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Election 2010: Senate Elections

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December 9, 2009

2010 North Dakota Senate: Hoeven 58%, Dorgan 36%

Incumbent Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan may have a serious problem on his hands if Republicans recruit Governor John Hoeven to run for the U.S. Senate in North Dakota next year.

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December 8, 2009

2010 Connecticut Senate: Dodd Struggles Against All Republican Challengers

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Connecticut now finds Dodd attracting just 35% to 40% of the vote against three possible Republican challengers.

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December 3, 2009

2010 Arkansas Senate: Lincoln Runs Behind Four GOP Challengers

Another Democratic senator may be at-risk in 2010. Arkansas' Blanche Lambert Lincoln trails all four of her leading Republican challengers in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey in the state.

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November 25, 2009

2010 New York Senate: Giuliani 53%, Gillibrand 40%

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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November 24, 2009

Coakley Still Ahead Among Massachusetts Democrats Seeking Kennedy’s Senate Seat

Attorney General Martha Coakley holds a 15-point lead among likely Democratic Primary voters in Massachusetts in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy.

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November 20, 2009

2010 California Senate: Boxer Still Leads Fiorina, DeVore

Little has changed in the 2010 U.S. Senate race in California over the past month, as incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer maintains steady leads over two of the top Republican opponents.

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November 20, 2009

2010 Arizona GOP Primary: McCain 45%, Hayworth 43%

Senator John McCain’s future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought.

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November 19, 2009

2010 New York Senate: Gillibrand 45%, Pataki 42%

There’s been virtually no change over the past two months in the hypothetical Election 2010 Senate match-up in New York State between Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand and former Governor George Pataki. Including the fact that Pataki still hasn’t announced for the race.

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November 13, 2009

Klobuchar Bests Franken, Bachmann Among Minnesota Voters

Minnesota voters give Senator Amy Klobuchar higher marks for job performance than her fellow senator Al Franken and Michele Bachmann, the congresswoman who has become a conservative lightning rod in the national health care debate.

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October 21, 2009

2010 Florida GOP Senate Primary: Crist 49%, Rubio 35%

The contest for the 2010 Republican Senate nomination in Florida is a little closer this month, but Governor Charlie Crist still holds a 14-point lead over former state House Speaker Marco Rubio.

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October 21, 2009

Florida Senate 2010: Republicans Lead by Double Digits

Both men seeking the Republican nomination to become Florida’s next U.S. senator lead their likely Democratic opponent by double digits.

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October 19, 2009

Illinois 2010 Senate Race Still Neck-and-Neck

The 2010 U.S. Senate race in Illinois is now a dead heat between the top Democratic and Republican contenders.

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October 16, 2009

Not Sure Leads in 2010 Pennsylvania Democrat Primary for Governor

Thirty-seven percent (37%) of likely Democratic Primary Voters in Pennsylvania are not sure how they will vote when it comes time to select a Democratic Party nominee for governor in 2010.

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October 15, 2009

2010 Pennsylvania Democratic Primary: Specter 46%, Sestak 42%

So much for Arlen Specter’s party switch to avoid a risky primary. The incumbent Pennsylvania senator’s 2010 Democratic Primary race against challenger Joe Sestak is now a toss-up.

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October 14, 2009

2010 Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey Leads Specter, Runs Even With Sestak

Republican-turned-Democratic Senator Arlen Specter trails potential GOP challenger Pat Toomey by five points in an early look at Pennsylvania's 2010 Senate race. But another Democrat, Joe Sestak, runs dead-even with the likely Republican candidate.

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October 7, 2009

Louisiana Senate: GOP Candidates Lead by Double Digits

Senator David Vitter holds a 10-percentage-point lead over Democrat Charlie Melancon in an early look at Louisiana’s 2010 General Election. The first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey in the state finds the first-term Republican incumbent with 46% of the vote while Melancon attracts 36%.

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October 5, 2009

2010 Kentucky Senate: Early Match-ups Suggest Tight Race for GOP Vacancy

Republicans look like they’re in for a tough fight in Kentucky to maintain the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Jim Bunning.

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October 1, 2009

2010 Delaware Senate: Castle 47%, Biden 42%

The 2010 U.S. Senate race in Delaware is all about the candidates who haven’t decided whether to run yet.

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September 29, 2009

2010 Arkansas Senate: Lincoln Runs Behind Four GOP Challengers

Another Democratic senator may be at-risk in 2010. Arkansas' Blanche Lambert Lincoln trails all four of her leading Republican challengers in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey in the state.

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September 29, 2009

61% of Arizona Republicans Say McCain Out of Touch With Party Base

Arizona Senator John McCain was the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2008, but he’s always had a challenging relationship with the GOP’s base voters.