2006 United States state legislative elections

For related races, see 2006 United States elections.

2006 United States state legislative elections

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88 legislative chambers in 46 states
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Coalition Chambers before 48 50 0 Chambers after 57 [a] 41 1 [b] Overall change 9 9 1
Map of upper house elections:      Democrats gained control     Democrats retained control      Republicans retained control      Coalition gained control      Non-partisan legislature      No regularly-scheduled elections
Map of lower house elections:      Democrats gained control     Democrats retained control      Republicans gained control     Republicans retained control      Non-partisan legislature      No regularly-scheduled elections

The 2006 United States state legislative elections were held on November 7, 2006, halfway through President George W. Bush's second term in office. This election was a wave elections in the United States election, and saw Democrats simultaneously reclaim both houses of Congress and pick up six governorships. Elections were held for 90 legislative chambers, with all states but Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia holding elections in at least one house. Kansas, New Mexico, and South Carolina held elections for their lower, but not upper house. Four territorial chambers in three territories and the District of Columbia were up, including the newly created territorial legislature in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Democrats flipped ten legislative chambers. Democrats gained control of the Oregon House of Representatives, the Minnesota House of Representatives, both houses of the Iowa General Assembly, and both houses of the New Hampshire General Court for the first time since 1875, giving them complete legislative control over those states. The Iowa Senate was previously tied. Democrats also won majorities in the Wisconsin Senate, the Michigan House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and the Indiana House of Representatives, turning those legislatures into split bodies. ^[1] Additionally, a Democratic-led coalition was created in the Alaska Senate, which was previously a Republican majority. ^[2] Democrats won a majority of state legislative chambers for the first time since 1995.

Conversely, Republicans gained control of the Montana House of Representatives with the lone Constitution Party representative voting for Republican control of that body.

Democrats won a trifecta in Iowa for the first time since 1967, and in New Hampshire since 1875.

Summary table

Regularly scheduled elections were held in 90 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 6,343 of the 7,383 legislative seats. Many 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. ^[3] The chambers 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 midterm 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 [3]				Lower House [3]
	Seats up	Total	% up	Term	Seats up	Total	% up	Term
Alabama	35	35	35	4	105	105	105	4
Alaska	19	20	95	4	40	40	100	2
Arizona	30	30	100	2	60	60	100	2
Arkansas	35	35	100	2/4 [c]	100	100	100	2
California	20	40	50	4	80	80	100	2
Colorado	18	35	51	4	65	65	100	2
Connecticut	36	36	100	2	151	151	100	2
Delaware	21	21	100	2/4 [c]	41	41	100	2
Florida	40	40	100	2/4 [c]	120	120	100	2
Georgia	56	56	100	2	180	180	100	2
Hawaii	25	25	100	2/4 [c]	51	51	100	2
Idaho	35	35	100	2	70	70	100	2
Illinois	59	59	100	2/4 [c]	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	47	4	141	141	141	4
Massachusetts	40	40	100	2	160	160	100	2
Michigan	38	38	38	4	110	110	100	2
Minnesota	67	67	100	2/4 [c]	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	25 [d]	49 [d]	51 [d]	4	N/A (unicameral)
Nevada	10	21	48	4	42	42	100	2
New Hampshire	24	24	100	2	400	400	100	2
New Jersey	0	40	0	2/4 [c]	0	80	0	2
New Mexico	0	42	0	4	70	70	100	2
New York	62	62	100	2	150	150	100	2
North Carolina	50	50	100	2	120	120	100	2
North Dakota	23	47	49	4	47	94	50	4
Ohio	16	33	48	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	16	33	48	4	99	99	100	2
Texas	16	31	52	2/4 [c]	150	150	100	2
Utah	15	29	52	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	51	4	98	98	100	2
West Virginia	17	34	50	4	100	100	100	2
Wisconsin	16	33	48	4	99	99	100	2
Wyoming	15	30	50	4	60	60	100	2
Total	1280	1971	65	N/A	4595	5411	85	N/A

