2014 Senate Elections

America has a ridiculously short election cycle, as soon as one election has happened, people start preparing for the next. This is particularly felt in the House of Representatives as their terms are only two years long. The problem here is that after only a year of actually working, you have to start thinking of campaigning for re-election. So who’s up for election in 2014? As I’ve already explained, the entire House of Representatives as well as 35 Senators. Due to gerrymandering, the House will remain in the hands of the Republicans, the real fight will be for control of the Senate. The last time the 2014 Senators (except three) got elected was in 2008, a year in which Democrats did exceptionally well. The makes it highly likely that Democrats will lose some seats. The three Senators that did not last get elected in 2008 are from Hawaii, Massachusetts and South Carolina. There is a special election taking place in Hawaii due to the death of Daniel Inouye in 2012, Massachusetts has a special election this year to replace John Kerry after he resigned following his appointment to become the new Secretary of State and in South Carolina there is a special election to replace Jim DeMint who resigned last year.