2026 United States state legislative elections

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2026 United States state legislative elections

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88 legislative chambers 46 states
Map of upper house elections:      Democratic-controlled chamber up      Republicans-controlled chamber up      Coalition-controlled chamber up      Non-partisan legislature      No regularly-scheduled elections
Map of lower house elections:      Democratic-controlled chamber up      Republicans-controlled chamber up      Coalition-controlled chamber up      Split body up      No lower house      No regularly-scheduled elections

The 2026 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 3, 2026, for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states. ^[1] Across the fifty states, approximately 60 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats will be up for election. These elections will take place concurrently with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in multiple states.

Summary table

Regularly scheduled elections will be held in 88 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections will be held for 6,064 of the 7,383 legislative seats. Most legislative chambers will hold elections for all seats, but some legislative chambers that use staggered elections hold elections for only a portion of the total seats in the chamber. The chambers that are 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 will likely take place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.

State	Upper house [2]				Lower house [2]
	Seats up	Total	% up	Term	Seats up	Total	% up	Term
Alabama	35	35	100	4	105	105	100	4
Alaska	10	20	50	4	40	40	100	2
Arizona	30	30	100	2	60	60	100	2
Arkansas	17	35	49	2/4 [a]	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	11	21	52	2/4 [a]	41	41	100	2
Florida	20	40	50	2/4 [a]	120	120	100	2
Georgia	56	56	100	2	180	180	100	2
Hawaii	13	25	52	2/4 [a]	51	51	100	2
Idaho	35	35	100	2	70	70	100	2
Illinois	39	59	66	2/4 [a]	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	100	4	141	141	100	4
Massachusetts	40	40	100	2	160	160	100	2
Michigan	38	38	100	4	110	110	100	2
Minnesota	67	67	100	2/4 [a]	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	24 [b]	49 [b]	49 [b]	4	N/A (unicameral)
Nevada	11	21	52	4	42	42	100	2
New Hampshire	24	24	100	2	400	400	100	2
New Jersey	0	40	0	2/4 [a]	0	80	0	2
New Mexico	0	42	0	4	70	70	100	2
New York	63	63	100	2	150	150	100	2
North Carolina	50	50	100	2	120	120	100	2
North Dakota	24	47	51	4	47	94	50	4
Ohio	17	33	52	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	17	33	52	4	99	99	100	2
Texas	16	31	52	2/4 [a]	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	24	49	49	4	98	98	100	2
West Virginia	17	34	50	4	100	100	100	2
Wisconsin	17	33	52	4	99	99	100	2
Wyoming	16	31	52	4	62	62	100	2
Total	1184	1973	60	N/A	4959	5413	92	N/A

State summaries

Alabama

Main articles: 2026 Alabama Senate election and 2026 Alabama House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Alabama Legislature are up for election. Both chambers have been controlled by the Republican Party since 2011.

Alabama Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Garlan Gudger	26
	Democratic	Bobby Singleton	8
Total			35	35

Alabama House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Nathaniel Ledbetter	72
	Democratic	Anthony Daniels	29
Total			105	105

Alaska

Main articles: 2026 Alaska Senate election and 2026 Alaska House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Alaska Senate and all of the seats of the Alaska House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. The Alaska Senate and the Alaska House of Representatives are controlled by coalitions of Democrats, Republicans, and independents.

Alaska Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Gary Stevens (retiring)	9
	Republican		5
		Mike Shower (retiring)	6
Total			20	20

Alaska House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Bryce Edgmon	2
		Mia Costello	19
	Independent	Bryce Edgmon	5
	Democratic		14
Total			40	40

Arizona

Main articles: 2026 Arizona Senate election and 2026 Arizona House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Arizona Legislature are up for election.

Arizona Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Warren Petersen (retiring)	17
	Democratic	Priya Sundareshan	13
Total			30	30

Arizona House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Steve Montenegro	33
	Democratic	Oscar De Los Santos	27
Total			60	60

Arkansas

Main articles: 2026 Arkansas Senate election and 2026 Arkansas House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Arkansas House of Representatives are up for election. 17 of the 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate are up for election.