Electoral predictions

Early in the election cycle, analysts considered Democrats to have an advantage over Republicans, despite both parties controlling a similar number of competitive legislative chambers. The unpopularity of President George W. Bush, as well as a number of Republican governors, made the party vulnerable to losses in legislatures across the country, with Democrats looking to build on the gains they made in the 2004 elections. In addition to targeting many Republican-held chambers considered imminently vulnerable in 2006, Democrats also sought to make gains in more solidly-Republican chambers, such as the New York State Senate and Ohio House of Representatives, with the hopes of flipping them in 2008. ^[4] As the cycle progressed, local political factors shifted projections for multiple chambers, usually in the Democrats' favor. ^{[5] [6]}

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	Chamber	Last election	Rothenberg Nov. 4, 2006 [6]	Result
Alabama	Senate	D 25–10	Likely D	D 23–12
	House of Representatives	D 63–42	Likely D	D 62–43
Alaska	Senate	R 12–8	Likely R	Coal. 15–5
	House of Representatives	R 26–14	Safe R	R 23–17
Arizona	Senate	R 18–12	Safe R	R 17–13
	House of Representatives	R 38–22	Safe R	R 33–27
Arkansas	Senate	D 27–8	Safe D	D 27–8
	House of Representatives	D 72–28	Safe D	D 72–28
California	State Senate	D 25–15	Safe D	D 25–15
	State Assembly	D 48–32	Safe D	D 48–32
Colorado	Senate	D 18–17	Lean D	D 20–15
	House of Representatives	D 35–30	Tossup	D 39–26
Connecticut	State Senate	D 24–12	Safe D	D 24–12
	House of Representatives	D 99–52	Safe D	D 107–44
Delaware	Senate	D 13–8	Safe D	D 13–8
	House of Representatives	R 26–15	Likely R	R 23–18
Florida	Senate	R 26–14	Safe R	R 26–14
	House of Representatives	R 84–36	Safe R	R 78–42
Georgia	State Senate	R 34–22	Safe R	R 34–22
	House of Representatives	R 99–80–1	Safe R	R 106–74
Hawaii	Senate	D 20–5	Safe D	D 20–5
	House of Representatives	D 41–10	Safe D	D 43–8
Idaho	Senate	R 28–7	Safe R	R 28–7
	House of Representatives	R 57–13	Safe R	R 51–19
Illinois	Senate	D 31–27–1	Safe D	D 37–22
	House of Representatives	D 65–53	Safe D	D 66–52
Indiana	Senate	R 33–17	Safe R	R 33–17
	House of Representatives	R 52–48	Tossup	D 51–49
Iowa	Senate	25–25	Tossup	D 30–20
	House of Representatives	R 51–49	Tossup	D 54–46
Kansas	House of Representatives	R 83–42	Safe R	R 78–47
Kentucky	Senate	R 22–15	Likely R	R 21–16–1
	House of Representatives	D 57–43	Likely D	D 61–39
Maine	Senate	D 18–17	Tossup	D 18–17
	House of Representatives	D 76–73–1–1	Tossup	D 90–59–2
Maryland	Senate	D 33–14	Safe D	D 33–14
	House of Delegates	D 98–43	Safe D	D 104–37
Massachusetts	Senate	D 34–6	Safe D	D 35–5
	House of Representatives	D 137–23	Safe D	D 141–19
Michigan	Senate	R 22–16	Lean R	R 21–17
	House of Representatives	R 58–52	Lean R	D 58–52
Minnesota	Senate	D 35–31–1	Safe D	D 44–23
	House of Representatives	R 68–66	Tossup	D 85–49
Missouri	Senate	R 23–11	Likely R	R 21–13
	House of Representatives	R 97–66	Likely R	R 92–71
Montana	Senate	D 27–23	Lean D	D 26–24 [e]
	House of Representatives	D 50–50	Tossup	R 50–49–1
Nevada	Senate	R 12–9	Lean R	R 11–10
	Assembly	D 26–16	Safe D	D 27–15
New Hampshire	Senate	R 16–8	Lean R	D 14–10
	House of Representatives	R 249–151	Safe R	D 239–160–1
New Mexico	House of Representatives	D 42–28	Safe D	D 42–28
New York	State Senate	R 35–27	Likely R	R 33–29
	State Assembly	D 104–46	Safe D	D 106–42–1–1
North Carolina	Senate	D 29–21	Likely D	D 31–19
	House of Representatives	D 63–57	Lean D	D 68–52
North Dakota	Senate	R 32–15	Safe R	R 26–21
	House of Representatives	R 67–27	Safe R	R 61–33
Ohio	Senate	R 22–11	Likely R	R 21–12
	House of Representatives	R 61–38	Lean R	R 53–46
Oklahoma	Senate	D 26–22	Tossup	D 24–24
	House of Representatives	R 57–44	Safe R	R 57–44
Oregon	State Senate	D 17–13	Likely D	D 19–11
	House of Representatives	R 33–27	Tossup	D 31–29
Pennsylvania	State Senate	R 30–20	Likely R	R 29–21
	House of Representatives	R 110–93	Tossup	D 102–101
Rhode Island	Senate	D 33–5	Safe D	D 33–5
	House of Representatives	D 59–16	Safe D	D 60–15
South Carolina	House of Representatives	R 74–50	Safe R	R 73–51
South Dakota	Senate	R 25–10	Likely R	R 20–15
	House of Representatives	R 50–20	Safe R	R 50–20
Tennessee	Senate	R 17–16	Lean R	R 17–16
	House of Representatives	D 53–46	Lean D	D 53–46
Texas	Senate	R 19–12	Safe R	R 20–11
	House of Representatives	R 87–63	Safe R	R 81–69
Utah	State Senate	R 21–8	Safe R	R 21–8
	House of Representatives	R 56–19	Safe R	R 55–20
Vermont	Senate	D 21–9	Safe D	D 23–7
	House of Representatives	D 83–60–6–1	Safe D	D 93–49–6–2
Washington	State Senate	D 26–23	Lean D	D 32–17
	House of Representatives	D 55–43	Lean D	D 62–36
West Virginia	Senate	D 21–13	Safe D	D 23–11
	House of Delegates	D 68–32	Likely D	D 72–28
Wisconsin	Senate	R 19–14	Lean R	D 18–15
	State Assembly	R 60–39	Safe R	R 52–47
Wyoming	Senate	R 23–7	Safe R	R 23–7
	House of Representatives	R 46–14	Safe R	R 43–17

