> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://ivn.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 20 Democratic US Senators Face Re-Election in 2014 - URL: https://ivn.us/20-democratic-us-senators-face-re-election-in-2014/ - Published: 2012-11-10T19:00:13.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-22T19:35:40.000Z - Author: Carl Wicklander - Tags: News of all US Senators are up for re-election. Every two years approximately [one-third](http://www.wrhammons.com/class-2-senators.htm?ref=ivn.us) ### 1\. Max Baucus (Montana) Baucus is the [longest-serving](http://www.baucus.senate.gov/?p=press%5Frelease&id=31&ref=ivn.us) US Senator in the history of Montana, having first won election in 1978\. He has voted to allow [concealed carry](http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Max%5FBaucus%5FGun%5FControl.htm?ref=ivn.us) and was a major player in the passage of the Affordable Care Act. ### 2\. Mark Begich (Alaska) Begich is the former mayor of Anchorage and defeated Ted Stevens in 2008, the longest-serving Republican US Senator in history. In his term in the Senate, he has supported the Affordable Care Act, but representing Republican and independent-rich Alaska, Begich has [advocated](http://www.ontheissues.org/international/Mark%5FBegich%5FEnergy%5F+%5FOil.htm?ref=ivn.us) [ANWR drilling](http://m.anchoragepress.com/mobile/opinion/dingman-when-it-came-to-anwr-begich-failed/article%5Fb5ba423a-7f83-11e1-9084-0019bb2963f4.html?ref=ivn.us) and gun rights. ### 3\. Chris Coons (Delaware) Coons won election in 2010 to claim the seat vacated by Vice President Joe Biden. He defeated Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell. ### 4\. Dick Durbin (Illinois) The Democratic Senate Whip, the second-highest position in the party's Senate leadership, Durbin is nearing the end of his third term. Durbin is a force in the Senate for liberal causes such as passing health care reform and [energy](http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/04/06/durbin%5Fon%5Fspending%5Fto%5Ffight%5Fglobal%5Fwarming%5Fits%5Fyour%5Fmoney%5For%5Fyour%5Flife.html?ref=ivn.us) policy. ### 5\. Al Franken (Minnesota) Well-known as a comedian before defeating Republican Norm Coleman in 2008, Franken has used his position in the Senate to try to [curtail](http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/magazine/79065/minnesota-senator-al-franken-serious?page=0,2&ref=ivn.us) the power of credit agencies that contributed to the financial crisis. ### 6\. Kay Hagan (North Carolina) Hagan came to the Senate after beating Republican US Senator Elizabeth Dole in 2008\. Hagan was a supporter of the Affordable Care Act and worked to include [provisions](http://www.hagan.senate.gov/newsletter/newsletter%5F6%5F3%5F2010.html?ref=ivn.us#accomplish) in the new law to benefit her constituents such as the Rural Physicians Pipeline Act to address the shortage of doctors in rural areas. ### 7\. Tom Harkin (Iowa) First elected to the US Senate in 1984, Harkin was also a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992\. Harkin [co-authored](http://vote-ia.org/intro.aspx?state=ia&id=iaharkintom&ref=ivn.us) 1990's Americans with Disabilities Act. ### 8\. Tim Johnson (South Dakota) First elected to the US Senate after serving South Dakota's at-large congressional district, Johnson is nearing the end of his third term. Johnson's career has primarily involved appropriating [earmarks](http://www.bhpioneer.com/opinion/article%5F6e0b9b77-8bf8-5300-af28-7edc35372e23.html?ref=ivn.us) including money for research grants, a children's home, and keeping open Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City. ### 9\. John Kerry (Massachusetts) First elected to the US Senate in 1984, Kerry was the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate and is occasionally mentioned as a potential successor to Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. In office, Kerry has served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was a key player in the [passage](http://www.kerry.senate.gov/about/accomplishments/?ref=ivn.us) of New START, an arms reduction treaty. ### 10\. Mary Landrieu (Louisiana) A member of the moderate New Democrat coalition, Landrieu is nearing the end of her third term. She is [currently](http://www.landrieu.senate.gov/?p=issue&id=18&ref=ivn.us) the Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. ### 11\. Frank Lautenberg (New Jersey) The oldest US Senator currently serving, Lautenberg was in the Senate from 1982-2001 before retiring and subsequently returning in 2003\. A [supporter](http://lautenberg.