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6,015 state legislative seats were up for election on November 6, 2012.

This page will contain all state legislative election results as they become available.

1,301 (65.97%) of the country's 1,972 state senate seats were up for re-election in November 2012, and 4,714 (87.12%) of the country's 5,411 state house seats were up for re-election. Altogether, 6,015 (81.47%) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for re-election during the presidential election year.

43 of the 50 state senates held elections.
43 of the 49 state houses held elections.

The 6,015 seats up for election was 110 fewer than the 6,125 that were contested in 2010.

The tables under each state heading reflect the partisan count of each chamber before and after the election. As the election results from each chamber are reported, the Pending cells will be replaced with updated partisan counts.

Click the election links in each state section for details on the number of seats up for a vote in 2012.

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1

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Election results by state
Before and After Maps

Note: Some partisan counts may change after official results are released in each state.

Alaska

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2012 and Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2012

Alaska State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	7
	Republican Party	10	13
Total		20	20

Alaska House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	16	15
	Republican Party	24	25
Total		40	40

Arizona

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012 and Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Arizona State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	9	13
	Republican Party	21	17
Total		30	30

Arizona House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	19	24
	Republican Party	40	36
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		60	60

Arkansas

See also: Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012 and Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Arkansas State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	20	14
	Republican Party	15	21
Total		35	35

Arkansas House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	54	49
	Republican Party	46	51
Total		100	100

California

See also: California State Senate elections, 2012 and California State Assembly elections, 2012

California State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	25	26
	Republican Party	15	12
Total		40	40

California State Assembly
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	52	56
	Republican Party	28	24
Total		80	80

Colorado

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2012 and Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012

Colorado State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	20	19
	Republican Party	15	16
Total		35	35

Colorado House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	32	37
	Republican Party	33	28
Total		65	65

Connecticut

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2012 and Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2012

Connecticut State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	22	22
	Republican Party	14	14
Total		36	36

Connecticut House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	99	98
	Republican Party	52	53
Total		151	151

Delaware

See also: Delaware State Senate elections, 2012 and Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2012

Delaware State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	14	13
	Republican Party	7	8
Total		21	21

Delaware House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	26	27
	Republican Party	15	14
Total		41	41

Florida

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012 and Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012

Florida State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	12	14
	Republican Party	28	26
Total		40	40

Florida House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	38	46
	Republican Party	81	'74
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		120	120

Georgia

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012 and Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

Georgia State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	20	18
	Republican Party	36	38
Total		56	56

Georgia House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	63	60
	Republican Party	114	119
	Independent	1	1
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		180	180

Hawaii

See also: Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012 and Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hawaii State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	24	24
	Republican Party	1	1
Total		25	25

Hawaii House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	42	44
	Republican Party	8	7
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		51	51

Idaho

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2012 and Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012

Idaho State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	7	6
	Republican Party	28	29
Total		35	35

Idaho House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	13	13
	Republican Party	57	57
Total		70	70

Illinois

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012 and Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

Illinois State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	35	40
	Republican Party	24	19
Total		59	59

Illinois House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	64	71
	Republican Party	54	47
Total		118	118

Indiana

See also: Indiana State Senate elections, 2012 and Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Indiana State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	13	13
	Republican Party	37	37
Total		50	50

Indiana House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	40	31
	Republican Party	60	69
Total		100	100

Iowa

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2012 and Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012

Iowa State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election'
	Democratic Party	26	26
	Republican Party	24	23
	Vacancy		1
Total		50	50

Iowa House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	40	47
	Republican Party	59	53
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		100	100

Kansas

Kansas State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	8	9
	Republican Party	32	31
Total		40	40

Kansas House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	33	33
	Republican Party	92	92
Total		125	125

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2012 and Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kentucky State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	14	14
	Republican Party	21	22
	Independent	1	1
	Vacancy	2	1
Total		38	38

Kentucky House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	58	55
	Republican Party	41	45
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		100	100

Maine

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2012 and Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012

Maine State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	15	21
	Republican Party	19	13
	Independent	1	1
Total		35	35

Maine House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	71	86
	Republican Party	77	61
	Independent	1	4
	Non-voting	2	2
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		153	153

Massachusetts

See also: Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012 and Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012

Massachusetts State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	35	36
	Republican Party	4	4
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		40	40

Massachusetts House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	127	131
	Republican Party	33	29
Total		160	160

Michigan

See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012

Michigan House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	47	51
	Republican Party	63	59
Total		110	110

Minnesota

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012 and Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Minnesota State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	30	39
	Republican Party	37	28
Total		67	67

Minnesota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	61	73
	Republican Party	72	61
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		134	134

Missouri

See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2012 and Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012

Missouri State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	8	10
	Republican Party	26	24
Total		34	34

Missouri House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	54	53
	Republican Party	105	110
	Vacancy	4	0
Total		163	163

