How the Senate Looks after Tuesday

With two races yet undecided, there are 49 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and 2 Independents in the U.S. Senate. If both Indies caucus with the Dems, which is most likely, that leaves 49 Repub, 49 Dem with the two undecided races more crucial than ever. Remember that if the Senate shakes out 50/50, Dick Cheney is the 101st Senator (R-DC).

So, here are the scenarios based on how the MT (Burns-R, Tester-D) and VA (Allen-R, Webb-D) could turn out:

Burns Wins, Allen Wins: 51 Repub, 49 Dem
Allen Wins, Tester Wins: 50 Repub, 50 Dem, 1 Cheney
Burns Wins, Webb Wins: 50 Repub, 50 Dem, 1 Cheney
Tester Wins, Webb Wins: 51 Dem, 49 Repub

Below you will find a list of the Senators by party who will comprise the Senate of the 110th Congress, starting next year:


Republicans (49): Alexander (TN), Allard (CO), Bennett (UT), Bond (MO), Brownback (KS), Bunning (KY), Burr (NC), Chambliss (GA), Coburn (OK), Cochran (MS), Coleman (MN), Collins (ME), Corker (TN), Cornyn (TX), Craig (ID), Crapo (ID), DeMint (SC), Dole (NC), Domenici (NM), Ensign (NV), Enzi (WY), Graham (SC), Grassley (IA), Gregg (NH), Hagel (NE), Hatch (UT), Hutchison (TX), Inhofe (OK), Isakson (GA), Kyl (AZ), Lott (MS), Lugar (IN), Martinez (FL), McCain (AZ), McConnell (KY), Murkowski (AK), Roberts (KS), Sessions (AL), Shelby (AL), Snowe (ME), Smith (OR), Specter (PA), Stevens (AK), Sununu (NH), Thomas (WY), Thune (SD), Vitter (LA), Voinovich (OH), Warner (VA)

Democrats (47): Akaka (HI), Baucus (MT), Bayh (IN), Biden (DE), Bingaman (NM), Boxer (CA), Brown (OH), Byrd (WV), Cantwell (WA), Cardin (MD), Carper (DE), Casey (PA), Clinton (NY), Conrad (ND), Dodd (CT), Dorgan (ND), Durbin (IL), Feingold (WI), Feinstein (CA), Harkin (IA), Inouye (HI), Johnson (SD), Kennedy (MA), Kerry (MA), Klobuchar (MN), Kohl (WI), Landrieu (LA), Lautenberg (NJ), Leahy (VT), Levin (MI), Lincoln (AR), McCaskill (MO), Menendez (NJ), Mikulski (MD), Murray (WA), Nelson (NE), Nelson (FL), Obama (IL), Pryor (AR), Reed (RI), Reid (RI), Rockefeller (WV), Salazar (CO), Schumer (NY), Stabenow (MI), Whitehouse (RI), Wyden (OR)

Independents (2, +1): Lieberman (CT), Sanders (VT)


Totals tip due to losses by: DeWine (R-OH) [Brown], Chafee (R-RI) [Whitehouse], Santorum (R-PA) [Casey], Talent (R-MO) [McCaskill]

Effectively no change because of: Sanders (I-VT)/Jeffords (I-VT), Corker (R-TN)/Frist (R-TN), Klobuchar (D-MN)/Dayton (D-MN), Cardin (D-MD)/Sarbanes (D-MD)