November 5, 1996: Republican Stephen Goldsmith is elected Governor of Indiana over Democrat Frank O'Bannon.
August 12, 1999: Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) dies in a car accident on his way to a campaign fundraiser when an SUV slams into the side of the vehicle he is in.
August 19, 1999: A memorial service is held for the late Sen. Richard Lugar. President Ann Richards is in attendance, as well as Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, and Indiana Governor Stephen Goldsmith.
August 29, 1999: Gov. Stephen Goldsmith (R-IN) appoints Republican congressman Dan Burton to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Richard Lugar.
November 7, 2000: Democrat Joe Hogsett is narrowly elected U.S. Senator from Indiana over Republican incumbent Dan Burton.
March 3, 2003: Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) announces that he will be retiring from the Senate after his current term and will not be seeking re-election in 2004.
November 2, 2004: No candidate receives a majority of the vote in the Louisiana Senate election, so the top two candidates, Republican John McCrery and Democrat Kathleen Blanco, proceed to a run-off election to be held on December 4.
December 4, 2004: Republican John McCrery is elected U.S. Senator from Louisiana over Democrat Kathleen Blanco.
June 21, 2011: Sen. Dan Akaka (D-HI) announces that he will not be seeking re-election in 2012.
November 6, 2012: Democrat Colleen Hanabusa is elected U.S. Senator from Hawaii over Republican Duke Aiona. She is the first Asian-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate and the first female Senator from Hawaii.