Races in which a candidate won the seat by 10% or less:


2010 Election

U.S. Senate (2004 Results) 

Alaska
Lisa Murkowski (R)  49%
Tony Knowles (D)  45%
Marc Millican (OTH)  3%
Lisa Murkowski (R) appointed by father Governor Frank Murkowski.  Frank named to Hall of Shame for screwing Asian Americans on behalf of Wards Cove Packing Co.  http://www.asianam.org/murkowski.htm


2006 Election

U.S. Senate (2000 Results)

Florida:
Bill McCollum (R)    47%
Bill Nelson (D)         52%

Michigan:
Spencer Abraham (R)    49%
Debbie Stabenow (D)    50%

Minnesota:
Mark Dayton (D)    49%
Rod Grams (R)    44%

Missouri:
John Ashcroft (R)    49%
Mel Carnahan (D)   51%

Montana 
Conrad Burns (R) (Incumbent) 
51%
Brian Schweitzer (D)  48%

Nebraska 
Ben Nelson (D)  51%
Don Stenberg (R)  49%

New Jersey 
Jon Corzine (D)  51%
Robert Franks (R)  48%

Pennsylvania:
Rick Santorum (R) (Incumbent) 
53%
Ron Klink (D)  46%

Virginia: 
George Allen (R)    52%
Charles Robb (D)    48%

Washington 
Maria Cantwell (D)    49%
Slade Gorton (R) (Incumbent)    49% 

U.S. House of Representatives (2004 results)
(i = incumbent)

California - District 20
Jim Costa (D)  53%
Roy Ashburn (R)  47%

California - District 26
Daniel Dreier (R) (i)  54%
Cynthia Matthews (D)  43%
Other  4%

Colorado - District 26
John Salazar (D)  51%
Greg Walcher (R)  47%
Other  3%

Colorado - District 4
Marilyn N. Musgrave (R) (i)  51%
Stan Matsunaka (D)    45%
Other  4%

Connecticut - District 2
Robert Simmons (R) (i)  54%
Jim Sullivan (D)  46%

Connecticut - District 4
Christopher Shays (R) (i)  52%
Diane Farrell (D)  48%

Florida - District 13
Katherine Harris (R) (i)  55%
Jan Schneider (D)  45%

Georgia - District 12
John Barrow (D)  52%
Max Burns (R) (i)  48%

Illinois - District 8
Melissa Bean (D)  52%
Philip Crane (R) (i)  48%

Indiana - District 2
Chris Chocola (R) (i)  54%
Joe Donnelly (D)  45%
Other  1%

Indiana - District 7
Julia Carson (D) (i)  54%
Andy Horning (R)  44%
Other  2%

Indiana - District 8
John Hostettler (R) (i)  53%
Jon Jennings (D)  45%
Other  2%

Indiana - District 9
Mike Sodrel (R)  49%
Baron Hill (D) (i)  49%
Other  2%

Iowa - District 3
Leonard Boswell (D) (i)  55%
Stan Thompson (R)  45%

Kentucky - District 4
Geoff Davis (R)  54%
Nick Clooney (D)  44%
Other  2%

Louisiana - District 3
W.J. Billy Tauzin (R)  32%
Charlie Melancon (D)  24%
Craig Romero (R)  23%
Other  21%

Louisiana - District 7
Charles Boustany (R)  39%
Willie Mount (D)  25%
Don Cravins (D)  25%
Other  12%

Minnesota - District 6
Mark Kennedy (R) (i)  54%
Patty Wetterling (D)  46%

Missouri - District 3
Russ Carnahan (D)  53%
Bill Federer (R)  45%
Other  2%  

North Carolina - District 11
Charles Taylor (R) (i)  55%
Patsy Keever (D)  45%

Oregon - District 5
Darlene Hooley (D) (i)  53%
Jim Zupancic (R)  44%
Other  3%

Pennsylvania - District 6
Jim Gerlach (R) (i)  51%
Lois Murphy (D)  49%

South Dakota
Stephanie Herseth (D) (i)  53%
Lawrence Diedrich (R)  46%
Other  1%

Texas - District 17
Chet Edwards (D) (i)  51%
Arlene Wohlgemuth (R)  47%
Other  1%

