State legislators who ran for new office, 2014-2016
From Ballotpedia
| Competitiveness Studies by Year |
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In the 2014 and 2016 elections, about 18 percent of incumbent state legislators declined to run for re-election. About one-quarter of retiring incumbents sought election to new office in the same year.
Ballotpedia has collected data on incumbents who ran for statewide or federal office. In 2014, this amounted to 283 state legislators running for a different statewide or a federal office. Those 283 legislators represent 27.5 percent of all state senators and state representatives that left office in 2014.
Beginning in 2018, Ballotpedia expanded this study to include all political offices within our coverage scope. For the 2018 version of this study, click here. For the 2020 version of this study, click here.
2014 results
HIGHLIGHTS
Offices sought
| Incumbents seeking new office in 2014 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior office | Running for | # | Won election |
% | Defeated (general) |
% | Defeated (primary) |
% |
| State Senate | U.S. Senate | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% |
| State Senate | Congress | 18 | 7 | 39% | 4 | 22% | 7 | 39% |
| State Senate | State House | 6 | 6 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| State Senate | State executive/Judicial | 24 | 9 | 38% | 6 | 25% | 9 | 38% |
| State House | U.S. Senate | 8 | 1 | 13% | 1 | 13% | 6 | 75% |
| State House | Congress | 29 | 5 | 17% | 7 | 24% | 17 | 59% |
| State House | State Senate | 150 | 96 | 64% | 29 | 19% | 25 | 17% |
| State House | State executive/Judicial | 46 | 6 | 13% | 15 | 33% | 25 | 54% |
| Total | 283 | 130 | 46% | 63 | 22% | 90 | 32% | |
Democrats
| Compared to Republican candidates, Democrats advanced past primary elections at higher rates. This is especially true for candidates running for state executive or judicial office. However, Democrats experienced much higher rates of candidates being defeated in the general election. |
| Democrats seeking new office in 2014 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior office | Running for | # | Won election |
% | Defeated (general) |
% | Defeated (primary) |
% |
| State Senate | U.S. Senate | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| State Senate | Congress | 9 | 3 | 33% | 3 | 33% | 3 | 33% |
| State Senate | State House | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| State Senate | State executive/Judicial | 13 | 4 | 31% | 5 | 38% | 4 | 31% |
| State House | U.S. Senate | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| State House | Congress | 8 | 2 | 25% | 2 | 25% | 4 | 50% |
| State House | State Senate | 70 | 32 | 46% | 25 | 36% | 13 | 19% |
| State House | State executive/Judicial | 26 | 1 | 4% | 14 | 54% | 11 | 42% |
| Total | 129 | 43 | 33% | 51 | 40% | 35 | 27% | |
Republicans
| There was a significant difference in the success rate of Republican state representatives running for state senate compared to their Democratic counterparts. Just 46 percent of Democratic candidates won in the general election compared to 81 percent of GOP candidates. |
| Republicans seeking new office in 2014 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior office | Running for | # | Won election |
% | Defeated (general) |
% | Defeated (primary) |
% |
| State Senate | U.S. Senate | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% |
| State Senate | Congress | 9 | 4 | 44% | 1 | 11% | 4 | 44% |
| State Senate | State House | 5 | 5 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| State Senate | State executive/Judicial | 11 | 5 | 45% | 1 | 9% | 5 | 45% |
| State House | U.S. Senate | 7 | 1 | 14% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 86% |
| State House | Congress | 21 | 3 | 14% | 5 | 24% | 13 | 62% |
| State House | State Senate | 79 | 64 | 81% | 4 | 5% | 11 | 14% |
| State House | State executive/Judicial | 20 | 5 | 25% | 1 | 5% | 14 | 70% |
| Total | 153 | 87 | 57% | 12 | 8% | 54 | 35% | |
List of incumbents
| Incumbents seeking new office in 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | State | Prior office | Running for | Result |
| Scott Beason | Republican | Alabama | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Joseph Hubbard | Democrat | Alabama | State House | Attorney General | Defeated (general) |
| Paul DeMarco | Republican | Alabama | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| John Merrill | Republican | Alabama | State House | Secretary of State | Won |
| Todd Greeson | Republican | Alabama | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Jim McClendon | Republican | Alabama | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Bill Stoltze | Republican | Alaska | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Mia Costello | Republican | Alaska | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Michele Reagan | Republican | Arizona | State Senate | Secretary of State | Won |
| Andy Tobin | Republican | Arizona | State House | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Adam Kwasman | Republican | Arizona | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Tom Forese | Republican | Arizona | State House | Corporation Commissioner | Won |
| Justin Pierce | Republican | Arizona | State House | Secretary of State | Defeated (primary) |
| Jamescita Peshlakai | Democrat | Arizona | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Steve Smith | Republican | Arizona | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jeff Dial | Republican | Arizona | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Lupe Contreras | Democrat | Arizona | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Debbie Lesko | Republican | Arizona | State House | State Senate | Won |
