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Party Composition of State Legislatures

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Year: 2012

House

Senate

State	Total Seats	Democrat	Republican	Indep Other	Vacant
Alabama	105	39	64	0	2
Alaska	40	15	25	0	0
Arizona	60	24	36	0	0
Arkansas	100	49	51	0	0
California	80	54	26	0	0
Colorado	65	36	29	0	0
Connecticut	151	99	52	0	0
Delaware	41	27	14	0	0
Florida	120	46	74	0	0
Georgia	180	60	119	1	0
Hawaii	51	44	7	0	0
Idaho	70	13	57	0	0
Illinois	118	71	47	0	0
Indiana	100	31	69	0	0
Iowa	100	47	53	0	0
Kansas	125	35	90	0	0
Kentucky	100	55	45	0	0
Louisiana	105	45	58	2	0
Maine	151	89	58	4	0
Maryland	141	98	43	0	0
Massachusetts	160	131	29	0	0
Michigan	110	51	59	0	0
Minnesota	134	73	61	0	0
Mississippi	122	58	63	0	1
Missouri	163	53	110	0	0
Montana	100	37	63	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0
Nevada	42	27	15	0	0
New Hampshire	400	221	179	0	0
New Jersey	80	48	32	0	0
New Mexico	70	38	32	0	0
New York	150	107	43	0	0
North Carolina	120	43	77	0	0
North Dakota	94	23	71	0	0
Ohio	99	39	60	0	0
Oklahoma	101	29	72	0	0
Oregon	60	34	26	0	0
Pennsylvania	203	93	110	0	0
Rhode Island	75	69	6	0	0
South Carolina	124	46	73	5	0
South Dakota	70	17	53	0	0
Tennessee	99	28	70	1	0
Texas	150	55	95	0	0
Utah	75	14	61	0	0
Vermont	150	96	45	9	0
Virginia	100	31	67	1	1
Washington	98	55	43	0	0
West Virginia	100	54	46	0	0
Wisconsin	99	39	60	0	0
Wyoming	60	8	52	0	0
TOTALS	5411	2594	2790	23	4

Total Seats	Democrat	Republican	Indep Other	Vacant	Undecided
35	11	23	1	0	0
20	7	13	0	0	0
30	13	17	0	0	0
35	14	21	0	0	0
40	26	12	0	2	0
35	19	16	0	0	0
36	22	14	0	0	0
21	13	8	0	0	0
40	14	26	0	0	0
56	18	38	0	0	0
25	24	1	0	0	0
35	7	28	0	0	0
59	40	19	0	0	0
50	13	37	0	0	0
50	26	23	0	1	0
40	9	31	0	0	0
38	14	22	1	1	0
39	15	24	0	0	0
35	19	15	1	0	0
47	35	12	0	0	0
40	36	4	0	0	0
38	12	26	0	0	0
67	39	28	0	0	0
52	21	30	0	1	0
34	10	24	0	0	0
50	23	27	0	0	0
49	0	0	0	0	0
21	11	10	0	0	0
24	11	13	0	0	0
40	24	16	0	0	0
42	25	17	0	0	0
63	29	32	0	0	2
50	18	32	0	0	0
47	13	33	0	1	0
33	10	23	0	0	0
48	12	36	0	0	0
30	16	14	0	0	0
50	23	27	0	0	0
38	32	5	1	0	0
46	18	28	0	0	0
35	7	28	0	0	0
33	7	26	0	0	0
31	12	19	0	0	0
29	5	24	0	0	0
30	22	6	2	0	0
40	20	20	0	0	0
49	26	23	0	0	0
34	25	9	0	0	0
33	15	18	0	0	0
30	4	26	0	0	0
1972	885	1024	6	6	2

The following chambers do not have legislative elections in 2012: Alabama Senate and House, Louisiana Senate and House, Maryland Senate and House, Michigan Senate, Mississippi Senate and House, New Jersey Senate and Assembly, Virginia Senate and House. The current party composition for these states, as represented on this map, reflects their most recent election. Nebraska is a nonpartisan, unicameral legislature.

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