Democrats need to gain seven seats for outright Senate majority
29236
Only in Washington: Republicans need 50 seats to retain control of the Senate in Tuesday&#39;s elections, but Democrats must have 51 to take it away.
446328
It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
48063
WASHINGTON - Republicans expanded their Senate majority in Tuesday&#39;s US elections, picking up as many as four more seats and knocking off Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in the process.
173593
Republicans added US Senate seats in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and replaced a retiring Republican in Oklahoma. Democrats claimed a seat in Illinois.
132504
Democrats are poised for U.S. Senate gains in the November 7 election, but face an uphill battle to pick up the six seats they need for control, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.
114522
Democrats, by recruiting former state judge William OÃ¢ÂÂNeill to take on Republican Rep. Steven C. LaTourette next year in OhioÃ¢ÂÂs 14th Congressional District, already have bettered the efforts they expended during a 2006 campaign in which the incumbent easily won a seventh term.
753884
Democrats envisioned picking up as many as four House seats, possibly five. But that goal now seems increasingly remote.
14137
Democratic hopes for a gain of at least one Senate seat in 2008 are growing, buoyed by new campaign finance reports and polls in New Mexico. Despite retiring Republican Sen. Pete V. Domenici's long tenure, popularity and strong reputation in the state, Democratic Rep. Tom Udall already dominates his two Republican challengers.
466691
Republicans were well-positioned to retain narrow control of the Senate as voters went to the polls Tuesday, but with nine races too close to call, Democrats still had a long-shot chance of scoring an upset, political analysts said.
661912
Conventional wisdom held that the Democrats elected to the Senate last year would largely be moderates, trying to tailor their votes in Washington to appeal to as broad a group of voters as possible to secure their seats. If so, that must mean opposing President BushÃ¢ÂÂs agenda is an increasingly moderate proposition.
92483
Thirty-four seats are up for grabs. In early returns, Republicans were well-positioned to retain their majority. However, with nine seats in close races, Democrats held on to hope of regaining control.
581494
Bushâs report on Iraq may have shored up his support in the Senate. But his determination to keep 130,000 U.S. troops there has left a gap for a parade of prime-time Democrats to turn Red States blue in the â08 election.
582566
Voters this fall could take small steps toward increased diversity in the Senate.
293663
Congressional Democrats accomplished important goals this year but they need more cooperation from Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Saturday.
344631
Control of the U.S. Senate could be determined by Republican Gov. Mike Rounds if a replacement must be named for Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson.
417345
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; Leading the majority party in the Senate, a job that has been likened to herding cats, is tough enough in ordinary times. For Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), last week's Republican election triumphs paradoxically made the job tougher yet.
581723
The news of Senator Tim Johnsonâs hospitalization highlighted the fragility of the Democratsâ new majority.