| John Kavanagh | Republican | Arizona | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Catherine Miranda | Democrat | Arizona | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Lydia Hernandez | Democrat | Arizona | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Martin Quezada | Democrat | Arizona | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Nate Steel | Democrat | Arkansas | State House | Attorney General | Defeated (general) |
| Andrea Lea | Republican | Arkansas | State House | Auditor | Won |
| Bruce Westerman | Republican | Arkansas | State House | Congress | Won |
| Ann Clemmer | Republican | Arkansas | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Andy Mayberry | Republican | Arkansas | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Debra Hobbs | Republican | Arkansas | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Terry Rice | Republican | Arkansas | State House | State Senate | Won |
| James McLean | Democrat | Arkansas | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| John Burris | Republican | Arkansas | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Duncan Baird | Republican | Arkansas | State House | Treasurer | Defeated (primary) |
| Ellen Corbett | Democrat | California | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Ted Lieu | Democrat | California | State Senate | Congress | Won |
| Norma Torres | Democrat | California | State Senate | Congress | Won |
| Dan Logue | Republican | California | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Alex Padilla | Democrat | California | State Senate | Secretary of State | Won |
| Brian Nestande | Republican | California | State House | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Jeff Gorell | Republican | California | State House | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| John Perez | Democrat | California | State House | Controller | Defeated (primary) |
| Tim Donnelly | Republican | California | State House | Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Roger Dickinson | Democrat | California | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Richard Pan | Democrat | California | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Bob Wieckowski | Democrat | California | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Scott Renfroe | Republican | Colorado | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Chris Holbert | Republican | Colorado | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Leroy Garcia, Jr. | Democrat | Colorado | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Ray Scott | Republican | Colorado | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jerry Sonnenberg | Republican | Colorado | State House | State Senate | Won |
| John McKinney | Republican | Connecticut | State Senate | Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Penny Bacchiochi | Republican | Connecticut | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Timothy Larson | Democrat | Connecticut | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Elizabeth Ritter | Democrat | Connecticut | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Mae Flexer | Democrat | Connecticut | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Kim Fawcett | Democrat | Connecticut | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Perry Thurston | Democrat | Florida | State House | Attorney General | Defeated (primary) |
| Earl Carter | Republican | Georgia | State Senate | Congress | Won |
| Jason Carter | Democrat | Georgia | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Edward Lindsey | Republican | Georgia | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Jeff Chapman | Republican | Georgia | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Ben Watson | Republican | Georgia | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Alisha Morgan | Democrat | Georgia | State House | Superintendent of Schools | Defeated (primary) |
| David Ige | Democrat | Hawaii | State Senate | Governor | Won |
| Clayton Hee | Democrat | Hawaii | State Senate | Lt. Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Mark Takai | Democrat | Hawaii | State House | Congress | Won |
| Richard Fale | Republican | Hawaii | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Russ Fulcher | Republican | Idaho | State Senate | Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Les Bock | Democrat | Idaho | State Senate | Judicial | Defeated (primary) |
| Shirley Ringo | Democrat | Idaho | State House | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Lawrence Denney | Republican | Idaho | State House | Secretary of State | Won |
| Holli Woodings | Democrat | Idaho | State House | Secretary of State | Defeated (general) |
| Grant Burgoyne | Democrat | Idaho | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Darlene Senger | Republican | Illinois | State House | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Mike Bost | Republican | Illinois | State House | Congress | Won |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Illinois | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Dennis Reboletti | Republican | Illinois | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Tom Cross | Republican | Illinois | State House | Treasurer | Won |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Indiana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Mark Messmer | Republican | Indiana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jack Hatch | Democrat | Iowa | State Senate | Governor | Defeated (general) |
| Anesa Kajtazovic | Democrat | Iowa | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Mark Lofgren | Republican | Iowa | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Pat Murphy | Democrat | Iowa | State House | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Iowa | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Paul Davis | Democrat | Kansas | State House | Governor | Defeated (general) |
