Senate Ratings
November 20, 2009 · 9:51 AM EDT
Democrats are headed for a primary war between Sen. Arlen Specter (D) and Cong. Joe Sestak (D) while former Cong. Pat Toomey (R) awaits the winner. Earlier in the year, many people weren’t giving Toomey a shot at winning statewide, but he could benefit from the Democratic primary and a potentially favorable political environment and is now running even in general election polls. We’re moving the Pennsylvania Senate race from Narrow Advantage for the Incumbent Party to Toss-Up.
Here are our latest Senate ratings.
#- Moved benefiting Democrats
*- Moved benefiting Republicans
Lean Takeover (0 R, 1 D)
- DE Open (Kaufman, D)
Toss-Up (4 R, 4 D)
- KY Open (Bunning, R)
- MO Open (Bond, R)
- NH Open (Gregg, R)
- OH Open (Voinovich, R)
- IL Open (Burris, D)
- Dodd (D-CT)
- Reid (D-NV)
- Specter (D-PA) *
Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party (2 R, 2 D)
- Burr (R-NC)
- Vitter (R-LA)
- Bennet (D-CO)
- Lincoln (D-AR)
Clear Advantage for Incumbent Party (2 R, 0 D)
- Grassley (R-IA)
- FL Open (LeMieux, R)
Currently Safe (10 R, 12 D)
- Bennett (R-UT)
- Coburn (R-OK)
- Crapo (R-ID)
- DeMint (R-SC)
- Isakson (R-GA)
- McCain (R-AZ)
- Murkowski (R-AK)
- Shelby (R-AL)
- Thune (R-SD)
- KS Open (Brownback, R)
- Bayh (D-IN)
- Boxer (D-CA)
- Dorgan (D-ND)
- Feingold (D-WI)
- Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Inouye (D-HI)
- Leahy (D-VT)
- Mikulski (D-MD)
- Murray (D-WA)
- Schumer (D-NY)
- Wyden (D-OR)
- MA Open (Kirk, D)
