2004 Election Results
John McCain/Kay Bailey Hutchison (R): 51%, 328 EV
J. Robert Kerrey/Richard Gephardt (D): 48%, 210 EV
House of Representatives
R: 243 (+21)
D: 192 (-21)
I: 1
U.S. Senate
R: 55 (+8)
D: 47 (-8)
Alabama: Judge Roy Moore (R) defeated Ron Sparks (D). Jim Folsom retired.
Republican Gain
Arizona: US Rep Jon Kyl (R) defeated Phoenix Mayor Terry Goddard (D). John McCain did not run for reelection.
Columbia: Governor Sharon Pratt Dixon (D) unopposed. Linda Cropp retired.
Florida: Attorney General Charlie Crist (R) defeated US Rep Peter Deutsch (D). Buddy McKay retired.
Republican Gain
Georgia: US Rep Johnny Isakson (R) defeated former Governor Roy Barnes (D). Zell Miller retired.
Republican Gain
Kentucky: US Rep Anne Northup (R) defeated Senator Scotty Baesler (D).
Republican Gain
Louisiana: US Rep David Vitter (R) defeated US Rep Chris John (D). John Breaux retired.
Republican Gain
North Carolina: US Rep Richard Burr (R) defeated Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (D). Jim Hunt retired.
Republican Gain
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphries (R) defeated US Rep Brad Carson (D). James Jones retired.
Republican Gain
South Carolina: US Rep Jim DeMint (R) defeated Inez Tenenbaum (D). Ernest Hollings retired.
Republican Gain
Washington: US Rep Maria Cantwell (D) defeated former US Rep Jack Metcalf (R). Thomas Foley retired.
2006 Election Results
On September 13, 2006, Senator Ann Richards (D-TX) died from cancer. Governor David Dewhurst appointed State Attorney General Rick Perry to the seat and scheduled a special election to occur on the same day as the November General Election. Perry already won the Republican primary for the Senate seat and faces the Democrat, former US Rep Chris Bell.
House of Representatives
D: 238 (+46)
R: 198 (-45)
I: - (-1)
US Senate
D: 51 (+4)
R: 49 (-6)
I: 2 (+2)*
*Both Independents caucus with the Democrats. Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island left the Republican Party on December 23, 2005.
Arizona: Former State Party Chairman Jim Peterson (D) defeated Senator J.D. Hayworth (R).
Democrat Gain
Florida: Former Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas (D) defeated US Rep John Mica (R). Bob Graham retired.
Indiana: Former Governor Evan Bayh (D) defeated US Rep Mitch Daniels (R). Dan Quayle retired.
Democrat Gain
Maine: US Rep Tom Allen (D) defeated former US Rep David Emery (R). John McKernan retired.
Democrat Gain
Maryland: US Rep Benjamin Cardin (D) defeated Lt Governor Michael Steele (R). Paul Sarbanes retired.
Minnesota: Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar (D) defeated US Rep Mark Kennedy (R). Hubert Humphrey III retired.
Montana: State Senator Jon Tester (D) defeated Senator Conrad Burns (R).
Democrat Gain
Tennessee: US Rep Harold Ford (D) defeated Knoxville Mayor Bob Corker (R). Albert Gore retired.
Texas: Former US Rep Chris Bell (D) defeated appointed Senator Rick Perry (R) (death of Senator Ann Richards).
Democrat Gain
Vermont: US Rep Bernie Sanders (I) defeated Richard Tarrant (R). James Jeffords (I) retired.
2008 Election Results
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. /Mark Warner (D): 55%, 390 EV
J
ohn McCain/Kay Bailey Hutchison (R): 45%, 148 EV
House of Representatives
D: 260 (+22)
R: 176 (-22)
US Senate
D: 55 (+4)
R: 45 (-4)
I: 2
Alaska: Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) defeats Senator Ted Stevens (R).
Democrat Gain
Arkansas: Former FEMA Director James Lee Witt (D) defeats former US Rep Asa Hutchinson (R). Winston Bryant retired.
Colorado: US Rep Mark Udall defeats US Rep Tom Tancredo (R). Tim Wirth retired.
Idaho: Former Governor Jim Risch (R) defeats former US Rep Larry La Rocco (D). Larry Craig retired.
Iowa: Former Governor Tom Vilsack (D) defeats State Senator Bob Vander Platts (R). Terry Branstad retired.
Democrat Gain
Louisiana: US Rep Charlie Melancon defeats Senator Suzanne Haik Terrell (R).
Democrat Gain
Maine: US Rep Chellie Pingree (D) defeats State Rep James Longley (R). Joseph Brennan retired.
New Hampshire: Former Governor Jeanne Shaheen (D) defeats Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta (R). John Durkin retired.
Virginia: Former State Rep Creigh Deeds (D) defeats Senator William Bennett (R).
Democrat Gain
Cabinet of President Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Secretary of State: John Kerry (D-MA)
Secretary of the Treasury: Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
Secretary of Defense: James Webb (D-VA)
Attorney General: Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-IL)*
Secretary of the Interior: Tom Udall (D-NM)
Secretary of Agriculture: James Folsom, Jr. (D-AL)
Secretary of Commerce: Albert Gore, Jr. (D-TN)
Secretary of Labor: Richard Gephardt (D-MO)
Secretary of Health and Human Services: John Garamendi (D-CA)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Floyd Flake (D-NY)
Secretary of Transportation: James Oberstar (D-MN)
Secretary of Education: Roy Romer (D-CO)
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Max Cleland (D-GA)
Secretary of Homeland Security: Louis Freeh (I-NY)
White House Chief of Staff: William Daley (D-IL)
Director, Office of Management and Budget: Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Administrator, EPA: Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
Trade Representative: Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)**
Ambassador to the United Nations: Lee Hamilton (D-IN)
Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors: Paul Krugman (D-NJ)
*Widow of the late President Bill Clinton. Hillary moved to Chicago after her husband's death
**Holdover from McCain administration
Congressional Leaders
Speaker of the House:
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
House Majority Leader:
Jeffrey Miller (D-NY)
House Majority Whip:
James Clyburn (D-SC)
House Deputy Majority Whips:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL)
House Minority Leader:
John Boehner (R-OH)
House Minority Whip:
Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
House Deputy Minority Whips:
Eric Cantor (R-VA), Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Senate President Pro Tempore:
Robert Byrd (D-WV)
Senate Majority Leader:
Harry Reid (D-NV)
Senate Majority Whip:
Rudolph Giuliani (D-NY)
Senate Minority Leader:
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Senate Minority Whip:
John Cornyn (R-TX)