Senate results

Senate Exit Polls Full Results Party Current Holdover Seats won New Democrat 49 37 18 55 Republican 49 26 14 40 Independent 2 2 0 2 TBD -- -- 3 3 Alabama More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 99% of precincts reporting Jeff Sessions (Rep) * 1,302,316 63% Vivian Figures (Dem) 750,518 37% Alaska More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Mark Begich (Dem) 138,959 47% Ted Stevens (Rep) * 137,937 47% Arkansas More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Mark Pryor (Dem) * 798,085 79% Rebekah Kennedy (Grn) 206,504 21% Colorado More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 99% of precincts reporting Mark Udall (Dem) 1,166,207 53% Bob Schaffer (Rep) 940,222 43% Delaware More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Joe Biden (Dem) * 257,484 65% Christine O'Donnell (Rep) 140,584 35% Georgia More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 99% of precincts reporting Saxby Chambliss (Rep) * 1,841,454 50% Jim Martin (Dem) 1,727,626 47% Allen Buckley (Lib) 126,328 3% Idaho More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Jim Risch (Rep) 369,900 58% Larry LaRocco (Dem) 219,092 34% Rex Rammell (Ind) 34,275 5% Illinois More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 99% of precincts reporting Dick Durbin (Dem) * 2,843,991 63% Steve Sauerberg (Rep) 1,476,083 33% Iowa More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 99% of precincts reporting Tom Harkin (Dem) * 930,426 63% Christopher Reed (Rep) 556,205 37% Kansas More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Pat Roberts (Rep) * 712,396 60% Jim Slattery (Dem) 429,691 36% Kentucky More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Mitch McConnell (Rep) * 945,067 53% Bruce Lunsford (Dem) 840,286 47% Louisiana More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Mary L. Landrieu (Dem) * 986,411 52% John Kennedy (Rep) 866,624 46% Maine More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Susan Collins (Rep) * 444,587 61% Tom Allen (Dem) 278,651 39% Massachusetts More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting John Kerry (Dem) * 1,959,843 66% Jeff Beatty (Rep) 922,727 31% Michigan More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Carl Levin (Dem) * 3,033,550 63% Jack Hoogendyk (Rep) 1,639,165 34% Minnesota More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Norm Coleman (Rep) * 1,211,565 42% Al Franken (Dem) 1,211,359 42% Dean Barkley (Inp) 437,389 15% Mississippi More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Thad Cochran (Rep) * 723,304 62% Erik Fleming (Dem) 449,845 38% Mississippi More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Roger Wicker (Rep) * 649,302 55% Ronnie Musgrove (Dem) 525,088 45% Montana More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Max Baucus (Dem) * 345,937 73% Bob Kelleher (Rep) 128,762 27% Nebraska More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Mike Johanns (Rep) 447,360 58% Scott Kleeb (Dem) 310,855 40% New Hampshire More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Jeanne Shaheen (Dem) 358,947 52% John Sununu (Rep) * 314,412 45% New Jersey More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 99% of precincts reporting Frank Lautenberg (Dem) * 1,833,710 56% Dick Zimmer (Rep) 1,398,994 42% New Mexico More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Tom Udall (Dem) 487,050 61% Steve Pearce (Rep) 307,718 39% North Carolina More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Kay Hagan (Dem) 2,225,961 53% Elizabeth Dole (Rep) * 1,867,269 44% Christopher Cole (Lib) 131,590 3% Oklahoma More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Jim Inhofe (Rep) * 763,063 57% Andrew Rice (Dem) 527,528 39% Stephen Wallace (Ind) 55,676 4% Oregon More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 96% of precincts reporting Jeff Merkley (Dem) 816,276 49% Gordon Smith (Rep) * 764,540 46% Dave Brownlow (Cst) 87,333 5% Rhode Island More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Jack Reed (Dem) * 303,793 73% Bob Tingle (Rep) 110,822 27% South Carolina More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Lindsey Graham (Rep) * 1,076,150 58% Bob Conley (Dem) 790,216 42% South Dakota More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Tim Johnson (Dem) * 237,835 62% Joel Dykstra (Rep) 142,766 38% Tennessee More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Lamar Alexander (Rep) * 1,571,637 65% Robert Tuke (Dem) 762,779 32% Texas More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting John Cornyn (Rep) * 4,326,639 55% Rick Noriega (Dem) 3,383,890 43% Virginia More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Mark Warner (Dem) 2,367,716 65% Jim Gilmore (Rep) 1,232,480 34% West Virginia More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Jay Rockefeller (Dem) * 444,107 64% Jay Wolfe (Rep) 252,764 36% Wyoming More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Mike Enzi (Rep) * 184,214 76% Chris Rothfuss (Dem) 58,749 24% Wyoming More State Results Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting John Barrasso (Rep) * 178,269 73% Nick Carter (Dem) 64,578 27%

Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns, and are updated frequently. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidates listed in bold indicate projected winner. Candidates marked with an asterisk indicate incumbent. “Current” refers to the balance of power in the outgoing Congress. “New” refers to the projected balance of power in the incoming Congress. “Holdover” refers to the U.S. Senate seats not up for election in 2008. To learn more about how NBC News projects winners and how to read NBC’s exit polls, click here. To learn more about electoral votes and how they are apportioned, click here.

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