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State legislative elections results analysis, 2010
From Ballotpedia
This page will be populated with state legislative elections, 2010 analysis as the data is compiled.
Incumbents
Total Incumbents defeated
The following is the breakdown of new legislators.
| Incumbents defeated in 2010 legislative elections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 89 | 403 | 492 |
| Republican | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| TOTALS | 94 | 413 | 507 |
For an individual breakdown of legislators in this category, click here
Freshmen winners
Total new legislators elected
The following is the breakdown of new legislators.
| New Legislators after the 2010 legislative elections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 110 | 357 | 467 |
| Republican | 278 | 988 | 1,266 |
| TOTALS | 388 | 1,345 | 1,733 |
For an individual breakdown of legislators in this category, click here
Open seats
Winners of open seats
The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.
| Open Seat Winners in 2010 legislative elections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Senate | House | Total |
| Democratic | 108 | 341 | 449 |
| Republican | 191 | 538 | 729 |
| TOTALS | 299 | 879 | 1,178 |
For an individual breakdown of legislators in this category, click here
