1998 general · November 3, 1998

1998 State legislatures election results

Every State legislatures race in the 1998 general election, state by state: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

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Races5,577
Changed party336
Unopposed36%2,010 races
Incumbents defeated188

Chambers

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alabama House of Representatives105D 69 · R 3613
Alabama State Senate35D 24 · R 119
Alaska House of Representatives40D 16 · R 243
Alaska State Senate10D 4 · R 61
Arizona House of Representatives30D 20 · R 40—
Arizona State Senate30D 14 · R 162
Arkansas House of Representatives96D 76 · R 2412
Arkansas State Senate18D 13 · R 5—
California State Assembly80D 48 · R 325
California State Senate20D 15 · R 52
Colorado House of Representatives65D 25 · R 405
Colorado State Senate17D 7 · R 102
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 95 · R 568
Connecticut State Senate36D 19 · R 17—
Delaware House of Representatives41D 15 · R 263
Delaware State Senate10D 4 · R 63
Florida House of Representatives120D 47 · R 7312
Florida State Senate20D 9 · R 11—
Georgia House of Representatives180D 102 · R 786
Georgia State Senate56D 34 · R 222
Hawaii House of Representatives51D 39 · R 124
Hawaii State Senate13D 13—
Idaho House of Representatives35D 12 · R 58—
Idaho State Senate35D 4 · R 311
Illinois House of Representatives118D 62 · R 562
Illinois State Senate41D 18 · R 231
Indiana House of Representatives100D 53 · R 473
Indiana State Senate25D 10 · R 152
Iowa House of Representatives100D 44 · R 564
Iowa State Senate25D 11 · R 146
Kansas House of Representatives125D 48 · R 773
Kansas State Senate2R 2—
Kentucky House of Representatives100D 66 · R 348
Kentucky State Senate19D 9 · R 102
Maine House of Representatives151D 79 · R 71 · Other 120
Maine State Senate35D 20 · R 14 · Other 11
Maryland House of Delegates65D 106 · R 354
Maryland State Senate47D 32 · R 152
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 131 · R 28 · Other 15
Massachusetts State Senate39D 33 · R 63
Michigan House of Representatives110D 52 · R 5810
Michigan State Senate38D 15 · R 231
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 63 · R 719
Missouri House of Representatives163D 87 · R 769
Missouri State Senate18D 8 · R 102
Montana House of Representatives100D 40 · R 6011
Montana State Senate26D 10 · R 162
Nebraska Legislature25Other 25—
Nevada State Assembly42D 28 · R 143
Nevada State Senate11D 4 · R 72
New Hampshire House of Representatives195D 155 · R 24512
New Hampshire State Senate24D 13 · R 114
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 40 · R 306
New York State Assembly150D 98 · R 525
New York State Senate61D 26 · R 35—
North Carolina House of Representatives98D 66 · R 547
North Carolina State Senate42D 35 · R 152
North Dakota House of Representatives49D 34 · R 64—
North Dakota State Senate26D 8 · R 183
Ohio House of Representatives99D 40 · R 591
Ohio State Senate18D 9 · R 92
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 61 · R 406
Oklahoma State Senate24D 18 · R 6—
Oregon House of Representatives60D 25 · R 34 · Other 14
Oregon State Senate15D 9 · R 63
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 100 · R 1034
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 10 · R 152
Rhode Island House of Representatives100D 86 · R 13 · Other 15
Rhode Island State Senate50D 42 · R 81
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 56 · R 686
South Dakota House of Representatives35D 19 · R 51—
South Dakota State Senate35D 13 · R 22—
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 59 · R 402
Tennessee State Senate17D 6 · R 10 · Uncalled 11
Texas House of Representatives150D 78 · R 724
Texas State Senate16D 7 · R 93
Utah House of Representatives75D 21 · R 541
Utah State Senate15D 7 · R 82
Vermont House of Representatives90D 64 · R 63 · Other 511
Vermont State Senate13D 17 · R 13—
Washington House of Representatives98D 49 · R 499
Washington State Senate24D 13 · R 114
West Virginia House of Delegates56D 75 · R 252
West Virginia State Senate16D 15 · R 22
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 44 · R 555
Wisconsin State Senate17D 9 · R 82
Wyoming House of Representatives60D 17 · R 434
Wyoming State Senate15D 5 · R 103

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