2014 United States state legislative elections

2014 United States state legislative elections
87 legislative chambers; 46 states
	Map of upper house elections:; Democrats retained control; Republicans gained control Republicans retained control; Coalition retained control; Non-partisan legislature; No regularly-scheduled elections
	Map of lower house elections:; Democrats retained control; Republicans gained control Republicans retained control; Non-partisan legislature; No regularly-scheduled elections

Elections to state legislatures were held in 46 U.S. states in 2014 with a total of 6,049 seats up for election (82 percent of the total number of state legislative seats in the United States). Six territorial chambers were up in four territories and the District of Columbia.

Prior to the general election, Republicans regained control of the Virginia Senate after winning a decisive August special election.^[1] They had lost control at the start of the year due to the election of Democratic lieutenant governor Ralph Northam.

In the general election, Republicans initially gained control of nine legislative chambers: both chambers of the Nevada Legislature (which they held simultaneously for the first time since 1931), the Minnesota House of Representatives, the New Hampshire House of Representatives, the New Mexico House of Representatives for the first time since 1955, the West Virginia House of Delegates, the Colorado Senate, the Maine Senate, and the New York Senate, which was previously under a Republican-led coalition. This increased the total number of Republican-controlled state houses from 58 to 67. The day after the election, Republicans, who achieved a 17–17 tie in the West Virginia Senate, gained control of that chamber as well thanks to the defection of State Senator Daniel Hall, thus increasing their total gains to ten, for a final total of 68 state houses won.^[2] This allowed Republicans win control of either chamber of the West Virginia legislature for the first time since 1933.

The election left the Republicans in control of the highest amount of state legislatures in the party's history since 1928, and it also left the Democratic Party in control of the smallest number of state legislatures since 1860.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Summary table

Regularly-scheduled elections were held in 87 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States; nationwide, regularly-scheduled elections were held for 6,064 of the 7,383 legislative seats. Most legislative chambers held elections for all seats, but some legislative chambers that use staggered elections held elections for only a portion of the total seats in the chamber.^[6] The chambers that were not up for election either hold regularly-scheduled elections in odd-numbered years, or have four-year terms and hold all regularly-scheduled elections in presidential election years.

Note that this table only covers regularly-scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly-scheduled elections.

State	Upper House^[6]				Lower House^[6]
State	Seats up	Total	% up	Term	Seats up	Total	% up	Term
Alabama	35	35	100	4	105	105	100	4
Alaska	10	20	50	4	40	40	100	2
Arizona	30	30	100	2	60	60	100	2
Arkansas	18	35	51	2/4^[e]	100	100	100	2
California	20	40	50	4	80	80	100	2
Colorado	17	35	49	4	65	65	100	2
Connecticut	36	36	100	2	151	151	100	2
Delaware	10	21	48	2/4^[e]	41	41	100	2
Florida	20	40	50	2/4^[e]	120	120	100	2
Georgia	56	56	100	2	180	180	100	2
Hawaii	12	25	48	2/4^[e]	51	51	100	2
Idaho	35	35	100	2	70	70	100	2
Illinois	39	59	66	2/4^[e]	118	118	100	2
Indiana	25	50	50	4	100	100	100	2
Iowa	25	50	50	4	100	100	100	2
Kansas	0	40	0	4	125	125	100	2
Kentucky	19	38	50	4	100	100	100	2
Louisiana	0	39	0	4	0	105	0	4
Maine	35	35	100	2	151	151	100	2
Maryland	47	47	100	4	141	141	100	4
Massachusetts	40	40	100	2	160	160	100	2
Michigan	38	38	100	4	110	110	100	2
Minnesota	0	67	0	2/4^[e]	134	134	100	2
Mississippi	0	52	0	4	0	122	0	4
Missouri	17	34	50	4	163	163	100	2
Montana	25	50	50	4	100	100	100	2
Nebraska	24^[f]	49^[f]	49^[f]	4	N/A (unicameral)
Nevada	11	21	52	4	42	42	100	2
New Hampshire	24	24	100	2	400	400	100	2
New Jersey	0	40	0	2/4^[e]	0	80	0	2
New Mexico	0	42	100	4	70	70	100	2
New York	63	63	100	2	150	150	100	2
North Carolina	50	50	100	2	120	120	100	2
North Dakota	24	47	51	4	47	94	50	4
Ohio	16	33	52	4	99	99	100	2
Oklahoma	24	48	50	4	101	101	100	2
Oregon	15	30	50	4	60	60	100	2
Pennsylvania	25	50	50	4	203	203	100	2
Rhode Island	38	38	100	2	75	75	100	2
South Carolina	0	46	0	4	124	124	100	2
South Dakota	35	35	100	2	70	70	100	2
Tennessee	17	33	52	4	99	99	100	2
Texas	15	31	48	2/4^[e]	150	150	100	2
Utah	14	29	48	4	75	75	100	2
Vermont	30	30	100	2	150	150	100	2
Virginia	0	40	0	4	0	100	0	2
Washington	25	49	49	4	98	98	100	2
West Virginia	17	34	50	4	100	100	100	2
Wisconsin	17	33	52	4	99	99	100	2
Wyoming	15	30	50	4	60	60	100	2
Total	1106	1972	56	N/A	4958	5411	92	N/A