Arkansas Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Bart Hester	29
	Democratic	Greg Leding (term-limited)	6
Total			35	35

Arkansas House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Brian S. Evans	81
	Democratic	Andrew Collins	19
Total			100	100

California

Main articles: 2026 California State Senate election and 2026 California State Assembly election

All of the seats of the California State Assembly are up for election. 20 of the 40 seats in the California Senate are up for election.

California Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Mike McGuire (term-limited)	30
	Republican	Brian Jones (term-limited)	10
Total			40	40

California Assembly

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Robert Rivas	60
	Republican	James Gallagher (term-limited)	19
Total			80	80

Colorado

Main articles: 2026 Colorado Senate election and 2026 Colorado House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Colorado Senate and all of the seats of the Colorado House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Colorado State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	James Coleman	23
	Republican	Cleave Simpson	12
Total			35	35

Colorado House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Julie McCluskie (term-limited)	43
	Republican	Jarvis Caldwell	22
Total			65	65

Connecticut

Main articles: 2026 Connecticut State Senate election and 2026 Connecticut House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Connecticut State Senate and the Connecticut House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Connecticut State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Martin Looney	25
	Republican	Stephen Harding	11
Total			36	36

Connecticut House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Matthew Ritter	102
	Republican	Vincent Candelora	48
Total			151	151

Delaware

Main articles: 2026 Delaware Senate election and 2026 Delaware House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Delaware State Senate and all of the Delaware House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Delaware State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	David Sokola	15
	Republican	Gerald Hocker	6
Total			21	21

Delaware House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Melissa Minor-Brown	27
	Republican	Timothy Dukes	14
Total			41	41

Florida

Main articles: 2026 Florida Senate election and 2026 Florida House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Florida House of Representatives are up for election. 20 of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate are up for election.

Florida Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Ben Albritton	28
	Democratic	Lori Berman (term-limited)	10
	Independent	Jason Pizzo (resigning)	1
Total			40	40

Florida House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Daniel Perez (term-limited)	86
	Democratic	Fentrice Driskell (term-limited)	33
Total			120	120

Georgia

Main articles: 2026 Georgia State Senate election and 2026 Georgia House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Georgia State Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Georgia State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Jason Anavitarte	32
	Democratic	Harold V. Jones II	23
Total			56	56

Georgia House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Jon Burns	100
	Democratic	Carolyn Hugley	80
Total			180	180

Hawaii

Main articles: 2026 Hawaii Senate election and 2026 Hawaii House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Hawaii Senate and all of the seats of the Hawaii House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Hawaii Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Ron Kouchi	22
	Republican	Brenton Awa	3
Total			25	25

Hawaii House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Nadine Nakamura	42
	Republican	Lauren Matsumoto	9
Total			51	51

Idaho

Main articles: 2026 Idaho Senate election and 2026 Idaho House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Idaho Senate and the Idaho House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Idaho Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Kelly Anthon	29
	Democratic	Melissa Wintrow	6
Total			35	35

Idaho House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Mike Moyle	61
	Democratic	Ilana Rubel	9
Total			70	70

Illinois

Main articles: 2026 Illinois Senate election and 2026 Illinois House of Representatives election

Two thirds of the seats of the Illinois Senate and all of the seats of the Illinois House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Illinois Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Don Harmon	40
	Republican	John Curran	19
Total			59	59

Illinois House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Chris Welch	78
	Republican	Tony McCombie	40
Total			118	118

Indiana

Main articles: 2026 Indiana Senate election and 2026 Indiana House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Indiana Senate and all of the seats of the Indiana House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Indiana Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Rodric Bray	39
	Democratic	Shelli Yoder	10
	Independent Republican	R. Michael Young	1
Total			50	50

Indiana House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Todd Huston	70
	Democratic	Phil GiaQuinta	30
Total			100	100

Iowa

Main articles: 2026 Iowa Senate election and 2026 Iowa House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Iowa Senate and all of the seats of the Iowa House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Iowa Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Amy Sinclair	33
	Democratic	Janice Weiner	17
Total			50	50

Iowa House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Pat Grassley	67
	Democratic	Brian Meyer	32
Total			100	100

Kansas

Main article: 2026 Kansas House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Kansas House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control this chamber.

