View incoming national Senate results

Originally published November 4, 2008 at 6:34 p.m., updated November 4, 2008 at 10:29 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is in a tight race with Bruce Lunford. Meanwhile, Mark Warner has won in Virginia and John Rockefeller has won in West Virginia. On the Republican side, Lindsey Graham will keep his seat in South Carolina.

7:13 p.m.

On the Democratic side, John Kerry of Massachusetts, Joe Biden of Delaware, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and Dick Durbin of Illinois will retain their Senate seats. On the Republican end, Susan Collins of Maine and Andrew Alexander of Tennessee will retain their seats. The Senate count now stands at 45 Democrats and 29 Republicans. 60 seats are needed to break a filibuster. McConnell remains in a tight race in Kentucky, and Elizabeth Dole is running behind Kay Hagan in North Carolina.

7:36 p.m.

Mark Pryor, a Democrat, is projected to keep his Arkansas Senate seat. Dole continues to run behind Hagan in North Carolina, and Jean Shaheen is running ahead of John Sununu in New Hampshire.

7:54 p.m.

Kay Hagan defeated Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina, picking up another Democratic seat that had been held by a Republican.

8:04 p.m.

Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan will keep his Senate seat. Tom Udall will win in New Mexico, and Jean Shaheen will win in New Hampshire. Democrats are now guaranteed a majority in the Senate, with 51 seats so far.

8:16 p.m.

Republicans Jeff Sessions of Alabama, James Inhofe of Oklahoma and Michael Enzi of Wyoming will keep their Senate seats. Democrat Tom Johnson of South Dakota will keep his. The Senate race stands at 52 Democrats and 33 Republicans so far.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will barely keep his Senate seat, giving the Republicans 34 seats.

8:51 p.m.

Pat Roberts of Kansas and William Cochran of Mississippi will keep their Senate seats, giving the Republicans 36 overall.

9:04 p.m.

Max Baucus of Montana and Tom Harkin of Iowa, Democrats, will retain their seats, giving the Democrats 54 total.

9:29 p.m.

John Cornyn of Texas will retain his Senate seat, giving Republicans a total of 37 seats so far.

9:34 p.m.

Mike Johanns, a Republican, will retain his Nebraska Senate seat, giving the Republicans 38 seats so far.

Roger Wicker, a Republican, of Mississippi will keep his Senate seat, as will Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu. This puts the Democrats at 55 Senate seats to the Republicans' 38. Four contested seats — in Colorado, Alaska, Oregon and Minnesota — remain undecided.

10:29 p.m.

Mark Udall will win easily in Colorado, giving the Democrats a 55-seat presence in the Senate. The Minnesota, Oregon and Alaska races are still undecided.

10:37 p.m.

James Risch, a Republican, will hold onto his Idaho Senate seat. The Republicans now have 40 Senate seats.

1:02 a.m.

It looks like the remaining Senate races are too close to call at this point; they should be resolved Wednesday.

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