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Legislative races in 44 states will be conducted in November 2020. These include races in 86 of the nation's 99 legislative chambers. The table below indicates which states and chambers are holding legislative elections, and how many seats are up for reelection this year. No legislative races will be held in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey or Virginia because they hold state elections in odd-numbered years.
A total of 5,876 seats are up for regularly scheduled elections, representing 80 percent of the nation's 7,383 legislative seats. This page does not include any special elections that may be held in conjunction with the general election or at other times throughout 2020.
The table also provides the size of each legislative chamber and length of terms. Terms in all chambers are either two or four years; no state lawmakers have six-year terms.
For more information on gubernatorial elections, please visit the National Governors Association 2020 elections pages.
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State Legislative Seats Up in 2020
|
State
|
Senate
Term
|
Total Senate Seats
|
Senate Seats Up In 2020
|
House
Term
|
Total House Seats
|
House Seats Up in 2020
|
|
Alabama*
|
4 year
|
35
|
0
|
4 year
|
105
|
0
|
|
Alaska
|
4 year
|
20
|
10
|
2 year
|
40
|
40
|
|
Arizona
|
2 year
|
30
|
30
|
2 year
|
60
|
60
|
|
Arkansas
|
4 year
|
35
|
17
|
2 year
|
100
|
100
|
|
California
|
4 year
|
40
|
20
|
2 year
|
80
|
80
|
|
Colorado
|
4 year
|
35
|
18
|
2 year
|
65
|
65
|
|
Connecticut
|
2 year
|
36
|
36
|
2 year
|
151
|
151
|
|
Delaware
|
4 year
|
21
|
11
|
2 year
|
41
|
41
|
|
Florida
|
4 year
|
40
|
20
|
2 year
|
120
|
120
|
|
Georgia
|
2 year
|
56
|
56
|
2 year
|
180
|
180
|
|
Hawaii
|
4 year
|
25
|
13
|
2 year
|
51
|
51
|
|
Idaho
|
2 year
|
35
|
35
|
2 year
|
70
|
70
|
|
Illinois
|
4 year
|
59
|
20
|
2 year
|
118
|
118
|
|
Indiana
|
4 year
|
50
|
25
|
2 year
|
100
|
100
|
|
Iowa
|
4 year
|
50
|
25
|
2 year
|
100
|
100
|
|
Kansas
|
4 year
|
40
|
40
|
2 year
|
125
|
125
|
|
Kentucky
|
4 year
|
38
|
19
|
2 year
|
100
|
100
|
|
Louisiana*
|
4 year
|
39
|
0
|
4 year
|
105
|
0
|
|
Maine
|
2 year
|
35
|
35
|
2 year
|
151
|
151
|
|
Maryland*
|
4 year
|
47
|
0
|
4 year
|
141
|
0
|
|
Massachusetts
|
2 year
|
40
|
40
|
2 year
|
160
|
160
|
|
Michigan**
|
4 year
|
38
|
0
|
2 year
|
110
|
110
|
|
Minnesota
|
4 year
|
67
|
67
|
2 year
|
134
|
134
|
|
Mississippi*
|
4 year
|
52
|
0
|
4 year
|
122
|
0
|
|
Missouri
|
4 year
|
34
|
17
|
2 year
|
163
|
163
|
|
Montana
|
4 year
|
50
|
25
|
2 year
|
100
|
100
|
|
Nebraska***
|
4 year
|
49
|
25
|
N/A
|
Unicameral
|
N/A
|
|
Nevada
|
4 year
|
21
|
10
|
2 year
|
42
|
42
|
|
New Hampshire
|
2 year
|
24
|
24
|
2 year
|
400
|
400
|
|
New Jersey*
|
4 year
|
40
|
0
|
2 year
|
80
|
0
|
|
New Mexico
|
4 year
|
42
|
42
|
2 year
|
70
|
70
|
|
New York
|
2 year
|
63
|
63
|
2 year
|
150
|
150
|
|
North Carolina
|
2 year
|
50
|
50
|
2 year
|
120
|
120
|
|
North Dakota
|
4 year
|
47
|
23
|
4 year
|
94
|
47
|
|
Ohio
|
4 year
|
33
|
16
|
2 year
|
99
|
99
|
|
Oklahoma
|
4 year
|
48
|
24
|
2 year
|
101
|
101
|
|
Oregon
|
4 year
|
30
|
15
|
2 year
|
60
|
60
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
4 year
|
50
|
25
|
2 year
|
203
|
203
|
|
Rhode Island
|
2 year
|
38
|
38
|
2 year
|
75
|
75
|
|
South Carolina
|
4 year
|
46
|
46
|
2 year
|
124
|
124
|
|
South Dakota
|
2 year
|
35
|
35
|
2 year
|
70
|
70
|
|
Tennessee
|
4 year
|
33
|
16
|
2 year
|
99
|
99
|
|
Texas
|
4 year
|
31
|
16
|
2 year
|
150
|
150
|
|
Utah
|
4 year
|
29
|
15
|
2 year
|
75
|
75
|
|
Vermont
|
2 year
|
30
|
30
|
2 year
|
150
|
150
|
|
Virginia*
|
4 year
|
40
|
0
|
2 year
|
100
|
0
|
|
Washington
|
4 year
|
49
|
25
|
2 year
|
98
|
98
|
|
West Virginia
|
4 year
|
34
|
17
|
2 year
|
100
|
100
|
|
Wisconsin
|
4 year
|
33
|
16
|
2 year
|
99
|
99
|
|
Wyoming
|
4 year
|
30
|
15
|
2 year
|
60
|
60
|
| TOTALS |
|
1,972 |
1,281 |
|
5,411 |
4,595 |
Notes
* States do not hold any legislative elections in 2020.
** State does not hold legislative elections in one chamber in 2020
*** Nebraska's legislature is unicameral.
Questions?
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