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===Republican Incumbents=== | ===Republican Incumbents=== | ||
| − | *[[Lamar Alexander]] (Tennessee) | + | *[[Lamar Alexander]] (Tennessee) |
| − | *[[Saxby Chambliss]] (Georgia)[1] | + | *[[Saxby Chambliss]] (Georgia)[1]<br>The daughter of long-time Democrat Senator Sam Nunn, Michelle Nunn has declared. |
| − | *[[Thad Cochran]] (Mississippi) | + | *[[Thad Cochran]] (Mississippi) |
| − | *[[Susan Collins]] (Maine) | + | *[[Susan Collins]] (Maine) |
| − | *[[John Cornyn]] (Texas) | + | *[[John Cornyn]] (Texas) |
*[[Mike Enzi]] (Wyoming) | *[[Mike Enzi]] (Wyoming) | ||
| − | *[[Lindsey Graham]] (South Carolina | + | *[[Lindsey Graham]] (South Carolina |
*[[James Inhofe]] (Oklahoma) | *[[James Inhofe]] (Oklahoma) | ||
| − | *[[Mike Johanns]] (Nebraska)[1] | + | *[[Mike Johanns]] (Nebraska)[1] |
| − | *[[Mitch McConnell]] (Kentucky) | + | *[[Mitch McConnell]] (Kentucky)<br> The Democrat challenger is Alison Lundergan Grimes and the Tea Party endorsed candidate is [[Matt Bevin]]. Recent polling has McConnell trailing Grimes by 4 points. <ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2014/02/07/kentucky-poll-mitch-mcconnell-now-trails-democratic-challenger-by-four-points-in-senate-bid/ Kentucky poll: Mitch McConnell now trails Democratic challenger by four points in Senate bid, HotAir.com, February 7, 2014]</ref> |
*[[James Risch]] (Idaho) | *[[James Risch]] (Idaho) | ||
*[[Pat Roberts]] (Kansas) | *[[Pat Roberts]] (Kansas) | ||
Revision as of 02:08, February 8, 2014
2014 Midterm Elections
Senate
Democrat Incumbents
- Max Baucus (Montana)[1]
- Mark Begich (Alaska)
Three GOP candidates are running to challenge Begich: Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell, Iraq veteran Joe Miller, and State Natural Resources Commissioner Dan Sullivan. - Cory Booker (New Jersey)
- Chris Coons (Deleware)
- Richard Durbin (Illinois)
- Al Franken (Minnesota)
- Kay Hagan (North Carolina)
All potential Republican challengers lead Hagan in polling; Heather Grant, Thom Tillis, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, and Bill Flynn. - Tom Harkin (Iowa)[1]
Democrat Rep. Bruce Bailey has declared. - Tim Johnson (South Dakota)[1]
- Mary Landrieu (Louisiana)
The establishment GOP picks RINO Bill Cassidy for the nomination. The Senate Conservatives Fund picks Air Force Col. Rob Maness. [1] - Carl Levin (Michigan)[1]
GOP Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land will face Democrat Rep. Gary Peters. - Ed Markey (Massachusetts)
- Jeff Merkley (Oregon)
- Mark Pryor (Arkansas)
Republican Rep. Tom Cotton is the challenger and polls ahead of Pryor. - Jack Reed (Rhode Island)
- Jay Rockefeller (West Virginia)[1]
- Brian Schatz (Hawaii)
- Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire)
- Mark Udall (Colorado)
- Tom Udall (New Mexico)
- Mark Warner (Virginia)
Republican Ed Gillespie has declared his intention to run against Warner.
Republican Incumbents
- Lamar Alexander (Tennessee)
- Saxby Chambliss (Georgia)[1]
The daughter of long-time Democrat Senator Sam Nunn, Michelle Nunn has declared. - Thad Cochran (Mississippi)
- Susan Collins (Maine)
- John Cornyn (Texas)
- Mike Enzi (Wyoming)
- Lindsey Graham (South Carolina
- James Inhofe (Oklahoma)
- Mike Johanns (Nebraska)[1]
- Mitch McConnell (Kentucky)
The Democrat challenger is Alison Lundergan Grimes and the Tea Party endorsed candidate is Matt Bevin. Recent polling has McConnell trailing Grimes by 4 points. [2] - James Risch (Idaho)
- Pat Roberts (Kansas)
- Tim Scott (South Carolina)
- Jeff Sessions (Alabama)
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
- Eric Cantor (Virginia) - Republican Majority Leader
- 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)
- Lincoln Chafee (Rhode Island) [1]
- Andrew Cuomo (New York)
- Mark Dayton (Minnesota)
- Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire)
- John Hickenlooper (Colorado)
- John Kitzhaber (Oregon)
- Dan Malloy (Connecticut)
- Martin O'Malley (Maryland) [1]
- Deval Patrick (Massachusetts) [1]
- Pat Quinn (Illinois)
- Peter Shumlin (Vermont)
Republicans
- Robert Bentley (Alabama)
- Jan Brewer (Arizona) [1]
- Terry Branstad (Iowa)
- Sam Brownback (Kansas)
- Tom Corbett (Pennsylvania)
- Dennis Daugaard (South Dakota)
- Nathan Deal (Georgia)
- Mary Fallin (Oklahoma)
- Nikki Haley (South Carolina)
- Bill Haslam (Tennessee)
- Dave Heineman (Nebraska) [1]
- John Kasich (Ohio)
- Paul LePage (Maine)
- Susana Martinez (New Mexico)
- Matt Mead (Wyoming)
- Butch Otter (Idaho)
- Sean Parnell (Alaska)
- Rick Perry (Texas) [1]
- Brian Sandoval (Nevada)
- Rick Scott (Florida)
- Rick Snyder (Michigan)
- Scott Walker (Wisconsin)
[1] Indicates a term-limited or retiring candidate