2010 US Senate Retirement Cycle w/ Senate Retirements in 08,06,04,02,00,98,96,94

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During the 1994 US Senate election cycle.  Six Democratic US Senators and 3 Republican decided not to seek re-election.
Dennis Deconcini-AZ- who was implicated in the Keating 5 S+L Scandal. was going to lose re-election.  Seat went Republican- Kyl-R defeated Sam Coppersmith-D a one term Democratic Congressman from a Red District previously held by John McCain.
George Mitchell-ME- the elder statesman Senate Majority Leader- would have been a shoe-in had he ran again.  Seat went Republican- Moderate Republican US Rep Olympia Snowe- soundly defeated Liberal Democratic US Rep Tom Andrews.
Don Reigle-MI - implicated in the Keating 5 S+L Scandal. Seat went Republican. Spencer Abraham- the former chair of RNC defeated longtime MI-8 US Congressman Bob Carr. Abraham-R became a one termer in 2000.
Dave Durenberger-MN- A moderate Republican- involved in Ethics Scandal- retired- Replaced by Conservative Wingnut Rod Grams- who lost after one term in 2000.
John Danforth-MO- A moderate Republican- retired. Replaced by then ex Governor John Aschcroft- who turned out to be a nutjob- lost to the deceased Governor Mel Carnahan in 2000.
Howard Metzenbaum-OH- the progressive elder statesman decided to retire- Seat went Republican. Lt Governor Mike DeWine defeated liberal lawyer Joel Hyatt. Metzenbaum-D would have won easily had he ran again.
David Boren-OK- resigned.- Replaced by Wingnut James Inhofe.
Harlan Matthews-TN- decided not to run in a Special Election to fill out Al Gore. Seat Went Republican- Fred Thompson soundly defeated Jim Cooper.
Malcolm Wallop-WA- retired- replaced by fellow Republican Craig Thomas.
In 1994 GOP wave- Republicans won every open US Senate Seat.

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In 1996- We had more open US Senate Seats than any other cycle.
On the Democratic Side-
Howell Heflin (D-AL)- elder statesman Southern Democrat- retired due to old age. Replaced by wingut Jeff Session- whom Heflin opposed to be Judge in 1986. Heflin would have won re-election had he ran again.
David Pryor(D-AR)- Mark's Papa.  Seat was expected to go Republican with Huckabee as the orginal GOP nominee. and Democratic Nominee Winston Bryant- damaged in the primary-lackluster candidate. Huckabee dropped out of the race to become Governor due to Whitewater conviction. Tim Hutchinson- AR-3 US Rep become the GOP nominee- defeated Bryant. Hutchinson- lost re-election in 2002 to Mark Pryor.
Sam Nunn(D-GA)- . Replaced by Max Cleland- who surprisingly lost re-election in 2002 due to sleazy 9-11 ads.
Paul Simon(D-IL)- Replaced by fellow Democrat Richard Durbin.
Bennett Johnson(D-LA)- Replaced by Mary Landrieu= in a close Senate Race. narrowly won re-election in 2002 and 2008.
James Exon(D-NE)- Elder Statesman US Senator- Ben Nelson-D surprisingly lost to Chuck Hagel-R.
Bill Bradley(D-NJ)- Replaced by Sleazy Democrat- Rob Torrecelli-D who left office after one term.
Claiborne Pell(D-RI)- elder Statesman US Senator- replaced by fellow Democrat Jack Reed. 
Heflin-AL,Pryor-AR,and Exon-NE would have won re-election had they ran again.
On the Republican Side.
Hank Brown-CO- Replaced by fellow Conservative Wayne Allard
Bob Dole-KS resigned- replacement Sheila Frahm lost in Primary to Sam Brownback- Brownback won the General Election.
Nancy Kassebaum-KS- replaced by fellow Republican Pat Roberts.
William Cohem-ME- replaced by fellow Moderate Republican Susan Collins.
Mark Hatfield-OR- replaced by fellow Republican Gordon Smith- who lost in the 2008 Democratic wave.
Alan Simpson-WY- replaced by fellow Republican Mike Enzi.
 

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In 1998.
3 70 something year old  Democratic US Senators retired.
Dale Bumpers AR- replaced by Blanche Lincoln-AR who is facing a tough race in 2010.
Wendell Ford-KY- replaced by Republican Jim Bunning-KY- who faced a tough re-election campaign in 2004 and is retiring in 2010.
John Glenn-OH- replaced by Republican George Voinovich-OH- retiring in 2010.
on the Republican side it is
Dirk Kempthorne-ID- running for Governor- Replaced by Mike Crapo-R.
Dan Coats-IN- retired rather than face a tough race against Evan Bayh-D.  IN and OH were trade off races.
In 2000.
4 Democratic US Senators and 1 Republican US Senators Retired.
On the Democratic Side it was
Pat Moynihan-NY- replaced by Hillary Rodham Clinton- smack Lazio-R.
Frank Lautenberg-NJ- replaced by Jon Corzine-
Richard Bryan-NV- replaced by Republican John Ensign.
Bob Kerrey-NE- replaced by Ben Nelson.
On the Republican side-
Connie Mack FL- replaced by Democrat Bill Nelson who defeat House Impeachment Manager Bill McCollum.
John Chaffee-RI retired then died- replaced by son Lincoln Chaffee.
The trade off races were NV and FL.

