The New State of the State Legislatures

This diary will be updated as results are finalized and confirmed. Boldface indicates change in party control. (Nebraska is not included because its legislature is nonpartisan and unicameral.) These numbers are courtesy of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Democrats gained 2 State Senates (Nevada and New York) and 3 State Houses of Representatives (Delaware, Ohio, and Wisconsin with a fourth, Montana, possible pending recounts), while Republicans gained 3 State Senates (Montana, Oklahoma, Tennessee) and 1 State House of Representatives (Tennessee).

Exact numbers so far are over the flip.

State Senates
Before
After
D Change
R Change
 Other Change
Alabama
D 22-13
D 21-13-1
-1
0
+1
Alaska
R 11-9
R 10-10
+1
-1
0
Arizona
R 17-13
R 18-12
-1
+1
0
Arkansas
D 27-8
D 27-8
0
0
0
California
D 25-15
D 26-14
+1
-1
0
Colorado
D 20-15
D 20-14-1
0
-1
+1
Connecticut
D 23-13
D 24-12
+1
-1
0
Delaware
D 13-8
D 16-5
+3
-3
0
Florida
R 26-14
R 26-14
0
0
0
Georgia
R 34-22
R 34-22
0
0
0
Hawaii
D 21-4
D 23-2
+2
-2
0
Idaho
R 28-7
R 28-7
0
0
0
Illinois
D 37-22
D 37-22
0
0
0
Indiana
R 33-17
R 33-17
0
0
0
Iowa
D 30-20
D 31-19
+1
-1
0
Kansas
R 30-10
R 31-9
-1
+1
0
Kentucky
R 22-14-2
R 22-15-1
+1
0
-1
Louisiana
D 23-16
D 22-15-2
-1
-1
+2
Maine
D 18-17
D 20-15
+2
-2
0
Maryland
D 33-14
D 33-14
0
0
0
Massachusetts
D 35-5
D 35-5
0
0
0
Michigan
R 21-17
R 21-17
0
0
0
Minnesota
D 45-22
D 46-21
+1
-1
0
Mississippi
D 27-25
D 27-25
0
0
0
Missouri
R 20-14
R 23-11
-3
+3
0
Montana
D 26-24
R 27-23
-3
+3
0
Nevada
R 11-10
D 12-9
+2
-2
0
New Hampshire
D 14-10
D 14-10
0
0
0
New Jersey
D 23-17
D 23-17
0
0
0
New Mexico
D 24-18
D 27-15
+3
-3
0
New York
R 32-30
D 32-29-1 Open
+2
-2
0
North Carolina
D 31-19
D 30-20
-1
+1
0
North Dakota
R 26-21
R 26-21
0
0
0
Ohio
R 21-12
R 21-12
0
0
0
Oklahoma
D 24-24
R 26-22
-2
+2
0
Oregon
D 18-11-1
D 18-12
0
+1
-1
Pennsylvania
R 28-21-1
R 29-20-1
-1
+1
0
Rhode Island
D 33-5
D 33-4-1
0
-1
+1
South Carolina
R 27-19
R 27-19
0
0
0
South Dakota
R 20-15
R 20-14-1
-1
0
+1
Tennessee
D 16-16-1
R 19-14
-2
+3
-1
Texas
R 20-11
R 18-12-1
+1
-2
+1
Utah
R 21-8
R 21-8
0
0
0
Vermont
D 23-7
D 23-7
0
0
0
Virginia
D 21-19
D 21-19
0
0
0
Washington
D 32-17
D 31-18
+1
-1
0
West Virginia
D 23-11
D 28-6
+5
-5
0
Wisconsin
D 17-14-2
D 18-15
+1
+1
-2
Wyoming
R 23-7
R 23-7
0
0
0
Overall D 1,015-900-7 D 1,023-889-10 +8 -11 +3