| C.B. Embry, Jr. | Republican | Kentucky | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Julie Adams | Republican | Kentucky | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Emily Cain | Democrat | Maine | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Troy Jackson | Democrat | Maine | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Roger Sherman | Republican | Maine | State Senate | State House | Won |
| Charles Theriault | Democrat | Maine | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| James Dill | Democrat | Maine | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Amy Volk | Republican | Maine | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Andrea Boland | Democrat | Maine | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Brian Frosh | Democrat | Maryland | State Senate | Attorney General | Won |
| Jon Cardin | Democrat | Maryland | State Senate | Attorney General | Defeated (primary) |
| Aisha Braveboy | Democrat | Maryland | State House | Attorney General | Defeated (primary) |
| Heather Mizeur | Democrat | Maryland | State House | Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Rong George | Republican | Maryland | State House | Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio | Republican | Maryland | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Jolene Ivey | Democrat | Maryland | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Michael Hough | Republican | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Won |
| John Olszewski, Jr. | Democrat | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Gail Bates | Republican | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | Democrat | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Susan Lee | Democrat | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Liz Simmons | Democrat | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Melony Griffith | Democrat | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Veronica Turner | Democrat | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Mary-Dulany James | Democrat | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Wayne Norman | Republican | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Adelaide Eckardt | Republican | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Mike McDermott | Republican | Maryland | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Barry Finegold | Democrat | Massachusetts | State Senate | Treasurer | Defeated (primary) |
| Vinny deMacedo | Republican | Massachusetts | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Anne Gobi | Democrat | Massachusetts | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Ryan Fattman | Republican | Massachusetts | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Tom Conroy | Democrat | Massachusetts | State House | Treasurer | Defeated (primary) |
| John Moolenaar | Republican | Michigan | State Senate | Congress | Won |
| Rudy Hobbs | Democrat | Michigan | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Tom McMillin | Republican | Michigan | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Kevin Daley | Republican | Michigan | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Greg MacMaster | Republican | Michigan | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| John Olumba | Independent | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Thomas Stallworth | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| David Nathan | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| David Knezek | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Dian Slavens | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Ellen Lipton | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Vicki Barnett | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Dale Zorn | Republican | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Sean McCann | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Margaret O'Brien | Republican | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Mike Shirkey | Republican | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Peter MacGregor | Republican | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Terry Brown | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Stacy Oakes | Democrat | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Jim Stamas | Republican | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Wayne Schmidt | Republican | Michigan | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jim Abeler | Republican | Minnesota | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Kurt Zellers | Republican | Minnesota | State House | Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Pam Myhra | Republican | Minnesota | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Steve Simon | Democrat | Minnesota | State House | Secretary of State | Won |
| Ed Schieffer | Democrat | Missouri | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Jeanie Riddle | Republican | Missouri | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Dave Schatz | Republican | Missouri | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jill Schupp | Democrat | Missouri | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Chuck Gatschenberger | Republican | Missouri | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Paul Wieland | Republican | Missouri | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jeff Roorda | Democrat | Missouri | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Mitch Tropila | Democrat | Montana | State Senate | State House | Won |
| Art Wittich | Republican | Montana | State Senate | State House | Won |
| Galen Hollenbaugh | Democrat | Montana | State House | Public Service Commissioner | Defeated (general) |
