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Senate HELP Committee Members' Election
Scenario
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Below is the
current membership list of the Senate Finance
Committee, with the year each senator's current term
ends and notes on the 2010 campaign; all poll figures
are from the most recent Rasmussen poll for that race.
The makeup of the committee in the 112th
Congress will be determined not only by individual
retirements and election results, but by any change in
the overall number of each party's Senators in the
chamber, since the ratio of party members is reflected
in committee membership.
For names of senators:
Regular print = not up for re-election this year
Bold print = up for re-election this year
Bold/italicized print = retiring
Bold/underlined print = at risk of losing
election
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Name of
senator
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Year current term
ends; notes on Senate race
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Democrats
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Tom Harkin,
Iowa
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2015
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Chris
Dodd, Conn.
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Retiring.
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Barbara
Mikulski, Md.
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2011; Mikulski
holds a strong lead over each of the Republican
challengers and is expected to win re-election. The
primary will be held Sept. 14.
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Jeff Bingaman,
N.M.
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2013
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Patty
Murray, Wash.
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2011; Murray holds
a narrow lead (4 points) over Republican challenger
Dino Rossi.
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Jack Reed,
R.I.
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2015
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Bernie Sanders, Vt.
(Independent)
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2013
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Robert Casey,
Penn.
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2013
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Kay Hagan,
N.C.
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2015
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Jeff Merkley,
Ore
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2015
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Al Franken,
Minn.
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2015
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Michael
Bennet, Colo.
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2011; Republican
challenger Ken Buck holds a narrow lead (5 points) over
Bennet.
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Carte Goodwin,
W.Va.
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2013
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Republicans
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Michael Enzi,
Wyo.
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2015
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Judd
Gregg, N.H.
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Retiring.
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Lamar Alexander,
Tenn.
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2015
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Richard
Burr, N.C.
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2011; Burr leads
Democratic challenger Elaine Marshall by 9
points.
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Johnny
Isakson, Ga.
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2011; Isakson leads
Democratic challenger Michael Thurmond by 14
points.
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John McCain,
Ariz.
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2011; McCain holds
a 19-point lead over Democratic challenger Rodney
Glassman.
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Orrin Hatch,
Utah
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2013
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Lisa
Murkowski, Alaska
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2011; At press
time, Joe Miller had more votes than Murkowski in the
Republican primary, but was close enough that the
counting of absentee ballots will determine the
winner.
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Tom Coburn,
Okla.
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2011; Coburn has a
24-point lead in the polls over Democratic challenger
Jim Rogers.
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Pat Roberts,
Kan.
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2015
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