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State legislatures in 2020

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Before the 2019 state legislative elections, Democrats controlled 37 state legislative chambers, while Republicans controlled 61. In the Alaska House, there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties as part of a coalition. Following the elections, and going into 2020, Democrats controlled 39 chambers and Republicans controlled 59. The Alaska House maintained its power-sharing agreement.

Partisan control

By chamber

Partisan Control of All 99 State Legislatures
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative Chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Split control Democratic Party Republican Party Split control
State senates 18 32 0 19 31 0
State houses 19 29 1 20 28 1
Total: 37 61 1 39 59 1

By seat

Partisan Balance of All 7,383 State Legislative Seats
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative Chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Other[1] Democratic Party Republican Party Other[1]
State senates 879 1,081 12 878 1,081 13
State houses 2,583 2,770 58 2,579 2,775 57
Total: 3,462 3,851 70 3,457 3,856 70

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Third party incumbents and vacancies.
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