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Election 2010: Senate Elections

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January 19, 2010

2010 Louisiana Senate: Vitter 53%, Melancon 35%

Incumbent Republican David Vitter now holds an 18-point lead over his likeliest Democratic opponent, Congressman Charlie Melancon, in Louisiana's race for the U.S. Senate, suggesting for now at least that concerns about the national Democratic agenda are outweighing those about Vitter's 2007 link to a prostitution ring.

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January 15, 2010

2010 California Senate: Three GOP Hopefuls Narrow The Gap With Boxer

California Senator Barbara Boxer is now the latest Democratic incumbent to find herself in a tightening race for reelection.

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January 15, 2010

2010 Colorado Senate: GOP’s Norton Now Leads Bennet, Romanoff by 12

Former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton has opened up an even wider lead over incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in this year’s U.S. Senate race in Colorado.

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January 14, 2010

2010 Ohio Senate: Portman Still Ahead of Top Democratic Contenders

Former Congressman Rob Portman continues to have the edge on both his chief Democratic rivals in this year’s race for the U.S. Senate in Ohio.

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January 13, 2010

2010 New Hampshire Senate: Ayotte (R) 49%, Hodes (D) 40%

While other Republicans are nosing into the race, former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte remains the GOP hopeful with the best chance of beating likely Democratic candidate Paul Hodes in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate contest this year.

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January 13, 2010

2010 Nevada Senate: Reid’s Support Falls Even Lower

Support among Nevada voters for embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s reelection has fallen even further following disclosure in a new book of remarks he made about Barack Obama during Election 2008.

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January 12, 2010

Massachusetts Senate Election: Coakley (D) 49%, Brown (R) 47%

The Massachusetts’ special U.S. Senate election has gotten tighter, but the general dynamics remain the same.

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January 8, 2010

2010 Kentucky Senate: GOP Hopefuls Now Ahead of Both Democratic Rivals

The two top Republican hopefuls for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky have put a little more distance between themselves and their chief Democratic contenders in a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

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January 7, 2010

Blumenthal Begins Connecticut Senate Race with Big Lead Over GOP Hopefuls

Longtime Senator Chris Dodd announced yesterday he will retire rather than run for reelection, and Democratic prospects in Connecticut have suddenly gotten a lot better. Richard Blumenthal, the state attorney general, announced his candidacy yesterday, and he leads all potential Republican challengers by wide margins.

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January 6, 2010

2010 Arkansas Senate Race Still A Referendum on Lincoln

As 2010 begins, the numbers for Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln are pretty much the same as last year’s while she prepares to face Arkansas voters in November.

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January 5, 2010

2010 Massachusetts Senate: Coakley 50%, Brown 41%

State Attorney General Martha Coakley holds a nine-point lead over her Republican rival, state Senator Scott Brown, in Massachusetts’ special U.S. Senate election to fill the seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy.

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December 17, 2009

Missouri Senate: Carnahan 46% Blunt 44%

Democrat Robin Carnahan and Republican Roy Blunt remain locked in a tight race to become the next U.S. senator from Missouri.

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December 16, 2009

2010 Florida Senate: Rubio, Crist Both Lead Meek

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida finds former state House Speaker Marco Rubio leading Democrat Kendrick Meek 49% to 35%. Governor Charlie Crist leads Meek 42% to 36%.

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December 15, 2009

2010 Florida GOP Senate Primary: Crist 43%, Rubio 43%

Governor Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio are now tied in the 2010 race for the Republican Senate nomination in Florida.

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December 11, 2009

2010 Colorado Senate: Norton Runs Best Against Democrats

The election is nearly a year away, but right now former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton appears to be the Republican with the best shot of beating either of the potential Democratic candidates in Colorado’s race for the U.S. Senate.

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December 11, 2009

2010 Nevada Senate: Reid Trails Amidst Strong Opposition to Health Plan

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continues to lag behind all potential Republican challengers in next year’s U.S. Senate race in Nevada, according to new Rasmussen Reports telephone polling in the state.

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December 10, 2009

2010 Ohio Senate: Portman 40%, Brunner 33%; Portman, Fisher Neck-and-Neck

Republican Rob Portman has managed to pull away somewhat from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner but still finds himself in a highly competitive race with Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher in potential 2010 U.S. Senate match-ups in Ohio.

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December 10, 2009

2010 Illinois Senate: Giannoulias 42%, Kirk 39%

Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has now crept past Republican Congressman Mark Kirk in Illinois’ 2010 race for the U.S. Senate, and other Democratic hopefuls are closing the gap.

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December 10, 2009

2010 Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey With Narrow Lead Over Both Specter and Sestak

Likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey is now ahead of both Democrats who are vying to run against him next year in Pennsylvania’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.

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December 9, 2009

2010 Pennsylvania Senate Primary: Specter 48%, Sestak 35%

Longtime Senator Arlen Specter holds a 13-point lead over his Democratic Primary challenger Joe Sestak.