Texas - District 32
Pete Sessions (R) (i)  54%
Martin Frost (D) (i)  44%
Other  2%

Virginia - District 2
Thelma Drake (R)  55%
David Ashe (D)  45%

Washington - District 8
Dave Reichert (R)  52%
Dave Ross (D)  47%
Other  2%


2004 election
U.S. Senate 
(1998 Results)

Nevada
Harry Reid (D) 48%
John Ensign (R) 48%

New York
Charles Schumer (D) 55%
Alfonse D'Amato (R) 45%


U.S. House of Representatives (2002 results)
(* = incumbent)

Colorado - District 7
Bob Beauprez (R) 47%
Mike Feeley (D) 47%
Others 6%

2002 election
U.S. Senate 
(1996 Results)

Alabama
Jeff Sessions (R-AL) 52
Roger Bedford (D)  46 

Arkansas
Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)  53
Winston Bryant (D) 47 

Colorado
Wayne Allard (R-CO) 51
Tom Strickland (D) 46 

Georgia
Max Cleland (D-GA)  49
Guy Millner (R)  48 

Iowa
Tom Harkin (D-IA) 52 
Jim Lightfoot (R) 47 

Kentucky
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 55
Steven Beshear (D) 43

Louisiana
Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 50
Louis Jenkins (R) 50 

Maine
Susan Collins (R-ME) 49
Joseph Brennan (D) 44

Massachusetts
John Kerry (D-MA) 52 
William Weld (R) 45 

Minnesota
Paul Wellstone (D-MN)  50
Rudy Boschwitz (R) 41
Dean Barkley (RP) 7 

Montana
Max Baucus (D-MT) 50
Dennis Rehberg (R) 45
Becky Shaw (Reform) 5

New Hampshire
Bob Smith (R-NH) 49
Dick Swett (D) 46 
Ken Blevens (Lib) 4 

New Jersey
Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)  53
Dick Zimmer (R) 43 

North Carolina
Jesse Helms (R-NC) 53
Harvey Gantt (D) 46  

Oregon
Gordon Smith (R-OR) 50
Tom Bruggere (D) 46  

South Carolina
Strom Thurmond (R-SC) 53
Elliott Close (D) 44  

South Dakota
Tim Johnson (D-SD) 51 (freshman)
Larry Pressler (R) 49 

Texas
Phil Gramm (R-TX) 55 
Victor Morales (D) 44

Virginia
John Warner (R-VA) 53
Mark Warner (D) 47  

Wyoming
Mike Enzi (R-WY) 54
Kathy Karpan (D) 42  

U.S. House of Representatives 

Arizona, District 1 
Jeff Flake (R) 
53% in 2000

Arizona, District 5
Jim Kolbe (R) 
52% in 1998
61% in 2000

Arizona, District 6
J.D. Hayworth (R) 
52% in 1998
61% in 2000

Arkansas, District 4 
Michael Ross (D) 
51% in 2000

California, District 10 
Ellen Tauscher (D) 
53% in 1998
53% in 2000

California, District 15 
Mike Honda (D)
55% in 2000

California, District 20 
Calvin Dooley (D) 
53% in 2000

California, District 22 
Lois Capps (D) 
55% in 1998
53% in 2000

California, District 23
Elton Gallegly (R) 
54% in 2000

California, District 27 
Adam Schiff (D)
50% in 2000

California, District 36 
Jane Harman (D) 
49% in 2000

California, District 38 
Stephen Horn (R) 
53% in 1998
49% in 2000

California, District 43 
Ken Calvert (R) 
55% in 1998
74% in 2000

California, District 49 
Susan Davis (D)
50% in 2000

Colorado, District 6
Thomas Tancredo (R)
54% in 2000
55% in 1998

Connecticut, District 2
Robert Simmons (R)
51% in 2000

Florida, District 8
Ric Keller (R)
51% in 2000

Florida, District 22 
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R)
50.1% in 2000