Kansas House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Daniel Hawkins (retiring)	88
	Democratic	Brandon Woodard	37
Total			125	125

Kentucky

Main articles: 2026 Kentucky Senate election and 2026 Kentucky House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Kentucky Senate and all of the seats of the Kentucky House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Kentucky Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Robert Stivers	32
	Democratic	Gerald A. Neal	6
Total			38	38

Kentucky House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	David W. Osborne	80
	Democratic	Pamela Stevenson (retiring)	20
Total			100	100

Maine

Main articles: 2026 Maine State Senate election and 2026 Maine House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Maine Senate and the Maine House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Maine Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Mattie Daughtry	20
	Republican	Trey Stewart	15
Total			35	35

Maine House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Ryan Fecteau	76
	Republican	Billy Bob Faulkingham (term-limited)	73
	Independent	—	2
Total			151	151

Maryland

Main articles: 2026 Maryland Senate election and 2026 Maryland House of Delegates election

All of the seats of the Maryland General Assembly are up for election.

Maryland Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Bill Ferguson	34
	Republican	Steve Hershey	13
Total			47	47

Maryland House of Delegates

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Adrienne A. Jones	102
	Republican	Jason C. Buckel	39
Total			141	141

Massachusetts

Main articles: 2026 Massachusetts Senate election and 2026 Massachusetts House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Massachusetts Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Karen Spilka	36
	Republican	Bruce Tarr	4
Total			40	40

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Ron Mariano	132
	Independent		1
	Republican	Bradley Jones Jr.	25
Total			160	160

Michigan

Main articles: 2026 Michigan Senate election and 2026 Michigan House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control the senate, while Republicans control the house.

Michigan Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Winnie Brinks (term-limited)	19
	Republican	Aric Nesbitt (term-limited)	18
Total			38	38

Michigan House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Ranjeev Puri	52
	Republican	Matt Hall	58
Total			110	110

Minnesota

Main articles: 2026 Minnesota Senate election and 2026 Minnesota House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democratic–Farmer–Laborites currently control the senate, while the composition of the house is tied.

Minnesota Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic (DFL)	Erin Murphy	34
	Republican	Mark Johnson	33
Total			67	67

Minnesota House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic (DFL)	Zack Stephenson	67
	Republican	Lisa Demuth	67
Total			134	134

Missouri

Main articles: 2026 Missouri State Senate election and 2026 Missouri House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Missouri Senate and all of the seats of the Missouri House of Representatives were up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Missouri Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Cindy O'Laughlin (term-limited)	24
	Democratic	Doug Beck	10
Total			34	34

Missouri House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Jonathan Patterson (term-limited)	111
	Democratic	Ashley Aune	52
Total			163	163

Montana

Main articles: 2026 Montana Senate election and 2026 Montana House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Montana Senate and all of the seats of the Montana House of Representatives were up for election in 2026.

Montana Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Matt Regier	32
	Democratic	Pat Flowers (term-limited)	18
Total			50	50

Montana House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Brandon Ler	58
	Democratic	Katie Sullivan (term-limited)	42
Total			100	100

Nebraska

Main article: 2026 Nebraska Legislature election

Nebraska is the only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature; half of the seats of the Nebraska Legislature are up for election in 2026. 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.

Nebraska Legislature

Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	33
	Democratic	15
	Independent Democrat	1
Total		49	49

Nevada

Main articles: 2026 Nevada Senate election and 2026 Nevada Assembly election

Half of the seats of the Nevada Senate and all of the seats of the Nevada Assembly are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Nevada Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Nicole Cannizzaro	13
	Republican	Robin Titus	8
Total			21	21

Nevada Assembly

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Steve Yeager (retiring)	27
	Republican	Gregory Hafen II	15
Total			42	42

New Hampshire

Main articles: 2026 New Hampshire Senate election and 2026 New Hampshire House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the New Hampshire Senate and the New Hampshire House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

New Hampshire Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Sharon Carson	16
	Democratic	Rebecca Perkins Kwoka	8
Total			24	24

New Hampshire House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Sherman Packard	220
	Democratic	Alexis Simpson	177
	Independent	—	1
	Vacant	—	1
Total			400	400

New Mexico

Main article: 2026 New Mexico House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the New Mexico House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control this chamber.

