STATE LEGISLATURES: THE COMPOSITION FOR THE NEXT SESSION
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following the November 5 election, according to a study by the
National Conference of State Legislatures. Alabama, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia did not hold
legislative elections this cycle. In Michigan, all House seats
are up in '96, but no Senate seats. Nebraska has a unicameral
Legislature and legislators are elected on a non-partisan basis.
CHANGE: Democrats won control of the House in California,
Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania. The GOP took
over the Florida House. Democrats won the Senate in Maine,
Tennessee and Vermont. The GOP won the Senate in Iowa and
Washington. The Texas Senate is deadlocked at 15, with one race
still undecided (NCSL, 11/8).
ANALYSIS: According to the NEW YORK TIMES, Democratic
voters "halted the enormous electoral advances" made by GOPers in
key legislative races, results that are "likely to have a major
impact on the national agenda." Dems increased the number of
chambers under their control to 49 from 46. They won a net gain
of about 96 seats, after a net loss of 664 seats since '92. GOP-
controlled chambers dropped to 44 from 50 (Brooke, 11/7).
NOTE: ^ indicates undecided races.
STATE SENATES
PRE POST NET
STATE ELECTION ELECTION CHANGE
Alaska 12R-8D 13R-7D +1R
Arizona 19R-11D 18R-12D +1D
Arkansas 28D-7R 28D-6R -1R (1 vacancy)
California 22D-16R 24D-15R-1I +2D
Colorado 19R-16D 20R-15D +1R
Connecticut 17D-19R 19D-17R +2D
Delaware 13D-8R 13D-8R NONE
Florida 22R-18D 23R-17D +1R
Georgia 35D-21R 34D-22R +1R
Hawaii 23D-2R 23D-2R NONE
Idaho 27R-8D 30R-5D +3R
Illinois 33R-26D 30R-29D +3D
Indiana 31R-19D 31R-19D NONE
Iowa 27D-23R 29R-21D +6R
Kansas 27R-13D 27R-13D NONE
Kentucky 20D-17R 20D-18R +1R
Maine 18R-16D 19D-15R-1I +3D
Massachusetts 30D-10R 32D-8R +2D
Michigan 22R-16D 22R-16D NONE
Minnesota 41D-25R 42D-24R-1I +1D
Missouri 19D-15R 19D-15R NONE
Montana 31R-19D 34R-16D +3R
Nebraska 49
Nevada 13R-8D 12R-9D +1D
New Hampshire 18R-6D 15R-9D +3D
New Mexico 27D-15R 25D-17R +2R
New York 37R-24D 35R-26D +2D
North Carolina 26D-24R 30D-20R +4D
North Dakota 29R-19D 30R-19D +1R
Ohio 20R-13D 21R-12D +1R
Oklahoma 35D-13R 33D-15R +2R
Oregon 19R-11D 19R-11D NONE
Pennsylvania 29R-20D 30R-20D +1R
Rhode Island 40D-10R 41D-9R +1D
South Carolina 24D-21R 25D-21R +1D
South Dakota 19R-16D 22R-13D +3R
Tennessee 17R-16D 18D-15R +2D
Texas 17D-14R 15D-15R +1R ^ (1 vacancy)
Utah 19R-10D 20R-9D +1R
Vermont 18R-12D 17D-13R +5D
Washington 25D-24R 26R-23D +2R
West Virginia 26D-8R 25D-9R +1R
Wisconsin 17D-16R 17D-16R NONE
Wyoming 20R-10D 21R-9D +1R
STATE HOUSES
PRE POST NET
STATE ELECTION ELECTION CHANGE
Alaska 22R-17D 24R-16D +2R
Arizona 38R-22D 38R-22D NONE
Arkansas 88D-12R 85D-15R +3R
California 41R-36D 44D-36R +8D
Colorado 41R-24D 41R-24D NONE
Connecticut 92D-59R 97D-54R +5D
Delaware 27R-14D 27R-14D NONE
Florida 63D-57R 61R-59D +4R
Georgia 113D-67R 106D-74R +7R
Hawaii 44D-7R 39D-12R +5R
Idaho 58R-12D 59R-11D +1R
Illinois 64R-54D 60D-58R +6D
Indiana 55R-45D 50D-50R +5D
Iowa 63R-37D 54R-46D +9D
Kansas 81R-44D 77R-48D +4D
Kentucky 63D-36R 64D-36R +1D
Maine 74R-74D 81D-69R-1I +7D
Massachusetts 123D-35R 134D-25R-1I +9D
Michigan 55R-54D 58D-52R +4D
Minnesota 69D-63R 70D-64R +1D
Missouri 88D-74R 88D-75R +1R
Montana 67R-33D 65R-35D +2D
Nebraska 49
Nevada 21D-21R 25D-17R +4D
New Hampshire 279R-111D 255R-143D-2I +32D
New Mexico 46D-24R 42D-28R +4R
New York 95D-54R 96D-54R +1D
North Carolina 68R-52D 61R-59D +7D
North Dakota 74R-23D 72R-26D +3D
Ohio 56R-42D 60R-39D +4R
Oklahoma 64D-36R 65D-36R +1D
Oregon 34R-26D 30R-30D +4D^
Pennsylvania 102R-101D 104R-99D +2R
Rhode Island 86D-14R 85D-15R +1R
South Carolina 62R-54D 69R-54D-1I +7R
South Dakota 46R-24D 47R-23D +1R
Tennessee 59D-40R 62D-37R +3D
Texas 86D-64R 84D-66R +2R
Utah 55R-20D 55R-20D NONE
Vermont 87D-61R 87D-59R-1I-3O +2R
Washington 62R-36D 53R-45D +9D
West Virginia 69D-31R 74D-26R +5D
Wisconsin 51R-46D 52R-47D +1R
Wyoming 47R-13D 43R-17D +4D