2025 United States state legislative elections

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2025 United States state legislative elections

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2 legislative chambers 2 states
Party Republican Democratic Coalition Current chambers 57 [a] 39 [a] 2 [b] [c]
Map of upper house elections:      Special elections to be held      No regularly-scheduled elections
Map of lower house elections:      Democratic-controlled chamber up      Special elections to be held      No regularly-scheduled elections

The 2025 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 4, 2025, for 2 state legislative chambers in 2 states. Across the fifty states, 3 percent of all lower house seats will be up for election, with no upper house having regularly scheduled elections. These elections take place concurrently with several other state and local elections, including the 2025 gubernatorial elections.

Summary table

Regularly scheduled elections are to be held in 2 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections are to be held for 180 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly-scheduled elections; additional special elections will take place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.

State	Upper House				Lower House
	Seats up	Total	% up	Term	Seats up	Total	% up	Term
New Jersey	0	40	0	2/4 [d]	80	80	100	4
Virginia	0	40	0	4	100	100	100	2

State summaries

New Jersey

Main article: 2025 New Jersey General Assembly election

All of the seats of the New Jersey General Assembly are up for election in 2025. The New Jersey General Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 2002.

New Jersey General Assembly

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Craig Coughlin	52
	Republican	John DiMaio	28
Total			80	80

Virginia

Main article: 2025 Virginia House of Delegates election

All of the seats of the Virginia House of Delegates are up for election in 2025. The Virginia House of Delegates has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 2024.

Virginia House of Delegates

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Don Scott	51
	Republican	Todd Gilbert	49
Total			100	100

Special elections

There are currently fifty-four state legislative special elections scheduled for 2025. ^[2] More than half of all states have procedures for special state legislative elections. ^[3]

Alabama

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	5	Greg Reed	Republican	2010	Incumbent resigned January 1, 2025, to join Governor Kay Ivey's administration. [4] New member to be elected June 24, 2025.	▌Ryan Cagle (Democratic) [5] ▌Sarah Watkins (Democratic) [5] ▌ Matt Woods (Republican) [6]
House	11	Randall Shedd	Republican	2013 (special)	Incumbent resigning TBD, to become director of constituent affairs for Senate President Pro Tempore Garlan Gudger. [7] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

California

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Assembly	32	Vince Fong	Republican	2016	Incumbent resigned May 24, 2024, to become a U.S. representative. [e] New member to be elected February 25, 2025.	▌William Brown (Libertarian) [9] ▌Chris Cruz-Boone (Democratic) [9] ▌Stan Ellis (Republican) [9] ▌Holli Willibey (Republican) [9]
Senate	36	Janet Nguyen	Republican	2022	Incumbent resigned November 30, 2024, to join the Orange County Board of Supervisors. [10] New member to be elected February 25, 2025.	▌John Briscoe (Republican) [11] ▌Julie Diep (Democratic) [11] ▌Jimmy Pham (Democratic) [11] ▌ Tony Strickland (Republican) [11]

Connecticut

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	40	Christine Conley	Democratic	2016	Incumbent resigned January 7, 2025, after being nominated to the Workers' Compensation Commission. [12] New member to be elected February 25, 2025.	▌Robert Boris (Republican) [13] ▌Dan Gaiewski (Democratic) [14]
Senate	21	Kevin C. Kelly	Republican	2010	Incumbent resigned January 8, 2025, after being nominated to the Connecticut Superior Court. [15] New member to be elected February 25, 2025.	▌Tony Afriyie (Democratic) [16] ▌ Jason Perillo (Republican) [17]

Delaware

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	1	Sarah McBride	Democratic	2020	Incumbent resigned January 2, 2025, to become a U.S. representative. [18] New member elected February 15, 2025. Democratic hold.	▌Y Dan Cruce (Democratic) 77.1% ▌Steve Washington (Republican) 20.9% ▌Liv Figliola 1.9% ▌Write-in 0.1% [19]
Senate	5	Kyle Evans Gay	Democratic	2020	Incumbent resigned January 21, 2025, to become Lieutenant Governor of Delaware. [18] New member elected February 15, 2025. Democratic hold.	▌Y Ray Seigfried (Democratic) 65.1% ▌Brent Burdge (Republican) 34.7% ▌Write-in 0.2% [20]

