1976 general · November 2, 1976

1976 State legislatures election results

Every State legislatures race in the 1976 general election, state by state: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

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Races4,834
Changed party444
Unopposed28%1,339 races
Incumbents defeated333

Chambers

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alaska House of Representatives22D 24 · R 15 · Other 11
Alaska State Senate10D 4 · R 61
Arizona House of Representatives30D 22 · R 38—
Arizona State Senate30D 16 · R 146
Arkansas House of Representatives84D 96 · R 41
Arkansas State Senate17D 17—
California State Assembly80D 57 · R 238
California State Senate20D 9 · R 1111
Colorado House of Representatives65D 30 · R 359
Colorado State Senate18D 7 · R 111
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 93 · R 5827
Connecticut State Senate36D 22 · R 147
Delaware House of Representatives41D 26 · R 155
Delaware State Senate11D 6 · R 52
Florida House of Representatives45D 93 · R 272
Florida State Senate16D 14 · R 63
Georgia House of Representatives154D 156 · R 248
Georgia State Senate56D 52 · R 42
Hawaii House of Representatives27D 40 · R 111
Hawaii State Senate1R 1—
Idaho House of Representatives35D 22 · R 48—
Idaho State Senate35D 15 · R 203
Illinois House of Representatives59D 93 · R 83 · Other 1—
Illinois State Senate40D 22 · R 182
Indiana House of Representatives73D 48 · R 524
Indiana State Senate25D 11 · R 145
Iowa House of Representatives100D 60 · R 405
Iowa State Senate25D 14 · R 114
Kansas House of Representatives125D 65 · R 6018
Kansas State Senate40D 19 · R 217
Maine House of Representatives119D 89 · R 6220
Maine State Senate33D 12 · R 214
Massachusetts House of Representatives240D 194 · R 43 · Other 311
Massachusetts State Senate38D 31 · R 71
Michigan House of Representatives110D 68 · R 424
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 104 · R 29 · Other 111
Minnesota State Senate67D 49 · R 1865
Missouri House of Representatives163D 111 · R 51 · Uncalled 19
Missouri State Senate17D 11 · R 61
Montana House of Representatives100D 57 · R 4323
Montana State Senate25D 10 · R 155
Nebraska Legislature25Other 25—
Nevada State Assembly40D 35 · R 54
Nevada State Senate6D 8 · R 2—
New Hampshire House of Representatives161D 180 · R 2202
New Hampshire State Senate24D 12 · R 125
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 48 · R 225
New Mexico State Senate35D 29 · R 66
New York State Assembly150D 90 · R 608
New York State Senate60D 25 · R 351
North Carolina House of Representatives45D 114 · R 6—
North Carolina State Senate27D 46 · R 4—
North Dakota House of Representatives49D 49 · R 51—
North Dakota State Senate39D 15 · R 247
Ohio House of Representatives99D 63 · R 364
Ohio State Senate16D 9 · R 74
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 79 · R 223
Oklahoma State Senate24D 18 · R 6—
Oregon House of Representatives60D 37 · R 237
Oregon State Senate15D 11 · R 41
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 119 · R 8418
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 14 · R 112
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 83 · R 178
Rhode Island State Senate50D 45 · R 51
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 112 · R 127
South Carolina State Senate16D 43 · R 3—
South Dakota House of Representatives28D 20 · R 38—
South Dakota State Senate28D 8 · R 18 · Uncalled 28
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 66 · R 32 · Other 17
Tennessee State Senate17D 12 · R 53
Texas House of Representatives150D 132 · R 18—
Texas State Senate16D 14 · R 2—
Utah House of Representatives75D 35 · R 407
Utah State Senate15D 9 · R 62
Washington House of Representatives98D 62 · R 3612
Washington State Senate25D 18 · R 72
West Virginia House of Delegates36D 91 · R 9—
West Virginia State Senate16D 14 · R 32
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 66 · R 333
Wisconsin State Senate17D 11 · R 64
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 29 · R 32 · Other 13
Wyoming State Senate11D 6 · R 101

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner