1984 general · November 6, 1984

1984 State legislatures election results

Every State legislatures race in the 1984 general election, state by state: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

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Races5,085
Changed party490
Unopposed34%1,718 races
Incumbents defeated305

Chambers

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alaska House of Representatives27D 21 · R 18 · Other 12
Alaska State Senate10D 3 · R 75
Arizona House of Representatives30D 22 · R 38—
Arizona State Senate30D 12 · R 18—
Arkansas House of Representatives84D 91 · R 94
Arkansas State Senate19D 17 · R 21
California State Assembly80D 47 · R 331
California State Senate20D 9 · R 11—
Colorado House of Representatives65D 18 · R 479
Colorado State Senate19D 4 · R 15—
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 66 · R 8526
Connecticut State Senate36D 12 · R 2411
Delaware House of Representatives41D 19 · R 226
Delaware State Senate10D 6 · R 4—
Florida House of Representatives120D 77 · R 437
Florida State Senate20D 14 · R 6—
Georgia House of Representatives155D 154 · R 264
Georgia State Senate56D 47 · R 92
Hawaii House of Representatives51D 40 · R 1115
Hawaii State Senate13D 9 · R 42
Idaho House of Representatives33D 14 · R 58—
Idaho State Senate33D 11 · R 227
Illinois House of Representatives118D 67 · R 515
Illinois State Senate21D 10 · R 112
Indiana House of Representatives77D 39 · R 615
Indiana State Senate25D 7 · R 18—
Iowa House of Representatives100D 60 · R 406
Iowa State Senate25D 15 · R 10—
Kansas House of Representatives125D 49 · R 766
Kansas State Senate40D 16 · R 24—
Kentucky House of Representatives100D 74 · R 26—
Maine House of Representatives151D 84 · R 6750
Maine State Senate35D 24 · R 1116
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 126 · R 347
Massachusetts State Senate37D 29 · R 82
Michigan House of Representatives110D 57 · R 536
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 65 · R 6918
Missouri House of Representatives163D 107 · R 55 · Other 17
Missouri State Senate17D 11 · R 6—
Montana House of Representatives100D 50 · R 5049
Montana State Senate25D 13 · R 128
Nebraska Legislature26Other 26—
Nevada State Assembly42D 17 · R 256
Nevada State Senate9D 3 · R 6—
New Hampshire House of Representatives175D 102 · R 2987
New Hampshire State Senate24D 6 · R 183
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 43 · R 2710
New Mexico State Senate42D 21 · R 21—
New York State Assembly150D 94 · R 568
New York State Senate61D 26 · R 356
North Carolina House of Representatives72D 82 · R 383
North Carolina State Senate35D 38 · R 123
North Dakota House of Representatives51D 42 · R 64—
North Dakota State Senate27D 10 · R 172
Ohio House of Representatives99D 59 · R 403
Ohio State Senate17D 5 · R 12—
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 69 · R 327
Oklahoma State Senate24D 15 · R 9—
Oregon House of Representatives60D 34 · R 266
Oregon State Senate15D 8 · R 7—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 103 · R 1006
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 11 · R 13 · Uncalled 1—
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 77 · R 238
Rhode Island State Senate50D 38 · R 1211
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 97 · R 277
South Carolina State Senate46D 36 · R 10—
South Dakota House of Representatives35D 13 · R 57—
South Dakota State Senate35D 10 · R 2511
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 62 · R 375
Tennessee State Senate17D 13 · R 41
Texas House of Representatives150D 98 · R 5216
Texas State Senate15D 12 · R 31
Utah House of Representatives75D 14 · R 617
Utah State Senate14D 4 · R 10—
Washington House of Representatives98D 52 · R 4610
Washington State Senate26D 12 · R 14—
West Virginia House of Delegates40D 74 · R 263
West Virginia State Senate16D 14 · R 34
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 52 · R 4746
Wisconsin State Senate17D 11 · R 6—
Wyoming House of Representatives23D 18 · R 461
Wyoming State Senate12D 6 · R 10—

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