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The 2024 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5, 2024, for 85 state legislative chambers in 44 states. Across the fifty states, approximately 65 percent of all upper house seats and 85 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. Nine legislative chambers in the five permanently inhabited U.S. territories and the federal district of Washington, D.C., also held elections. The elections take place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections, including the presidential election, U.S. Senate elections, U.S. House elections, and gubernatorial elections.
Prior to the election, Republicans controlled 56 legislative chambers, while Democrats controlled 41. Both chambers of the Alaska Legislature were controlled by bipartisan coalitions. The states of Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania were expected to hold the most competitive elections for legislative control.[1] Additionally, court-ordered redistricting in Wisconsin was expected to lead to Democratic gains in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature.[2] Favorable redistricting from Montana's independent redistricting commission was also expected to lead to Democratic gains in that state.[3]
Republicans made very modest gains in state legislative chambers across the country, which were hampered by Democratic redistricting-based gains in states such as Montana and Wisconsin. Republicans only gained full control of the Michigan House of Representatives from Democrats. The net change in chamber control and the net change in seat control were both well below average for state legislative elections during the twenty-first century.[4] Republicans broke the Democratic supermajority in both houses of the Vermont General Assembly, while Democrats broke supermajorities in the North Carolina House of Representatives, both chambers of the Montana Legislature, the Ohio House of Representatives, and the Wisconsin Senate.
Control of multiple legislative chambers are still unknown pending recounts and coalition negotiations.
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- ^ Crampton, Liz (June 19, 2024). "These 5 states are the most likely to see legislative chambers flip in November". Politico. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Richmond, Todd (June 4, 2024). "With new maps, Wisconsin Democrats hope to win more seats in the Legislature in 2024". PBS Wisconsin. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Dietrich, Eric (March 12, 2024). "Democrats hope to edge into GOP's legislative supermajority". Montana Free Press. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Underhill, Wendy (November 8, 2024). "Election Outcomes: Status Quo in the States Despite Federal-Level GOP Gains". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved November 19, 2024.