United States Senate elections, 2008

United States Senate elections, 2008

2006 ← November 4, 2008 → 2010

33 of the 100 seats of the U.S. Senate, plus 2 two mid-term vacancies 51 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Harry Reid Mitch McConnell Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Nevada Kentucky Seats before 49 49 Seats after 57 41 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 33,650,061 28,863,067 Percentage 51.9% 44.5% Swing 1.3% 2.7% Seats up 12 23   Third party   Party Independent Seats before 2 Seats after 2 Seat change Seats up 0

Democratic gain   Democratic hold   Republican hold

Majority Leader before election Harry Reid Democratic Elected Majority Leader Harry Reid Democratic

Harry Reid
Democratic

Harry Reid
Democratic

Elections to the United States Senate were held on November 4, 2008 with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. Thirty-three seats were up for regular elections; the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2015, as members of Class 2. There were also two special elections: one in Mississippi and another in Wyoming; as both seats were Class 1 Senate seats, the winners of both seats would serve the remainder of terms that ended on January 3, 2013.

The presidential election which was won by Democrat Barack Obama, elections for all House of Representatives seats, and several gubernatorial elections, as well as many state and local elections, occurred on the same date.