Maps

• 
  Upper house seats by party holding majority in each state
  

  Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

  Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

  Tie   50%

• 
  Lower house seats by party holding majority in each state
  

  Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

  Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

• 
  Net changes to upper house seats after the 2006 elections
       +1 Dem seat     +2 Dem seats     +4–5 Dem seats     +6 Dem seats
       +1 Rep seat     +2 Rep seats
• 
  Net changes to lower house seats after the 2006 elections
       +1 Dem seat     +2 Dem seats     +3–5 Dem seats     +6–88 Dem seats
       +1 Const. seat     +5 Rep seats

State summaries

Alabama

Main articles: 2006 Alabama Senate election and 2006 Alabama House of Representatives election

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

Alabama Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	25	23	2
	Republican	10	12	2
Total		35	35

Alabama House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	62	62
	Republican	43	43
Total		105	105

Alaska

Main articles: 2006 Alaska Senate election and 2006 Alaska House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Alaska House of Representatives and half of the Alaska Senate were up for election. A Democratic-led coalition established control of the Senate while Republicans maintained control of the House.

Alaska Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	8	9	1
	Republican	12	6	1
			5
Total		20	20

Alaska House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	26	23	3
	Democratic	14	17	3
Total		40	40

Arizona

Main articles: 2006 Arizona Senate election and 2006 Arizona House of Representatives election

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	Change
	Republican	18	17	1
	Democratic	12	13	1
Total		30	30

Arizona House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	39	33	6
	Democratic	21	27	6
Total		60	60

Arkansas

Main articles: 2006 Arkansas State Senate election and 2006 Arkansas House of Representatives election

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

Arkansas Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	27	27
	Republican	8	8
Total		35	35

Arkansas House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	72	72
	Republican	28	28
Total		100	100

California

Main articles: 2006 California State Senate election and 2006 California State Assembly election

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	25	25
	Republican	15	15
Total		40	40

California State Assembly

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	48	48
	Republican	32	32
Total		80	80

Colorado

Main articles: 2006 Colorado Senate election and 2006 Colorado House of Representatives election

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

Colorado Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	18	20	2
	Republican	17	15	2
Total		35	35

Colorado House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	35	39	4
	Republican	30	26	4
Total		65	65

Connecticut

Main articles: 2006 Connecticut State Senate election and 2006 Connecticut House of Representatives election

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	24	24
	Republican	12	12
Total		36	36

