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Election 2010: Senate Elections

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February 1, 2010

Florida GOP Senate: Rubio 49%, Crist 37%

Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio has now jumped to a 12-point lead over Governor Charlie Crist in Florida’s Republican Primary race for the U.S. Senate.

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February 1, 2010

Florida Senate: Crist, Rubio Still Ahead of Democrats’ Meek

Both Republican hopefuls hold a double-digit lead over their likeliest Democratic opponent, Congressman Kendrick Meek, in the latest Rasmussen Reports survey of this year’s race for the U.S. Senate in Florida.

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January 28, 2010

Illinois GOP Senate Primary: Kirk 53%, Hughes 18%

Republican Congressman Mark Kirk is well ahead of his closest challenger in the race for the Republican Senate nomination in Illinois. GOP voters will pick their candidate on Tuesday.

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January 28, 2010

Giannoulias Ahead in Illinois Democratic Primary Race for Senate

Illinois Democrats will chose their Senate nominee on Tuesday, and State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias holds the lead going into the final weekend. But one-out-of four likely primary voters remain undecided.

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January 28, 2010

Iowa Senate: Grassley Runs Far Ahead of Democratic Challengers

Incumbent Republican Charles Grassley – for now at least – is sitting comfortably ahead of his three leading Democratic challengers in the U.S. Senate race in Iowa.

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January 28, 2010

Wisconsin Senate: Thompson 47%, Feingold 43%

One more Democratic senator who has long been regarded as a safe prospect for reelection may be facing a challenging year in 2010.

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January 26, 2010

Delaware Senate: Castle 56%, Coons 27%

A first look at Delaware’s U.S. Senate race following Beau Biden’s decision not to run shows why Democrats were hoping Biden would enter the race.

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January 26, 2010

Rasmussen Reports Ahead of the Curve on Massachusetts Race

The Washington Post has released an interesting review about the media coverage of the Massachusetts Senate race.

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January 25, 2010

Indiana Senate 2010: Pence (R) 47%, Bayh (D) 44%

Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is another Democratic incumbent who could find himself in a tough reelection battle this fall. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds that Bayh attracts support from just 44% or 45% of voters when matched against his top potential Republican challengers.

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January 21, 2010

Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey Leads Specter and Sestak

Republican Pat Toomey now leads incumbent Senator Arlen Specter 49% to 40% in Pennsylvania’s race for the U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Pennsylvania voters also finds Toomey with a 43% to 35% lead over Democratic challenger Joe Sestak.

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January 21, 2010

2010 Missouri Senate: Blunt (R) 49%, Carnahan (D) 43%

Republican Roy Blunt now holds a six-point lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan in Missouri’s race for the U.S. Senate.

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January 20, 2010

2010 Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Primary: Specter 53%, Sestak 32%

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has now stretched his lead over Democratic Primary rival Joe Sestak to 21 points, his biggest lead yet. But, he’s still just barely over the 50% mark in terms of support.

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January 20, 2010

New York Senate Primary: Gillibrand 48%, Ford 23%

Potential challengers to New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have come and gone almost from the day she was appointed last year to fill the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. Now former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr., a Manhattan investment banker, is showing interest in the race. One Ford adviser told the New York Post, "If Coakley loses or wins by less than five [in the Massachusetts Senate race], it increases the likelihood that he gets in."

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January 20, 2010

McCain on Top In Arizona Primary

Following news that Sarah Palin will campaign for him in Arizona, Senator John McCain has opened a significant lead in the Republican Primary campaign.

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January 20, 2010

North Carolina Senate: GOP’s Burr Leads But Below 50% Against Marshall

Incumbent Republican Richard Burr leads two potential leading Democratic challengers in this year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina. However, his numbers continue to display potential weakness.

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January 20, 2010

2010 NY Senate: Gillibrand 39%, Generic Republican 34%, Ford 10%

Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand may have a serious problem on her hands if Rudy Giuliani gets in next year’s race for the U.S. Senate in New York State.

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January 20, 2010

A Final Look at Massachusetts Election Night Poll

Republicans and Democrats will certainly spar in the coming days about what the Massachusetts election means for health care reform. The very fact that a Republican could win the Massachusetts race while campaigning against the proposed legislation in Congress is the biggest single data point, but the data shows a more complex picture.

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January 19, 2010

Brown Wins Stunning Victory in Massachusetts

For the first time since 1972, Massachusetts voters are sending a Republican to Washington as a U.S. Senator. In a stunning upset, Republican Scott Brown has narrowly defeated Democrat Martha Coakley.

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January 19, 2010

Massachusetts Voters Split on Tea Party Movement

A Rasmussen Reports Election Night survey finds that Massachusetts voters are evenly divided over the so-called Tea Party movement. Forty percent (40%) of those who voted in today's special election for the U.S. Senate have a favorable opinion of the Tea Party movement, while 41% regard it unfavorably.

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January 19, 2010

Health Care Top Issue for Massachusetts Voters

Rasmussen Reports has conducted an Election Night survey of 1,000 voters in the Massachusetts special election for U.S. Senate. Data will be released on this page throughout the evening.