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The Democrats gained 8 seats, while the Republicans did not gain a seat. USA - 2024 Electoral College Projection Map - YAPms Senator Max Baucus was a popular Democrat in Montana, representing a state that has long been fairly Republican but also receptive to Democrats in state and local elections. 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Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois won the presidential election, by defeating his challenger, Senator John McCain, and the Democrats bolstered their majority in both Houses of Congress. Setting the popular vote will also set the color of a state, Clicking on a district will set the popular vote to max, Clicking doesn\'t set state color or open menu, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, F - hold down to quickly fill in districts, D - hold down to fill/disable entire states. [96][97] Wicker beat Musgrove 55% to 45%. Green Party Senate Candidate Chris Lugo Urges Inclusion in Debates. Domestic policy and the economy eventually emerged as the main themes in the last few months of the election campaign after the onset of the 2008 economic crisis. The major theme during the campaign was the American public's general desire of change and reform from both Washington and the policies of President Bush. Obama won nearly all major demographic groups on his way to victory. Democratic former Governor Ronnie Musgrove challenged Wicker. President Map - Election Results 2008 - The New York Times Election Results 2008 President Map Big Board Map Electoral Explorer Obama: Victory Speech McCain: Concession Speech Exit Polls. 2012 Election Map: The race for Senate control. Presidential Election of 2008 - 270toWin Former Chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party Bob Tuke was the Democratic nominee, defeating Businessman Gary Davis 30% to 23%. [21], On July 29, 2008, a federal grand jury indicted Stevens on seven felony counts for making false statements,[22] and on October 26, a jury found Stevens guilty on all charges. The goal of having two senators per state is to have each state equally represented in the senate. Illinois Sen. Barack Obama (D) won the presidency by defeating Arizona Sen. John McCain (R) on November 4, 2008. Barkley received 437,404 votes, about 15% of total votes cast.[84]. [167] Wyoming law requires that the interim senator be affiliated with the same political party as the departed senator. Senator, Kay Hagan, has since died. On January 3, 2009, with the recount apparently completed, Franken had an unofficial lead of 225 votes, but former senator Coleman's attorneys contested the official results in the courts. It was rumored that Lt. *Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) caucus with Democrats. Today the desks are no longer arranged in their original order, but are moved within the Chamber to suit the needs of the Senate. George LeMieux was appointed to replace Mel Martinez upon his resignation. Christian activist Larry Kilgore of Mansfield, Texas, was a Republican challenger for the March 2008 primary election, but Cornyn easily won the Republican primary. Once thought to be secure in his re-election, McConnell's lead had shrunk dramatically thanks to the financial crisis and polling showed the race tightening between him and Lunsford. [80] Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, a professor at the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota), joined the race in October 2007. Gordon Smith formally conceded soon afterward. 2008 Nomination Battle. McCain won Nebraska but Obama earned an electoral vote by winning the popular vote in the 2nd Congressional District. [8][9] Perry was endorsed by Alabama Statesmen,[10] Boston Tea Party,[11] and Christians for Life and Liberty. Toss Up. Once, during the 1950s, when Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon had left the Republican Party but not yet joined the Democratic Party, he placed his chair temporarily in the middle of the center aisle in order to demonstrate his independence. This seat was the tipping point state in the 2008 senate elections. Senate Election Results 2020 - The New York Times . 