Senate Ratings

July 8, 2009 · 2:54 PM EDT

Here are our latest Senate ratings, reflecting Attorney General Lisa Madigan's (D) decision not to run for the U.S. Senate in Illinois and Cong. Mark Kirk's (R) decision to run.

#- Moved benefiting Democrats
*- Moved benefiting Republicans



Lean Takeover (1 R, 0 D)

  • Bunning (R-KY)
Toss-Up (3 R, 1 D)
  • MO Open (Bond, R)
  • NH Open (Gregg, R)
  • OH Open (Voinovich, R)
  • Dodd (D-CT)
Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party (2 R, 2 D)

  • FL Open (Martinez, R)
  • Burr (R-NC)
  • IL Open (Burris, D) *
  • Reid (D-NV)
Clear Advantage for Incumbent Party (1 R, 3 D)

  • Vitter (R-LA)
  • Bennet (D-CO)
  • Lincoln (D-AR)
  • Specter (D-PA)
Currently Safe (11 R, 12 D)
  • Bennett (R-UT)
  • Coburn (R-OK)
  • Crapo (R-ID)
  • DeMint (R-SC)
  • Grassley (R-IA)
  • Isakson (R-GA)
  • McCain (R-AZ)
  • Murkowski (R-AK)
  • Shelby (R-AL)
  • Thune (R-SD)
  • KS Open (Brownback, R)
  • DE Open (Kaufman, D)
  • Bayh (D-IN)
  • Boxer (D-CA)
  • Dorgan (D-ND)
  • Feingold (D-WI)
  • Gillibrand (D-NY)
  • Inouye (D-HI)
  • Leahy (D-VT)
  • Mikulski (D-MD)
  • Murray (D-WA)
  • Schumer (D-NY)
  • Wyden (D-OR)