Montana

See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2012 and Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012

Montana State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	22	23
	Republican Party	27	27
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		50	50

Montana House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	32	37
	Republican Party	68	63
Total		100	100

Nebraska

See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012

Nevada

See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2012 and Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012

Nevada State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	11
	Republican Party	9	10
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		21	21

Nevada State Assembly
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	26	27
	Republican Party	16	15
Total		42	42

New Hampshire

See also: New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012 and New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012

New Hampshire State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	5	11
	Republican Party	19	13
Total		24	24

New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	103	221
	Republican Party	288	179
	Independent	2	0
	Vacancy	7	0
Total		400	400

New Mexico

New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012

New Mexico State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	28	24
	Republican Party	14	17
Total		42	42

New Mexico House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	36	38
	Republican Party	33	30
	Independent	1	0
Total		70	70

New York

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012 and New York State Assembly elections, 2012

New York State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	29	33
	Republican Party	33	30
Total		62	63

New York State Assembly
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	99	105
	Republican Party	49	44
	Independence Party of New York	1	1
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		150	150

North Carolina

See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012 and North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012

North Carolina State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	19	18
	Republican Party	31	32
Total		50	50

North Carolina House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	52	43
	Republican Party	67	77
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		120	120

North Dakota

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012 and North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

North Dakota State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	12	13
	Republican Party	35	33
	Vacancy		1
Total		47	47

North Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	25	23
	Republican Party	69	71
Total		94	94

Ohio

See also: Ohio State Senate elections, 2012 and Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Ohio State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	10
	Republican Party	23	23
Total		33	33

Ohio House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	40	39
	Republican Party	59	60
Total		99	99

Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012 and Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012

Oklahoma State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	16	12
	Republican Party	32	36
Total		48	48

Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	31	29
	Republican Party	68	72
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		101	101

Oregon

See also: Oregon State Senate elections, 2012 and Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012

Oregon State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	16	16
	Republican Party	14	14
Total		30	30

Oregon House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	30	34
	Republican Party	30	26
Total		60	60

Pennsylvania

See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012 and Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Pennsylvania State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	20	23
	Republican Party	29	27
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		50	50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	91	93
	Republican Party	110	110
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		203	203

Rhode Island

See also: Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012 and Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012

Rhode Island State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	29	32
	Republican Party	8	5
	Independent	1	1
Total		38	38

Rhode Island House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	65	69
	Republican Party	10	6
Total		75	75

South Carolina

South Carolina State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	19	18
	Republican Party	27	28
Total		46	46

South Carolina House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	46	46
	Republican Party	76	76
Total		124	124

South Dakota

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012 and South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

South Dakota State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	5	7
	Republican Party	30	28
Total		35	35

South Dakota House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	19	17
	Republican Party	50	53
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		70	70

Tennessee

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012 and Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Tennessee State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	13	7
	Republican Party	20	26
Total		33	33

Tennessee House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	34	27
	Republican Party	64	71
	Independent	0	1
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		99	99

Texas

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012 and Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Texas State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	12	12
	Republican Party	19	19
Total		31	31

Texas House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	48	55
	Republican Party	100	95
	Vacancy	2	0
Total		150	150

Utah

See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2012 and Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012

Utah State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	7	5
	Republican Party	22	24
Total		29	29

Utah House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	17	14
	Republican Party	58	61
Total		75	75

Vermont

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2012 and Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012

Vermont State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	20	21
	Republican Party	8	7
	Vermont Progressive Party	2	2
Total		30	30

Vermont House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	94	98
	Republican Party	47	43
	Vermont Progressive Party	5	4
	Independent	3	4
	Vacancy	1	1
Total		150	150

Washington

See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2012 and Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012

Washington State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	27	27
	Republican Party	22	22
Total		49	49

Washington House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	56	55
	Republican Party	42	43
Total		98	98

West Virginia

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2012 and West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

West Virginia State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	28	24
	Republican Party	6	10
Total		34	34

West Virginia House of Delegates
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	65	54
	Republican Party	35	46
Total		100	100

Wisconsin

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012 and Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Wisconsin State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	17	15
	Republican Party	15	18
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		33	33

Wisconsin State Assembly
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	39	39
	Republican Party	58	60
	Independent	1	0
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		99	99

Wyoming

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012 and Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012

Wyoming State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	4	4
	Republican Party	26	26
Total		30	30

Wyoming House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	10	8
	Republican Party	50	52
Total		60	60

State Senate Chamber Control
State Senate map of partisan control prior to the 2012 legislative elections State Senate map of partisan control after the 2012 legislative elections Note: An in-depth partisan map will be posted after official results are released.

State House Chamber Control
State House map of partisan control prior to the 2012 legislative elections State House map of partisan control after the 2012 legislative elections Note: An in-depth partisan map will be posted after official results are released.