| Mark Blasdel | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Lea Whitford | Democrat | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Carlie Boland | Democrat | Montana | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Brian hoven | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Kris Hansen | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Bill McChesney | Democrat | Montana | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Duane Ankney | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Mark McNally | Democrat | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Doug Kary | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Cary Smith | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Joanne Blyton | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| David Howard | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Franke Wilmer | Democrat | Montana | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Jennifer Pomnichowski | Democrat | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Gordon Vance | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Ted Washburn | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Pat Connell | Republican | Montana | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Douglas Coffin | Democrat | Montana | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Amanda Curtis | Democrat | Montana | State House | U.S. Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Steve Daines | Republican | Montana | State House | U.S. Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Pete Pirsch | Republican | Nebraska | State Senate | Attorney General | Defeated (primary) |
| Amanda McGill | Democrat | Nebraska | State Senate | Auditor | Defeated (general) |
| Brad Ashford | Democrat | Nebraska | State Senate | Congress | Won |
| Tom Carlson | Republican | Nebraska | State Senate | Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Barbara Cegavske | Republican | Nevada | State Senate | Secretary of State | Won |
| Cresent Hardy | Republican | Nevada | State House | Congress | Won |
| Andrew Martin | Democrat | Nevada | State House | Controller | Defeated (general) |
| William Horne | Democrat | Nevada | State House | Judicial | Defeated (general) |
| Lucy Flores | Democrat | Nevada | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (general) |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democrat | Nevada | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Marlinda Garcia | Republican | New Hampshire | State House | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Michael McCarthy | Republican | New Hampshire | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Gary Daniels | Republican | New Hampshire | State House | State Senate | Won |
| George Lambert | Republican | New Hampshire | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Frank Sapareto | Republican | New Hampshire | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | New Hampshire | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Donna Schlachman | Democrat | New Hampshire | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Chris Muns | Democrat | New Hampshire | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Linda Tanner | Democrat | New Hampshire | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Lee Zeldin | Republican | New York | State Senate | Congress | Won |
| Malcolm Graham | Democrat | North Carolina | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Alma Adams | Democrat | North Carolina | State House | Congress | Won |
| Marcus Brandon | Democrat | North Carolina | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Andy Wells | Republican | North Carolina | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Thom Tillis | Republican | North Carolina | State House | U.S. Senate | Won |
| Nina Turner | Democrat | Ohio | State Senate | Secretary of State | Defeated (general) |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Ohio | State Senate | State House | Won |
| John Carney | Democrat | Ohio | State House | Auditor | Defeated (general) |
| Matt Lynch | Republican | Ohio | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Sandra Williams | Democrat | Ohio | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Dale Mallory | Democrat | Ohio | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Jay Hottinger | Republican | Ohio | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Tom Letson | Democrat | Ohio | State House | Supreme Court | Defeated (general) |
| Connie Pillich | Democrat | Ohio | State House | Treasurer | Defeated (general) |
| Al McAffrey | Democrat | Oklahoma | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (general) |
| Cliff Branan | Republican | Oklahoma | State Senate | Corporation Commissioner | Defeated (primary) |
| Constance Johnson | Democrat | Oklahoma | State Senate | U.S. Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Mike Turner | Republican | Oklahoma | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Joe Dorman | Democrat | Oklahoma | State House | Governor | Defeated (general) |
| Curtis McDaniel | Democrat | Oklahoma | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Marty Quinn | Republican | Oklahoma | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jason Smalley | Republican | Oklahoma | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Kay Floyd | Democrat | Oklahoma | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Anastasia Pittman | Democrat | Oklahoma | State House | State Senate | Won |
| T.W. Shannon | Republican | Oklahoma | State House | U.S. Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Dennis Richardson | Republican | Oregon | State House | Governor | Defeated (general) |
