2000 United States state legislative elections

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2000 United States state legislative elections
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 1999November 7, 2000 2001  

86 legislative chambers in 44 states
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Coalition
Chambers before49 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] 48 [lower-alpha 1] 0
Chambers after5145 [lower-alpha 3] 1 [lower-alpha 4]
Overall changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1

US2000stateupperhouses.svg
Map of upper house elections:
     Democrats gained control     Democrats retained control
     Republicans gained control     Republicans retained control
     Coalition gained control
     Split body formed
     Non-partisan legislature
     No regularly-scheduled elections

US2000statelowerhouses.svg
Map of lower house elections:
     Democrats retained control
     Republicans gained control     Republicans retained control
     Split body maintained
     Non-partisan legislature
     No regularly-scheduled elections

Elections to state legislatures were held on November 7, 2000, simultaneously with the 2000 United States presidential election. Elections were held for 86 legislative chambers in 44 states, simultaneous to those states' gubernatorial elections. [1] Election occurred in both chambers of each state's legislature, except for Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia. Michigan held elections for the lower house. Six territorial chambers in four territories and the District of Columbia were up as well.

Contents

Democrats won control of the Colorado Senate for the first time since 1963. Republicans won control of the Missouri Senate for the first time since 1949, the New Hampshire Senate (which was previously tied), the South Carolina Senate for the first time since 1879, and the Vermont House of Representatives. Additionally, a coalition government replaced the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate, and the Democratic-controlled Maine Senate became tied. [2]

Republicans won a trifecta in South Carolina for the first time since 1876.

Summary table

Regularly-scheduled elections were held in 86 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly-scheduled elections were held for 6,015 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.

StateUpper House [3] Lower House [3]
Seats upTotal % upTermSeats upTotal % upTerm
Alaska 192095440401002
Arizona 3030100260601002
Arkansas 35351002/4 [lower-alpha 5] 1001001002
California 204050480801002
Colorado 183551465651002
Connecticut 363610021511511002
Delaware 21211002/4 [lower-alpha 5] 41411002
Florida 40401002/4 [lower-alpha 5] 1201201002
Georgia 565610021801801002
Hawaii 25251002/4 [lower-alpha 5] 51511002
Idaho 3535100270701002
Illinois 59591002/4 [lower-alpha 5] 1181181002
Indiana 25505041001001002
Iowa 25505041001001002
Kansas 404010041251251002
Kentucky 19385041001001002
Louisiana 03904010504
Maine 353510021511511002
Maryland 04704014104
Massachusetts 404010021601601002
Michigan 038041101101002
Minnesota 67671002/4 [lower-alpha 5] 1341341002
Mississippi 05204012204
Missouri 17345041631631002
Montana 25505041001001002
Nebraska 25 [lower-alpha 6] 49 [lower-alpha 6] 51 [lower-alpha 6] 4N/A (unicameral)
Nevada 102148442421002
New Hampshire 242410024004001002
New Jersey 04002/4 [lower-alpha 5] 08002
New Mexico 4242100470701002
New York 636310021501501002
North Carolina 505010021201201002
North Dakota 23474944794504
Ohio 163348499991002
Oklahoma 24485041011011002
Oregon 153050460601002
Pennsylvania 25505042032031002
Rhode Island 3838100275751002
South Carolina 464610041241241002
South Dakota 3535100270701002
Tennessee 163348499991002
Texas 1631522/4 [lower-alpha 5] 1501501002
Utah 152952475751002
Vermont 303010021501501002
Virginia 04004010002
Washington 254951498981002
West Virginia 17345041001001002
Wisconsin 163348499991002
Wyoming 153050460601002
Total1281197265N/A4595541185N/A

