United States Senate 2006 Election Watch: Election Projection October 2
Current: 55 GOP, 44 DEM, 1 IND
Projected: 52 GOP, 46 DEM, 2 IND
DEM +2, GOP -3, IND +1
Election Projection 2006 has GOP retaining control of the Senate.
| Arizona | Jon Kyl (R)-inc vs Jim Pederson (D) | Mod GOP Hold |
| California | Dianne Feinstein (D)-inc vs Richard Mountjoy (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| Connecticut | Lieberman(I) / Lamont(D) / Schlesinger(R) | Mod IND Gain |
| Delaware | Tom Carper (D)-inc vs Jan Ting? (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| Florida | Bill Nelson (D)-inc vs Katherine Harris? (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| Hawaii | Daniel Akaka (D)-inc vs Cynthia Thielen (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| Indiana | Richard Lugar (R)-inc (unopposed) | Strong GOP Hold |
| Maine | Olympia Snowe (R)-inc vs Jean Hay Bright (D) | Strong GOP Hold |
| Maryland | OPEN: Ben Cardin (D) vs Michael Steele (R) | Mod DEM Hold |
| Massachusetts | Ted Kennedy (D)-inc vs Kenneth Chase (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| Michigan | Debbie Stabenow (D)-inc vs Mike Bouchard (R) | Mod DEM Hold |
| Minnesota | OPEN: Amy Klobuchar (D) vs Mark Kennedy (R) | Mod DEM Hold |
| Mississippi | Trent Lott (R)-inc vs Erik Fleming (D) | Strong GOP Hold |
| Missouri | Jim Talent (R)-inc vs Claire McCaskill (D) | Weak GOP Hold |
| Montana | Conrad Burns (R)-inc vs Jon Tester (D) | Mod DEM Gain |
| Nebraska | Ben Nelson (D)-inc vs Peter Ricketts (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| Nevada | John Ensign (R)-inc vs Jack Carter (D) | Mod GOP Hold |
| New Jersey | Robert Menendez (D)-inc vs Tom Kean, Jr. (R) | Weak GOP Gain |
| New Mexico | Jeff Bingaman (D)-inc vs Allen McCulloch (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| New York | Hillary Clinton (D)-inc vs John Spencer (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| North Dakota | Kent Conrad (DNL)-inc vs Dwight Grotberg (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine (R)-inc vs Sherrod Brown (D) | Mod DEM Gain |
| Pennsylvania | Rick Santorum (R)-inc vs Bob Casey, Jr. (D) | Mod DEM Gain |
| Rhode Island | L. Chafee (R)-inc vs S. Whitehouse (D) | Weak DEM Gain |
| Tennessee | OPEN: Bob Corker (R) vs Harold Ford, Jr. (D) | Weak GOP Hold |
| Texas | Kay Hutchison (R)-inc vs Barbara Radnofsky (D) | Strong GOP Hold |
| Utah | Orrin Hatch (R)-inc vs Pete Ashdown (D) | Strong GOP Hold |
| Vermont | OPEN: Bernie Sanders (I) vs Richard Tarrant (R) | Strong IND Hold |
| Virginia | George Allen (R)-inc vs James Webb, Jr. (D) | Mod GOP Hold |
| Washington | Maria Cantwell (D)-inc vs Mike McGavick (R) | Mod DEM Hold |
| West Virginia | Robert Byrd (D)-inc vs John Raese (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| Wisconsin | Herb Kohl (D)-inc vs Robert Lorge (R) | Strong DEM Hold |
| Wyoming | Craig Thomas (R)-inc vs Dale Groutage (D) | Strong GOP Hold |
| BOLD – party turnover
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| For projected margins of victory, click here | ||
The 2006 Senate RealClearPolitics Poll Averages are here.
The real surprise is the New Jersey Senate race that has GOP Tom Kean, Jr. beating incumbent Democrat Robert Menendez.
Races to watch include Chafee in Rhode Island, Talent in Missouri and Corker in Tennessee.
Stay tuned……..
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