| Sara Gesler | Democrat | Oregon | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Oregon | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jason Conger | Republican | Oregon | State House | U.S. Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Greg Lucas | Republican | Pennsylvania | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Michael Brooks | Republican | Pennsylvania | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Ryan Aument | Republican | Pennsylvania | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Deberah Kula | Democrat | Pennsylvania | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Gordon denlinger | Republican | Pennsylvania | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Mario Scavello | Republican | Pennsylvania | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Dawson Hogson | Republican | Rhode Island | State Senate | Attorney General | Defeated (general) |
| Frank Ferri | Democrat | Rhode Island | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Bakari Sellers | Democrat | South Carolina | State House | Lt. Governor | Defeated (general) |
| Shantel Krebs | Republican | South Dakota | State Senate | Secretary of State | Won |
| Jean Hunhoff | Republican | South Dakota | State Senate | State House | Won |
| Al Novstrup | Republican | South Dakota | State Senate | State House | Won |
| Larry Rhoden | Republican | South Dakota | State Senate | U.S. Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Susan Wismer | Democrat | South Dakota | State House | Governor | Defeated (general) |
| Marc Feinstein | Democrat | South Dakota | State House | Judicial | Defeated (primary) |
| Gary Cammack | Republican | South Dakota | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Betty Olson | Republican | South Dakota | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Troy Heinhert | Democrat | South Dakota | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Bernie Hunhoff | Democrat | South Dakota | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jenna Haggar | Republican | South Dakota | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Scott Parsley | Democrat | South Dakota | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Jim Peterson | Democrat | South Dakota | State House | State Senate | Won |
| David Nostrup | Republican | South Dakota | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Brock Greenfield | Republican | South Dakota | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Stace Nelson | Republican | South Dakota | State House | U.S. Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Jim Kyle | Democrat | Tennessee | State Senate | Judicial | Won |
| Joshua Evans | Republican | Tennessee | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Paul Bailey | Republican | Tennessee | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Joe Carr | Republican | Tennessee | State House | U.S. Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Ken Paxton | Republican | Texas | State Senate | Attorney General | Won |
| Wendy Davis | Democrat | Texas | State Senate | Governor | Defeated (general) |
| Dan Patrick | Republican | Texas | State Senate | Lt. Governor | Won |
| Dan Branch | Republican | Texas | State House | Attorney General | Defeated (primary) |
| Havery Hilderbran | Republican | Texas | State House | Comptroller | Defeated (primary) |
| Van Taylor | Republican | Texas | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Steve Toth | Republican | Texas | State House | U.S. Senate | Defeated (primary) |
| Brian Campion | Democrat | Vermont | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Janea Holmquist Newbry | Republican | Washington | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Judith Warnick | Republican | Washington | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Marko Liias | Democrat | Washington | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Tami Green | Democrat | Washington | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Cathy Dahlquist | Republican | Washington | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Cyrus Habib | Democrat | Washington | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Evan Jenkins | Republican | West Virginia | State Senate | Congress | Won |
| Meshea Poore | Democrat | West Virginia | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Ryan Ferns | Republican | West Virginia | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Doug Skaff, Jr. | Democrat | West Virginia | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Joseph Leibham | Republican | Wisconsin | State Senate | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| John Lehman | Democrat | Wisconsin | State Senate | Lt. Governor | Defeated (general) |
| Jon Richards | Democrat | Wisconsin | State House | Attorney General | Defeated (primary) |
| Duey Stroebel | Republican | Wisconsin | State House | Congress | Defeated (primary) |
| Brett Hulsey | Democrat | Wisconsin | State House | Governor | Defeated (primary) |
| Garey Bies | Republican | Wisconsin | State House | Secretary of State | Defeated (primary) |
| Janet Bewley | Democrat | Wisconsin | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Steve Nass | Republican | Wisconsin | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Janis Ringhand | Democrat | Wisconsin | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Howard Marklein | Republican | Wisconsin | State House | State Senate | Won |
| Penny Schaber | Democrat | Wisconsin | State House | State Senate | Defeated (general) |
| Lynn Hutchings | Republican | Wyoming | State House | State Senate | Defeated (primary) |
2016 results
A list of incumbents running for new office in 2016 will be added after the general election.
See also
- Election results, 2020: Results of elected officials seeking other offices
- Results of elected officials seeking other offices, 2018
- State legislative elections, 2016
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