 how many candidates with result being retired to run for u. s. senate republican hold
CREATE TABLE table_1341586_19 (candidates VARCHAR, result VARCHAR)
SELECT COUNT(candidates) FROM table_1341586_19 WHERE result = "Retired to run for U. S. Senate Republican hold"
<s>[INST] Write mssql query to answer the following question given the database schema. Schema: CREATE TABLE table_1341586_19 (candidates VARCHAR, result VARCHAR) Question:  how many candidates with result being retired to run for u. s. senate republican hold [/INST] SELECT COUNT(candidates) FROM table_1341586_19 WHERE result = "Retired to run for U. S. Senate Republican hold" </s>