2014 United States state legislative elections 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 .
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.[1] 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.[2] [3] [4]
Summary table [ edit ] 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.[5] 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 Summaries [ edit ] Alabama [ edit ] All of the seats of the Alabama Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Alabama House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 66 72 6 Democratic 37 33 4 Total 105 105
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.
Arizona [ edit ] All of the seats of the Arizona Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Arizona House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 36 38 2 Democratic 24 22 2 Total 60 60
Arkansas [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 51 64 13 Democratic 48 36 12 Total 100 100
California [ edit ] 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 Assembly Party Before After Change Democratic 55 52 3 Republican 25 28 3 Total 80 80
Colorado [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Democratic 37 34 3 Republican 28 31 3 Total 65 65
Connecticut [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Democratic 27 25 2 Republican 14 16 2 Total 41 41
Florida [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 74 74 Democratic 45 45 Total 120 120
Georgia [ edit ] All of the seats of the Georgia Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Georgia House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 118 120 2 Democratic 60 59 1 Total 180 180
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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Democratic 44 43 1 Republican 7 8 1 Total 51 51
All of the seats of the Idaho Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Idaho House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 57 56 1 Democratic 13 14 1 Total 70 70
Illinois [ edit ] All of the seats of the Illinois House of Representatives and 2/3rds of the Illinois Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Illinois House of Representatives Party Before After Change Democratic 70 71 1 Republican 47 47 Total 118 118
Indiana [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 69 71 2 Democratic 31 29 2 Total 100 100
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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 53 57 4 Democratic 47 43 4 Total 100 100
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 [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 36 36 Democratic 54 54 Total 100 100
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.
Maryland [ edit ] All of the seats of the Maryland Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Maryland House of Delegates Party Before After Change Democratic 91 99 8 Republican 49 42 7 Total 141 141
Massachusetts [ edit ] All of the seats of the Massachusetts Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Massachusetts House of Representatives Party Before After Change Democratic 125 125 Republican 35 35 Total 160 160
Michigan [ edit ] All of the seats of the Michigan Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Michigan House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 59 63 4 Democratic 50 47 3 Total 110 110
Minnesota [ edit ] All of the seats of the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won control of the House of Representatives.
Missouri [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 109 117 8 Democratic 52 45 7 Total 163 163
Montana [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 61 59 2 Democratic 39 41 2 Total 100 100
Nebraska [ edit ] 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.
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.
New Hampshire [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 174 239 65 Democratic 213 160 53 Total 400 400
New Mexico [ edit ] 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 Democratic 37 33 4 Republican 33 37 4 Total 70 70
New York [ edit ] 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 Assembly Party Before After Change Democratic 105 106 1 Republican 44 43 1 Total 150 150
North Carolina [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 77 74 3 Democratic 43 46 3 Total 120 120
North Dakota [ edit ] 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.
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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 60 58 2 Democratic 38 41 2 Total 99 99
Oklahoma [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 72 72 Democratic 29 29 Total 101 101
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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Democratic 34 34 Republican 26 26 Total 50 50
Pennsylvania [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] All of the seats of the Rhode Island Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Rhode Island House of Representatives Party Before After Change Democratic 69 63 6 Republican 6 12 6 Total 75 75
South Carolina [ edit ] 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 Change Republican 78 78 Democratic 46 46 Total 123 123
South Dakota [ edit ] All of the seats of the South Dakota Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
South Dakota House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 53 58 5 Democratic 17 12 5 Total 70 70
Tennessee [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 72 73 1 Democratic 27 26 1 Total 99 99
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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 94 98 4 Democratic 55 52 3 Total 150 150
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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 53 59 6 Democratic 22 16 6 Total 75 75
Vermont [ edit ] All of the seats of the Vermont Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
Washington [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Democratic 55 50 5 Republican 43 48 5 Total 98 98
West Virginia [ edit ] All of the seats of the West Virginia House of Delegates and half of the West Virginia Senate were up for election. Republicans won control of both state legislative chambers.
West Virginia House of Delegates Party Before After Change Republican 47 64 17 Democratic 53 36 17 Total 100 100
Wisconsin [ edit ] 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 State Assembly Party Before After Change Republican 60 63 3 Democratic 39 36 3 Total 99 99
Wyoming [ edit ] 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 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 52 51 1 Democratic 8 9 1 Total 60 60
Territorial and federal district summaries [ edit ] American Samoa [ edit ] 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.
Northern Mariana Islands [ edit ] U.S. Virgin Islands [ edit ] Washington, D.C. [ edit ]
^ 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. ^ Consists of 30 Republicans, 5 members of the Independent Democratic Caucus ^ Consists of 32 Republicans, 5 members of the Independent Democratic Caucus ^ One Democrat caucused with the Republicans to give them a majority. ^ One Democrat caucused with the Republicans to give them a majority. References [ edit ]
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