Georgia, District 2 
Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D)
54% in 2000

Georgia, District 7
Bob Barr (R) 
55% in 1998
54% in 2000

Illinois, District 10 
Mark Kirk (R) 
51% in 2000

Illinois, District 15 
Timothy Johnson (R) 
53% in 2000

Illinois, District 17
Lane Evans (D)
52% in 1998
55% in 2000

Indiana, District 2
Mike Pence (R)
51% in 2000

Indiana, District 3 
Tim Roemer (D)
52% in 2000

Indiana, District 8
John Hostettler (R)
52% in 1998
53% in 2000

Indiana, District 9 
Baron Hill (D)

Iowa, District 2
Jim Nussle (R)
55% in 1998
56% in 2000

Kansas, District 3 
Dennis Moore (D)
50% in 2000

Kansas, District 4 
Todd Tiahrt (R)
55% in 2000

Kentucky, District 1
Ed Whitfield (R)
55% in 1998
58% in 2000

Kentucky, District 3
Anne Northup (R) 
52% in 1998
53% in 2000

Kentucky, District 4 
Ken Lucas (D)
55% in 2000
53% in 1998

Kentucky, District 6 
Ernest Lee Fletcher (R)
53% in 2000

Louisiana, District 6 
Richard Baker (R) 
51% in 1998
68% in 2000

Maryland, District 8 
Connie Morella (R) 
52% in 2000

Michigan, District 8 
Michael Rogers (R) 
49% in 2000

Michigan, District 10
David Bonior (D) 
52% in 1998
65% in 2000

Minnesota, District 1
Gil Gutknecht (R) 
55% in 1998
57% in 2000

Minnesota, District 2 
Mark Kennedy (R) 
49% in 2000

Minnesota, District 4
Betty McCollum (D) 
48% in 2000

Minnesota, District 6
Bill Luther (D)
50% in 1998
50% in 2000

Missouri, District 6 
Samuel Graves (R)
51% in 2000

Montana, District 1
Dennis Rehberg (R)
52% in 2000

Nevada, District 1 
Shelley Berkley (D) 
52% in 2000

New Hampshire, District 1 
John Sununu (R)
54% in 2000

New Hampshire, District 2
Charles Bass (R) 
53% in 1998
57% in 2000

New Jersey, District 7 
Michael Ferguson (R) 
50% in 2000

New Jersey, District 12 
Rush Holt (D) 
50% in 1998
49% in 2000

New Mexico, District 1 
Heather Wilson (R) 
46% in 1998
51% in 2000

New York, District 2 
Steve Israel (D)
48% in 2000

New York, District 4 
Carolyn McCarthy (D) 
52% in 1998
61% in 2000

North Carolina, District 11 
Charles Taylor (R) 
55% in 2000

North Dakota, District 1 
Earl Pomeroy (D) 
53% in 2000

Ohio, District 1
Steve Chabot (R) 
53% in 1998
53% in 2000

Ohio, District 12 
Patrick Tiberi (R) 
53% in 2000

Oklahoma, Dist. 2
Brad Carson (D)
55% in 2000

Oregon, District 1 
David Wu (D)
52% in 1998
58% in 2000

Oregon, District 5
Darlene Hooley (D) 
55% in 1998
56% in 2000

Pennsylvania, District 10 
Don Sherwood (R) 
49% in 1998
53% in 2000

Pennsylvania, 
District 13 
Joseph Hoeffel III (D) 
52% in 1998
53% in 2000

Pennsylvania, District 15  (Allentown)
Pat Toomey (R) 
55% in 1998
53% in 2000

Tennessee, District 6
Bart Gordon (D)
55% in 1998
63% in 2000

Texas, District 5 
Pete Sessions (R) 
55% in 2000

Texas, District 11 
Chet Edwards (D) 
55% in 2000

Texas, District 14
Ron Paul (R)
55% in 1998
60% in 2000

Texas, District 17
Charles Stenholm (D) 
54% in 1998
60% in 2000

Virginia, District 2 
Edward Schrock (R) 
52% in 2000

Washington, District 1 
Jay Inslee (D)
51% in 1998
55% in 2000

Washington, District 2, 
Richard Larsen (D) 
51% in 2000

West Virginia, District 2 
Shelley Capito (R) 
49% in 2000

Wisconsin, District 2 
Tammy Baldwin (D) 
53% in 1998
51% in 2000

2004 Election
U.S. President 
(2000 Results)

George Bush (R)    48%