New Mexico House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Javier Martínez	44
	Republican	Gail Armstrong	26
Total			70	70

New York

Main articles: 2026 New York State Senate election and 2026 New York State Assembly election

All of the seats of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

New York State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	41
	Republican	Rob Ortt	22
Total			63	63

New York State Assembly

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Carl Heastie	103
	Republican	William Barclay	47
Total			150	150

North Carolina

Main articles: 2026 North Carolina Senate election and 2026 North Carolina House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

North Carolina Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Phil Berger	30
	Democratic	Sydney Batch	20
Total			50	50

North Carolina House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Destin Hall	71
	Democratic	Robert T. Reives II	49
Total			120	120

North Dakota

Main articles: 2026 North Dakota Senate election and 2026 North Dakota House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the North Dakota Senate and the North Dakota House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

North Dakota Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Brad Bekkedahl	42
	Democratic-NPL	Kathy Hogan	5
Total			47	47

North Dakota House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Robin Weisz	83
	Democratic-NPL	Zac Ista	11
Total			94	94

Ohio

Main articles: 2026 Ohio Senate election and 2026 Ohio House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Ohio House of Representatives are up for election. 16 of the 33 seats in the Ohio Senate are up for election

Ohio Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Rob McColley (term-limited)	24
	Democratic	Nickie Antonio (term-limited)	9
Total			33	33

Ohio House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Matt Huffman	65
	Democratic	Dani Isaacsohn	34
Total			99	99

Oklahoma

Main articles: 2026 Oklahoma Senate election and 2026 Oklahoma House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Oklahoma Senate and all of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Oklahoma Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Lonnie Paxton	40
	Democratic	Julia Kirt	8
Total			48	48

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Kyle Hilbert	80
	Democratic	Cyndi Munson (retiring)	18
Total			101	101

Oregon

Main articles: 2026 Oregon Senate election and 2026 Oregon House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Oregon State Senate and all of the seats of the Oregon House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Oregon State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Rob Wagner	18
	Republican	Bruce Starr	12
Total			30	30

Oregon House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Julie Fahey	36
	Republican	Lucetta Elmer	24
Total			60	60

Pennsylvania

Main articles: 2026 Pennsylvania Senate election and 2026 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Pennsylvania State Senate and all of the seats of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control the upper chamber while Democrats control the lower chamber.

Pennsylvania State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Kim Ward	27
	Democratic	Jay Costa	22
Total			50	50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Joanna McClinton	102
	Republican	Jesse Topper	101
Total			203	203

Rhode Island

Main articles: 2026 Rhode Island Senate election and 2026 Rhode Island House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Rhode Island Senate and the Rhode Island House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Rhode Island Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Valarie Lawson	33
	Republican	Jessica de la Cruz	4
Total			38	38

Rhode Island House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Joe Shekarchi	64
	Republican	Michael Chippendale	10
	Independent		1
Total			75	75

South Carolina

Main article: 2026 South Carolina House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the South Carolina House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control this chamber.

