Jack Trammell.
* [[Kevin McCarthy]] (California) - Republican Majority Whip
* [[Nancy Pelosi]] (California) - Democrat Minority Leader
* [[Steny Hoyer]] (Maryland) - Democrat Minority Whip
==Governors==
===Democrats===
*[[Neil Abercrombie]] (Hawaii)
*[[Mike Beebe]] (Arkansas) [1]
*[[Jerry Brown]] (California)<br> Brown will face Republican Neel Kashkari. Brown's latest campaign finance report listed a $22.4 million war chest, Kashkari just $198,000.
*[[Lincoln Chafee]] (Rhode Island) [1]
*[[Andrew Cuomo]] (New York)<br> Cuomo's opponent is Rob Astorino. Chris Christie is chairman of the Republican Governors Association and has essentially backed Democrat Cuomo by refusing to endorse Astorino. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/25/Christie-Bristles-Over-Inquiry-About-GOP-Govs-Campaigning-for-Cuomo-Challenger]</ref>
*[[Mark Dayton]] (Minnesota)
*[[Maggie Hassan]] (New Hampshire)
*[[John Hickenlooper]] (Colorado) Hinkenlooper is virtually tied with Republican challenger Bob Beauprez.
*[[John Kitzhaber]] (Oregon)<br>Kitzhaber will face Republican Dennis Richardson.
*[[Dan Malloy]] (Connecticut)
*[[Martin O'Malley]] (Maryland) [1]
*[[Deval Patrick]] (Massachusetts) [1]
*[[Pat Quinn]] (Illinois)<br>Quinn will face Republican Bruce Rauner.
*[[Peter Shumlin]] (Vermont)
===Republicans===
*[[Robert Bentley]] (Alabama)<br>Bentley will face Democrat Parker Griffith.
*[[Jan Brewer]] (Arizona) [1]
*[[Terry Branstad]] (Iowa)
*[[Sam Brownback]] (Kansas)<br> Brownback faces Democrat Paul Davis. Davis has built a base of liberal Republican support claiming Brownback is too conservative. <ref>[http://online.wsj.com/articles/political-diary-about-those-anti-brownback-republicans-1405968151]</ref>
*[[Tom Corbett]] (Pennsylvania)<br>Corbett is considered vulnerable and his Democrat challenger, Tom Wolf, has a sizable lead in the polls.
*[[Dennis Daugaard]] (South Dakota)
*[[Nathan Deal]] (Georgia)<br>Deal will face Democrat Jason Carter.
*[[Mary Fallin]] (Oklahoma)
*[[Nikki Haley]] (South Carolina) Haley will face Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen.
*[[Bill Haslam]] (Tennessee)
*[[Dave Heineman]] (Nebraska) [1]
*[[John Kasich]] (Ohio)<br>Kasich will face Democrat Ed FitzGerald
*[[Paul LePage]] (Maine)<br>LePage will face independent Eliot Cutler and Democrat Rep. Mike Michaud.
*[[Susana Martinez]] (New Mexico)<br>Martinez will face Democrat Gary King.
*[[Matt Mead]] (Wyoming)
*[[Butch Otter]] (Idaho)
*[[Sean Parnell]] (Alaska)
*[[Rick Perry]] (Texas) [1]<br>Republican Attorney General [[Greg Abbott]] will face off against Democrat Wendy Davis. Abbott leads by double digits. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/02/24/Poll-Republican-Greg-Abbot-Lead-Soars-to-11-points-over-Dem-Wendy-Davis-in-Texas-Governor-Race POLL: GOP'S GREG ABBOTT SOARS OVER WENDY DAVIS IN TX GOVERNOR RACE, Breitbart.com, February 24, 2014]</ref>
*[[Brian Sandoval]] (Nevada)<br> Democrats selected 'None of the above' as a candidate in June 10th elections.
*[[Rick Scott]] (Florida)<br>RINO turned Democrat [[Charlie Crist]] seeks to unseat Scott.
*[[Rick Snyder]] (Michigan)<br>Snyder will face Democrat nominee Mark Schauer.
*[[Scott Walker]] (Wisconsin)<br> Walker is in a surprisingly close race against Democrat Mary Burke.
[1] Indicates a term-limited or retiring candidate
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