Connecticut House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	99	107	8
	Republican	52	44	8
Total		151	151

Delaware

Main articles: 2006 Delaware Senate election and 2006 Delaware House of Representatives election

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

Delaware Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	13	13
	Republican	8	8
Total		21	21

Delaware House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	26	23	3
	Democratic	15	18	3
Total		41	41

Florida

Main articles: 2006 Florida Senate election and 2006 Florida House of Representatives election

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	Change
	Republican	26	26
	Democratic	14	14
Total		40	40

Florida House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	85	78	7
	Democratic	35	42	7
Total		120	120

Georgia

Main articles: 2006 Georgia State Senate election and 2006 Georgia House of Representatives election

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	Change
	Republican	34	34
	Democratic	22	22
Total		56	56

Georgia House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	101	106	5
	Democratic	78	74	4
	Independent	1	0	1
Total		180	180

Hawaii

Main articles: 2006 Hawaii Senate election and 2006 Hawaii House of Representatives election

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	Change
	Democratic	20	20
	Republican	5	5
Total		25	25

Hawaii House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	41	43	2
	Republican	10	8	2
Total		51	51

Idaho

Main articles: 2006 Idaho Senate election and 2006 Idaho House of Representatives election

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	Change
	Republican	28	28
	Democratic	7	7
Total		35	35

Idaho House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	57	51	6
	Democratic	13	19	6
Total		70	70

Illinois

Main articles: 2006 Illinois Senate election and 2006 Illinois House of Representatives election

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 Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	31	37	6
	Republican	27	22	5
	Independent	1	0	1
Total		59	59

Illinois House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	65	66	1
	Republican	53	52	1
Total		118	118

Indiana

Main articles: 2006 Indiana State Senate election and 2006 Indiana House of Representatives election

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

Indiana Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	33	33
	Democratic	17	17
Total		50	50

Indiana House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	48	51	3
	Republican	52	49	3
Total		100	100

Iowa

Main articles: 2006 Iowa Senate election and 2006 Iowa House of Representatives election

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

Iowa Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	25	30	5
	Republican	25	20	5
Total		50	50

Iowa House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	49	54	5
	Republican	51	46	5
Total		100	100

Kansas

Main article: 2006 Kansas House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Kansas House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the House.

Kansas House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	83	78	5
	Democratic	42	47	5
Total		125	125

Kentucky

Main articles: 2006 Kentucky Senate election and 2006 Kentucky House of Representatives election

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	21	21
	Independent	1	1
	Democratic	16	16
Total		38	38

Kentucky House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	57	61	4
	Republican	43	39	4
Total		100	100

Maine

Main articles: 2006 Maine State Senate election and 2006 Maine House of Representatives election

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

Maine Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	18	18
	Republican	17	17
Total		35	35

Maine House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	76	90	14
	Republican	73	59	14
	Independent	1	2	1
	Green	1	0	1
Total		151	151

Maryland

Main articles: 2006 Maryland Senate election and 2006 Maryland House of Delegates election

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

Maryland Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	33	33
	Republican	14	14
Total		47	47

Maryland House of Delegates

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	98	104	6
	Republican	43	37	6
Total		160	160

Massachusetts

Main articles: 2006 Massachusetts Senate election and 2006 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

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	34	35	1
	Republican	6	5	1
Total		40	40

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	138	141	3
	Republican	21	19	2
	Independent	1	0	1
Total		160	160

Michigan

Main articles: 2006 Michigan Senate election and 2006 Michigan House of Representatives election

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

Michigan Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	22	21	1
	Democratic	16	17	1
Total		38	38

Michigan House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	52	58	6
	Republican	58	52	6
Total		110	110

Minnesota

Main articles: 2006 Minnesota Senate election and 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Minnesota Legislature were up. Democrats maintained control of the Senate and won control of the House.

Minnesota Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic (DFL)	38	44	6
	Republican	29	23	6
Total		67	67

Minnesota House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic (DFL)	66	85	19
	Republican	68	49	19
Total		134	134

Missouri

Main articles: 2006 Missouri State Senate election and 2006 Missouri House of Representatives election

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	Change
	Republican	23	21	2
	Democratic	11	13	2
Total		34	34

Missouri House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	97	92	5
	Democratic	66	71	5
Total		163	163

Montana

Main articles: 2006 Montana Senate election and 2006 Montana House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Montana House of Representatives and half of the Montana Senate were up for election. The Senate was initially tied after the election, but Democrats maintained control after Republican Sam Kitzenberg switched parties. ^[7] Republicans flipped control of the House after the Constitution Party won a single seat, with their member caucusing with the Republicans.