Electoral predictions

Predictors considered Democrats to be vulnerable to significant losses in legislative control, owing to the six-year itch of the presidency of Democrat Barack Obama. Most of the legislative chambers considered competitive were held by Democrats.^[7]^[8]

Ratings are designated as follows:

"Tossup": Competitive, no advantage
"Lean": Competitive, slight advantage
"Likely": Not competitive, but opposition could make significant gains
"Safe": Not competitive at all

State	PVI	Chamber	Last election	Governing Oct. 20, 2014^[8]	Result
Alabama	R+12	Senate	R 22–12–1	Safe R	R 26–8–1
Alabama	R+12	House of Representatives	R 62–43	Safe R	R 72–33
Alaska	R+12	Senate	R 13–7	Likely R	R 14–6
Alaska	R+12	House of Representatives	R 26–14	Safe R	R 23–16–1
Arizona	R+7	Senate	R 17–13	Likely R	R 17–13
Arizona	R+7	House of Representatives	R 36–24	Likely R	R 38–22
Arkansas	R+14	Senate	R 21–14	Safe R	R 24–11
Arkansas	R+14	House of Representatives	R 51–48–1	Lean R	R 64–36
California	D+9	State Senate	D 29–11	Safe D	D 26–14
California	D+9	State Assembly	D 56–24	Safe D	D 52–28
Colorado	D+1	Senate	D 20–15	Tossup	R 18–17
Colorado	D+1	House of Representatives	D 37–28	Lean D	D 34–31
Connecticut	D+7	State Senate	D 22–14	Safe D	D 21–15
Connecticut	D+7	House of Representatives	D 98–53	Safe D	D 87–64
Delaware	D+8	Senate	D 13–8	Safe D	D 12–9
Delaware	D+8	House of Representatives	D 27–14	Safe D	D 25–16
Florida	R+2	Senate	R 26–14	Safe R	R 26–14
Florida	R+2	House of Representatives	R 76–44	Safe R	R 81–39
Georgia	R+6	State Senate	R 38–18	Safe R	R 38–18
Georgia	R+6	House of Representatives	R 119–60–1	Safe R	R 119–60–1
Hawaii	D+20	Senate	D 24–1	Safe D	D 24–1
Hawaii	D+20	House of Representatives	D 44–7	Safe D	D 43–8
Idaho	R+18	Senate	R 29–6	Safe R	R 28–7
Idaho	R+18	House of Representatives	R 57–13	Safe R	R 56–14
Illinois	D+8	Senate	D 40–19	Safe D	D 39–20
Illinois	D+8	House of Representatives	D 71–47	Safe D	D 71–47
Indiana	R+5	Senate	R 37–13	Safe R	R 40–10
Indiana	R+5	House of Representatives	R 69–31	Safe R	R 71–29
Iowa	D+1	Senate	D 26–24	Tossup	D 26–24
Iowa	D+1	House of Representatives	R 53–47	Lean R	R 57–43
Kansas	R+12	House of Representatives	R 92–33	Likely R	R 97–28
Kentucky	R+13	Senate	R 23–14–1	Safe R	R 26–12
Kentucky	R+13	House of Representatives	D 55–45	Tossup	D 54–46
Maine	D+6	Senate	D 19–15–1	Lean D	R 20–15
Maine	D+6	House of Representatives	D 89–58–4	Likely D	D 78–68–5
Maryland	D+10	Senate	D 35–12	Safe D	D 33–14
Maryland	D+10	House of Representatives	D 98–43	Safe D	D 91–50
Massachusetts	D+10	Senate	D 36–4	Safe D	D 34–6
Massachusetts	D+10	House of Representatives	D 131–29	Safe D	D 125–35
