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2019 United States state legislative elections

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2019 United States state legislative elections

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7 legislative chambers
4 states
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Coalition
Chambers before 61 37 1[a]
Chambers after 59 39 1[a]
Overall change Decrease 2 Increase 2 Steady

Map of upper house elections:
     Democrats gained control
     Republicans retained control
     Special elections held

Map of lower house elections:
     Democrats gained control      Democrats retained control
     Republicans retained control
     Special elections held

The 2019 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5, 2019. Seven legislative chambers in four states held regularly-scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in three states.[1]

Democrats gained majorities of both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, giving them complete control of the legislature for the first time since 2000, and the first trifecta since 1994.[2]

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Summary table

Regularly scheduled elections were held in 7 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 538 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.

State Upper House Lower House
Seats up Total % up Term Seats up Total % up Term
Louisiana 39 39 100 4 105 105 100 4
Mississippi 52 52 100 4 122 122 100 4
New Jersey 0 40 0 2/4[b] 80 80 100 2
Virginia 40 40 100 4 100 100 100 2

State summaries

Louisiana

All seats of the Louisiana State Senate and the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in single-member districts. Republicans retained majority control in both chambers.

House of Representatives results
Louisiana State Senate
Party Leader Before After Change
Republican John Alario 25 27 Increase 2
Democratic Troy Carter 14 12 Decrease 2
Total 39 39
Louisiana House of Representatives
Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Taylor Barras 61 68 Increase 7
Democratic Robert Johnson 39 35 Decrease 4
Independent 5 2 Decrease 3
Total 105 105

Mississippi

All seats of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in single-member districts. Republicans retained majority control in both chambers.

House of Representatives results
Mississippi State Senate
Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Gray Tollison 33 36 Increase 3
Democratic Derrick Simmons 19 16 Decrease 3
Total 52 52
Mississippi House of Representatives
Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Philip Gunn 74 75 Increase 1
Democratic David Baria 44 46 Increase 2
Independent 2 1 Decrease 1
Total 122 122

New Jersey

All seats of the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election to two-year terms in coterminous two-member districts. The New Jersey Senate did not hold regularly scheduled elections. Democrats maintained majority control in the lower house.

General Assembly results
New Jersey General Assembly
Party Leader Before After Change
Democratic Craig Coughlin 54 52 Decrease 2
Republican Jon Bramnick 26 28 Increase 2
Total 80 80

Virginia

All seats of the Senate of Virginia and the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in single-member districts. Senators were elected to four-year terms, while delegates serve terms of two years. Democrats gained control of both legislative chambers, establishing the first Democratic trifecta in Virginia since 1994.

Senate results
House of Delegates results
Senate of Virginia
Party Leader Before After Change
Democratic Dick Saslaw 19 21 Increase 2
Republican Tommy Norment 21 19 Decrease 2
Total 40 40
Virginia House of Delegates
Party Leader Before After Change
Democratic Eileen Filler-Corn 49 55 Increase 6
Republican Kirk Cox 51 45 Decrease 6
Total 100 100

Special elections

Various states held special elections for legislative districts throughout the year.[3] Overall, Republicans flipped five seats, Democrats flipped two, and one independent was elected.

Alabama

Two special elections were held for the Alabama Legislature in 2019.

  • House District 42: Republican Ivan Smith was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Republican Jimmy Martin, who died on May 31, 2019, of cancer.
  • House District 74: Republican Charlotte Meadows was elected on November 12, 2019, to succeed Republican Dimitri Polizos, who died on March 27, 2019, of a heart attack.[4]

Arkansas

One special election was held for the Arkansas General Assembly in 2019.

California

Three special elections were held for the California State Legislature in 2019.

Connecticut

Seven special elections were held for the Connecticut General Assembly in 2019. Republicans flipped two seats previously held by Democrats.

Florida

Two special elections were held for the Florida Legislature in 2019.

Georgia

Five special elections were held for the Georgia General Assembly in 2019.

