Open Senate seats in November (as of 3/7/2011):
Democrats 5
Republicans 3
TOTAL 8
Democratic open seats:
RETIRING: 5
Kent Conrad (North Dakota) – announced 1/18/2011
Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut) – announced 1/19/2011
Jim Webb (Virginia) – announced 2/9/2011
Jeff Bingaman (New Mexico) – announced 2/18/2011
Daniel Akaka (Hawaii) – announced 3/2/2011
Republican open seats:
RETIRING: 3
Kay Bailey Hutchison (Texas) – announced 1/13/2011
Jon Kyl (Arizona) – announced 2/10/2011
John Ensign (Nevada) – announced 3/7/2011
Senate seats up in 2012:
23 Democrats (21 Democrats & 2 independents who caucus with the party)
10 Republicans
- Compiled by CNN's Robert Yoon & Paul Steinhauser
I will never know why Lieberman was elected or why so many people think he is so great.
Time for Reid and his party to go, in 2012.
these senators that have been the 3, 4 or more terms is pathedic,,, sanders , mccain , leheay.. whats up with these power drunk old men....go play golf or something.. you have done enough damage....