2020 United States state legislative elections

2020 United States state legislative elections
95 legislative chambers; 44 states; 5 territories
	Map of upper house elections:; Democrats retained control; Republicans gained control; Republicans retained control; Non-partisan legislature; No regularly-scheduled elections
	Map of lower house elections:; Democrats retained control; Republicans gained control; Republicans retained control; Coalition retained control; Non-partisan legislature; No regularly-scheduled elections

The 2020 United States state legislative elections were held on November 3, 2020, for 86 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 took 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 elections, Democrats held 15 trifectas (control of the governor's office and legislative chambers), Republicans held 21 trifectas, and 14 states have a divided government. Nationwide, Republicans controlled approximately 60 percent of the legislative chambers and 52 percent of the legislative seats.^[1] These elections had a major impact on the 2020 redistricting cycle, as many states held their final legislative elections prior to the decennial drawing of new congressional and state legislative districts.

Due to the impact the redistricting cycle will have on partisan control of Congress and state legislatures, the Democrats, who had not been in control of a majority of state legislatures across the U.S. since 2010, had hoped to retake control of key chambers in advance. However, despite fundraising efforts and projections of several Republican-held chambers in competitive states flipping, the Democrats failed to flip any state chambers, which they attributed to gerrymandering in the wake of the 2010 elections, as well as state laws restricting voting, President Donald Trump being on the ballot, and the Democrats' campaigning methods.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Following the election, Republicans have control of redistricting in 20 state governments, totaling 188 House districts, whereas Democrats have control in states with a total of 73 districts.^[6] Overall, these elections saw the fewest partisan changes in state legislatures since 1944.^[7]

Summary table[edit]

States holding regularly-scheduled legislative and gubernatorial elections in 2020:

Governor and all legislative chambers

All legislative chambers

A portion of legislative chambers

None

Seats parties gained in the lower houses 2020 elections:

Democratic majority and Democrats lost seats

Democratic majority and Democrats gained or held seats

Republican majority and Republicans lost seats

Republican majority and Republicans gained or held seats

Coalition majority and lost a seat

No election

Non-partisan

Partisan control of state and territorial governments following the 2020 elections:

Democratic trifecta maintained

Republican trifecta maintained

Republican trifecta established

Divided government established

Divided government maintained

Officially non-partisan legislature

Partisan control TBD

Regularly-scheduled elections were held in 86 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly-scheduled elections were held for 5,876 of the 7,383 legislative seats. Many legislative chambers held elections for all seats, but some legislative chambers that use staggered elections held elections for only a portion of the total seats in the chamber.^[8] The chambers not up for election either hold regularly-scheduled elections in odd-numbered years, or have four-year terms and hold all regularly-scheduled elections in presidential midterm election years.

Note that this table only covers regularly-scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly-scheduled elections.

State	Upper House^[8]				Lower House^[8]
State	Seats up	Total	% up	Term	Seats up	Total	% up	Term
Alabama	0	35	0	4	0	105	0	4
Alaska	10	20	50	4	40	40	100	2
Arizona	30	30	100	2	60	60	100	2
Arkansas	17	35	49	2/4^[b]	100	100	100	2
California	20	40	50	4	80	80	100	2
Colorado	18	35	51	4	65	65	100	2
Connecticut	36	36	100	2	151	151	100	2
Delaware	11	21	52	2/4^[b]	41	41	100	2
Florida	20	40	50	2/4^[b]	120	120	100	2
Georgia	56	56	100	2	180	180	100	2
Hawaii	13	25	52	2/4^[b]	51	51	100	2
Idaho	35	35	100	2	70	70	100	2
Illinois	20	59	34	2/4^[b]	118	118	100	2
Indiana	25	50	50	4	100	100	100	2
Iowa	25	50	50	4	100	100	100	2
Kansas	40	40	100	4	125	125	100	2
Kentucky	19	38	50	4	100	100	100	2
Louisiana	0	39	0	4	0	105	0	4
Maine	35	35	100	2	151	151	100	2
Maryland	0	47	0	4	0	141	0	4
Massachusetts	40	40	100	2	160	160	100	2
Michigan	0	38	0	4	110	110	100	2
Minnesota	67	67	100	2/4^[b]	134	134	100	2
Mississippi	0	52	0	4	0	122	0	4
Missouri	17	34	50	4	163	163	100	2
Montana	25	50	50	4	100	100	100	2
Nebraska	25^[c]	49^[c]	51^[c]	4	N/A (unicameral)
Nevada	10	21	48	4	42	42	100	2
New Hampshire	24	24	100	2	400	400	100	2
New Jersey	0	40	0	2/4^[b]	0	80	0	2
New Mexico	42	42	100	4	70	70	100	2
New York	63	63	100	2	150	150	100	2
North Carolina	50	50	100	2	120	120	100	2
North Dakota	23	47	49	4	47	94	50	4
Ohio	16	33	48	4	99	99	100	2
Oklahoma	24	48	50	4	101	101	100	2
Oregon	15	30	50	4	60	60	100	2
Pennsylvania	25	50	50	4	203	203	100	2
Rhode Island	38	38	100	2	75	75	100	2
South Carolina	46	46	100	4	124	124	100	2
South Dakota	35	35	100	2	70	70	100	2
Tennessee	16	33	48	4	99	99	100	2
Texas	16	31	52	2/4^[b]	150	150	100	2
Utah	15	29	52	4	75	75	100	2
Vermont	30	30	100	2	150	150	100	2
Virginia	0	40	0	4	0	100	0	2
Washington	25	49	51	4	98	98	100	2
West Virginia	17	34	50	4	100	100	100	2
Wisconsin	16	33	48	4	99	99	100	2
Wyoming	15	30	50	4	60	60	100	2
Total	1281	1972	65	N/A	4595	5411	85	N/A