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=304032&ref=ivn.us) of legislation for public transportation, Lautenberg will be 90 years old in 2014 and has not indicated [whether](http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/elections/An%5Faggressive%5FLautenberg%5Fgetting%5Fsecond%5Flook%5Ffrom%5Fskeptics%5F.html?ref=ivn.us) he will retire again. ### 12\. Carl Levin (Michigan) First elected to the US Senate in 1978, Levin is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. With Republican Senator John McCain, Levin was a [co-sponsor](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/defense-bill-offers-balance-in-dealing-with-detainees/2011/11/27/gIQAf2Qn2N%5Fstory.html?ref=ivn.us) of the controversial 2012 National Defense Authorization Act. ### 13\. Jeff Merkley (Oregon) Defeating two-term incumbent Gordon Smith in 2008, Merkley broke with many in his party in 2009 by [opposing](http://www.merkley.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=96ae7988-5871-4f72-81d2-6de1b63948eb&ref=ivn.us) the re-confirmation of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and again in 2011 when he voted [against](http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/08/sen%5Fron%5Fwyden%5Fvotes%5Fyes%5Fand%5Fse.html?ref=ivn.us) the debt ceiling compromise. ### 14\. Mark Pryor (Arkansas) First elected in 2002, Pryor was one of seven Democrats in the so-called "[Gang of 14](http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Mark%5FPryor?ref=ivn.us#Gang%5Fof%5F14)" to block Republican implementation of the "nuclear option" to halt Democratic filibusters of Republican judicial appointments. Serving a culturally conservative state, [Pryor](http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mark-pryor-d-ark/gIQAHnsz9O%5Ftopic.html?ref=ivn.us) has broken with his party on [abortion](http://www.ontheissues.org/social/Mark%5FPryor%5FAbortion.htm?ref=ivn.us), supporting it only in cases of rape, incest, and to protect the life of the mother. ### 15\. Jack Reed (Rhode Island) Reed was first elected to the US Senate in 1996\. In his tenure, he has [compiled](http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2010/02/26/the-most-conservative-and-most-liberal-members-of-congress?ref=ivn.us) one of the more [liberal voting records](http://senator-liberal-ratings.findthedata.org/l/4/Jack-Reed-D?ref=ivn.us) in the Senate. ### 16\. Jay Rockefeller (West Virginia) Although from one of the wealthiest families in the world, Rockefeller has achieved a liberal voting record that has [focused](http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/john-d-rockefeller-iv-d-westva/gIQAElxz9O%5Ftopic.html?ref=ivn.us) on poverty reduction and health care reform. If he decides to run for re-election in 2014, Rockefeller will be attempting to win his sixth term. ### 17\. Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) Defeating Republican incumbent John Sununu in 2008, Shaheen is the [first](http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/s/jeanne-shaheen.html?ref=ivn.us) woman to represent New Hampshire in the US Senate. During her first term, Sheheen has [worked](http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78517.html?ref=ivn.us) on energy issues with Republican Susan Collins. ### 18\. Mark Udall (Colorado) [Elected](http://www.markudall.senate.gov/?p=about%5Fmark&ref=ivn.us) to the US Senate in 2008, Udall comes from a well-known political family after serving in the House of Representatives. It was Udall's [proposal](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544%5F162-20029548-503544.html?ref=ivn.us) that the two parties sit side-by-side for the 2011 State of the Union address and not separated as they usually do. ### 19\. Tom Udall (New Mexico) Like his cousin, Tom Udall was also elected to the US Senate in 2008 and [is on](http://www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=press%5Frelease&id=752&ref=ivn.us) the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ### 20\. Mark Warner (Virginia) A former governor of Virginia, Warner was first elected in 2008\. During his time in office, Warner has [worked](http://www.iaclea.org/Visitors/About/pressroom/pressrelease.cfm?id=107&ref=ivn.us) on deficit reduction plans.