ONLY POST IN THIS THREAD WHEN A WINNER IS CALLED. DO NOT FILL UP THIS THREAD WITH PARTIAL RESULTS.SENATE 2006 ELECTION-NIGHT TALLY
DEMOCRATS
51 seats needed to take Senate
27 seats held by Dems are not up for election this year
15 seats (numbered 28 through 42 below) are considered Solid Dem or Likely Dem
28. CA Dianne Feinstein Inc. (D) WINNER
29. CT Joe Lieberman Inc. (I) DEFEATS Ned Lamont (D)
30. DE Tom Carper Inc. (D) WINNER
31. FL Bill Nelson Inc. (D) WINNER
32. HI Daniel Akaka Inc. (D) WINNER
33. MA Ted Kennedy Inc. (D) WINNER
34. MN Amy Klobuchar (D) WINNER
35. ND Kent Conrad Inc. (D) WINNER
36. NE Ben Nelson Inc. (D) WINNER
37. NM Jeff Bingaman Inc. (D) WINNER
38. NY Hillary Clinton Inc. (D) WINNER
39. VT Bernie Sanders (I) WINNER
40 WA Maria Cantwell Inc. (D) WINNER
41. WI Herb Kohl Inc. (D) WINNER
42. WV Robert Byrd Inc. (D) WINNER
43. OH (LDem) Sherrod Brown (D) DEFEATS Mike DeWine Inc. (R) DEM PICKUP #1
44. PA (LDem) Bob Casey (D) DEFEATS Rick Santorum Inc. (R) DEM PICKUP #2
45. NJ (Toss) Robert Menendez Inc. (D) DEFEATS Tom Kean, Jr. (R)
46. MI (LDem) Debbie Stabenow Inc. (D) DEFEATS Mike Bouchard (R)
47. MD (Toss) OPEN (Sarbanes-D) Ben Cardin (D) DEFEATS Michael Steele (R)
48. RI (Toss) Sheldon Whitehouse (D) DEFEATS Lincoln Chafee Inc. (R) DEM PICKUP #3
49. MO (Toss) Claire McCaskill (D) DEFEATS James Talent Inc. (R) DEM PICKUP #4
50. MT (Toss) John Tester (D) DEFEATS Conrad Burns Inc. (R) DEM PICKUP #5
51. VA (Toss) Jim Webb (D) DEFEATS George Allen Inc. (R) DEM PICKUP #6
REPUBLICANS
50 seats needed to hold Senate
40 seats held by Reps are not up for election this year
7 seats (numbered 41 through 47 below) are considered Solid Rep or Likely Rep
41. IN Richard Lugar Inc. (R) WINNER
42. ME Olympia Snowe Inc. (R) WINNER
43. MS Trent Lott Inc. (R) WINNER
44. NV John Ensign Inc. (R)
45. TX Kay Bailey Hutchison Inc. (R) WINNER
46. UT Orrin Hatch Inc. (R) WINNER
47. WY Craig Thomas Inc. (R) WINNER
48. AZ (LRep) Jon Kyl Inc. (R) DEFEATS Jim Pederson (D)
49. TN (Toss) OPEN (Frist-R) Bob Corker (R) DEFEATS Harold Ford (D)
NO RESULT YET: LEANERS AND TOSS UPS
11 seats are considered Leaners or Toss Ups: 8 Rep / 3 Dem
LDem = Leans Democratic; LRep = Leans Republican; Toss = Toss Up; Inc. = Incumbent
CURRENT SENATE LINEUP/2006 SEATS IN PLAY
Pre-election Senate Lineup: 55 Rep / 45 Dem (includes 1 Ind and Liberman)
33 seats are in play
All ratings are from 11/6 Cook Political Report (PDF):
http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf