Shannon Makes The Call: Senate Races

Here are my picks for what I and the aforementioned Andrew "Eric Andersson" Erickson thought were the more competitive/interesting Senate races.

NB: The winner's name appears in capital letters. The incumbent (if there is one) is marked with an "*" The party designations should be self-explanatory, as should the abbreviations for the states.

GENERAL ELECTION, 11/4/08, SELECT SENATE RACES

• VA: WARNER (D) def. Gilmore (R)
• NM: T. UDALL (D) def. Pearce (R)
• AK: BEGICH (D) def. Stevens (R)*
• CO: M. UDALL (D) def. Schaffer (R)
• NH: SHAHEEN (D) def. Sununu (R)*
• NC: HAGAN (D) def. Dole (R)*
• OR: MERKELEY (D) def. Smith (R)*
• MN: FRANKEN (D) def. Coleman (R)* and Barkley (I)
• GA: CHAMBLISS (R)* def. Martin (D)
• KY: MCCONNELL (R)* def. Lunsford (D)
• MS: WICKER (R)* def. Musgrove (D)
• LA: LANDRIEU (D)* def. Kennedy (R)
• ME: COLLINS (R)* def. Allen (D)
• TX: CORNYN (R)* def. Noriega (D)
• NE: JOHANNS (R) def. Kleeb (D)

TIE-BREAKER

Margin of victory in GA Senate race = 1.5%