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Election 2012 |  US Senate Elections | Results by State

2012 U.S. Senate Election Results: Democrats Retained Control ✓

The 2012 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, 2012, with 33 Senate seats up for regular election. Democrats retained control of the Senate after scoring key victories in Indiana, Maine, and Massachusetts. Republicans managed a single net gain by winning the open seat in Nebraska.

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55
Democrats 

45
Republicans

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51 or 50 needed for control
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Results by State

Arizona U.S. Senate Election

Jeff Flake (REP)
Percent: 49.23%
Votes: 1,104,457

Richard Carmona (DEM)
Percent: 46.20%
Votes: 1,036,542

Florida U.S. Senate Election

Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 55.23%
Votes: 4,523,451

Connie Mack (REP)
Percent: 42.23%
Votes: 3,458,267

Maryland U.S. Senate Election

Ben Cardin (DEM)
Percent: 55.98%
Votes: 1,474,028

Dan Bongino (REP)
Percent: 26.33%
Votes: 693,291

Mississippi U.S. Senate Election

Roger Wicker (REP)
Percent: 57.16%
Votes: 709,626

Albert N. Gore Jr. (DEM)
Percent: 40.55%
Votes: 503,467

Nevada U.S. Senate Election

Dean Heller (REP)
Percent: 45.87%
Votes: 457,656

Shelley Berkley (DEM)
Percent: 44.71%
Votes: 446,080

North Dakota U.S. Senate Election

Heidi Heitkamp (DEM)
Percent: 50.23%
Votes: 161,163

Rick Berg (REP)
Percent: 49.33%
Votes: 158,282

Tennessee U.S. Senate Election

Bob Corker (REP)
Percent: 64.89%
Votes: 1,506,443

Mark E. Clayton (DEM)
Percent: 30.41%
Votes: 705,882

Virginia U.S. Senate Election

Tim Kaine (DEM)
Percent: 52.83%
Votes: 2,010,067

George Allen (REP)
Percent: 46.93%
Votes: 1,785,542

Wyoming U.S. Senate Election

John Barrasso (REP)
Percent: 75.65%
Votes: 185,250

Tim Chesnut (DEM)
Percent: 21.65%
Votes: 53,019

California U.S. Senate Election

Dianne Feinstein (DEM)
Percent: 62.52%
Votes: 7,864,624

Elizabeth Emken (REP)
Percent: 37.48%
Votes: 4,713,885

Hawaii U.S. Senate Election

Mazie Hirono (DEM)
Percent: 62.59%
Votes: 269,159

Linda Lingle (REP)
Percent: 37.41%
Votes: 160,897

Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

Elizabeth Warren (DEM)
Percent: 53.74%
Votes: 1,696,346

Scott Brown (REP)
Percent: 46.19%
Votes: 1,458,048

Missouri U.S. Senate Election

Claire McCaskill (DEM)
Percent: 54.81%
Votes: 1,494,125

Todd Akin (REP)
Percent: 39.11%
Votes: 1,066,159

New Jersey U.S. Senate Election

Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 58.84%
Votes: 1,985,783

Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 39.39%
Votes: 1,329,405

Ohio U.S. Senate Election

Sherrod Brown (DEM)
Percent: 50.70%
Votes: 2,762,766

Josh Mandel (REP)
Percent: 44.70%
Votes: 2,435,744

Texas U.S. Senate Election

Ted Cruz (REP)
Percent: 56.46%
Votes: 4,440,137

Paul Sadler (DEM)
Percent: 40.62%
Votes: 3,194,927

Washington U.S. Senate Election

Maria Cantwell (DEM)
Percent: 60.45%
Votes: 1,855,493

Michael Baumgartner (REP)
Percent: 39.55%
Votes: 1,213,924

Connecticut U.S. Senate Election

Chris Murphy (DEM)
Percent: 54.82%
Votes: 828,761

Linda McMahon (REP)
Percent: 43.07%
Votes: 651,089

Indiana U.S. Senate Election

Joe Donnelly (DEM)
Percent: 50.04%
Votes: 1,281,181

Richard E. Mourdock (REP)
Percent: 44.28%
Votes: 1,133,621

Michigan U.S. Senate Election

Debbie Stabenow (DEM)
Percent: 58.80%
Votes: 2,735,826

Pete Hoekstra (REP)
Percent: 37.98%
Votes: 1,767,386

Montana U.S. Senate Election

Jon Tester (DEM)
Percent: 48.58%
Votes: 236,123

Denny Rehberg (REP)
Percent: 44.86%
Votes: 218,051

New Mexico U.S. Senate Election

Martin Heinrich (DEM)
Percent: 51.01%
Votes: 395,717

Heather A. Wilson (REP)
Percent: 45.28%
Votes: 351,259

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election

Bob Casey (DEM)
Percent: 53.69%
Votes: 3,021,364

Tom Smith (REP)
Percent: 44.59%
Votes: 2,509,132

Utah U.S. Senate Election

Orrin Hatch (REP)
Percent: 65.31%
Votes: 657,608

Scott Howell (DEM)
Percent: 29.98%
Votes: 301,873

West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

Joe Manchin (DEM)
Percent: 60.57%
Votes: 399,939

John Raese (REP)
Percent: 36.47%
Votes: 240,787

Delaware U.S. Senate Election

Tom Carper (DEM)
Percent: 66.42%
Votes: 265,415

Kevin Wade (REP)
Percent: 28.95%
Votes: 115,700

Maine U.S. Senate Election

Angus King (IND)
Percent: 52.89%
Votes: 370,580

Charles E. Summers Jr. (REP)
Percent: 30.74%
Votes: 215,399

Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

Amy Klobuchar (DEM)
Percent: 65.23%
Votes: 1,854,595

Kurt Bills (REP)
Percent: 30.53%
Votes: 867,974

Nebraska U.S. Senate Election

Deb Fischer (REP)
Percent: 57.77%
Votes: 455,593

Bob Kerrey (DEM)
Percent: 42.23%
Votes: 332,979

New York U.S. Senate Election

Kristen Gillibrand (DEM)
Percent: 72.19%
Votes: 4,822,330

Wendy Long (REP)
Percent: 26.33%
Votes: 1,758,702

Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election

Sheldon Whitehouse (DEM)
Percent: 64.81%
Votes: 271,034

Barry Hinckley (REP)
Percent: 34.97%
Votes: 146,222

Vermont U.S. Senate Election

Bernie Sanders (IND)
Percent: 71.04%
Votes: 209,053

John Macgovern (REP)
Percent: 24.87%
Votes: 73,198

Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election

Tammy Baldwin (DEM)
Percent: 51.41%
Votes: 1,547,104

Tommy Thompson (REP)
Percent: 45.86%
Votes: 1,380,126

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