Florida

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	3	Joel Rudman	Republican	2022	Incumbent resigned January 1, 2025, to run for U.S. Representative. [21] New member to be elected June 10, 2025.	▌Nathan Boyles (Republican) [22] ▌Hayden Hudson (Republican) [22] ▌Rena McQuaig (Republican) [22] ▌Wade Merritt (Republican) [22] ▌Shon Owens (Republican) [22] ▌Joshua Sik (Republican) [22] ▌Cindy Smith (Republican) [22] ▌Jamie Lee Wells (Republican) [22] ▌Dondre Wise (Democratic) [22]
House	32	Debbie Mayfield	Republican	2024	Incumbent resigning June 9, 2025, to run for State Senate. [23] New member to be elected June 10, 2025.	▌Terrence Cronin Jr. (Republican) [24] ▌Juan Hinojosa (Democratic) [24] ▌Brian Hodgers (Republican) [24] ▌Bob White (Republican) [24]
Senate	19	Randy Fine	Republican	2024	Incumbent resigning March 31, 2025, to run for U.S. Representative. [25] New member to be elected June 10, 2025.	▌Marcie Adkins (Republican) [26] ▌Vance Ahrens (Democratic) [26] ▌Mark Lightner III (Republican) [26] ▌ Debbie Mayfield (Republican) [27] ▌Tim Thomas (Republican) [26]
Senate	15	Geraldine Thompson	Democratic	2022	Incumbent died February 13, 2025, after complications from knee surgery. [28] New member to be elected TBD.	▌ Randolph Bracy (Democratic) [29]

Iowa

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	35	Chris Cournoyer	Republican	2018	Incumbent resigned December 16, 2024, to become Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. [30] New member elected January 28, 2025. Democratic gain.	▌Y Mike Zimmer (Democratic) 51.7% ▌Katie Whittington (Republican) 48.1% ▌Write-in 0.2% [31]
House	100	Martin Graber	Republican	2020	Incumbent died January 31, 2025. [32] New member to be elected March 11, 2025.	▌Nannette Griffin (Democratic) [33] ▌Blaine Watkins (Republican) [33]

Louisiana

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	14	Cleo Fields	Democratic	2019	Incumbent resigned December 31, 2024, to become a U.S. representative. [34] New member elected February 15, 2025. Democratic hold.	▌Y Larry Selders (Democratic) 62.4% ▌Carolyn Hill (Democratic) 20.4% ▌Quentin Anderson (Democratic) 17.3% [35]
Senate	23	Jean-Paul Coussan	Republican	2023	Incumbent resigned December 31, 2024, to join the Louisiana Public Service Commission. [36] New member elected February 15, 2025. Republican hold.	▌Y Brach Myers (Republican) 54.8% ▌Jesse Regan (Republican) 45.2% [35]
House	45	Brach Myers	Republican	2023	Incumbent resigning TBD, after being elected to the State Senate. [37] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD
House	67	Larry Selders	Democratic	2019	Incumbent resigning TBD, after being elected to the State Senate. [38] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

Maine

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	24	Joe Perry	Democratic	2019 (special)	Incumbent resigned December 4, 2024, to become the Maine State Treasurer. [39] New member to be elected February 25, 2025.	▌ Sean Faircloth (Democratic) [40] ▌Carolyn Fish (Republican) [40]

Massachusetts

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	Essex 6	Jerry Parisella	Democratic	2010	Incumbent resigned January 1, 2025, to become a District Court judge. [41] New member to be elected May 13, 2025.	▌Hannah Bowen (Democratic) [42] ▌Medley Long III (Republican) [43] ▌Todd Rotondo (Democratic) [42]
House	Bristol 3	Carol Doherty	Democratic	2020 (special)	Incumbent died February 15, 2025, of pancreatic cancer. [44] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

Michigan

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	35	Kristen McDonald Rivet	Democratic	2022	Incumbent resigned January 3, 2025, to become a U.S. representative. [45] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

Minnesota

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	60	Kari Dziedzic	DFL	2012 (special)	Incumbent died December 27, 2024, of ovarian cancer. [46] New member elected January 28, 2025. Democratic (DFL) hold.	▌Y Doron Clark (DFL) 90.9% ▌Abigail Wolters (Republican) 8.7% ▌Write-in 0.4% [47]
House	40B	Jamie Becker-Finn	DFL	2016	Incumbent's term expired January 14, 2025. Representative-elect Curtis Johnson was ruled ineligible to serve for violating Minnesota's residency requirement. [48] New member to be elected March 11, 2025. [49] [f]	▌David Gottfried (DFL) [51] ▌Paul Wikstrom (Republican) [51]

