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2009 Partisan Composition of State Legislatures

Six states (Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia) do not have legislative elections in 2008.


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House
State Total
Seats		 Dem Rep Indep
Other		 Vacant Un-
Decided		   Total
Seats		 Dem Rep Indep
Other		 Vacant Un-
decided
Alabama 35 19 13 0 3 0   105 62 43 0 0 0
Alaska 20 10 10 0 0 0   40 18 22 0 0 0
Arizona 30 12 18 0 0 0   60 25 35 0 0 0
Arkansas 35 27 8 0 0 0   100 71 28 1 0 0
California 40 26 14 0 0 0   80 51 29 0 0 0
Colorado 35 21 14 0 0 0   65 38 27 0 0 0
Connecticut 36 24 12 0 0 0   151 114 37 0 0 0
Delaware 21 16 5 0 0 0   41 24 17 0 0 0
Florida 40 14 26 0 0 0   120 44 76 0 0 0
Georgia 56 22 34 0 0 0   180 75 105 0 0 0
Hawaii 25 23 2 0 0 0   51 45 6 0 0 0
Idaho 35 7 28 0 0 0   70 18 52 0 0 0
Illinois 59 37 22 0 0 0   118 70 48 0 0 0
Indiana 50 17 33 0 0 0   100 52 48 0 0 0
Iowa 50 32 18 0 0 0   100 56 44 0 0 0
Kansas 40 9 31 0 0 0   125 48 77 0 0 0
Kentucky 38 17 20 1 0 0   100 65 35 0 0 0
Louisiana 39 23 16 0 0 0   105 52 50 3 0 0
Maine 35 20 15 0 0 0   151 96 54 1 0 0
Maryland 47 33 14 0 0 0   141 104 36 1 0 0
Massachusetts 40 35 5 0 0 0   160 143 16 1 0 0
Michigan 38 17 21 0 0 0   110 67 43 0 0 0
Minnesota 67 46 21 0 0 0   134 87 47 0 0 0
Mississippi 52 27 25 0 0 0   122 74 48 0 0 0
Missouri 34 11 23 0 0 0   163 74 89 0 0 0
Montana 50 23 27 0 0 0   100 50 50 0 0 0
Nebraska 49 * * 49 * *   * * * * * *
Nevada 21 12 9 0 0 0   42 28 14 0 0 0
New Hampshire 24 14 10 0 0 0   400 225 175 0 0 0
New Jersey 40 23 17 0 0 0   80 48 32 0 0 0
New Mexico 42 27 15 0 0 0   70 45 25 0 0 0
New York 62 32 30 0 0 0   150 109 41 0 0 0
North Carolina 50 30 20 0 0 0   120 68 52 0 0 0
North Dakota 47 21 26 0 0 0   94 36 58 0 0 0
Ohio 33 12 21 0 0 0   99 53 46 0 0 0
Oklahoma 48 22 26 0 0 0   101 40 61 0 0 0
Oregon 30 18 12 0 0 0   60 36 24 0 0 0
Pennsylvania 50 20 29 0 1 0   203 104 99 0 0 0
Rhode Island 38 33 4 1 0 0   75 69 6 0 0 0
South Carolina 46 19 27 0 0 0   124 53 71 0 0 0
South Dakota 35 14 20 1 0 0   70 24 46 0 0 0
Tennessee 33 14 19 0 0 0   99 49 50 0 0 0
Texas 31 12 19 0 0 0   150 74 76 0 0 0
Utah 29 8 21 0 0 0   75 22 53 0 0 0
Vermont 30 23 7 0 0 0   150 95 48 7 0 0
Virginia 40 21 19 0 0 0   100 45 53 2 0 0
Washington 49 31 18 0 0 0   98 64 34 0 0 0
West Virginia 34 28 6 0 0 0   100 79 21 0 0 0
Wisconsin 33 18 15 0 0 0   99 52 46 1 0 0
Wyoming 30 7 23 0 0 0   60 18 41 0 1 0
TOTALS: 1971 1025 890 50 6 0   5411 3059 2334 17 1 0

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