Senate Ratings

March 11, 2009 · 12:05 AM EDT

Here are our latest Senate ratings. In the face of poor polling numbers and media stories, we've moved Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) from Currently Safe to Clear Advantage. Republicans don't yet have a candidate against him, but Dodd can't be considered 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, 3 D)

  • Grassley (R-IA)
  • Dodd (D-CT)
  • Dorgan (D-ND)
  • Feingold (D-WI)
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)
  • Burris (D-IL)
  • 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)