2014 US Senate Election-Competitive Races

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9. 2014 US Senate Election- Harkin-IA retirement announcement.

Now that Harkin-IA is planning to retire next year.
Mitch McConnell-KY will be the only class of 1984 US Senator that is likely to remain in office after 1/2015.

Kerry(D-MA) is leaving the US Senate in a couple of months to start his new career as US Secretary of State.
Rockefeller(D-WV) is planning to retire next year.

Capito(R-WV) is Rockefeller(D-WV) likely sucessor.
Regarding Kerry's(D-MA) sucessor- Brown(R-MA) victory in the 2013 Special Election means he will be in the US Senate until 2014, Brown-R is likely to lose re-election again in 2014. Markey(D-MA) victory in 2013 Special Election means- Markey-D will be in the US Senate until he decides to retire.
Harkin's(D-IA) sucessor is likely to be Secretary of Agriculture and former IA Governor Tom Harkin or US Reps Bruce Braley-D or Dave Loesback.