2012 U.S. Senate races

The 2012 U.S. Senate races are beginning to take shape. Here is a list of those states with Senate seats on the ballot this year and the current office holder.

Retiring Democrats (open seat)

1. Kent Conrad of North Dakota

Retiring Republicans (open seat)

1. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas

Retiring Independents (open seat)

1. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut

Democrat Incumbents

1. Dianne Feinstein of California
2. Tom Carper of Delaware
3. Bill Nelson of Florida
4. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii
5. Ben Cardin of Maryland
6. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan
7. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
8. Claire McCaskill of Missouri
9. Jon Tester of Montana
10. Ben Nelson of Nebraska
11. Bob Menendez of New Jersey
12. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico
13. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
14. Sherrod Brown of Ohio
15. Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania
16. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island
17. Jim Webb of Virginia
18. Maria Cantwell of Washington
19. Joe Manchin of West Virginia
20. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin

Independent Incumbent

1. Bernie Sanders of Vermont

Republican Incumbents

1. Jon Kyl of Arizona
2. Richard Lugar of Indiana
3. Olympia Snowe of Maine
4. Scott Brown of Massachusetts
5. Roger Wicker of Mississippi
6. John Ensign of Nevada
7. Bob Corker of Tennessee
8. Orrin Hatch of Utah
9. John Barrasso of Wyoming