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Senate Balance of Power

	DEMOCRATS	GOP
TOTALS	48	48
TOSS-UP	4
LEANERS	3	0
TOTALS - WITHOUT LEANERS	45	48
NOT UP FOR RE-ELECTION	27	40
FAVORED	18	8

ELECTION 2006: SEATS CURRENTLY HELD BY REPUBLICANS
*DEMOCRAT*	*LEAN DEMOCRAT*	*TOSS-UP*	*LEAN GOP*	*GOP*
Santorum-PA	Chafee - RI	Talent - MO		Kyl - AZ
DeWine - OH		Burns - MT		Lugar - IN
		Frist - TN		Snowe - ME
		Allen - VA		Lott - MS
				Ensign - NV
				Hutchison - TX
				Hatch - UT
				Thomas - WY

ELECTION 2006: SEATS CURRENTLY HELD BY DEMOCRATS
*DEMOCRAT*	*LEAN DEMOCRAT*	*TOSS-UP*	*LEAN GOP*	*GOP*
Feinsten - CA	Sarbanes - MD
Carper - DE	Menendez - NJ
Lieberman - CT
Nelson - FL
Akaka - HI
Kennedy - MA
Stabenow - MI
Dayton - MN
Nelson - NE
Bingaman - NM
Clinton - NY
Conrad - ND
Jeffords - VT*
Cantwell - WA
Byrd - WV
Kohl - WI

* - Denotes Independent Candidate

For an explanation of Senate Balance of Power, click here.