Michigan	D+4	Senate	R 26–12	Safe R	R 27–11
Michigan	D+4	House of Representatives	R 59–51	Lean R	R 63–47
Minnesota	D+2	House of Representatives	D 73–61	Lean D	R 72–62
Missouri	R+5	Senate	R 24–10	Safe R	R 25–9
Missouri	R+5	House of Representatives	R 110–53	Safe R	R 117–45–1
Montana	R+7	Senate	R 27–23	Likely R	R 29–21
Montana	R+7	House of Representatives	R 61–39	Safe R	R 59–41
Nevada	D+2	Senate	D 11–10	Tossup	R 11–10
Nevada	D+2	Assembly	D 27–15	Likely D	R 27–15
New Hampshire	D+1	Senate	R 13–11	Lean R	R 14–10
New Hampshire	D+1	House of Representatives	D 221–179	Lean R (flip)	R 239–160–1
New Mexico	D+4	House of Representatives	D 38–32	Tossup	R 37–33
New York	D+11	State Senate	Coal. 36–27	Tossup	R 32–31
New York	D+11	State Assembly	D 105–44–1	Safe D	D 105–43–1–1
North Carolina	R+3	Senate	R 32–18	Likely R	R 34–16
North Carolina	R+3	House of Representatives	R 77–43	Likely R	R 74–46
North Dakota	R+10	Senate	R 33–14	Safe R	R 32–15
North Dakota	R+10	House of Representatives	R 71–23	Safe R	R 71–23
Ohio	R+1	Senate	R 23–10	Safe R	R 23–10
Ohio	R+1	House of Representatives	R 60–39	Safe R	R 65–34
Oklahoma	R+19	Senate	R 36–12	Safe R	R 40–8
Oklahoma	R+19	House of Representatives	R 72–29	Safe R	R 72–29
Oregon	D+5	State Senate	D 16–14	Lean D	D 18–12
Oregon	D+5	House of Representatives	D 34–26	Likely D	D 34–26
Pennsylvania	D+1	State Senate	R 27–23	Likely R	R 30–20
Pennsylvania	D+1	House of Representatives	R 111–92	Likely R	R 119–84
Rhode Island	D+11	Senate	D 32–5–1	Safe D	D 32–5–1
Rhode Island	D+11	House of Representatives	D 69–6	Safe D	D 63–12
South Carolina	R+8	House of Representatives	R 78–46	Safe R	R 78–46
South Dakota	R+10	Senate	R 28–7	Safe R	R 27–8
South Dakota	R+10	House of Representatives	R 53–17	Safe R	R 58–12
Tennessee	R+12	Senate	R 26–7	Safe R	R 28–5
Tennessee	R+12	House of Representatives	R 71–27–1	Safe R	R 73–26
Texas	R+10	Senate	R 19–12	Safe R	R 20–11
Texas	R+10	House of Representatives	R 95–55	Safe R	R 98–52
Utah	R+22	State Senate	R 24–5	Safe R	R 24–5
Utah	R+22	House of Representatives	R 61–14	Safe R	R 63–12
Vermont	D+18	Senate	D 21–7–2	Safe D	D 19–9–2
Vermont	D+18	House of Representatives	D 96–45–5–4	Safe D	D 85–53–6–6
Washington	D+5	State Senate	Coal. 26–23	Lean R	Coal. 26–23
Washington	D+5	House of Representatives	D 55–43	Likely D	D 50–48
West Virginia	R+13	Senate	D 25–9	Likely D	R 18–16^[g]
West Virginia	R+13	House of Delegates	D 54–46	Tossup	R 64–36
Wisconsin	D+2	Senate	R 18–15	Lean R	R 19–14
Wisconsin	D+2	State Assembly	R 60–39	Safe R	R 63–36
Wyoming	R+22	Senate	R 26–4	Safe R	R 26–4
Wyoming	R+22	House of Representatives	R 52–8	Safe R	R 51–9

