Senate results

Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns and are updated every five minutes. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidate in red indicates the projected winner. Candidate marked with an asterisk indicates the incumbent. “Current” refers to the balance of power in the outgoing Congress. “New” refers to the projected balance of power in the incoming Congress. “Holdover” refers to the U.S. Senate seats not up for election in 2004. Read how NBC News projects winners.

Senate    |     FULL RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS Party Current Holdover Seats won New Republicans 51 36 19 55 Democrats 48 29 15 44 Independents 1 1 0 1 TBD -- -- 0 0 Alabama  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Richard Shelby (REP)* 1,242,038 68% Wayne Sowell (DEM) 594,439 32% 100% of precincts reporting Alaska  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Lisa Murkowski (REP)* 121,027 49% Tony Knowles (DEM) 110,699 45% 100% of precincts reporting Arizona  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes John McCain (REP)* 1,234,558 76% Stuart Starky (DEM) 335,974 21% 100% of precincts reporting Arkansas  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Blanche Lincoln (DEM)* 575,345 56% Jim Holt (REP) 452,638 44% 100% of precincts reporting California  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Barbara Boxer (DEM)* 6,453,157 58% Bill Jones (REP) 4,240,828 38% 100% of precincts reporting Colorado  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Ken Salazar (DEM) 1,041,018 51% Pete Coors (REP) 953,677 47% 100% of precincts reporting Connecticut  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Chris Dodd (DEM)* 923,836 66% Jack Orchulli (REP) 452,874 32% 100% of precincts reporting Florida  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Mel Martinez (REP) 3,665,625 49% Betty Castor (DEM) 3,582,280 48% 100% of precincts reporting Georgia  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Johnny Isakson (REP) 1,839,385 58% Denise Majette (DEM) 1,268,689 40% 100% of precincts reporting Hawaii  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Daniel Inouye (DEM)* 313,269 76% Cam Cavasso (REP) 87,119 21% 100% of precincts reporting Idaho  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Mike Crapo (REP)* 497,541 99% 100% of precincts reporting Illinois  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Barack Obama (DEM) 3,555,586 70% Alan Keyes (REP) 1,376,044 27% 100% of precincts reporting Indiana  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Evan Bayh (DEM)* 1,495,808 62% Marvin Scott (REP) 904,432 37% 100% of precincts reporting Iowa  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Chuck Grassley (REP)* 1,026,356 70% Arthur Small (DEM) 403,591 28% 100% of precincts reporting Kansas  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Sam Brownback (REP)* 777,198 69% Lee Jones (DEM) 307,968 27% 100% of precincts reporting Kentucky  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Jim Bunning (REP)* 873,400 51% Daniel Mongiardo (DEM) 850,581 49% 100% of precincts reporting Louisiana  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes David Vitter (REP) 942,755 51% Chris John (DEM) 541,761 29% John Kennedy (DEM) 275,494 15% Arthur Morrell (DEM) 47,136 3% Sam Melton (DEM) 12,280 1% 100% of precincts reporting Maryland  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Barbara Mikulski (DEM)* 1,385,009 65% E. J. Pipkin (REP) 725,898 34% 100% of precincts reporting Missouri  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Kit Bond (REP)* 1,514,793 56% Nancy Farmer (DEM) 1,153,422 43% 100% of precincts reporting Nevada  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Harry Reid (DEM)* 490,232 61% Richard Ziser (REP) 282,255 35% 100% of precincts reporting New Hampshire  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Judd Gregg (REP)* 434,292 66% Doris Haddock (DEM) 221,011 34% 100% of precincts reporting New York  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Charles Schumer (DEM)* 4,423,892 71% Howard Mills (REP) 1,539,279 25% 99% of precincts reporting North Carolina  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Richard Burr (REP) 1,742,662 52% Erskine Bowles (DEM) 1,587,407 47% 100% of precincts reporting North Dakota  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Byron Dorgan (DEM)* 211,503 68% Mike Liffrig (REP) 98,244 32% 100% of precincts reporting Ohio  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes George Voinovich (REP)* 3,464,044 64% Eric Fingerhut (DEM) 1,961,002 36% 100% of precincts reporting Oklahoma  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Tom Coburn (REP) 763,332 53% Brad Carson (DEM) 596,672 41% 100% of precincts reporting Oregon  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Ron Wyden (DEM)* 1,072,079 64% Al King (REP) 536,506 32% 100% of precincts reporting Pennsylvania  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Arlen Specter (REP)* 2,890,791 53% Joe Hoeffel (DEM) 2,296,379 42% 100% of precincts reporting South Carolina  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Jim DeMint (REP) 843,884 54% Inez Tenenbaum (DEM) 691,918 44% 100% of precincts reporting South Dakota  | MORE STATE RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes John Thune (REP) 197,814 51% Tom Daschle (DEM)* 193,279 49% 100% of precincts reporting Utah  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Robert Bennett (REP)* 564,260 68% Paul Van Dam (DEM) 237,415 29% 99% of precincts reporting Vermont  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Pat Leahy (DEM)* 212,850 71% Jack McMullen (REP) 74,704 25% 99% of precincts reporting Washington  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Patty Murray (DEM)* 1,549,708 55% George Nethercutt (REP) 1,204,584 43% 100% of precincts reporting Wisconsin  | MORE STATE RESULTS  |  EXIT POLLS | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Russ Feingold (DEM)* 1,632,562 55% Tim Michels (REP) 1,301,305 44% 100% of precincts reporting