  • House District 5: Republican Matt Barton was elected in a runoff on February 5, 2019, to succeed Republican John Meadows III, who died on November 13, 2018, of cancer.
  • House District 28: Republican Chris Erwin was elected on April 9, 2019, to succeed a vacant term after the results of the December 2018 special election were deemed inconclusive.[11]
  • House District 71: Republican Philip Singleton was elected in a runoff on October 1, 2019, to succeed Republican David Stover, who resigned on June 25, 2019, citing personal reasons.[12]
  • House District 152: Republican Bill Yearta was elected in a runoff on December 3, 2019, to succeed Republican Ed Rynders, who resigned on September 5, 2019, citing health reasons.
  • House District 176: Republican James Burchett was elected in a runoff on March 12, 2019, to succeed Republican Jason Shaw, who resigned on January 1, 2019, after he was appointed to the Georgia Public Service Commission by Governor Nathan Deal.

Iowa

Two special elections were held for the Iowa General Assembly in 2019.

Kentucky

Three special elections were held for the Kentucky General Assembly in 2019. Republicans flipped one seat previously held by a Democrat.

  • Senate District 31: Republican Phillip Wheeler was elected on March 5, 2019, to succeed Democrat Ray Jones, who resigned on January 7, 2019, after he was elected Judge/Executive of Pike County.[15]
  • House District 18: Republican Samara Heavrin was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Republican Tim Moore, who resigned on September 10, 2019, citing a belief in term limits.
  • House District 63: Republican Kimberly Banta was elected on November 5, 2019, to succeed Republican Diane St. Onge, who resigned on August 12, 2019, citing personal reasons.[16]

Louisiana

Seven special elections were held for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2019. An independent was elected in one seat previously held by a Republican.

Maine

Three special elections were held for the Maine Legislature in 2019.

  • House District 45: Democrat Stephen Moriarty was elected on June 11, 2019, to succeed Democrat Dale Denno, who resigned on March 27, 2019, following a diagnosis of lung cancer.[20]
  • House District 52: Democrat Sean Paulhus was elected on April 2, 2019, to succeed Democrat Jennifer DeChant, who resigned on February 1, 2019, to take a job in the private sector.[21]
  • House District 124: Democrat Joe Perry was elected on March 12, 2019, to succeed Democrat Aaron Frey, who resigned on December 5, 2018, after he was appointed Maine Attorney General by the Maine Legislature.

Minnesota

Two special elections were held for the Minnesota Legislature in 2019. Republicans flipped one seat previously held by a Democrat.

Mississippi

Three special elections were held for the Mississippi Legislature in 2019.

Missouri

Six special elections were held for the Missouri General Assembly in 2019. Democrats flipped one seat previously held by a Republican.

New Hampshire

One special election was held for the New Hampshire General Court in 2019.

  • House District Rockingham 9: Republican Michael Vose was elected on October 8, 2019, to succeed Republican Sean Morrison, who resigned in May 2019, citing lack of cooperation.

New Jersey

One special election was held for the New Jersey Legislature in 2019. Republicans flipped one seat previously held by a Democrat.

New York

One special election was held for the New York State Legislature in 2019.

Pennsylvania

Seven special elections were held for the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 2019. Democrats flipped one seat previously held by a Republican.

Rhode Island

One special election was held for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2019.

  • House District 68: Democrat June Speakman was elected on March 5, 2019, to succeed Democratic representative-elect Laufton Ascencao, who did not take office after admitting to faking his campaign invoice.[30]

South Carolina

Four special elections were held for the South Carolina General Assembly in 2019.

Tennessee

Three special elections were held for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2019.

Texas

Three special elections were held for the Texas Legislature in 2019.

Virginia

Two special elections were held for the Virginia General Assembly in 2019.

Washington

Two special elections were held for the Washington State Legislature in 2019.

Wisconsin

One special election was held for the Wisconsin Legislature in 2019.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Alaska House of Representatives is controlled by a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who are not part of the majority coalition.
  2. ^ The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.

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