top of page
2008 Senate Election Results: Democrats Retained Control ✓

U.S. Senate elections were held for 35 U.S. Senate seats on November 4, 2008. Following the elections, Democrats retained control of the Senate after flipping seats in Alaska, Colorado, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, and Virginia.

Democratic Party Logo.png

59 ✓
Democrats

41
Republicans

Republican Party Logo.png
2008 Senate .png
Key race alerts

Alaska U.S. Senate Election

✓ Mark Begich (DEM) won the Senate election in Alaska, flipping the seat to Democrats.

Colorado U.S. Senate Election

✓ Mark Udall (DEM) won the Senate election in Colorado, flipping the seat to Democrats.

New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election

✓ Jeanne Shaheen (DEM) won the Senate election in New Hampshire, flipping the seat to Democrats.

 - Advertisement -

AD 2.png
All U.S. Senate Elections
​Alabama  U.S. Senate Election
Jeff Sessions.png

Jeff Sessions (REP) ✓ 
Votes: 1,305,383

Vivian Davis Figures (DEM) Votes: 752,391

Colorado U.S. Senate Election
Mark Udall.png

Mark Udall (DEM) ✓ 
Votes: 1,230,994 

Bob Schaffer (REP) 
Votes: 990,755 

Idaho U.S. Senate Election
James%20Risch_edited.png

Jim Risch (REP) ✓
Votes: 371,744

Larry LaRocco (DEM)     
Votes: 219,903

Kansas U.S. Senate Election
Pat Roberts.png

Pat Roberts (REP) ✓ 
Votes: 727,121

Jim Slattery (DEM)      
Votes: 441,399

Maine U.S. Senate Election
Susan%20Collins_edited.png

Susan Collins (REP) ✓     
Votes: 444,300 

Thomas Allen (DEM)     
Votes: 279,510 

Minnesota U.S. Senate Election
Al Franken.png

Al Franken (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 1,212,629 

Norm Coleman (REP)      
Votes: 1,212,317

Montana U.S. Senate Election
Max Baucus.png

Max Baucus (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 348,289 

Bob Kelleher (REP)      
Votes: 129,369

New Jersey U.S. Senate Election
Frank Lautenberg.png

Frank Lautenberg (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 1,951,218 

Dick Zimmer (REP)      
Votes: 1,461,025

Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election
James%20Inhofe_edited.png

Jim Inhofe (REP) ✓ 
Votes: 763,375

Andrew Rice (DEM)      
Votes: 527,736

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election
Lindsey%20Graham_edited.png

Lindsey Graham (REP) ✓
Votes: 1,076,534

Bob Conley (DEM)      
Votes: 790,621

Texas U.S. Senate Election
John%20Cornyn_edited.png

John Cornyn (REP) ✓
Votes: 2,861,531

David Alameel (DEM)     
Votes: 1,597,387

Wyoming U.S. Senate Election
Mike Enzi.png

Mike Enzi (REP) ✓     
Votes: 189,046

Chris Rothfuss (DEM)     
Votes: 60,631

Alaska U.S. Senate Election
Mark Begich.png

Mark Begich (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 151,767

Ted Stevens (REP)     
Votes: 147,814 

Delaware U.S. Senate Election
Senator Joe Biden.png

Joe Biden (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 257,539 

Christine O'Donnell (REP)     
Votes: 140,595 

Illinois U.S. Senate Election
Dick%20Durbin_edited.png

Dick Durbin (DEM) ✓
Votes: 3,615,844 

Steve Sauerberg (REP)      
Votes: 1,520,621 

Kentucky U.S. Senate Election
13217405_1081346218570735_2434960892777298996_o_edited.png

Mitch McConnell (REP) ✓     
Votes: 953,816 

Bruce Lunsford (DEM)     
Votes: 847,005

Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election
John Kerry.png

John Kerry (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 1,971,974 

Jeff Beatty (REP)     
Votes: 926,044 

Mississippi U.S. Senate Election
Thad Cochran.png

Thad Cochran (REP) ✓     
Votes: 766,111 

Erik Fleming (DEM)      
Votes: 480,915 

Nebraska U.S. Senate Election
Mike Johanns.png

Mike Johanns (REP) ✓     
Votes: 455,854 

Scott Kleeb (DEM)      
Votes: 317,456 

New Mexico U.S. Senate Election
Tom Udall.png

Tom Udall (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 505,128 

Steve Pearce (REP)      
Votes: 318,522

Oregon U.S. Senate Election
Jeff%20Merkley_edited.png

Jeff Merkley (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 864,392

Gordon Smith (REP)     
Votes: 805,159

South Dakota U.S. Senate Election 
Tim Johnson.png

Tim Johnson (DEM) ✓      
Votes: 237,889

Joel Dykstra (REP)      
Votes: 142,784

Virginia U.S. Senate Election
Mark%20Warner_edited.png

Mark Warner (DEM) ✓
Votes: 1,073,667

Ed Gillespie (REP)      
Votes: 1,055,940

Wyoming U.S. Senate Special Election
John%20Barrasso_edited.png

John Barrasso (REP) ✓     
Votes: 183,063

Nick Carter (DEM)      
Votes: 66,202

Arkansas U.S. Senate Election 
Mark Pryor.png

Mark Pryor (DEM) ✓ 
Votes: 804,678

Rebekah Kennedy (GRN)      
Vote: 207,076 

Georgia U.S. Senate Election 
Saxby Chambliss.png

Saxby Chambliss (REP) ✓     
Votes: 1,867,097

Jim Martin (DEM)     
Votes: 1,757,393 

Iowa U.S. Senate Election
Tom Harkin.png

Tom Harkin (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 941,665

Christopher Reed (REP)      
Votes: 560,006 

Louisiana U.S. Senate Election
Mary Landrieu.png

Mary Landrieu (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 988,298 

John Kennedy (REP)      
Votes: 867,177 

Michigan U.S. Senate Election
Carl Levin.png

Carl Levin (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 3,038,386 

Jack Hoogendyk, Jr (REP)      
Votes: 1,641,070 

Mississippi U.S. Senate Special Election
Roger%20Wicker_edited.png

Roger Wicker (REP) ✓
Votes: 683,409 

Ronnie Musgrove (DEM)      
Votes: 560,064 

New Hampshire U.S. Senate Election
Jeanne Shaheen.png

Jeanne Shaheen (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 358,438 

John Sununu (REP)      
Votes: 314,403

North Carolina U.S. Senate Election
Kay Hagan.png

Kay Hagan (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 2,249,311

Elizabeth Dole (REP)      
Votes: 1,887,510

Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election
Jack%20Reed_edited.png

Jack Reed (DEM) ✓
Votes: 320,644

Robert Tingle (REP)      
Votes: 116,174

Tennessee U.S. Senate Election
Lamar Alexander.png

Lamar Alexander (REP) ✓
Votes: 850,087

Gordon Ball (DEM)     
Votes: 437,848

West Virginia U.S. Senate Election
Jay Rockefeller.png

Jay Rockefeller (DEM) ✓
Votes: 447,560

Jay Wolfe (REP)
Votes: 254,629

bottom of page