Maps

Upper house seats by party holding majority in each state

Republican

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

Democratic

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90–100%

Lower house seats by party holding majority in each state

Republican
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
Democratic
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
Net changes to upper house seats after the 2014 elections
+1 Rep seat +2 Rep seats +3–5 Rep seats +9 Rep seats
+1 Dem seat +2 Dem seats
Net changes to lower house seats after the 2014 elections
     +1 Rep seat      +2 Rep seats      +3–5 Rep seats      +6–60 Rep seats
     +1 Dem seat      +2 Dem seats      +3 Dem seats
     +1 Con seat

State Summaries

Alabama

All of the seats of the Alabama Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Alabama Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	23	26	3
	Independent	1	1
	Democratic	11	8	3
Total		35	35

Alabama House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	67	72	5
	Independent	1	0	1
	Democratic	37	33	4
Total		105	105

Alaska

All of the seats of the Alaska House of Representatives and half of the Alaska Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Alaska Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	13	14	1
	Democratic	2	1	1
	Democratic	5	5	1
Total		20	20

Alaska House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	26	23	3
	Democratic	4	4	2
	Democratic	10	12	2
	Independent	0	1	1
Total		40	40

Arizona

All of the seats of the Arizona Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Arizona Senate
Party		Before	After
	Republican	17	17
	Democratic	13	13
Total		30	30

Arizona House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	36	38	2
	Democratic	24	22	2
Total		60	60

Arkansas

All of the seats of the Arkansas House of Representatives and half of the Arkansas Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Arkansas Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	22	24	2
	Democratic	13	11	2
Total		35	35

Arkansas House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	51	64	13
	Democratic	48	36	12
	Green	1	0	1
Total		100	100

California

All of the seats of the California House of Representatives and half of the California Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

California State Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	28	26	2
	Republican	12	14	2
Total		40	40

California State Assembly
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	55	52	3
	Republican	25	28	3
Total		80	80

Colorado

All of the seats of the Colorado House of Representatives and half of the Colorado Senate were up for election. Republicans won control of the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

Colorado Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	17	18	1
	Democratic	18	17	1
Total		35	35

Colorado House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	37	34	3
	Republican	28	31	3
Total		65	65

Connecticut

All of the seats of the Connecticut Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Connecticut State Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	22	21	1
	Republican	14	15	1
Total		36	36

Connecticut House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	97	87	10
	Republican	54	64	10
Total		151	151

Delaware

All of the seats of the Delaware House of Representatives and half of the Delaware Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Delaware Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	13	12	1
	Republican	8	9	1
Total		21	21

Delaware House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	27	25	2
	Republican	14	16	2
Total		41	41

Florida

All of the seats of the Florida House of Representatives and half of the Florida Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Florida Senate
Party		Before	After
	Republican	26	26
	Democratic	14	14
Total		40	40