South Carolina House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Murrell Smith, Jr.	88
	Democratic	Todd Rutherford	35
Total			124	124

South Dakota

Main articles: 2026 South Dakota Senate election and 2026 South Dakota House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the South Dakota Senate and the South Dakota House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

South Dakota Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Chris Karr (term-limited)	31
	Democratic	Liz Larson	3
Total			35	35

South Dakota House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Jon Hansen (term-limited)	63
	Democratic	Erin Healy (term-limited)	6
Total			70	70

Tennessee

Main articles: 2026 Tennessee Senate election and 2026 Tennessee House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Tennessee Senate and all of the seats of the Tennessee House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Tennessee Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Randy McNally	27
	Democratic	Raumesh Akbari	6
Total			33	33

Tennessee House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Cameron Sexton	75
	Democratic	Karen Camper	24
Total			99	99

Texas

Main articles: 2026 Texas Senate election and 2026 Texas House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Texas Senate and all of the seats of the Texas House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Texas Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Charles Perry	20
	Democratic	Carol Alvarado	11
Total			31	31

Texas House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Dustin Burrows	88
	Democratic	Gene Wu	62
Total			150	150

Utah

Main articles: 2026 Utah Senate election and 2026 Utah House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Utah State Senate and all of the seats of the Utah House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Utah Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Stuart Adams	22
	Democratic	Luz Escamilla	6
	Forward Party	Daniel Thatcher	1
Total			29	29

Utah House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Mike Schultz	61
	Democratic	Angela Romero	14
Total			75	75

Vermont

Main articles: 2026 Vermont Senate election and 2026 Vermont House of Representatives election

All of the seats of the Vermont Senate and the Vermont House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Vermont Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Philip Baruth	16
	Republican	Scott Beck	13
	Progressive	Tanya Vyhovsky	1
Total			30	30

Vermont House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Jill Krowinski	87
	Republican	Patricia McCoy	56
	Progressive	Kate Logan	4
	Independent	—	3
Total			150	150

Washington

Main articles: 2026 Washington State Senate election and 2026 Washington House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Washington State Senate and all of the seats of the Washington House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Democrats currently control both chambers.

Washington State Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Steve Conway	29
	Republican	John Braun	19
Total			49	49

Washington House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Laurie Jinkins	59
	Republican	Drew Stokesbary	39
Total			98	98

West Virginia

Main articles: 2026 West Virginia Senate election and 2026 West Virginia House of Delegates election

Half of the seats of the West Virginia Senate and all of the seats of the West Virginia House of Delegates are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

West Virginia Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Randy Smith	32
	Democratic	Mike Woelfel	2
Total			34	34

West Virginia House of Delegates

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Roger Hanshaw	91
	Democratic	Sean Hornbuckle	9
Total			100	100

Wisconsin

Main articles: 2026 Wisconsin Senate election and 2026 Wisconsin State Assembly election

Half of the seats of the Wisconsin Senate and all of the seats of the Wisconsin State Assembly are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Wisconsin Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Mary Felzkowski	18
	Democratic	Dianne Hesselbein	15
Total			33	33

Wisconsin State Assembly

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Robin Vos	54
	Democratic	Greta Neubauer	45
Total			99	99

Wyoming

Main articles: 2026 Wyoming Senate election and 2026 Wyoming House of Representatives election

Half of the seats of the Wyoming Senate and all of the seats of the Wyoming House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control both chambers.

Wyoming Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Bo Biteman	29
	Democratic	Mike Gierau	2
Total			31	31

Wyoming House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Chip Neiman	56
	Democratic	Mike Yin	6
Total			62	62

Territorial and federal district summaries

American Samoa

Main article: 2026 American Samoan general election

All of the seats of the American Samoa House of Representatives were up for election. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms. Gubernatorial and legislative elections are conducted on a nonpartisan basis in American Samoa.

Guam

Main article: 2026 Guamanian legislative election

All of the seats of the unicameral Legislature of Guam are up for election in 2026. Republicans currently control this chamber.

Guam Legislature

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Frank F. Blas Jr. (retiring)	9
	Democratic	Tina Rose Muña Barnes	6
Total			15	15

Northern Mariana Islands

Main article: 2026 Northern Mariana Islands general election

A portion of the seats of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, and all of the seats of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, are up for election in 2026. A coalition of Republicans and Independents control the senate, while a coalition of Democrats and Independents control the house.