State summaries

Upper houses

StatePrevious UHResultParty control
AlaskaR 15-5R 14-6Republican Hold
ArizonaR 16-14Coal. 18-12Coalition Takeover
ArkansasD 30-5D 27-8Democratic hold
CaliforniaD 25-15D 26-14Democratic hold
ColoradoR 21-14D 18-17Democratic Takeover
ConnecticutD 19-17D 21-15Democratic hold
DelawareD 13-8D 13-8Democratic hold
FloridaR 25-15R 25-15Republican hold
GeorgiaD 34-22R 32-24Democratic Hold
HawaiiD 23-2D 22-3Democratic hold
IdahoR 31-4R 32-3Republican hold
IllinoisR 32-27R 32-27Republican hold
IndianaR 31-19R 32-18Republican hold
IowaR 30-20R 30-20Republican hold
KansasR 27-13R 30-10Republican hold
KentuckyR 20-18R 20-18Republican hold
MaineD 20-14-117-17-1Split Takeover
MassachusettsD 33-7D 34-6Democratic hold
MinnesotaD 41-25-1D 39-27-1Democratic Hold
MissouriD 18-16R 18-16Republican Takeover
MontanaR 32-18R 31-19Republican hold
Nebraska Unicameral and non–partisan Senate with 49 members
NevadaR 12-9R 12-9Republican hold
New Hampshire12-12R 13-11Republican Takeover
New MexicoD 25-17D 24-18Democratic hold
New YorkR 35-26R 36-25Republican Hold
North CarolinaD 35-15D 35-15Democratic Hold
North DakotaR 31-18R 32-17Republican hold
OhioR 21-12R 21-12Republican hold
OklahomaD 33-15D 30-18Democratic hold
OregonR 17-13R 16-14Republican Hold
PennsylvaniaR 30-20R 30-20Republican hold
Rhode IslandD 42-8D 44-6Democratic hold
South CarolinaD 25-21R 25-21Republican Takeover
South DakotaR 22-13R 24-11Republican hold
TennesseeD 18-15D 18-15Democratic hold
TexasR 16-15R 16-15Republican hold
UtahR 18-11R 20-9Republican hold
VermontD 17-13D 16-14Democratic hold
WashingtonD 27-23D 25-24Democratic hold
West VirginiaD 29-5D 28-6Democratic hold
WisconsinD 17-16D 18-15Democratic Hold
WyomingR 21-9R 20-10Republican hold


Lower houses

StatePrevious LHResultParty control
AlaskaR 26-14R 27-13Republican hold
ArizonaR 40-20R 36-24Republican hold
ArkansasD 76-24D 72-28Democratic hold
CaliforniaD 47-32-1D 50-30Democratic hold
ColoradoR 39-26R 38-27Republican Hold
ConnecticutD 96-55D 100-51Democratic hold
DelawareR 26-15R 26-15Republican hold
FloridaR 75-45R 77-43Republican hold
GeorgiaD 102-78D 105-74-1Democratic hold
HawaiiD 39-12D 32-19Democratic hold
IdahoR 58-12R 61-9Republican hold
IllinoisD 62-56D 62-56Democratic hold
IndianaD 53-47D 53-47Democratic Hold
IowaR 56-44R 56-44Republican Hold
KansasR 77-48R 79-46Republican hold
KentuckyD 66-34D 64-36Democratic hold
MaineD 79-71-1D 88-62-1Democratic Hold
MassachusettsD 131-28-1D 137-23Democratic hold
MichiganR 58-52R 69-51Republican Hold
MinnesotaR 70-63-1R 69-65Republican Hold
MissouriD 85-78D 87-76Democratic Hold
MontanaR 59-41R 58-42Republican Hold
Nebraska Unicameral and non–partisan Senate with 49 members
NevadaD 28-14D 27-15Democratic hold
New HampshireR 245-155R 256-144Republican Hold
New MexicoD 40-30D 42-28Democratic hold
New YorkD 98-52D 98-52Democratic hold
North CarolinaD 66-54D 62-58Democratic hold
North DakotaR 64-34R 69-29Republican hold
OhioR 59-40R 60-39Republican Hold
OklahomaD 61-40D 53-48Democratic hold
OregonR 34-25-1R 32-27Republican Hold
PennsylvaniaR 103-100R 104-99Republican Hold
Rhode IslandD 86-13-1D 85-15Democratic hold
South CarolinaR 67-57R 71-53Republican hold
South DakotaR 52-18R 50-20Republican hold
TennesseeD 59-40D 58-41Democratic hold
TexasD 78-72D 78-72Democratic Hold
UtahR 54-21R 51-24Republican hold
VermontD 77-66-4-2-1R 83-62-4-1Republican Takeover
Washington49-4949-49Split body maintained [4]
West VirginiaD 75-25D 75-25Democratic hold
WisconsinR 55-44R 56-43Republican Hold
WyomingR 43-17R 46-14Republican hold

Territorial and federal district summaries

Upper houses

TerritoryPrevious UHResultParty control
American SamoaNon–partisan Senate with 18 members
Puerto RicoPNP 19-8-1PPD 19-8-1Popular Democratic Takeover

Lower houses

TerritoryPrevious LHResultParty control
American SamoaNon–partisan House of Representatives with 21 members
Puerto RicoPNP 37-16-1PPD 29-21-1Popular Democratic Takeover

Unicameral

TerritoryPreviousResultParty control
GuamR 10-5R 8-7Republican Hold
Washington D.C.D 11-2D 11-2Democratic Hold

Notes

  1. 1 2 The Washington House of Representatives was controlled by a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Thus, it is not counted in this total.
  2. The New Hampshire Senate became evenly-split due to a special election. Thus, it is not included in the prior total.
  3. The Maine Senate became evenly split and controlled by a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans.
  4. The Arizona Senate was controlled by a coalition of Democrats and Republicans. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who were not part of the majority coalition.
  5. 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.
  6. 1 2 3 These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.

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