Mississippi

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	23	Andy Stepp	Republican	2023	Incumbent died December 5, 2024. [52] New member to be elected March 25, 2025.	▌ Perry Van Bailey (Nonpartisan) [53] ▌Colby Bollinger (Nonpartisan) [53] ▌Andy Clark (Nonpartisan) [53] ▌Danny Lampley (Nonpartisan) [53] ▌Travis Wright (Nonpartisan) [53]
House	82	Charles Young Jr.	Democratic	2011	Incumbent died December 19, 2024. [54] New member to be elected March 25, 2025.	▌Joseph Denson (Nonpartisan) [53] ▌Gregory Elliott (Nonpartisan) [55] ▌Joe Norwood (Nonpartisan) [56]
Senate	18	Jenifer Branning	Republican	2015	Incumbent resigned January 6, 2025, to join the Mississippi Supreme Court. [57] New member to be elected April 15, 2025.	▌Lane Taylor (Nonpartisan) [58]
House	16	Rickey W. Thompson	Democratic	2019	Special election called after court mandated redistricting. [59] New member to be elected November 4, 2025.	TBD
House	22	Jon Ray Lancaster	Republican	2019	Special election called after court mandated redistricting. [59] New member to be elected November 4, 2025.	TBD
House	36	Karl Gibbs	Democratic	2013 (special)	Special election called after court mandated redistricting. [59] New member to be elected November 4, 2025.	TBD
House	39	Dana McLean	Republican	2019	Special election called after court mandated redistricting. [59] New member to be elected November 4, 2025.	TBD
House	41	Kabir Karriem	Democratic	2015	Special election called after court mandated redistricting. [59] New member to be elected November 4, 2025.	TBD

Missouri

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	95	Michael O'Donnell	Republican	2018	Incumbent resigned January 15, 2025, to become the Missouri Commissioner of Securities. [60] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

New Hampshire

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	Strafford 12	Dawn Evans	Democratic	2024	Representative-elect resigned December 2, 2024, after moving out of her district. [61] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

New Jersey

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	23	Doug Steinhardt	Republican	2022 (appointed)	Incumbent resigning TBD, to become U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. [62] New member to be elected November 4, 2025.	▌ John DiMaio (Republican) [63]
Senate	35	Nellie Pou	Democratic	2011	Incumbent resigned January 3, 2025, to become a U.S. representative. [64] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. [g]	TBD

Oklahoma

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	8	Roger Thompson	Republican	2014	Incumbent resigned November 1, 2024. [66] New member to be elected May 13, 2025.	▌Steven Baldridge (Republican) [67] ▌Nathan Brewer (Democratic) [67] ▌Hoss Durrett (Republican) [67] ▌Edward Jolly (Republican) [67] ▌Bryan Logan (Republican) [67] ▌David Nelson (Republican) [67] ▌Jeff Ramsey (Republican) [67] ▌Steve Sanford (Independent) [67]
House	71	Amanda Swope	Democratic	2022	Incumbent resigning January 28, 2025, to become director of the Tulsa Office of Tribal Policy and Partnerships. [68] New member to be elected June 10, 2025.	▌Beverly A. Atteberry (Republican) [69] ▌Dennis Baker (Democratic) [69] ▌Amanda Clinton (Democratic) [69] ▌Heidemarie Fuentes (Republican) [69] ▌Tania Garza (Republican) [69] ▌Hudson Harder (Democratic) [69] ▌Ben Riggs (Democratic) [69]
House	74	Mark Vancuren	Republican	2018	Incumbent resigned January 1, 2025, to become a Deputy Tulsa County Commissioner. [70] New member to be elected June 10, 2025.	▌Amy Hossain (Democratic) [69] ▌Kevin Wayne Norwood (Republican) [69] ▌Brad Peixotto (Republican) [69] ▌Johnathon Shepherd (Republican) [69] ▌Maggie Stearman (Republican) [69] ▌Sheila Vancuren (Republican) [69]

Pennsylvania

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	35	Matthew Gergely	Democratic	2023 (special)	Incumbent died January 19, 2025, after suffering a medical emergency. [71] New member to be elected March 25, 2025.	▌Charles Davis (Republican) [72] ▌Dan Goughnour (Democratic) [72] ▌Adam Kitta (Libertarian) [73]
Senate	36	Ryan Aument	Republican	2014	Incumbent resigned December 31, 2024, to become state director for U.S. Senator Dave McCormick. [74] New member to be elected March 25, 2025.	▌James Andrew Malone (Democratic) [75] ▌Zachary Moore (Libertarian) [76] ▌Josh Parsons (Republican) [77]

South Carolina

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	113	Marvin R. Pendarvis	Democratic	2017 (special)	Incumbent resigned September 16, 2024, after having his law license suspended. [78] New member to be elected March 25, 2025. Democratic hold.	▌ Courtney Waters (Democratic) [79]
House	50	Will Wheeler	Democratic	2017 (special)	Incumbent resigned January 17, 2025, to run for the South Carolina Circuit Court [80] New member to be elected June 3, 2025.	▌Bill Oden (Republican) [81] ▌Keishan Scott (Democratic) [81] ▌Carl Whetsel (Democratic) [82]