2008 Presidential Election 2008 interactive map << 2004 2012 >> The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Mary Landrieu was elected in 1996 following a recount and was narrowly re-elected in 2002 in a runoff election. During the presidential election campaign, the major-party candidates ran on a platform of change and reform in Washington. He also secured wins in Colorado, Indiana, Nevada, and New Mexico, which were not reliable parts of the Democratic coalition to that point. The Senate seat in Connecticut is counted as a . In Maine, Susan Collins sought a third term in the Senate. Johanns won, taking 58% of the vote, with Kleeb taking 40%. [44], On September 1, 2007, senator Larry Craig announced his intent to resign from the Senate effective September 30, 2007. Baucus easily won re-election, taking 73% of the vote, with Kelleher taking 27%. Two more freshmen were appointed to the Senate as a consequence of the appointment of Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State and Ken Salazar to be Secretary of the Interior. [47] The announcement followed by just six days the disclosure that he had pleaded guilty on August 1, 2007, to a reduced misdemeanor charge arising out of his arrest on June 11 at the Minneapolis airport for soliciting sex with a man in the restroom. As of 2023, this is the last time Democrats won U.S. Senate seats in Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Dakota. 2014 Election Maps - Create Your Own Senate Map - RealClearPolitics On November 4, 2008, Coleman received 1,211,590 votes to Franken's 1,211,375 votes, a margin of 215 votes, far less than 0.1%, thereby triggering an automatic recount. President Bush won Montana by more than 20 points in both 2000 and 2004, but Montana also had a popular Democratic governor, Brian Schweitzer, and a newly elected Democratic junior senator, Jon Tester. They increased their total number of seats to 257, the largest number of seats held by either party in the House since Democrats lost control of Congress in the 1994 elections. In this cycle the DSCC was more successful at fundraising. [53] Kathy Cummings, a retired special education teacher was nominated via convention by the Green Party. Kerry won with 66% of the vote to Beatty's 31%. Map of the 2008 Senate races using the latest state polls. 2012 vs. 2008, 2012 vs. 2004 Obama Job Approval Right Direction/Wrong Track Latest Election 2012 Polls. Knox County Clerk Mike Padgett received 20% of the vote. Begich announced his candidacy for the Senate seat on April 22, 2008. This marked the first time that the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands selected a delegate to Congress. Senators independent of either party have traditionally chosen for themselves which side of the aisle to sit on. [119] There was early speculation that North Carolina Governor Mike Easley might be pressured into running against her but this did not come to pass. Not on the ballot, but running a write-in campaign, was Darryl W. Perry, the 2004 Libertarian Party nominee for Pennsylvania State Treasurer and 2007 candidate for Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. In South Dakota, senator Tim Johnson's seat was considered a top GOP target in 2008, considering Johnson's narrow 524-vote victory in 2002 over then-Representative and current U.S. senator John Thune, as well as his recent health problems. The state traditionally leaned Republican, but John Kerry from neighboring Massachusetts narrowly won the state in the 2004 Presidential election. Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks appeared to be preparing for a run, but on June 12, 2007, Sparks announced that he would not seek the Senate seat, in order to avoid a primary battle with state senator Vivian Davis Figures. Senator to ever lose re-election, defeating Warren Magnuson's 1980 record. Hagan's poll numbers continued to best Dole's, however, and Hagan defeated Dole by a wider than expected[123] margin of 53% to 44%. Five Republicans retired rather than seek re-election. Today, Democrats traditionally sit on the presiding officer's right, and Republicans on the left. All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats. Barkley, who had briefly been appointed Senator after the death of Paul Wellstone in 2002, ran under the banner of the Independence Party, the largest third party in Minnesota. The goal of having two senators per state is to have each state equally represented in the senate. In November 2006, the senator had the lowest approval rating of any Democrat running for re-election in 2008 (with 39% approving and 45% disapproving),[108] with his approval standing only at 42% as of September 2007 with voters saying he does not deserve re-election 46%-36%. Electoral College Interactive Maps: The Road to 270 At the start of each Congress, the desks are reapportioned between the two aisles of the Chamber based on the number of Democrats and Republicans. [87] On June 30, 2009, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Al Franken received the most votes, and Norm Coleman conceded defeat after the ruling, allowing Al Franken to be Senator-elect of Minnesota. On May 8, 2007, Rep. Tom Allen (ME-1) announced his candidacy on his website. 