Just for fun I wondered what the distribution would be if the additional 35 Senators were apportioned to the states using the same formula utilized in distributing the House of Representatives based on population. In that case, far fewer states would divvy up the additional seats.

Projecting to 2010, the following is a likely distribution:

Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia would get three seats;

Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania would get four seats;

Florida and New York would get six seats;

Texas would get eight seats while California would receive twelve.

All other states would receive two seats apiece.