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A Wave or a RippleArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/11/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2535625356Read this article to learn about the more than 6,000 legislative seats up for grabs in the Nov. 6, 2012 election. The election also determine party control when the legislatures reconvene in 2013.
Buried By Bad News?Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/5/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2140121401Signs point to huge GOP gains in legislative chambers. But the question remains: How far might the Democrats fall?
2010 Post-Election Control of LegislaturesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/14/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2131721317This map shows control of state legislatures following the Nov. 2, 2010, election.
2010 Legislature Party Control SwitchArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/14/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2131821318This map shows legislatures that changed party control as a result of the Nov. 2, 2010, election.
2010 State Legislative Party CompositionReports1/6/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=19488194882010 State Legislative Party Composition
SL Magazine: Election 2008 - Making HistoryArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/1/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1781417814Democrats pump up their control of state legislatures, but Republicans also make gains.
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