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Swearing-in dates of state legislators elected on November 8, 2016

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In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers altogether, and 86 of the 99 chambers held state legislative elections on November 8, 2016.

In 43 of the 50 state senates, 1,212 seats were up for election. In 43 of the 49 state houses, 4,711 of the country's 5,411 state house seats (for a total of 87.0 percent of seats) were up for election.

Altogether, 5,923 (80.2 percent) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for election in the presidential election year.[1] Of those nearly 6,000 seats, just 3,446 seats (58.2 percent) featured two major party candidates in the general election.

This page displays the dates for when legislators who won election on November 8, 2016, assumed office. In 34 states, legislators who are elected in November don't assume office until the following year, while in 16 states, legislators assume office before December 31 of the year in which they were elected.

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election and Term-end dates of legislators elected on November 8, 2016
Legislature (H/S) When sworn in
Alabama State Legislature (H, S) --
Alaska State Legislature (H, S) January 17, 2017
Arizona State Legislature (H, S) January 9, 2017
Arkansas State Legislature (H, S) January 9, 2017
California State Legislature (A, S) December 5, 2016
Colorado General Assembly (H, S) January 11, 2017
Connecticut State Legislature (H, S) January 4, 2017
Delaware State Legislature (H, S) November 9, 2016
Florida State Legislature (H, S) November 8, 2016
Georgia State Legislature (H, S) January 9, 2017
Hawaii State Legislature (H, S) November 8, 2016
Idaho State Legislature (H, S) December 1, 2016
Illinois State Legislature (H, S) January 11, 2017
Indiana State Legislature (H, S) November 9, 2016
Iowa State Legislature (H, S) January 1, 2017 (House)
January 3, 2017 (Senate)
Kansas State Legislature (H), S) January 9, 2017
Kentucky State Legislature (H, S) January 1, 2017
Maine State Legislature (H, S) December 6, 2016
Maryland State Legislature (H, S) --
Massachusetts State Legislature (H, S) January 4, 2017
Michigan State Legislature (H) January 1, 2017
Minnesota State Legislature (H, S) January 3, 2017
Missouri State Legislature (H, S) January 4, 2017
Montana State Legislature (H, S) January 2, 2017
Nebraska State Legislature January 4, 2017
Nevada State Legislature (A, S) November 9, 2016
New Hampshire State Legislature (H, S) December 7, 2016
New Mexico State Legislature (H), S) January 1, 2017
New York State Legislature (A, S) January 1, 2017
North Carolina State Legislature (H, S) January 1, 2017
North Dakota State Legislature (H, S) December 1, 2016
Ohio State Legislature (H, S) January 1, 2017
Oklahoma State Legislature (H, S) November 23, 2016
Oregon State Legislature (H, S) January 9, 2017
Pennsylvania State Legislature (H, S) December 1, 2016
Rhode Island State Legislature (H, S) January 3, 2017
South Carolina State Legislature (H, S) November 14, 2016
South Dakota State Legislature (H, S) January 10, 2017
Tennessee State Legislature (H, S) November 8, 2016
Texas State Legislature (H, S) January 10, 2017
Utah State Legislature (H, S) January 1, 2017
Vermont State Legislature (H, S) January 4, 2017
Washington State Legislature (H, S) January 9, 2017
West Virginia State Legislature H, S) December 1, 2016
Wisconsin State Legislature (A, S) January 3, 2017
Wyoming State Legislature (H, S) January 2, 2017

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