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The 2003 United States state legislative elections were held on November 7, 2003, alongside other elections. Elections were held for 8 legislative chambers. [1] Both chambers of the Northern Mariana Islands legislature was up.
Partisan change only occurred in one chamber, as Democrats won control of the New Jersey Senate, which was previously tied. [2] However, Democrats did maintain control of the Mississippi Legislature, the Louisiana Legislature, and the New Jersey General Assembly. Republicans maintained control of the Virginia legislature, bringing a post-Civil War low for the Democratic Party. [3]
Regularly-scheduled elections were held in 8 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly-scheduled elections were held for 578 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 | ||||||
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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 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 2/4 [lower-alpha 2] | 80 | 80 | 100 | 2 |
Virginia | 40 | 40 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
Ratings are designated as follows:
State | Chamber | Last election | The Cook Political Report Oct. 4, 2002 [4] | Result |
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Louisiana | Senate | D 26–13 | Likely D | D 24–15 |
House of Representatives | R 74–31 | Solid D | R 66–37–2 | |
Mississippi | Senate | D 34–18 | Solid D | D 29–23 |
House of Representatives | D 86–33–3 | Solid D | D 76-46 | |
New Jersey | Senate | 20–20 | Tossup | D 22–18 |
General Assembly | D 44–36 | Lean D | D 47-33 | |
Virginia | Senate | R 21–19 | Lean R | R 24-16 |
House of Delegates | R 64–34–2 | Solid R | R 61–37–2 | |
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. Democrats maintained control of both chambers.
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Democratic | 26 | 24 | 2 | |
Republican | 13 | 15 | 2 | |
Total | 39 | 39 |
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Democratic | 74 | 66 | 8 | |
Republican | 31 | 37 | 6 | |
Independent | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 105 | 105 |
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. Democrats maintained control of both houses.
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Democratic | 29 | 29 | ||
Republican | 23 | 23 | ||
Total | 52 | 52 |
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Democratic | 81 | 76 | 5 | |
Republican | 38 | 46 | 8 | |
Independent | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 122 | 122 |
All seats of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In 2007, senators were elected to two-year terms in single-member districts, while Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts. [5] Democrats retained control in of the lower house and won control of the upper house.
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Democratic | 20 | 22 | 2 | |
Republican | 20 | 18 | 2 | |
Total | 40 | 40 |
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Democratic | 44 | 47 | 3 | |
Republican | 36 | 33 | 3 | |
Total | 80 | 80 |
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 served terms of two years. Republicans maintained control of both houses.
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Democratic | 19 | 16 | 3 | |
Republican | 21 | 24 | 3 | |
Total | 40 | 40 |
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Republican | 64 | 61 | 3 | |
Democratic | 34 | 37 | 3 | |
Independent | 2 | 2 | ||
Total | 100 | 100 |
All seats of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and half of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate are up for election. Senators are elected to four-year terms and Representatives are elected to two-year terms.
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Republican | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Democratic | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 10 |
Party | Before | After | Change | |
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Republican | 16 | 7 | 9 | |
Democratic | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 18 |
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