2012 Senate Ratings
Last updated Nov. 5, 2012
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| State | Incumbent | Possible Primary Challengers | Major Party Opposition | Third party | Party Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | Jon Kyl (Retiring) |
– Rep. Jeff Flake | – Ex-U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona | – Libertarian Marc Victor | Leans R |
| CA | Dianne Feinstein (Running) |
– 2010 CA-11 candidate Elizabeth Emken | Safe D | ||
| CT | Joe Lieberman (Retiring) |
– Rep. Chris Murphy | – 2010 Sen. Nominee Linda McMahon | Leans D | |
| DE | Tom Carper (Running) |
– Businessman Kevin Wade | Safe D | ||
| FL | Bill Nelson (Running) |
– Rep. Connie Mack | Likely D | ||
| HI | Daniel Akaka (Retiring) |
– Rep. Mazie Hirono | – Ex-Gov. Linda Lingle | Likely D | |
| IN | Richard Lugar (Lost primary) |
– Treasurer Richard Mourdock | – Rep. Joe Donnelly | – Libertarian Andy Horning | Leans D |
| MA | Scott Brown (Running) |
– Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren | Leans D | ||
| MD | Ben Cardin (Running) |
– Ex-Secret Service agent Daniel Bongino | – Independent Rob Sobhani | Safe D | |
| ME | Olympia Snowe (Retiring) |
– Sec. of State Charlie Summers | – State Sen. Cynthia Dill | – Ex-Gov. Angus King – Libertarian Andrew Ian Dodge |
Likely I/D |
| MI | Debbie Stabenow (Running) |
– Ex-Rep. Pete Hoekstra | Likely D | ||
| MN | Amy Klobuchar (Running) |
– State Rep. Kurt Bills | Safe D | ||
| MO | Claire McCaskill (Running) |
– Rep. Todd Akin | – Libertarian Jonathan Dine | Leans D | |
| MS | Roger Wicker (Running) |
– Veteran and former minister Albert N. Gore | Safe R | ||
| MT | Jon Tester (Running) |
– Rep. Denny Rehberg | – Libertarian Dan Cox | Leans R | |
| ND | Kent Conrad (Retiring) |
– Ex-AG Heidi Heitkamp | – Rep. Rick Berg | Leans R | |
| NE | Ben Nelson (Retiring) |
– Ex-Sen. Bob Kerrey | – State Sen. Deb Fischer | Likely R | |
| NJ | Bob Menendez (Running) |
– State Sen. Joe Kyrillos | Likely D | ||
| NM | Jeff Bingaman (Retiring) |
– Rep. Martin Heinrich | – Ex-Rep. Heather Wilson | – Independent Jon Ross Barrie | Likely D |
| NV | Dean Heller (Running) |
– Rep. Shelley Berkley | – Independent David Lory VanderBeek | Leans R | |
| NY | Kirsten Gillibrand (Running) |
– Attorney Wendy Long | Safe D | ||
| OH | Sherrod Brown (Running) |
– Treasurer Josh Mandel | Leans D | ||
| PA | Bob Casey (Running) |
– Former coal company owner Tom Smith | – Libertarian Rayburn Smith | Leans D | |
| RI | Sheldon Whitehouse (Running) |
– Businessman Barry Hinckley | Safe D | ||
| TN | Bob Corker (Running) |
– Flooring installer Mark Clayton | Safe R | ||
| TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison (Retiring) |
– Ex-TX Solicitor General Ted Cruz | – Ex-state Rep. Paul Sadler | Safe R | |
| UT | Orrin Hatch (Running) |
-Ex-State Sen. Minority Leader Scott Howell | Safe R | ||
| VA | Jim Webb (Retiring) |
– Ex-Gov. Tim Kaine | – Ex-Sen. George Allen | Leans D | |
| VT | Bernie Sanders (Running) |
– Ex-MA State Rep. John MacGovern | Safe I/D | ||
| WA | Maria Cantwell (Running) |
– State Sen. Michael Baumgartner | Safe D | ||
| WI | Herb Kohl (Retiring) |
– Rep. Tammy Baldwin | – Ex-Gov. Tommy Thompson | Leans D | |
| WV | Joe Manchin (Running) |
– 2010 nominee John Raese | Safe D | ||
| WY | John Barrasso (Running) |
-Albany County Commissioner Tim Chesnut | Safe R |