Senate Battles: Final Update
I made my predictions as to what the Senate battles would be and how they would turn out on 16 October. While the nation concentrates on the president, I will keep updating this post with the latest numbers.
| State (color is incumbent’s party) | Republican Candidate | Democrat Candidate | My Prediction | Actual Result |
| Alaska | Lisa Murkowski | Tony Knowles | Republicans Retain | Lisa Murkowski |
| Colorado | Pete Coors | Ken Salazar | Democrat Pickup | Ken Salazar |
| Florida | Mel Martinez | Betty Castor | Republican Pickup | Mel Martinez |
| Georgia | Johnny Isakson | Denise Majette | Republican Pickup | Johnny Isakson |
| Illinois | Alan Keyes | Barack Obama | Democrat Pickup | Barack Obama |
| Louisiana | David Vitter | John, Kennedy & Morrell | Democrats Retain | David Vitter |
| North Carolina | Richard Burr | Erskine Bowles | Republican Pickup | Richard Burr |
| Oklahoma | Tom Coburn | Brad Carson | Republicans retain | Tom Coburn |
| South Carolina | Jim DeMint | Inez Tenenbaum | Republican Pickup | Jim DeMint |
| South Dakota | John Thune | Tom Daschle | Democrats Retain | John Thune |
| Predicted: 2 Seat Republican Pickup | Actual: 4 Seat Republican Pickup | |||
Note: Kentucky turned out to be closer than anyone seriously thought, but Bunning retained the seat for Republicans.
Arlen Specter seems to be squeaking out a victory which is unfortunate. I wish James Clymer (Constitution Party) had siphoned off more votes, giving the Dems a pickup. The funniest thing I’ve heard in election coverage tonight is Brit Hume calling Specter a “moderate Republican”. This guy’s about as “moderate” as traitor Jeffords.
Shep says that Vitter is the first Republican Senator from Louisiana — ever.
I’d like to see daschle go.
Indeed, I sent money to Thune. Twice.
Great, now Arlen Specter is going to be the head of the Judiciary Committee. Expect any SCOTUS vacancies to be filled with people like Justice Kennedy (who only got in because Specter borked Bork).