2023 Electoral Ventures LLC. On October 19, 2007, Johnson formally announced that he was seeking re-election. [5] The NRSC chair, senator John Ensign, took the unusual step of chastising the Republican Senators who, like him, were not facing re-election, and who he thought should have done more to help raise money for their colleagues.[5]. For more information please visit ", This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 06:45. Johnny Swanson announced his candidacy in March 2006 for the Democratic nomination.[6]. Barrasso ran in the November 4, 2008, special election, held on the day of the 2008 presidential election, to serve out the remainder of Thomas's term, which expires in January 2013. USA - 2008 House Election Map - YAPms House forecast in real-time. Controls. The incumbent governors of Puerto Rico, Anbal Acevedo Vil, and American Samoa, Togiola Tulafono, were also up for re-election. Udall won the election with 61% of the vote, with Pearce taking 39%. On November 29, after being personally recruited by Vitter and former Bush administration official Karl Rove, Kennedy announced plans to challenge Landrieu in 2008.[63][64]. Since 2003 (108th Congress, 1st Session), the Senate has provided interactive seating plans to identify where each of the 100 members sit in the Chamber and which historic desk they use. Additionally, votes cast for Paul Wellstone in the 2002 election are not factored into the DFL's total from that year. On November 4, 2008, Chambliss received 49.8% of the vote,[42] with Martin about 3% behind and Buckley receiving 3% of the vote. Risch won the election with approximately 58% of the vote. RealClearPolitics - 2014 Election Maps - Battle for the Senate Contact | [41] For most of the campaign, Chambliss maintained a comfortable lead in most polls. It is not clear whether Barkley detracted more votes from Coleman or Franken. Pryor won on election day, with 79.53% of the vote. He also disconnected himself from the Bush administration, which became unpopular due to the financial crisis and the ongoing conflict in Iraq. [62] Nevertheless, McConnell was re-elected by a margin of 53% to 47%. Select Source. Obama won his party's presidential nomination after defeating Senator Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries. Merkley beat longtime Democratic activist Steve Novick and three other candidates in a hotly contested primary. Select a state to learn about its history in the United States Senate The only governorship that changed party hands was in Missouri: Democrat Jay Nixon was elected to replace Blunt, who chose to retire instead of seeking a second term. Summary of the November 4, 2008, United States Senate election results. It was also the first time two sitting senators ran against each other. [138] However, because he lost the Democratic primary, Cone was not listed on the ballot under the state's sore loser law.[139]. He defeated ophthalmologist Gordon Leitch[129] in the May 20 Republican primary. During the 89th Congress (19651967), four senators were placed in an unusual fifth row behind the Democratic senators. Congress. Sections Sections Top Stories Video Live U.S. Occasionally one party maintains such an overwhelming majority that it becomes necessary for majority party members to sit on the minority party side in the Senate Chamber. As of 2023, Stevens still holds this record. In the early years of the Senate an equal number of desks were placed on each side of the room, separated by a central passageway, without regard to party size. 2008 Election Map - Senate - Election Guide 2008 - The New York Times [137] Conley, whose victory in the Democratic primary over Michael Cone was a surprise, is a former Republican who supported Ron Paul in 2008 and campaigned as the more conservative candidate on some issues, notably illegal immigration and the bailout of Wall Street. For more information please visit. Sen. Trent Lott's surprise resignation has opened up the other Mississippi Senate seat in 2008. * Democratic total includes Bernard Sanders, an independent from Vermont, who caucuses with the Democrats. Usage Policy | He has announced he will seek a second term in 2008. In addition, this was the largest Democratic Senate gain since 1986, where they also won eight seats. [86] Coleman appealed this decision. Outgoing Republican President George W. Bush's policies and actions and the American public's desire for change were key issues throughout the campaign. McCains victory in South Carolina, Florida, and in key states on Super Tuesday created an clear path to the nomination. Libertarian Robert J. Underwood had 3%. Those votes were tallied before a joint session of Congress on January 8, 2009. For the Georgia senate race, votes from the runoff election are counted. [67] but failed to obtain the required candidacy signatures. Nine states changed allegiance from the 2004 election. 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