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State legislative chambers where Democrats lost seats, 2018
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Democrats had a net loss of seats in 10 legislative chambers, four state houses and six state senates, in the 2018 state legislative elections.
See the chart below for a list of the chambers.
See these pages for further analysis:
- State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Republicans gained seats, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Republicans lost seats, 2018
| State legislative chambers where Democrats lost seats, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | Pre-election control | Post-election control | Seats lost | |||||
| Alabama House of Representatives | R | R | -4 | |||||
| Alaska House of Representatives | D | Power-sharing | -1 | |||||
| Hawaii State Senate | D | D | -1 | |||||
| Iowa State Senate | R | R | -2 | |||||
| Kentucky State Senate | R | R | -1 | |||||
| Maryland State Senate | D | D | -1 | |||||
| New York State Assembly | D | D | -2 | |||||
| Oklahoma House of Representatives | R | R | -3 | |||||
| South Dakota State Senate | R | R | -1 | |||||
| Wisconsin State Senate | R | R | -1 | |||||
Overview of state legislative chamber changes in 2018
| State legislative chamber changes, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Total chambers | State senates | State houses | |||||
| Chambers where Democrats gained seats | 62 | 27 | 35 | |||||
| Chambers where Republicans gained seats | 11 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| Chambers where Democrats lost seats | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| Chambers where Republicans lost seats | 63 | 27 | 36 | |||||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Republicans gained seats, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Republicans lost seats, 2018
Footnotes