If Clinton or Obama win the White House will we be able to hold their Senate seats and.....

[yourout]

How would the replacement be chosen?

Who might run for the open seat?

[wyldwolf]

1. very likely in both instances.

[1corona4u]

2. When was the last time a senator

was elected to the presidency? Like 40 years ago, or something?

[Devlzown]

4. Pretty sure it was Kennedy

n/t

[madrchsod]

3. illinois would still have a democratic senator

governor would appoint... well if he is`t indicted by then.

[Mojambo]

5. Those are pretty blue states

I'd imagine they'd be pretty easy to hold.

[John Q. Citizen]

6. No. Vote Kucinich, for the good of the party and the country! A vote for Hill or O, would blow it!

[rucky]

7. Deleware's safe, too.

just sayin'

[Lucinda]

8. I think I read somewhere recently that RFK jr was considering running for

Hillary's senate seat if she's elected...I don't have a link at the moment though...

[dsc]

9. Both would be replaced by appointed Democrats who would have to run

in 2010 (Obama would have to run then anyhow). New York has 23 Democratic Congressmen and 6 Republican ones. That leads me to believe that virtually any Democrat would win there. Illinois is 10 to 9 our favor but we have most statewide offices including both Senate Seats. We have won every open seat we have run for and all but one Senate race period since 1978. I find it hard to believe we wouldn't hold that seat.

[TheWraith]

10. The replacement for a Senator is always chosen by the governor of the state.

NY and IL both have Democratic governors, so we'd retain the seat no matter where it was.