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In 2002- No Democratic US Senators were expected to retire. but Bob Torrecelli-NJ retired because he was going to lose due to scandal- 2010 CT US Senate Race- (Dodd-D)- replaced by Frank Lautenberg- an elder statesman US Senator.
Paul Wellstone- unexpectedly died in a plane crash- replaced by Fritz Mondale- who narrowly lost to Norm Coleman- who lost to Al Franken in 2008.
4 Southern Republicans- Jesse Helms-NC- replaced by Liddy Dole-NC- Dole lost after one term in 2008. Strom Thurmond-SC- replaced by Lindsey Graham-SC. Fred Thompson-TN- replaced by Lamar Alexander-TN. Phil Gramm-TX replaced by John Cornyn. Bob Smith-NH lost in GOP primary to John Sununu- who narrowly defeated Jeanne Shaheen in the General Election. Shaheen won a rematch in 2008.
In 2004- 5 Southern Democratic US Senators.
Bob Graham-FL- replaced by Republican Mel Martinez-FL- who retired and resigned after one term.  Republican Governor Charlie Crist is favored to hold on to the seat. 
Zell Miller-GA- DINO- replaced by Republican Johnny Isakson-GA- favored to win re-election in 2010.
John Breaux-LA- replaced by Republican David Vitter-LA. favored to win re-election in 2010.
John Edwards-NC- retired to run for President- replaced by Republican Richard Burr-facing a tough race in 2010.
Fritz Hollings- SC- replaced by Republican Jim DeMint-SC- favored to win re-election in 2010.
On the Republican side.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell-CO- replaced by Democrat Ken Salazar- appointed Interior Secretary- Fellow DEM Michael Bennett- appointed to seat- faces tough race in 2010.
Peter Fitzgerald-IL replaced by Democrat Barack Obama- elected POTUS in 2008- OPEN Seat in 2010- Democrats are favored to hold on to seat.
Don Nickles-OK- replaced by fellow Republican Tom Coburn- favored to win re-election in 2010.
In 2006 4 Democratic US Senators and 1 Republican Retired.
Paul Sarbanes-MD- replaced by fellow DEM- Ben Cardin.
Mark Dayton-MN- replaced by fellow DEM- Amy Klobuchar
Jon Corzine-NJ elected Governor- replaced by fellow DEM Bob Menendez
Jim Jeffords-I-VT replacd by fellow IND-DEM Bernie Sanders.
Bill Frist-R-TN replaced by fellow REP- Bob Corker.
In 2008- every Democratic US Senator up for election ran again.  5 Republican US Senators Retired. 1 Resigned and 1 Died.
Craig Thomas-WY died- replaced by fellow Republican John Barrasso- who won in 2008 Special Election.
Trent Lott-MS- resigned- replaced by fellow Republican Roger Wicker- who won in 2008 Special Election.
John Warner-VA- replaced by Democrat Mark Warner.
Pete Domenici-NM- replaced by Democrat Tom Udall.
Chuck Hagel-NE- replaced by Republican Mike Johanns- Democrats did not contest this race.
Larry Craig-ID- replaced by Republican Jim Risch. Red State.
Wayne Allard-CO replaced by Democrat Mark Udall.

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In 2010.  so far 6 Republican US Senators are retiring.
1)Mel Martinez-FL- retired and resigned. lReplacement- LeMieux-R is care taker likely to be replaced by Charlie Crist-R assuming he wins the nomination. otherwise- FL is a tossup with Republican Lean due to 2010 wave.
2)Sam Brownback-KS running for Governor.  Replaced by Republican Jerry Moran-R or Todd Tiahrt- Democrats are not contesting this seat.
3)Jim Bunning-KY- would have lost had he ran again.  Race is competitive but Republicans are favored to hold on.
4)Kit Bond-MO- would have won re-election had he ran again. likely to be replaced by DEM Robin Carnahan- MO will be a DEM pickup.
5)Judd Gregg-NH- would have won re-election had he ran again. likely to be replaced by REP Kelly Ayotte- assuming she wins the GOP primary.
6)George Voinovich-OH- would have won re-election had he ran again. Race is a pure tossup between Fisher-D vs Portman-R.
On the Democratic Side.
1)Chris Dodd-CT- retired rather than face a tough re-election campaign- Likely to be replaced by Richard Bluemanthal-D
2)Ted Kaufman-DE- appointed to replaced Joe Biden- elected VP. retiring. assuming Beau Biden runs. Biden vs Castle matchup is tossup- with an edge to Biden.
3)Rolland Burris-IL- appointed to replace Barack Obama- elected President- retiring. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias is favored to hold on to seat.
4)Byron Dorgan-ND- retiring- would have been a shoe in had he ran again. will be replaced by Republican John Hoevan.
We trade MO with ND.
Appointed US Senators Bennett-CO and Gillibrand-NY are running in 2010. Gillibrand-NY is favored to win. Bennett-CO is probally going to lose.