Florida House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	75	81	6
	Democratic	45	39	6
Total		120	120

Georgia

All of the seats of the Georgia Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Georgia State Senate
Party		Before	After
	Republican	38	38
	Democratic	18	18
Total		56	56

Georgia House of Representatives
Party		Before	After
	Republican	119	119
	Democratic	60	60
	Independent	1	1
Total		180	180

Hawaii

All of the seats of the Hawaii House of Representatives and half of the Hawaii Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Hawaii Senate
Party		Before	After
	Democratic	24	24
	Republican	1	1
Total		25	25

Hawaii House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	44	43	1
	Republican	7	8	1
Total		51	51

Idaho

All of the seats of the Idaho Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Idaho Senate
Party		Before	After
	Republican	28	28
	Democratic	7	7
Total		35	35

Idaho House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	57	56	1
	Democratic	13	14	1
Total		70	70

Illinois

All of the seats of the Illinois House of Representatives and one third of the Illinois Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Illinois Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	40	39	1
	Republican	19	20	1
Total		59	59

Illinois House of Representatives
Party		Before	After
	Democratic	71	71
	Republican	47	47
Total		118	118

Indiana

All of the seats of the Indiana House of Representatives and half of the Indiana Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Indiana Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	37	40	3
	Democratic	13	10	3
Total		50	50

Indiana House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	69	71	2
	Democratic	31	29	2
Total		100	100

Iowa

All of the seats of the Iowa House of Representatives and half of the Iowa Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the House of Representatives and Democrats maintained control of the Senate.

Iowa Senate
Party		Before	After
	Democratic	26	26
	Republican	24	24
Total		50	50

Iowa House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	53	57	4
	Democratic	47	43	4
Total		100	100

Kansas

All of the seats of the Kansas House of Representatives. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Kansas House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	93	97	4
	Democratic	32	28	4
Total		125	125

Kentucky

All of the seats of the Kentucky House of Representatives and half of the Kentucky Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

Kentucky Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	23	26	3
	Democratic	14	12	2
	Independent	1	0	1
Total		38	38

Kentucky House of Representatives
Party		Before	After
	Democratic	54	54
	Republican	36	36
Total		100	100

Maine

All of the seats of the Maine Legislature were up for election. Republicans won control of the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

Maine Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	15	20	5
	Democratic	19	15	4
	Independent	1	0	1
Total		35	35

Maine House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	89	78	11
	Republican	58	68	10
	Independent	4	5	1
Total		151	151

Maryland

All of the seats of the Maryland Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Maryland Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	35	33	2
	Republican	12	14	2
Total		37	37

Maryland House of Delegates
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	98	91	7
	Republican	43	50	7
Total		141	141

Massachusetts

All of the seats of the Massachusetts Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Massachusetts Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	36	34	2
	Republican	4	6	2
Total		40	40

Massachusetts House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	131	125	6
	Republican	29	35	6
Total		160	160

Michigan

All of the seats of the Michigan Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Michigan Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	26	27	1
	Democratic	12	11	1
Total		34	34

Michigan House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	59	63	4
	Democratic	51	47	4
Total		110	110

Minnesota

All of the seats of the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won control of the House of Representatives.

Minnesota House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	61	72	11
	Democratic (DFL)	73	62	11
Total		134	134

Missouri

All of the seats of the Missouri House of Representatives and half of the Missouri Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Missouri Senate
Party		Before	After
	Republican	25	25
	Democratic	9	9
Total		34	34

Missouri House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	110	117	7
	Democratic	53	45	8
	Independent	0	1	1
Total		163	163

Montana

All of the seats of the Montana House of Representatives and half of the Montana Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Montana Senate
Party		Before	After
	Republican	29	29
	Democratic	21	21
Total		50	50

Montana House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	61	59	2
	Democratic	39	41	2
Total		100	100

Nebraska

Nebraska is the only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature; half of the seats of the Nebraska Legislature were up for election in 2014. Nebraska is also unique in that its legislature is officially non-partisan and holds non-partisan elections, although the Democratic and Republican parties each endorse legislative candidates. Republicans maintained control.

