2026 United States state legislative elections

Last updated February 19, 2025

The 2026 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 3, 2026, for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states.^[2] 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^[3]				Lower house^[3]
State	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^[d]	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^[d]	41	41	100	2
Florida	20	40	50	2/4^[d]	120	120	100	2
Georgia	56	56	100	2	180	180	100	2
Hawaii	13	25	52	2/4^[d]	51	51	100	2
Idaho	35	35	100	2	70	70	100	2
Illinois	39	59	66	2/4^[d]	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^[d]	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^[e]	49^[e]	49^[e]	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^[d]	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^[d]	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

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
	Republican	Garlan Gudger	27
	Democratic	Bobby Singleton	8
Total			35	35

Alabama House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Nathaniel Ledbetter	76
	Democratic	Anthony Daniels	29
Total			105	105

Arizona

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

Arizona Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Warren Petersen	17
	Democratic	Priya Sundareshan	13
Total			30	30

Arizona House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Steve Montenegro	33
	Democratic	Oscar De Los Santos	27
Total			60	60

Arkansas

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
	Republican	Leslie Rutledge	29
	Democratic	Greg Leding	6
Total			35	35

Arkansas House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Brian S. Evans	81
	Democratic	Andrew Collins	19
Total			100	100

Florida

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
	Republican	Ben Albritton	28
	Democratic	Jason Pizzo	12
Total			40	40

Florida House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Daniel Perez	86
	Democratic	Fentrice Driskell	33
Total			120	120

Maryland

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

Maryland Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Bill Ferguson	34
	Republican	Stephen S. Hershey Jr.	13
Total			47	47

Maryland House of Delegates
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	Adrienne A. Jones	102
	Republican	Jason C. Buckel	39
Total			141	141

Special elections

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

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.^[5] New member to be elected November 3, 2026.	TBD
Senate	29	Janet Buckner	Democratic	2020	Incumbent resigned January 9, 2025, to prioritize her health.^[6] New member to be elected November 3, 2026.^[f]	TBD
Senate	31	Chris Hansen	Democratic	2020 (appointed)	Incumbent resigned January 9, 2025, to become CEO of La Plata Electric Association.^[8] New member to be elected November 3, 2026.^[g]	TBD

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.^[10] New member to be elected November 3, 2026.^[h]	TBD

Notes

1 2 The Minnesota House of Representatives became tied after the election, so it is not counted towards either total.
↑ A coalition of 14 Democrats, 5 Independents, and 2 Republicans will control the Alaska House of Representatives.^[1]
↑ A coalition of 9 Democrats and 5 Republicans will control the Alaska Senate.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.
1 2 3 These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.
↑ Iman Jodeh was appointed as interim senator by a vacancy committee on January 6, 2025.^[7]
↑ Matthew Ball was appointed as interim senator by a vacancy committee on January 7, 2025.^[9]
↑ Anne Charnock was appointed as interim senator by Governor Patrick Morrisey on February 4, 2025.^[11]

References

↑ Maguire, Sean (November 26, 2024). "Incoming bipartisan Alaska House and Senate majorities take shape with similar policy goals". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
↑ "State legislative elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
1 2 "State legislative elections, 2026". Ballotpedia.
↑ "How are vacancies filled in state legislatures?". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
↑ https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/18/sonya-jaquez-lewis-resignation/
↑ https://coloradosun.com/2024/11/21/janet-buckner-resigns-colorado-legislature/
↑ "Arapahoe County Democrats choose Rep Iman Jodeh to replace District 29 Sen. Janet Buckner". coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
↑ https://kdvr.com/news/politics/colorado-politics-news/colorado-sen-chris-hansen-plans-to-resign-after-landslide-reelection-win/
↑ "Democrats pick Matt Ball to replace Chris Hansen in Colorado Senate". coloradonewsline.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
↑ "Two state senate seats to be filled in coming weeks". wvmetronews.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
↑ "Governor Patrick Morrisey Appoints Anne Charnock to Fill Vacancy in 17th Senate District". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

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[MNHouse-1] 1 2 The Minnesota House of Representatives became tied after the election, so it is not counted towards either total.

[AKhousePost-3] A coalition of 14 Democrats, 5 Independents, and 2 Republicans will control the Alaska House of Representatives.^[1]

[AKsenatePost-4] A coalition of 9 Democrats and 5 Republicans will control the Alaska Senate.

[variabletermlength-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.

[Nebraska_seats-8] 1 2 3 These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.

[13] Iman Jodeh was appointed as interim senator by a vacancy committee on January 6, 2025.^[7]

[16] Matthew Ball was appointed as interim senator by a vacancy committee on January 7, 2025.^[9]

[19] Anne Charnock was appointed as interim senator by Governor Patrick Morrisey on February 4, 2025.^[11]

[2] Maguire, Sean (November 26, 2024). "Incoming bipartisan Alaska House and Senate majorities take shape with similar policy goals". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[5] "State legislative elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[seatsup-6] 1 2 "State legislative elections, 2026". Ballotpedia.

[9] "How are vacancies filled in state legislatures?". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[10] ttps://coloradosun.com/2025/02/18/sonya-jaquez-lewis-resignation/

[11] ttps://coloradosun.com/2024/11/21/janet-buckner-resigns-colorado-legislature/

[12] "Arapahoe County Democrats choose Rep Iman Jodeh to replace District 29 Sen. Janet Buckner". coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

[14] ttps://kdvr.com/news/politics/colorado-politics-news/colorado-sen-chris-hansen-plans-to-resign-after-landslide-reelection-win/

[15] "Democrats pick Matt Ball to replace Chris Hansen in Colorado Senate". coloradonewsline.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

[17] "Two state senate seats to be filled in coming weeks". wvmetronews.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

[18] "Governor Patrick Morrisey Appoints Anne Charnock to Fill Vacancy in 17th Senate District". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

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