2010 United States Senate elections

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The 2010 United States Senate elections were midterm contests that reshaped the Senate’s partisan balance amid the rise of the Tea Party movement and widespread voter dissatisfaction with the political establishment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate election
chamberAfterElection 112th United States Congress
chamberBeforeElection 111th United States Congress
context Barack Obama presidency
country United States
electionDate 2010-11-02
issueContext debate over Affordable Care Act
economic recession and high unemployment
legislativeBody United States Senate
majorParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party

Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
netSeatChangeForDemocrats -6
netSeatChangeForRepublicans +6
nextElection 2012 United States Senate elections
notableIncumbentDefeated Arlen Specter
Blanche Lincoln
Russ Feingold
notableIndependentCandidate Charlie Crist
notableMovement Tea Party movement
notableTeaPartyBackedWinner Marco Rubio
Pat Toomey
Rand Paul
Ron Johnson
numberOfSeatsContested 37
overallOutcome Republicans made significant gains but Democrats retained Senate majority
partOf 2010 United States elections
presidentDuringElection Barack Obama
previousElection 2008 United States Senate elections
regularSeatsContested 34
resultingDemocraticSeats 53
resultingMajorityLeader Harry Reid
resultingMajorityParty Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
resultingMinorityLeader Mitch McConnell
resultingRepublicanSeats 47
specialSeatsContested 3
stateWithCloselyWatchedRace Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Kentucky
Nevada
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
stateWithSpecialElection Delaware
Illinois
West Virginia
thirdForce Tea Party movement
turnoutType midterm voter turnout
typeOfElection midterm elections
voterSentiment widespread dissatisfaction with political establishment

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2008 United States Senate elections followedBy 2010 United States Senate elections
Tea Party movement influencedElection 2010 United States midterm elections
linked to: 2010 United States Senate elections
2010 United States Senate election in California partOf 2010 United States Senate elections
2010 United States Senate election in California partOf 2010 United States elections
linked to: 2010 United States Senate elections
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010 partOf United States Senate elections, 2010
linked to: 2010 United States Senate elections
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010 partOf United States midterm elections, 2010
linked to: 2010 United States Senate elections
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2010 partOf United States Senate elections, 2010
linked to: 2010 United States Senate elections