Republicans failed to take the Senate, but added a number of new climate deniers to its ranks. Some climate hawks did fend off defeat—most notably, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Environment Committee Chair Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). And key races in Alaska, Colorado, and Washington have yet to be decided. But overall, the Senate next year will be more hostile to climate action than ever before.
Here are all the Senate results, with winners marked by a red check:
Alabama
William Barnes (D)
Richard Shelby (R)—opposes climate action
Alaska
Scott McAdams (D)
Joe Miller (R)—a climate denier
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R, write-in)
Arizona
Rodney Glassman (D)
Sen. John McCain (R)—a climate conspiracy theorist
Arkansas
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D)
John Boozman (R)—a climate denier
California
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D)—a climate hawk
Carly Fiorina (R)—a climate denier
Colorado
Sen. Michael Bennet (D)—a climate hawk
Ken Buck (R)—a climate denier
Connecticut
Richard Blumenthal (D)
Linda McMahon (R)—a climate denier
Delaware
Chris Coons (D)
Christine O’Donnell (R)—a climate denier
Florida
Kendrick Meek (D)
Marco Rubio (R)—a climate denier
Charlie Crist (I)
Georgia
Michael Thurmond
Sen. Johnny Isakson—a cautious climate denier
Hawaii
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D)
Cam Cavasso (R)—a climate denier
Idaho
Tom Sullivan (D)
Sen. Mike Crapo (R)—a climate denier
Illinois
Alexi Giannoulias (D)
Mark Kirk (R)—a climate-action flip-flopper
Indiana
Brad Ellsworth (D)
Dan Coats (R)—a climate denier
Iowa
Roxanne Conlin (D)
Chuck Grassley (R)—a climate denier
Kansas
Lisa Johnston (D)
Jerry Moran (R)—opposes climate action
Kentucky
Jack Conway (D)
Rand Paul (R)—a climate denier and conspiracy theorist
Louisiana
Charlie Melancon (D)
Sen. David Vitter (R)—a climate denier and conspiracy theorist
Maryland
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D)
Eric Wargotz (R)—opposes cap-and-trade
Missouri
Robin Carnahan (D)
Roy Blunt (R)—a climate denier
Nevada
Sen. Harry Reid (D)—a climate hawk
Sharron Angle (R)—a climate denier
New Hampshire
Paul Hodes (D)—a climate hawk
Kelly Ayotte (R)—a climate denier
New York
Sen. Charles Schumer (D)
Jay Townsend (R)—a climate denier and conspiracy theorist
New York (special election)
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
Joseph DioGuardi (R)—opposes cap-and-trade
North Carolina
Elaine Marshall (D)
Sen. Richard Burr (R)—a cautious climate denier
North Dakota
Tracy Potter (D)
John Hoeven (R)—a climate denier
Ohio
Lee Fisher (D)
Rob Portman (R)—a climate denier
Oklahoma
Jim Rogers (D)
Sen. Tom Coburn (R)—a climate denier
Oregon
Sen. Ron Wyden (D)
Jim Huffman (R)—a climate denier
Pennsylvania
Joe Sestak (D)—a climate hawk
Pat Toomey (R)—a climate denier
South Carolina
Alvin Greene (D)
Sen. Jim DeMint (R)—a climate denier
South Dakota
Sen. John Thune (R) (uncontested)—a climate denier
Utah
Sam Granato (D)
Mike Lee (R)
Vermont
Sen. Pat Leahy (D)
Len Britton (R)
Washington
Sen. Patty Murray (D)—a climate hawk
Dino Rossi (R)—a climate denier
West Virginia
Joe Manchin (D)
John Raese (R)—a climate denier
Wisconsin
Sen. Russ Feingold (D)—a climate hawk
Ron Johnson (R)—a climate denier
This post was produced by Grist as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