Virginia

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	26	Kannan Srinivasan	Democratic	2023	Incumbent resigned January 7, 2025, to run for State Senate. [83] New member elected January 7, 2025. Democratic hold.	▌Y JJ Singh (Democratic) 62.3% ▌Ram Venkatachalam (Republican) 37.5% [84]
Senate	10	John McGuire	Republican	2023	Incumbent resigned December 11, 2024, to become a U.S. representative. [85] New member elected January 7, 2025. Republican hold.	▌Y Luther Cifers (Republican) 57.8% ▌Jack Trammel (Democratic) 42.1% [84]
Senate	32	Suhas Subramanyam	Democratic	2023	Incumbent resigned November 11, 2024, to become a U.S. representative. [86] New member elected January 7, 2025. Democratic hold.	▌Y Kannan Srinivasan (Democratic) 61.7% ▌Tumay Harding (Republican) 38.1% [84]

Washington

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	33 Position 1	Tina Orwall	Democratic	2008	Incumbent resigned December 10, 2024, after being appointed to the State Senate. [87] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. [h]	▌ Edwin Obras (Democratic) [87]
House	34 Position 1	Emily Alvarado	Democratic	2022	Incumbent resigned January 21, 2025, after being appointed to the State Senate. [88] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. [i]	▌Brianna Thomas (Democratic) [89]
House	41 Position 1	Tana Senn	Democratic	2013 (appointed)	Incumbent resigned January 15, 2025, to lead the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families. [90] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. [j]	TBD
House	48 Position 1	Vandana Slatter	Democratic	2017 (appointed)	Incumbent resigned January 7, 2025, after being appointed to the State Senate. [92] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. [k]	TBD
Senate	26	Emily Randall	Democratic	2018	Incumbent resigned December 8, 2024, to become a U.S. representative. [93] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. [l]	▌ Michelle Caldier (Republican) [95] ▌ Deborah Krishnadasan (Democratic) [94]
Senate	33	Karen Keiser	Democratic	2001 (appointed)	Incumbent resigned December 10, 2024. [93] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. [m]	▌ Tina Orwall (Democratic) [87]
Senate	34	Joe Nguyen	Democratic	2018	Incumbent resigned January 15, 2025, to lead the Washington State Department of Commerce. [96] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. [n]	▌ Emily Alvarado (Democratic) [97]
Senate	48	Patty Kuderer	Democratic	2017 (appointed)	Incumbent resigned January 7, 2025, after being elected as Washington State Insurance Commissioner. [93] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. [o]	▌ Amy Walen (Democratic) [98]

Notes

1. The Minnesota House of Representatives became tied after the election, so it is not counted towards either total.
2. A coalition of 14 Democrats, 5 Independents, and 2 Republicans will control the Alaska House of Representatives. ^[1]
3. A coalition of 9 Democrats and 5 Republicans will control the Alaska Senate.
4. The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.
5. In the 2024 election, Fong filed to run for re-election to his Assembly seat and also filed to run for U.S. House. He resigned his Assembly seat on May 24 after winning a special election for the U.S. House seat three days earlier. Fong attempted to withdraw from the State Assembly race, but per California law, his name could not be removed from the ballot. Despite unofficially dropping out of the race, Fong was re-elected to his State Assembly seat in the November 2024 general election, necessitating a special election. ^[8]
6. Governor Tim Walz previously scheduled the special election for January 28. However, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that it was called prematurely, prompting its rescheduling. ^[50]
7. Benjie Wimberly was appointed as interim senator by members of the Bergen County and Passaic County Democratic Committees on January 16, 2025. ^[65]
8. Edwin Obras was appointed as interim representative by the King County Council on December 11, 2024. ^[87]
9. Brianna Thomas was appointed as interim representative by the King County Council on January 21, 2025. ^[88]
10. Janice Zahn was appointed as interim representative by the King County Council on January 21, 2025. ^[91]
11. Osman Salahuddin was appointed as interim representative by the King County Council on January 7, 2025. ^[92]
12. Deborah Krishnadasan was appointed as interim senator by the Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners and Pierce County Council on December 11, 2024. ^[94]
13. Tina Orwall was appointed as interim senator by the King County Council on December 11, 2024. ^[87]
14. Emily Alvarado was appointed as interim senator by the King County Council on January 21, 2025. ^[88]
15. Vandana Slatter was appointed as interim senator by the King County Council on January 7, 2025. ^[92]

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