Nebraska Legislature
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	30	35	5
	Democratic	18	13	5
	Independent	1	1
Total		49	49

Nevada

All of the seats of the Nevada House of Representatives and half of the Nevada Senate were up for election. Republicans won control of both state legislative chambers.

Nevada Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	10	11	1
	Democratic	11	10	1
Total		21	21

Nevada Assembly
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	15	27	12
	Democratic	27	15	12
Total		42	42

New Hampshire

All of the seats of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and half of the New Hampshire Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Senate and won control of the House of Representatives.

New Hampshire Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	13	14	1
	Democratic	11	10	1
Total		24	24

New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	179	239	60
	Democratic	221	160	61
	Independent	0	1	1
Total		400	400

New Mexico

All of the seats of the New Mexico House of Representatives. Republicans won control of the chamber.

New Mexico House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	33	37	4
	Democratic	37	33	4
Total		70	70

New York

All of the seats of the New York Legislature were up for election. Republicans replaced a Republican-led coalition in the Senate, and Democrats maintained control of the Assembly.

New York State Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	30	32	2
	Democratic	6^[h]	6^[h]
	Democratic	27	25	2
Total		63	63

New York State Assembly
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	105	105
	Republican	44	43	1
	Independence	1	1
	Conservative	0	1	1
Total		150	150

North Carolina

All of the seats of the North Carolina House of Representatives and half of the North Carolina Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

North Carolina Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	33	34	1
	Democratic	17	16	1
Total		50	50

North Carolina House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	77	74	3
	Democratic	43	46	3
Total		120	120

North Dakota

All of the seats of the North Dakota House of Representatives and half of the North Dakota Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

North Dakota Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	33	32	1
	Democratic-NPL	14	15	1
Total		47	47

North Dakota House of Representatives
Party		Before	After
	Republican	71	71
	Democratic-NPL	23	23
Total		94	94

Ohio

All of the seats of the Ohio House of Representatives and half of the Ohio Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Ohio Senate
Party		Before	After
	Republican	23	23
	Democratic	10	10
Total		33	33

Ohio House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	60	65	5
	Democratic	39	34	5
Total		99	99

Oklahoma

All of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and half of the Oklahoma Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Oklahoma Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	36	40	4
	Democratic	12	8	4
Total		48	48

Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party		Before	After
	Republican	72	72
	Democratic	29	29
Total		101	101

Oregon

All of the seats of the Oregon House of Representatives and half of the Oregon Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Oregon State Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	16	18	2
	Republican	14	12	2
Total		30	30

Oregon House of Representatives
Party		Before	After
	Democratic	34	34
	Republican	26	26
Total		50	50

Pennsylvania

All of the seats of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and half of the Pennsylvania Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Pennsylvania State Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	27	30	3
	Democratic	23	20	3
Total		50	50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	112	119	7
	Democratic	91	84	7
Total		203	203

Rhode Island

All of the seats of the Rhode Island Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Rhode Island Senate
Party		Before	After
	Democratic	32	32
	Republican	5	5
	Independent	1	1
Total		38	38

Rhode Island House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	69	63	6
	Republican	6	11	5
	Independent	0	1	1
Total		75	75

South Carolina

All of the seats of the South Carolina House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

South Carolina House of Representatives
Party		Before	After
	Republican	78	78
	Democratic	46	46
Total		124	124

South Dakota

All of the seats of the South Dakota Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

South Dakota Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	28	27	1
	Democratic	7	8	1
Total		35	35

South Dakota House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	53	58	5
	Democratic	17	12	5
Total		70	70

Tennessee

All of the seats of the Tennessee House of Representatives and half of the Tennessee Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Tennessee Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	26	28	2
	Democratic	7	5	2
Total		33	33

