91.   Including the Michigan district, as many six open Democratic seats are considered extremely competitive.

92.   It is a major reason that polls show Matheson far ahead of the Republican candidate, Derek Smith, in a race to fill an open seat.

93.   It creates nine open seats without incumbents, including a Hispanic majority district in South Texas.

94.   It was not the money that deterred Joe Hogsett, who considered running for an open seat in Indiana this year.

95.   Jeffords is campaigning for Democrats in open Senate seats in order to maintain the Democratic majority he single-handedly created.

96.   John Ensign, a veterinarian and former congressman, swiftly won the Republican primary for an open Senate seat in Nevada.

97.   Kansas stayed true to its political roots Tuesday, choosing Republicans Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts to fill two open seats in the U.S. Senate.

98.   Kuykendall, a veteran assemblyman, then won the open seat for the Republicans.

99.   Lynch also wants a Democrat to win the open seat in Essex and Passaic counties.

100.   Many Republican officials predict that their party this year will pick up open Senate seats being vacated by Democrats in Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana.