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State legislative chambers where Republicans gained seats, 2018
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Republicans had a net gain of seats in 11 legislative chambers—four state houses and seven 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 lost seats, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Republicans lost seats, 2018
| State legislative chambers where Republicans gained seats, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber | Pre-election control | Post-election control | Seats gained | |||||
| Alabama House of Representatives | R | R | +4 | |||||
| Alabama State Senate | R | R | +1 | |||||
| Alaska House of Representatives | D | Power-sharing | +3 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
Democratic gains in 2010
In 2010, the first midterm for a newly elected President Barack Obama (D), Democrats gained seats in seven 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 |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Democrats lost seats, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats, 2018
- State legislative chambers where Republicans lost seats, 2018
Footnotes