Democrats gain seats in seven state legislative chambers
November 11, 2010
By Greg Janetka
With 87 partisan state legislative chambers in play on November 2, Democrats gained seats in only 7. These included two lower chambers - the California State Assembly and the Delaware House of Representatives - along with state senates in Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, and West Virginia. None of these chambers changed hands after the 2010 election, with Democrats controlling 6 of the 7. Democrats picked up no more than 2 seats in any of the chambers.
| State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats on November 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | Chamber | Number of seats gained by Democrats |
| California | Assembly | + 2 |
| Delaware | House | + 2 |
| Hawaii | Senate | + 1 |
| Maryland | Senate | + 2 |
| Massachusetts | Senate | + 1 |
| Missouri | Senate | + 1 |
| West Virginia | Senate | + 1 |
Lower chambers
California
Democrats gained 1 seat in the California Assembly. They hold a 22 seat majority.
| California State Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 50 | 52 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | 28 | |
| Independent | 1 | - | |
| Vacancy | 2 | - | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | |
Delaware
Democrats gained 2 seats in the Delaware House of Representatives. They hold an 11 seat majority.
| Delaware House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 24 | 26 | |
| Republican Party | 17 | 15 | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
State senates
Hawaii
Democrats gained 1 seat in the Hawaii State Senate. They hold a 23 seat majority.
| Hawaii State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 23 | 24 | |
| Republican Party | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 25 | |
Maryland
Democrats gained 2 seats in the Maryland State Senate. They hold a 23 seat majority.
| Maryland State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 33 | 35 | |
| Republican Party | 14 | 12 | |
| Total | 47 | 47 | |
Massachusetts
Democrats gained 1 seat in the Massachusetts State Senate. They hold a 32 seat majority.
| Massachusetts State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 35 | 36 | |
| Republican Party | 5 | 4 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |
Missouri
Democrats gained 1 seat in the Missouri Senate. Republicans hold a 10 seat majority.
| Missouri State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 11 | 8 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | 26 | |
| Total | 34 | 34 | |
West Virginia
Democrats gained 1 seat in the West Virginia Senate. They hold a 7 seat majority.
| West Virginia State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 1, 2010 | After the 2010 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 26 | 27 | |
| Republican Party | 8 | 7 | |
| Total | 34 | 34 | |
See also
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