Montana Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	27	26	1
	Republican	23	24	1
Total		50	50

Montana House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	50	50
	Constitution	0	1	1
	Democratic	50 [f]	49	1
Total		100	100

Nebraska

Main article: 2006 Nebraska State Legislature election

Nebraska is the only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature; half of the seats of the Nebraska Legislature were up for election. 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	32	30	2
	Democratic	15	17	2
	Independent	2	2
Total		49	49

Nevada

Main articles: 2006 Nevada State Senate election and 2006 Nevada Assembly election

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

Nevada Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	12	11	1
	Democratic	9	10	1
Total		21	21

Nevada Assembly

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	26	27	1
	Republican	16	15	1
Total		42	42

New Hampshire

Main articles: 2006 New Hampshire Senate election and 2006 New Hampshire House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the New Hampshire Senate were up for election. Democrats gained control of both legislative chambers.

New Hampshire Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	8	14	6
	Republican	16	10	6
Total		24	24

New Hampshire House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	151	239	88
	Republican	249	160	89
	Independent	0	1	1
Total		400	400

New Mexico

Main article: 2006 New Mexico House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election; Democrats maintained control.

New Mexico House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	42	42
	Republican	28	28
Total		70	70

New York

Main articles: 2006 New York State Senate election and 2006 New York State Assembly election

All of the seats of the New York Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Senate while Democrats maintained control of the Assembly.

New York State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	35	33	2
	Democratic	27	29	2
Total		62	62

New York State Assembly

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	103	106	3
	Independence	0	1	1
	Working Families	0	1	1
	Republican	47	42	5
Total		150	150

North Carolina

Main articles: 2006 North Carolina Senate election and 2006 North Carolina House of Representatives election

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

North Carolina Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	29	31	2
	Republican	21	19	2
Total		50	50

North Carolina House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	63	68	5
	Republican	57	52	5
Total		120	120

North Dakota

Main articles: 2006 North Dakota Senate election and 2006 North Dakota House of Representatives election

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	32	26	6
	Democratic-NPL	15	21	6
Total		47	47

North Dakota House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	67	61	6
	Democratic-NPL	27	33	6
Total		94	94

Ohio

Main articles: 2006 Ohio Senate election and 2006 Ohio House of Representatives election

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 chambers.

Ohio Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	22	21	1
	Democratic	11	12	1
Total		33	33

Ohio House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	61	53	8
	Democratic	38	46	8
Total		99	99

Oklahoma

Main articles: 2006 Oklahoma Senate election and 2006 Oklahoma House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and half of the Oklahoma Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained effective control of the newly tied Senate with the Lieutenant Governor's tie-breaking vote, although both parties elected a co-president of the Senate. Republicans maintained control of the House.

Oklahoma Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	26	24 [f]	2
	Republican	22	24	2
Total		48	48

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	57	57
	Democratic	44	44
Total		101	101

Oregon

Main articles: 2006 Oregon State Senate election and 2006 Oregon House of Representatives election

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

Oregon State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	17	19	2
	Republican	13	11	2
Total		30	30

Oregon House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	27	31	4
	Republican	33	29	4
Total		60	60

Pennsylvania

Main articles: 2006 Pennsylvania Senate election and 2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election

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

Pennsylvania State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	29	29
	Democratic	21	21
Total		50	50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	94	102	8
	Republican	109	101	8
Total		203	203

Rhode Island

Main articles: 2006 Rhode Island Senate election and 2006 Rhode Island House of Representatives election

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	Change
	Democratic	33	33
	Republican	5	5
Total		38	38

Rhode Island House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	59	60	1
	Republican	16	15	1
Total		75	75

South Carolina

Main article: 2006 South Carolina House of Representatives election

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

South Carolina House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	74	73	1
	Democratic	50	51	1
Total		124	124

South Dakota

Main articles: 2006 South Dakota Senate election and 2006 South Dakota House of Representatives election

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	25	20	5
	Democratic	10	15	5
Total		35	35

South Dakota House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	51	50	1
	Democratic	19	20	1
Total		70	70