Tennessee House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	71	73	2
	Democratic	27	26	1
	Independent Republican	1	0	1
Total		99	99

Texas

All of the seats of the Texas House of Representatives and half of the Texas Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Texas Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	19	20	1
	Democratic	12	11	1
Total		31	31

Texas House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	95	98	3
	Democratic	55	52	3
Total		150	150

Utah

All of the seats of the Utah House of Representatives and half of the Utah Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Utah State Senate
Party		Before	After
	Republican	24	24
	Democratic	5	5
Total		29	29

Utah House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	61	63	2
	Democratic	14	12	2
Total		75	75

Vermont

All of the seats of the Vermont Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Vermont Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	21	19	2
	Republican	7	9	2
	Progressive	2	2
Total		30	30

Vermont House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	96	85	11
	Republican	45	53	8
	Progressive	5	6	1
	Independent	4	6	2
Total		150	150

Washington

All of the seats of the Washington House of Representatives and half of the Washington Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained coalition control of the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

Washington State Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	24	25	1
	Democratic	2^[i]	1^[j]	1
	Democratic	23	23	1
Total		49	49

Washington House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	55	50	5
	Republican	43	48	5
Total		98	98

West Virginia

All of the seats of the West Virginia House of Delegates and half of the West Virginia Senate were up for election. Republicans initially won control of the House of Delegates and tied the Senate, but the defection of Democratic senator Daniel Hall the day after the election gave Republicans control of the chamber.^[2]^[9]

West Virginia Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	9	18	9
	Democratic	25	16	9
Total		34	34

West Virginia House of Delegates
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	47	64	17
	Democratic	53	36	17
Total		100	100

Wisconsin

All of the seats of the Wisconsin Assembly and half of the Wisconsin Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Wisconsin Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	18	19	1
	Democratic	15	14	1
Total		33	33

Wisconsin State Assembly
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	60	63	3
	Democratic	39	36	3
Total		99	99

Wyoming

All of the seats of the Wyoming House of Representatives and half of the Wyoming Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

Wyoming Senate
Party		Before	After
	Republican	26	26
	Democratic	4	4
Total		30	30

Wyoming House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	52	51	1
	Democratic	8	9	1
Total		60	60

Territorial and federal district summaries

American Samoa

All of the seats of the American Samoa Senate and the American Samoa House of Representatives were up for election. Members of the Senate serve four-year terms, while members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms. Gubernatorial and legislative elections are conducted on a nonpartisan basis in American Samoa.

Guam

Guam Legislature
Party		Before	After
	Democratic	9	9
	Republican	6	6
Total		15	15

Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Senate
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	5	7	2
	Independent	4	2	2
	Democratic	0	0
Total		9	9

Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	4	7	3
	Democratic	4	0	4
	Independent	12	13	1
Total		20	20

U.S. Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands Legislature
Party		Before	After
	Democratic	10	10
	Independent	5	5
Total		15	15

Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia Council
Party		Before	After
	Democratic	11	11
	Independent	2	2
Total		13	13

Special elections

Virginia

Although Democrats briefly gained control of the Virginia Senate due to the election of Democratic lieutenant governor Ralph Northam, Republicans gained control back in an August special election.^[1]

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	33	Mark Herring	Democratic	2006 (special)	Incumbent resigned January 11, 2014 to become Attorney general of Virginia. New member elected January 7, 2014. Democratic hold.	▌Y Jennifer Wexton (Democratic) 52.7% ▌John Whitbeck (Republican) 37.5% ▌Joe Turner May (Independent) 9.8%
Senate	6	Ralph Northam	Democratic	2007	Incumbent resigned September 6, 2022, to become Lieutenant governor of Virginia. New member elected January 21, 2014. Democratic hold.	▌Y Lynwood Lewis (Democratic) 50.0% ▌Burwell Coleman (Republican) 50.0%
Senate	38	Phillip Puckett	Democratic	1998 (special)	Incumbent resigned June 9, 2014. New member elected August 19, 2014. Republican gain.	▌Y Ben Chafin (Republican) 59.6% ▌Dean Hymes (Democratic) 31.8% ▌Ricky Mullins (Independent) 8.6%
Senate	16	Henry L. Marsh	Democratic	1991	Incumbent resigned July 3, 2014 to take a seat on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. New member elected November 4, 2014. Democratic hold.	▌Y Rosalyn Dance (Democratic) 73.0% ▌Preston Brown (Independent) 25.4% ▌Write-in 1.6%

