List of U.S. state senators

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This is a list of U.S. state senators.

Summary

StateState executiveLegislature nameLower houseUpper house
NameSize [1] Party strengthTerm
(yrs.)
NameSize [1] Party strengthTerm
(yrs.)
Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama Governor Legislature House of Representatives 105R 76–294 Senate 35R 27–84
Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska Governor Legislature House of Representatives 40MC 21–19 [nb 1] 2 Senate 20Coal. 14–0, 6 NCR [nb 2] 4
Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona Governor State Legislature House of Representatives 60R 33–272 Senate 30R 17–132
Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100R 81–192 Senate 35R 29–64
Flag of California.svg  California Governor State Legislature [nb 3] State Assembly 80D 60–202 State Senate 40D 30–104
Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 65D 43–222 Senate 35D 23–124
Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 151D 102–492 State Senate 36D 25–112
Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 41D 27–142 Senate 21D 15–64
Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Governor Legislature House of Representatives 120R 87–332 Senate 40R 28–124
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 180R 100–802 State Senate 56R 33–232
Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Governor Legislature House of Representatives 51D 42–92 Senate 25D 22–34
Flag of Idaho.svg  Idaho Governor Legislature House of Representatives 70R 61–92 Senate 35R 29–62
Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 118D 78–402 Senate 59D 40–192 or 4
Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100R 70–302 Senate 50R 40–104
Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100R 67–332 Senate 50R 34–164
Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas Governor Legislature House of Representatives 125R 88–372 Senate 40R 31–94
Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100R 80–202 Senate 38R 31–74
Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana Governor Legislature [nb 4] House of Representatives 105R 73–324 State Senate 39R 28–114
Flag of Maine.svg  Maine Governor Legislature House of Representatives 151D 76–73, 2 ind. [nb 5] 2 Senate 35D 20–152
Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland Governor General Assembly House of Delegates 141D 102–394 Senate 47D 34–134
Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts Governor General Court House of Representatives 160D 134–25, 1 ind.2 Senate 40D 35–52
Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan Governor Legislature House of Representatives 110R 58–522 Senate 38D 20–184
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Governor Legislature House of Representatives 134T 67–672 Senate 67DFL 34–332, 4, 4
Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi Governor Legislature House of Representatives 122R 79–41, 2 ind.4 State Senate 52R 36–164
Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 163R 111–522 Senate 34R 24–104
Flag of Montana.svg  Montana Governor Legislature House of Representatives 100R 58–422 Senate 50R 32–184
Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska Governor Legislature (Unicameral) Legislature [nb 6] 49R 33–15, 1 ind. [nb 7] 4
Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada Governor Legislature Assembly 42D 27–152 Senate 21D 13–84
Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire Governor General Court House of Representatives 400R 221–178, 1 ind.2 Senate 24R 16–82
Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey Governor Legislature General Assembly 80D 52–282 Senate 40D 25–152, 4, 4
Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico Governor Legislature House of Representatives 70D 44–262 Senate 42D 26–164
Flag of New York.svg  New York Governor State Legislature State Assembly 150D 103–472 State Senate 63D 41–222
Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 120R 71–492 Senate 50R 30–202
Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota Governor Legislative Assembly House of Representatives 94R 83–114 Senate 47R 42–54
Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 99R 65–342 Senate 33R 24–94
Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma Governor Legislature House of Representatives 101R 81–202 Senate 48R 40–84
Flag of Oregon.svg  Oregon Governor Legislative Assembly House of Representatives 60D 36–242 State Senate 30D 18–124
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 203D 102–1012 State Senate 50R 27–234
Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 75D 64–10, 1 ind.2 Senate 38D 34–42
Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 124R 88–362 Senate 46R 34–124
Flag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota Governor Legislature House of Representatives 70R 64–62 Senate 35R 32–32
Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 99R 75–242 Senate 33R 27–64
Flag of Texas.svg  Texas Governor Legislature House of Representatives 150R 88–622 Senate 31R 20–114
Flag of Utah.svg  Utah Governor State Legislature [nb 8] House of Representatives 75R 61–142 State Senate 29R 22–6, 1 FWD [nb 9] 4
Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 150MC 94–56 [nb 10] 2 Senate 30MC 17–13 [nb 11] 2
Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia Governor General Assembly House of Delegates 100D 51–492 Senate 40D 21–194
Flag of Washington.svg  Washington Governor State Legislature [nb 12] House of Representatives 98D 59–392 State Senate 49D 30–194
Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia Governor Legislature House of Delegates 100R 91–92 Senate 34R 32–24
Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin Governor State Legislature State Assembly 99R 54–452 Senate 33R 18–154
Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming Governor Legislature House of Representatives 62R 56–62 Senate 31R 29–24
  1. The majority in the Alaska House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 14 Democrats, 2 Republicans and 5 Independents. The minority consists of 19 Republicans.
  2. The majority in the Alaska Senate is held by a coalition of 9 Democrats and 5 Republicans. There are 6 Republicans outside the caucus.
  3. The Constitution of California names it the "California Legislature", but the legislature brands itself as the "California State Legislature".
  4. The Constitution of Louisiana vests legislative authority in "a legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives," and refers to it as "the legislature" throughout, without officially designating a term for the two houses together. However, the two bodies do use the term "Louisiana State Legislature" in official references to itself.
  5. There are 3 additional non-voting seats allocated to sovereign tribal nations within Maine. Since 2018, only one seat (belonging to the Passamaquoddy) is filled; the current tribal representative is a non-partisan/independent but is not counted in this total.
  6. When Nebraska switched to a unicameral legislature in 1937, the lower house was abolished. All current Nebraskan legislators are referred to as "Senators", as the pre-1937 senate was the retained house.
  7. Nebraska's legislature is de jure nonpartisan but senators' political affiliations are publicly known and voting often happens along party lines; the de facto composition is given here.
  8. The Constitution of Utah names it the "Legislature of the State of Utah", but the legislature brands itself as the "Utah State Legislature".
  9. One senator is registered with the Forward Party.
  10. The majority in the Vermont House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 87 Democrats, 4 Vermont Progressives and 3 independents. The minority consists of 56 Republicans.
  11. The majority in the Vermont Senate is held by a coalition of 16 Democrats and 1 Vermont Progressive. 13 Republicans make up the minority.
  12. The Constitution of Washington names it "the legislature of the state of Washington", but the legislature brands itself as the "Washington State Legislature".

Superlatives

From the 50 state legislatures in the United States, the following superlatives emerge:

Contents

There are a total of 1,972 state senators nationwide, with the average state senate having 39 members.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nevada

Nebraska

Nebraska has a unicameral legislature.

    New Hampshire

    New Jersey

    New Mexico

    New York

    North Carolina

    North Dakota

    Ohio

    Oklahoma

    Oregon

    Pennsylvania

    Rhode Island

    South Carolina

    South Dakota

    Tennessee

    Texas

    Utah

    Vermont

    Virginia

    Washington

    West Virginia

    Wisconsin

    Wyoming

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 The Book of the States (53 ed.). The Council of State Governments. January 7, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.