2010 Election Note

Four states--Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia--and three Senates--Kansas, New Mexico and South Carolina--do not have legislative elections in 2010. The Nebraska legislature is unicameral and nonpartisan. Live 2010 post-election results are based on unofficial results pending certification by their respective election officials.

Election Maps and Charts

Election Results

• Party Control of State Legislatures
• Legislatures: Party Control Switch
• Party Control of State Government 
• State Governor
• Post-Election Partisan Composition of State Legislatures - table

 Prior to the Election

• Pre-Election Party Control of State Legislatures 
• Pre-Election Party Control of State Legislatures - Table 
• Pre-Election Party Control of State Government 
• Pre-Election Party Control of Governor

2010 Pre-Election Party Control of State Legislatures

In this video, NCSL's Tim Storey gives us a quick recap of the historic Republican sweep of state houses. This map shows control of state legislatures before the Nov. 2, 2010, election. There are 6,115 seats in 46 states up for election. There are 7,382 total state legislative seats.