Notes

^ Democrats briefly gained control of the tied Virginia Senate due to the seating of Democratic lieutenant governor Ralph Northam
^ The New York Senate was controlled by a coalition of Republicans and members of the Independent Democratic Conference
^ In the Washington State Senate, two Democrats caucused with Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus. Three additional Democrats also caucus with the majority.
^ In the Washington State Senate, one Democrat caucused with Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.
^ ^a ^b ^c These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.
^ Includes a post-election party switch by Senator Daniel Hall which gave Republicans control of the chamber.
^ ^a ^b 5 members of the Independent Democratic Caucus as well as Democrat Simcha Felder.
^ Two Democrats caucused with the Republican majority.
^ One Democrat caucused with the Republican majority.

References

^ ^a ^b Vozella, Laura (2014-06-09). "GOP controls Va. Senate, will force budget deal". The Washington Post.
^ ^a ^b Wilson, Reid (November 5, 2014). "Party switch gives Republicans control of West Virginia Senate". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^ "Nearly half of Americans will now live in states under total GOP control". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ "The Other GOP Wave: State Legislatures &#124". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ Pierog, Karen (November 5, 2014). "Republicans gain big in state legislative elections". Reuters. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2018 Legislative Races by State and Legislative Chamber". National Conference of State Legislatures.
^ Jacobson, Louis (2014-06-19). "Democrats Playing Defense in 2014 State Legislative Races". Governing. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ ^a ^b Luzer, Daniel (2014-10-20). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ Mistich, Dave (2014-11-06). "Hall Switches Parties, GOP Will Control Both Chambers of West Virginia Legislature". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

[1] Democrats briefly gained control of the tied Virginia Senate due to the seating of Democratic lieutenant governor Ralph Northam

[NYSenate-2] The New York Senate was controlled by a coalition of Republicans and members of the Independent Democratic Conference

[WAsenate-3] In the Washington State Senate, two Democrats caucused with Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus. Three additional Democrats also caucus with the majority.

[WAsenate2-4] In the Washington State Senate, one Democrat caucused with Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus

[variabletermlength-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.

[Nebraska_seats-12] These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.

[15] Includes a post-election party switch by Senator Daniel Hall which gave Republicans control of the chamber.

[idc-16] 5 members of the Independent Democratic Caucus as well as Democrat Simcha Felder.

[17] Two Democrats caucused with the Republican majority.

[18] One Democrat caucused with the Republican majority.

[:2-5] Vozella, Laura (2014-06-09). "GOP controls Va. Senate, will force budget deal". The Washington Post.

[:0-6] Wilson, Reid (November 5, 2014). "Party switch gives Republicans control of West Virginia Senate". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

[washingtonpost-7] "Nearly half of Americans will now live in states under total GOP control". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[realclearpolitics-8] "The Other GOP Wave: State Legislatures &#124". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[KPierog-9] Pierog, Karen (November 5, 2014). "Republicans gain big in state legislative elections". Reuters. Retrieved November 6, 2014.

[seatsup-10] "2018 Legislative Races by State and Legislative Chamber". National Conference of State Legislatures.

[13] Jacobson, Louis (2014-06-19). "Democrats Playing Defense in 2014 State Legislative Races". Governing. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[:1-14] Luzer, Daniel (2014-10-20). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[19] Mistich, Dave (2014-11-06). "Hall Switches Parties, GOP Will Control Both Chambers of West Virginia Legislature". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

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