Northern Mariana Islands Senate

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Karl King-Nabors	3
	Independent		4
	Democratic		2
Total			9	9

Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Edmund Villagomez (retiring)	12
	Independent		2
	Republican	Roy Ada	4
	Independent		2
Total			20	20

U.S. Virgin Islands

Main article: 2026 United States Virgin Islands general election

All of the seats of the unicameral Legislature of the Virgin Islands were up for election in 2026. All members of the legislature serve a two-year term.

Virgin Islands Legislature

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Milton E. Potter	12
	Independent	Dwayne DeGraff	3
Total			15	15

Washington, D.C.

Main article: 2026 Council of the District of Columbia election

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 were up for election in 2026. Council members serve four-year terms.

District of Columbia Council

Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Phil Mendelson	11
	Independent		2
Total			13	13

Special elections

There are currently 31 state legislative special elections scheduled for 2026. ^[3] More than half of all states have procedures for special state legislative elections. ^[4]

Alabama

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	63	Cynthia Almond	Republican	2022 (special)	Incumbent resigned June 15, 2025, after being appointed to the Alabama Public Service Commission. [5] New member to be elected January 13, 2026. [6]	▌Norman Crow (Republican) [7] ▌Judith Taylor (Democratic) [8]
House	38	Debbie Wood	Republican	2018	Incumbent resigned July 31, 2025, to spend time with her family. [9] New member to be elected February 3, 2026. [10]	▌Garrett Dixon (Republican) [11] ▌Hazel Floyd (Democratic) [11] ▌Micah Messer (Republican) [11] ▌Kristin Nelson (Republican) [11]

Arkansas

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	38	Carlton Wing	Republican	2016	Incumbent resigned September 30, 2025, to become head of Arkansas PBS. [12] New member to be elected June 9, 2026.	TBD
Senate	26	Gary Stubblefield	Republican	2012	Incumbent died September 2, 2025, of complications during surgery. [13] New member to be elected June 9, 2026.	TBD

Colorado

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	17	Sonya Jaquez Lewis	Democratic	2020	Incumbent resigned February 18, 2025, due to an ethics investigation. [14] New member to be elected November 3, 2026. [c]	TBD
Senate	29	Janet Buckner	Democratic	2020	Incumbent resigned January 9, 2025, to prioritize her health. [16] New member to be elected November 3, 2026. [d]	TBD
Senate	31	Chris Hansen	Democratic	2020 (appointed)	Incumbent resigned January 9, 2025, to become CEO of La Plata Electric Association. [18] New member to be elected November 3, 2026. [e]	TBD

Florida

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	52	John Temple	Republican	2022	Incumbent resigned September 18, 2025, to become the President of Lake–Sumter State College. [20] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD
House	87	Mike Caruso	Republican	2018	Incumbent resigned August 18, 2025, to become the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller of Palm Beach County. [21] New member to be elected TBD.	▌Emily Gregory (Democratic) [22] ▌Gretchen Miller Feng (Republican) [22] ▌Laura Levites (Democratic) [22] ▌Jon Maples (Republican) [22]
Senate	14	Jay Collins	Republican	2022	Incumbent resigned August 12, 2025, to become the Lieutenant Governor of Florida. [23] New member to be elected TBD.	▌Brian Nathan (Democratic) [24]

Georgia

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	23	Mandi Ballinger	Republican	2012	Incumbent died October 12, 2025. [25] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

Hawaii

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	19	Henry Aquino	Democratic	2022	Incumbent resigning November 30, 2025, to take a private sector job. [26] New member to be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

Kansas

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	24	J. R. Claeys	Republican	2020	Incumbent resigned June 2, 2025, after being appointed director of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service. [27] New member to be elected November 3, 2026. [f]	TBD

Louisiana

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	97	Matthew Willard	Democratic	2019	Incumbent resigning TBD to join the New Orleans City Council. [29] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD
Senate	3	Joseph Bouie	Democratic	2019	Incumbent resigning TBD to become chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans. [30] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

