Before the 2011 state legislative elections, Democrats controlled 37 state legislative chambers, while Republicans controlled 59. Following the elections, and going into 2012, Democrats controlled 35 chambers and Republicans controlled 60.
Partisan control
By chamber
| Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2011 Elections
|
|
|
Pre-election
|
Post-election
|
| Legislative chamber
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| State senates
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
| State houses
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
| Totals:
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
| Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2011 Elections
|
|
|
Pre-election
|
Post-election
|
| Legislative chamber
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| State senates
|
19
|
29
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
29
|
2
|
1
|
| State houses
|
18
|
30
|
1
|
0
|
17
|
31
|
1
|
0
|
| Totals:
|
37
|
59
|
2
|
1
|
35
|
60
|
3
|
1
|
By seat
| Partisan breakdown of state legislators in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia
|
|
|
Before November 2011 election
|
After November 2011 election
|
| Party
|
Senators
|
Representatives
|
Total state legislators
|
Senators
|
Representatives
|
Total state legislators
|
Gain/loss legislators
|
| Democratic
|
87
|
200
|
287
|
79
|
178
|
257
|
-23
|
| Republican
|
83
|
202
|
285
|
94
|
225
|
319
|
+26
|
| Independent or nonpartisan
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
-1
|
| Vacancies
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-2
|
| Partisan breakdown of state legislators in all 50 states
|
|
|
Before November 2011 election
|
After November 2011 election
|
| Party
|
Senators
|
Representatives
|
Total state legislators
|
Senators
|
Representatives
|
Total state legislators
|
Gain/loss legislators
|
| Democratic
|
879
|
2,454
|
3,333
|
875
|
2,439
|
3,310
|
-23
|
| Republican
|
1,028
|
2,912
|
3,940
|
1,032
|
2,926
|
3,966
|
+26
|
| Independent or nonpartisan
|
53
|
12
|
65
|
53
|
11
|
64
|
-1
|
| Third-party and non-voting
|
2
|
9
|
11
|
2
|
9
|
11
|
0
|
See also
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