Senate Ratings

February 28, 2009 · 6:10 PM EST

Here are our latest Senate ratings, reflecting President Obama's decision to pick Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) to become the next secretary of Health and Human Services. The open Kansas Senate seat moves from Clear Advantage for the Incumbent Party to Currently Safe.



Lean Takeover (0 R, 0 D)

Toss-Up (5 R, 0 D)
  • Bunning (R-KY)
  • FL Open (Martinez, R)
  • MO Open (Bond, R)
  • NH Open (Gregg, R)
  • OH Open (Voinovich, R)
Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party (3 R, 2 D)

  • Burr (R-NC)
  • Specter (R-PA)
  • Vitter (R-LA)
  • Bennet (D-CO)
  • Reid (D-NV)
Clear Advantage for Incumbent Party (1 R, 2 D)

  • Grassley (R-IA)
  • Dorgan (D-ND)
  • Feingold (D-WI)
Currently Safe (10 R, 13 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)
  • Burris (D-IL)
  • Dodd (D-CT)
  • Gillibrand (D-NY)
  • Inouye (D-HI)
  • Kaufman (D-DE)
  • Leahy (D-VT)
  • Lincoln (D-AR)
  • Mikulski (D-MD)
  • Murray (D-WA)
  • Schumer (D-NY)
  • Wyden (D-OR)