Massachusetts

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	Middlesex 1	Edward Kennedy	Democratic	2018	Incumbent died October 1, 2025. [31] 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. [32] New member to be elected May 5, 2026.	▌Brandell Adams (Democratic) [33] ▌Martin Blank (Democratic) [33] ▌Chedrick Greene (Democratic) [33] ▌William Morrone (Democratic) [33] ▌ Pamela Pugh (Democratic) [33] ▌Serenity Hope Salak (Democratic) [33] ▌Jason Tunney (Republican) [33] ▌Chadwick Twillman (Republican) [33] ▌Christian Velasquez (Republican) [33] ▌Andrew Wendt (Republican) [33]

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 Missouri Commissioner of Securities. [34] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD
House	114	Ken Waller	Republican	2022	Incumbent died August 24, 2025. [35] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD
House	149	Donnie Brown	Republican	2022	Incumbent resigned August 21, 2025, after being appointed Southeast District Engineer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. [36] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD
House	160	Ben Baker	Republican	2018	Incumbent resigned May 4, 2025, to become Missouri director for USDA Rural Development. [37] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

New Hampshire

Main article: 2025–2026 New Hampshire state legislative special elections

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	Hillsborough 24	Donald Bouchard	Democratic	2022	Incumbent resigned July 21, 2025. [38] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD
House	Belknap 2	Matthew Lunney	Republican	2024	Incumbent resigned September 23, 2025. [38] New member to be elected TBD.	TBD

New Mexico

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	33	Nick Paul	Republican	2024	Incumbent resigned October 14, 2025, due to health concerns. [39] New member to be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD

North Dakota

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	26	Jeremy Olson	Republican	2022	Incumbent resigned May 5, 2025, after being named in a harassment complaint. [40] New member to be elected November 3, 2026. [g]	TBD
House	42	Emily O'Brien	Republican	2016	Incumbent resigned August 20, 2025, after being appointed deputy commissioner of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. [42] New member to be elected November 3, 2026. [h]	TBD

Oklahoma

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	35	Ty Burns	Republican	2018	Incumbent resigned October 1, 2025, after being convicted of domestic abuse. [44] New member to be elected February 10, 2026. [i]	TBD

South Carolina

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
House	98	Chris Murphy	Republican	2010	Incumbent resigning January 5, 2026, to spend time with family. [45] New member to be elected January 6, 2026.	▌Damien Daly (Democratic) [46] ▌Greg Ford (Republican) [46] ▌Brian Hill (Republican) [46] ▌David Johnston (Republican) [46] ▌Stephen Kohn (Democratic) [46] ▌Sonja Ogletree Satani (Democratic) [46]

Texas

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	4	Brandon Creighton	Republican	2014 (special)	Incumbent resigned October 3, 2025, to become chancellor of Texas Tech University. [47] New member to be elected TBD.	▌Brett Ligon (Republican) [48]

West Virginia

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	17	Eric Nelson	Republican	2020	Incumbent resigned January 13, 2025, after being appointed as West Virginia Secretary of Revenue. [49] New member to be elected November 3, 2026. [j]	TBD

Wyoming

District		Incumbent			This race
Chamber	No.	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Senate	6	Darin Smith	Republican	2024	Incumbent resigned August 11, 2025, after being appointed as U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming. [51] New member to be elected November 3, 2026. [k]	TBD

Notes

1. The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.
2. These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.
3. Katie Wallace was appointed as interim senator by a vacancy committee on March 18, 2025. ^[15]
4. Iman Jodeh was appointed as interim senator by a vacancy committee on January 6, 2025. ^[17]
5. Matthew Ball was appointed as interim senator by a vacancy committee on January 7, 2025. ^[19]
6. Scott Hill was appointed as interim senator on June 16, 2025. ^[28]
7. Kelby Timmons was appointed as interim representative on May 24, 2025. ^[41]
8. Dustin McNally was appointed as interim representative on September 14, 2025. ^[43]
9. If a special runoff primary is not required, the election will be held on January 13, 2026.
10. Anne Charnock was appointed as interim senator by Governor Patrick Morrisey on February 4, 2025. ^[50]
11. Taft Love was appointed as interim senator by county commissioners on August 29, 2025. ^[52]

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