State Assemblies/Houses of Representatives

*Pending recounts in Montana
Before
After
D Change
R Change
Other Change
Alabama
D 62-43
D 62-43
0
0
0
Alaska
R 23-17
R 23-17
0
0
0
Arizona
R 33-27
R 35-25
-2
+2
0
Arkansas
D 75-25
D 71-28-1
-4
+3
+1
California
D 48-32
D 50-30
+2
-2
0
Colorado
D 40-25
D 38-27
-2
+2
0
Connecticut
D 107-44
D 114-37
+7
-7
0
Delaware
R 22-19
D 25-16
+6
-6
0
Florida
R 78-42
R 76-44
+2
-2
0
Georgia
R 107-73
R 105-74-1
+1
-2
+1
Hawaii
D 44-7
D 45-6
+1
-1
0
Idaho
R 51-19
R 52-18
-1
+1
0
Illinois
D 67-51
D 70-48
+3
-3
0
Indiana
D 51-49
D 52-47-1
+1
-2
+1
Iowa
D 53-47
D 56-44
+3
-3
0
Kansas
R 78-47
R 77-48
+1
-1
0
Kentucky
D 64-36
D 65-35
+1
-1
0
Louisiana
D 53-50-2
D 52-50-3
-1
0
+1
Maine
D 90-59-2
D 96-54-1
+6
-5
-1
Maryland
D 104-36-1
D 104-36-1
0
0
0
Massachusetts
D 141-19
D 143-16-1
+2
-3
+1
Michigan
D 58-52
D 67-43
+9
-9
0
Minnesota
D 85-48-1
D 87-47
+2
-1
-1
Mississippi
D 74-48
D 74-48
0
0
0
Missouri
R 92-71
R 89-74
+3
-3
0
Montana*
R 50-49-1
D 50-50*
+1*
0
-1*
Nevada
D 27-15
D 28-14
+1
-1
0
New Hampshire
D 231-158-11
D 225-175
-6
+17
-11
New Jersey
D 48-32
D 48-32
0
0
0
New Mexico
D 42-28
D 45-25
+3
-3
0
New York
D 108-42
D 109-41
+1
-1
0
North Carolina
D 68-52
D 68-52
0
0
0
North Dakota
R 61-33
R 58-36
+3
-3
0
Ohio
R 53-46
D 53-46
+7
-7
0
Oklahoma
R 57-44
R 61-40
-4
+4
0
Oregon
D 31-29
D 36-24
+5
-5
0
Pennsylvania
D 102-101
D 104-99
+2
-2
0
Rhode Island
D 60-13-2
D 69-6
+9
-7
-2
South Carolina
R 73-51
R 71-53
+2
-2
0
South Dakota
R 50-20
R 46-24
+4
-4
0
Tennessee
D 53-46
R 50-49
-4
+4
0
Texas
R 79-71
R 76-74
+3
-3
0
Utah
R 55-20
R 53-22
+2
-2
0
Vermont
D 93-49-8
D 95-48-7
+2
-1
-1
Virginia
R 53-45-2
R 52-44-4
-1
-1
+2
Washington
D 63-35
D 64-34
+1
-1
0
West Virginia
D 72-28
D 79-21
+7
-7
0
Wisconsin
R 52-47
D 52-46-1
+5
-6
+1
Wyoming
R 43-17
R 41-19
+2
-2
0
Overall D 2,972-2,409-30 D 3,057-2,332-22 +85 -77 -8

29 thoughts on “The New State of the State Legislatures”

  1. NM-St. Senate, you have +3 for Dems and +3 for Republicans, lol.  Just giving you a heads up.  

  2. I added the table borders for you. You can check the code to see what I added.

    Also, in NY, you have the GOP as minus-three and “Other” as plus-one. I’m not aware of any indies winning, though. What I think might be happening is that there is one very close Rheld race that hasn’t been decided yet. As far as I know, though, the only GOPers who have lost for sure are Trunzo and Maltese.

  4. but where redistricting is very important, particularly Michigan House and Texas House.

    Tennessee and Oklahoma are heading in the other direction, though.

    Wisconsin Assembly should be in bold as a Dem pickup.

  7. We had a ridiculous number of close statehouse races in Iowa, with at least a half-dozen being decided by margins of fewer than 100 votes.

    In Iowa House district 1, the Democratic incumbent currently leads by six votes. There was a screw-up with about 100 absentee ballots, so the loser of that race will certainly demand a recount and probably contest the election.

    In Iowa House district 37, the Democratic incumbent trailed by 14 votes as of Friday. No one knows if more valid absentee ballots will come in, or whether a recount will turn up enough undervotes to change the outcome.

    If the incumbent holds on in district 1 and comes from behind in district 37, the Democrats would hold a 57-43 lead in the Iowa House. (They should have done better, but that’s a story for another day.)

    There is still one Iowa Senate race that is too close to call. In district 10 the Democratic incumbent trailed by 90 votes on election night, but took a 13-vote lead after auditors looked at provisional ballots. I’m sure there will be a recount there, but if the Democrat survives, our majority in the Iowa Senate would be 32-18.

    To my knowledge, Republicans have never in the state’s history held so few seats in the Iowa Senate.

  9. aniahilated Republicans in West Virginia, despite Obama’s poor performance. Just look at that, a loss of five seats in the State senate, and seven in the State House. The state looks like it’s moving further back towards the Democrats on a local level.  

  10. Democrats took over the one Republican statewide office, Betty Ireland’s open Secretary of State office, by a two to one margin. Overall Democrats in that state don’t have a whole lot to complain about for 2008.

  11. At this point, it looks like we’re down 1 or possibly 2 in the Washington House.  Votes still being counted.

  12. I wonder how they will decide the minority leader position if each of the two remaining Republicans vote for themselves. They can probably trade off or something.  

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