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State legislative seats that changed party control, 2019
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In 2019, 538 seats were up for election across seven of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers. As a result of the elections, control of 33 seats (6%) flipped from one political party to another.
The Virginia State Senate and the Virginia House of Delegates flipped control in 2019 from Republican to Democratic. Democrats held their majority in the New Jersey General Assembly. Republicans held their majorities in the Louisiana State Senate, Louisiana House of Representatives, Mississippi State Senate, and the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Louisiana had 13 seats flip, the most of any state. Eight of those seats flipped from Democratic to Republican, three flipped from independent to Republican, and two flipped from Republican to Democratic. Ten seats flipped in Mississippi, eight in Virginia, and two in New Jersey.
On this page, you will find a list of all state legislative seats where a partisan switch occurred.
Flipped seats
The map below contains a state-by-state breakdown of state legislative seats that changed party control in the November 2019 elections. Hover over a state to view how many seats each party flipped.
List of flipped seats
- See also: State legislative elections, 2019
Each state legislative district that changed partisan control in regularly scheduled elections in November 2019 is listed below. Multi-member districts in which multiple seats changed hands are listed once for each seat. The 33 flipped seats include:
- Democrat to Republican: 16
- Republican to Democrat: 13
- Independent to Republican: 3
- Independent to Democrat: 1
