2008 general · November 4, 2008

2008 State legislatures election results

Every State legislatures race in the 2008 general election, state by state: winners, margins and seats that changed party.

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Races5,296
Changed party299
Unopposed35%1,849 races
Incumbents defeated174

Chambers

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alaska House of Representatives40D 18 · R 223
Alaska State Senate10D 5 · R 51
Arizona House of Representatives30D 25 · R 35—
Arizona State Senate30D 12 · R 181
Arkansas House of Representatives100D 71 · R 28 · Other 14
Arkansas State Senate18D 12 · R 6—
California State Assembly80D 51 · R 295
California State Senate20D 11 · R 9—
Colorado House of Representatives65D 38 · R 273
Colorado State Senate19D 13 · R 61
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 114 · R 3714
Connecticut State Senate36D 24 · R 12—
Delaware House of Representatives41D 25 · R 167
Delaware State Senate10D 7 · R 33
Florida House of Representatives120D 44 · R 762
Florida State Senate21D 8 · R 13—
Georgia House of Representatives180D 75 · R 1057
Georgia State Senate56D 22 · R 34—
Hawaii House of Representatives51D 45 · R 62
Hawaii State Senate12D 122
Idaho House of Representatives35D 18 · R 52—
Idaho State Senate35D 7 · R 28—
Illinois House of Representatives118D 70 · R 486
Illinois State Senate40D 24 · R 16—
Indiana House of Representatives100D 52 · R 487
Indiana State Senate25D 7 · R 18—
Iowa House of Representatives100D 56 · R 4410
Iowa State Senate25D 13 · R 124
Kansas House of Representatives125D 48 · R 775
Kansas State Senate40D 9 · R 313
Kentucky House of Representatives100D 65 · R 356
Kentucky State Senate19D 10 · R 9—
Maine House of Representatives151D 96 · R 54 · Other 121
Maine State Senate35D 20 · R 152
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 143 · R 16 · Other 14
Massachusetts State Senate37D 33 · R 41
Michigan House of Representatives110D 67 · R 439
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 87 · R 4710
Minnesota State Senate2D 21
Missouri House of Representatives163D 74 · R 895
Missouri State Senate17D 4 · R 132
Montana House of Representatives100D 50 · R 507
Montana State Senate25D 14 · R 114
Nebraska Legislature26Other 26—
Nevada State Assembly42D 28 · R 143
Nevada State Senate10D 7 · R 32
New Hampshire House of Representatives103D 225 · R 1753
New Hampshire State Senate24D 14 · R 10—
New Mexico House of Representatives70D 45 · R 253
New Mexico State Senate42D 27 · R 153
New York State Assembly150D 109 · R 413
New York State Senate62D 32 · R 304
North Carolina House of Representatives120D 68 · R 524
North Carolina State Senate50D 30 · R 201
North Dakota House of Representatives23D 16 · R 30—
North Dakota State Senate23D 7 · R 162
Ohio House of Representatives99D 53 · R 4611
Ohio State Senate16D 3 · R 13—
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 40 · R 616
Oklahoma State Senate24D 9 · R 151
Oregon House of Representatives60D 36 · R 245
Oregon State Senate16D 8 · R 8—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 104 · R 9910
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 10 · R 152
Rhode Island House of Representatives75D 69 · R 610
Rhode Island State Senate38D 33 · R 4 · Other 12
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 53 · R 712
South Carolina State Senate46D 19 · R 271
South Dakota House of Representatives37D 24 · R 46—
South Dakota State Senate35D 14 · R 20 · Other 18
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 49 · R 506
Tennessee State Senate16D 7 · R 92
Texas House of Representatives150D 74 · R 769
Texas State Senate15D 7 · R 81
Utah House of Representatives75D 23 · R 525
Utah State Senate15D 3 · R 122
Vermont House of Representatives94D 93 · R 42 · Other 37
Vermont State Senate13D 23 · R 7—
Washington House of Representatives98D 62 · R 366
Washington State Senate26D 14 · R 121
West Virginia House of Delegates58D 70 · R 302
West Virginia State Senate16D 13 · R 42
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 52 · R 46 · Other 16
Wisconsin State Senate16D 8 · R 8—
Wyoming House of Representatives60D 19 · R 412
Wyoming State Senate16D 2 · R 14—

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