Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Mikulski's departure sets off a free-for-all for her seat

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There are no shortage of Democrats who might run for this Senate seat

•MD-Sen: On Monday, five-term Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the longest-tenured woman in congressional history, announced that she would not seek another term in 2016. Mikulski's decision surprised plenty of people, and a number of politicians will be assessing their chances here in the coming days and weeks. Safely blue Maryland has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 1980, when Charles Matthias, the man Mikulski succeeded, won a final term, and most of the action is expected to be in the Democratic primary.

We have a visual guide above of the potential Democratic candidates, created by dreaminonempty. Their names are below the fold, along with any information about their intentions. (That and a lot more.)