Tennessee

Main articles: 2006 Tennessee Senate election and 2006 Tennessee House of Representatives election

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

Tennessee Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	17	17
	Democratic	16	16
Total		33	33

Tennessee House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	53	53
	Republican	46	46
Total		99	99

Texas

Main articles: 2006 Texas Senate election and 2006 Texas House of Representatives election

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	86	81	5
	Democratic	64	69	5
Total		150	150

Utah

Main articles: 2006 Utah Senate election and 2006 Utah House of Representatives election

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	Change
	Republican	21	21
	Democratic	8	8
Total		29	29

Utah House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	56	55	1
	Democratic	19	20	1
Total		75	75

Vermont

Main articles: 2006 Vermont Senate election and 2006 Vermont House of Representatives election

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	23	2
	Republican	9	7	2
Total		30	30

Vermont House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	83	93	10
	Republican	60	49	11
	Progressive	6	6
	Independent	1	2	1
Total		150	150

Washington

Main articles: 2006 Washington State Senate election and 2006 Washington House of Representatives election

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

Washington State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	26	32	6
	Republican	23	17	6
Total		49	49

Washington House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	56	62	6
	Republican	42	36	6
Total		98	98

West Virginia

Main articles: 2006 West Virginia Senate election and 2006 West Virginia House of Delegates election

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

West Virginia Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	21	23	2
	Republican	13	11	2
Total		34	34

West Virginia House of Delegates

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	68	72	4
	Republican	32	28	4
Total		100	100

Wisconsin

Main articles: 2006 Wisconsin Senate election and 2006 Wisconsin State Assembly election

All of the seats of the Wisconsin Assembly and half of the Wisconsin Senate were up for election. Democrats won control of the Senate while Republicans maintained control of the Assembly.

Wisconsin Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	14	18	4
	Republican	19	15	4
Total		33	33

Wisconsin State Assembly

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	60	52	8
	Democratic	39	47	8
Total		99	99

Wyoming

Main articles: 2006 Wyoming Senate election and 2006 Wyoming House of Representatives election

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	Change
	Republican	23	23
	Democratic	7	7
Total		30	30

Wyoming House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	46	43	3
	Democratic	14	17	3
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

All of the seats of the unicameral Legislature of Guam were up for election. All members of the legislature serve a two-year term. Republicans retained control of the legislature.

Guam Legislature

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	6	7	1
	Republican	9	8	1
Total		15	15

U.S. Virgin Islands

All of the seats of the unicameral Legislature of the Virgin Islands were up for election. All members of the legislature serve a two-year term. Democrats won control of the newly created legislature.

Virgin Islands Legislature

Party		Results
	Democratic	9
	Independent	6
Total		15

Washington, D.C.

The Council of the District of Columbia serves as the legislative branch of the federal district of Washington, D.C. Half of the council seats are up for election. Council members serve four-year terms. Democrats retained supermajority control of the council.

District of Columbia Council

Party		Before	After	Change
	Democratic	11	11
	Republican	1	1
	Independent	1	1
Total		13	13

Notes

1. The Iowa Senate was evenly split prior to the election. Thus it is not included in the prior total.
2. The Alaska Senate was controlled by a coalition of Democrats and Republicans. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who were not part of the majority coalition.
3. The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.
4. These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.
5. Includes a post-election party switch by Senator Sam Kitzenberg which gave Democrats control of the chamber.
6. The Democratic Party controlled the chamber by virtue of holding the governor's office.

References

1. "Elections Bring Blue Wave and New Plans to Statehouses". www.pewtrusts.org. December 29, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
2. Demer, Lisa (November 29, 2006). "Bipartisan gang takes over Alaska state Senate: COMMITTEES: As other six watch, 14 senators divvy up leadership jobs for next year". Anchorage Daily News. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
3. "2020 Legislative Races by State and Legislative Chamber". National Conference of State Legislatures.
4. Jacobson, Louis (July 7, 2006). "Handicapping the State Legislatures: A 50-State Status Report". The Rothenberg Political Report. 29 (14): 1–9. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020 – via Harvard Dataverse.
5. Jacobson, Louis (October 4, 2006). "State Legislative Races Outlook". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
6. Jacobson, Louis (November 4, 2006). "State Legislature Ratings". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
7. "Montana politician changes parties". news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2006.