2014 Midterm Elections

2014 Midterm Elections

Senate

Democrat Incumbents

• Max Baucus (Montana)[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 polling by a wide margin.
• 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 (Delaware)
• Richard Durbin (Illinois)
• Al Franken (Minnesota)
• Kay Hagan (North Carolina)
  All potential Republican challengers lead Hagan in polling; Thom Tillis(Endorsed by Karl Rove), Dr. Greg Brannon (Endorsed by Rand Paul), Heather Grant, Mark Harris, and Bill Flynn.
• Tom Harkin (Iowa)[1]
  Democrat Rep. Bruce Bailey has declared. Republican Sam Clovis 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.
• 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. David Perdue holds a slim lead in the crowded field of Republican nominations. Other Republicans include Rep. Jack Kingston, Rep. Paul Broun, Rep. Phil Gingrey, former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, Eugene Yu, Minister Derrick Grayson, and Art Gardner.
• Thad Cochran (Mississippi)
• Susan Collins (Maine)
• John Cornyn (Texas)
  Conservative Rep. Steve Stockman will seek to oust Cornyn in the primaries. Tea Party favorite Dwayne Stovall has won eight consecutive straw polls.
• 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.
• 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)
  If no Republican primary exists, expect Donald Trump to challenge Cuomo.
• 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]
  Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott will face off against Democrat Wendy Davis.
• Brian Sandoval (Nevada)
• Rick Scott (Florida)
• Rick Snyder (Michigan)
• Scott Walker (Wisconsin)

[1] Indicates a term-limited or retiring candidate