Al Gore (D)    48%
Ralph Nader (Green)   3%


2008 Election
U.S. Senate 
(2002 Results)

Arkansas
Pryor (D)    54%
Hutchinson (R)    46%

Colorado
Allard (R)    51%
Strickland (D)    46%

Georgia
Chambliss (R)    53%
Cleland (D)    46%

Iowa
Harkin (D)    54%
Ganske (R)    44%

Louisiana
Landrieu (D)    51%
Terrell (R)    49%

Minnesota
Coleman (R)    50%
Mondale (D)    47%

Missouri
Talent (R)    50%
Carnahan (D)    49%

New Hampshire
Sununu (R)    51%
Shaheen (D)    47%

New Jersey
Lautenberg (D)    54%
Forrester (R)    44%

North Carolina
Dole (R)    54%
Bowles (D)    45%

South Carolina
Graham (R)    54%
Sanders (D)    44%

South Dakota
Johnson (D)    50%
Thune (R)    49%

Tennessee
Alexander (R)    54%
Clement (D)    44%

2010 Election
U.S. Senate 
(2004 Results)

Alaska
Lisa Murkowski (R)  49%
Tony Knowles (D)  45%
Others  6%

Colorado
Ken Salazar (D)  51%
Peter Coors (R)  47%
Other  2%

Florida
Mel Martinez (R)  49%
Betty Castor (D)  48%
Other  2%

Kentucky
Jim Bunning (R) (i)  51%
Daniel Mongiardo (D)  49%

Louisiana
David Vitter (R)  51%
Chris John (D)  29%
John Kennedy (D)  15%
Other  5%

North Carolina
Richard Burr (R)  52%
Erskine Bowles (D)  47%
Other  1%
3/03: Defended Howard Coble (R-NC), who endorsed internment of Japanese-Americans
3/6/03 Greensboro News & Record: "Rep. Burr comes to Coble's defense,"
    Greensboro -- U.S. Rep. Richard Burr leaped to the defense of
his colleague Howard Coble on Wednesday, criticizing Sen. John
Edwards for ripping Coble a day before for his month-old remarks supporting the internment of Japanese Americans during World
War II.
    Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, is raising money to run for John Edwards' (D-NC) U.S. Senate seat next year.
   Burr said he doesn't know whether he agrees with Coble's original remarks on the internment of Japanese Americans because he didn't hear the radio show on which Coble made them. He said he tried but failed to obtain a tape or transcript of the show.
   "Without knowing the context the conversation took place in, it's
very tough for me to comment, and I wouldn't," Burr said. "I find no
reason to believe, from your accounts or from anyone's accounts, that
it was an ethnic attack."
   During a Feb. 4 appearance on WKZL-FM's "Murphy in the
Morning" radio show, Coble disagreed with a caller who suggested
that all Arabs in America should be put into prison camps. But he said
he supported President Franklin D. Roosevelt's decision to detain Japanese Americans after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor .
   Coble said that the internment seemed to be the right thing to do at
the time and under the circumstances but that it would not be
appropriate today.
   "They were an endangered species," he said in an interview the
next day. "For many of these Japanese Americans, it wasn't safe for
them to be on the street."
    After being criticized by Japanese American and Democratic 
colleagues in the House and by several minority-advocacy groups,
Coble issued an apologetic statement. But his critics said the 
statement wasn't a legitimate apology because Coble didn't 
acknowledge being in error.

South Carolina
James DeMint (R)  54%
Inez Tenenbaum (D)  44%
Other  2%

South Dakota
John Thune (R)  51%
Thomas Daschle (D) (i)  49%