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State legislative elections, 2029
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In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers altogether. Across two states, two of those chambers are holding regular legislative elections in 2029. The general election for state legislative races is on November 6, 2029.
States will also hold special state legislative elections in 2029 to fill vacant seats.
Partisan balance
As of December 21st, 2025, Republicans controlled 55.32% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 43.46%. Republicans held a majority in 57 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 39 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. One chamber (Minnesota House of Representatives) was split evenly between both parties.
| Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats | ||||||||
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| Legislative chamber | Vacant | |||||||
| State senates | 828 | 1,120 | 6 | 19 | ||||
| State houses | 2,382 | 2,966 | 21 | 44 | ||||
| Total: | 3,210
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63 | ||||
On the ballot
Click the tabs below to view information about the elections this year. In this section, you will find:
- A list of states holding elections
- Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup Tool
Trifectas
- See also: State government trifectas
As of December 21, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 12 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
Election coverage by office
See also
- Signature requirements and deadlines for 2029 state government elections
- Comparing the competitiveness index for state legislative elections
- State legislative special elections, 2029
Other elections
- State executive official elections, 2029
- State supreme court elections, 2029
- United States municipal elections, 2029
- 2029 ballot measures
Footnotes