Electoral predictions[edit]

Louis Jacobson of The Cook Political Report predicted that Republican-held chambers that could potentially flip to Democratic control included both chambers in Arizona, the Florida Senate, both chambers in Georgia, the Iowa House, the Michigan House, the Minnesota Senate, both chambers in North Carolina, both chambers in Pennsylvania, and the Texas House. He predicted that Republicans could potentially gain control of the Maine Senate, the Minnesota House, and both chambers in New Hampshire, all of which were controlled by the Democratic Party. Additionally, Jacobson predicted that Republicans could win control of the Alaska House, which was currently controlled by a coalition of Democrats and Republicans.^[9]

Writing for Sabato's Crystal Ball, Chaz Nuttycombe highlighted the Alaska House and the New Hampshire Senate as the top pick-up opportunities for Republicans, and lists the Arizona House, the Arizona Senate, the Iowa House, the Michigan House, the Minnesota Senate, the North Carolina House, the North Carolina Senate, the Pennsylvania House, and the Texas House as the top pick-up opportunities for Democrats.^[10]

Most election predictors use:

"Tossup": No advantage
"Tilt": Advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
"Lean": Slight advantage
"Likely": Significant, but surmountable, advantage
"Safe" or "Solid": Near-certain chance of victory

State	PVI^[11]	Chamber	Comp.	Sabato May 7, 2020^[10]	Cook October 21, 2020^[9]
Alaska	R+9	Senate	R 13–7	Safe R	Lean R
Alaska	R+9	House of Representatives	Coal. 22–15–2	Tossup	Lean R (flip)
Arizona	R+5	Senate	R 17–13	Tilt R	Tossup
Arizona	R+5	House of Representatives	R 31–29	Tilt R	Lean D (flip)
Arkansas	R+15	Senate	R 26–9	Safe R	Solid R
Arkansas	R+15	House of Representatives	R 75–23	Safe R	Solid R
California	D+12	State Senate	D 29–11	Safe D	Solid D
California	D+12	State Assembly	D 61–17–1	Safe D	Solid D
Colorado	D+1	Senate	D 19–16	Safe D	Likely D
Colorado	D+1	House of Representatives	D 41–24	Safe D	Solid D
Connecticut	D+6	State Senate	D 22–14	Likely D	Solid D
Connecticut	D+6	House of Representatives	D 91–60	Safe D	Solid D
Delaware	D+6	Senate	D 12–9	Safe D	Likely D
Delaware	D+6	House of Representatives	D 26–15	Safe D	Solid D
Florida	R+2	Senate	R 23–17	Safe R	Lean R
Florida	R+2	House of Representatives	R 73–46	Likely R	Likely R
Georgia	R+5	State Senate	R 36–21	Safe R	Lean R
Georgia	R+5	House of Representatives	R 105–74	Safe R	Lean R
Hawaii	D+18	Senate	D 24–1	Safe D	Solid D
Hawaii	D+18	House of Representatives	D 46–5	Safe D	Solid D
Idaho	R+19	Senate	R 28–7	Safe R	Solid R
Idaho	R+19	House of Representatives	R 56–14	Safe R	Solid R
Illinois	D+7	Senate	D 40–19	Safe D	Solid D
Illinois	D+7	House of Representatives	D 74–44	Safe D	Solid D
Indiana	R+9	Senate	R 40–10	Safe R	Solid R
Indiana	R+9	House of Representatives	R 67–33	Safe R	Solid R
Iowa	R+3	Senate	R 32–18	Safe R	Likely R
Iowa	R+3	House of Representatives	R 53–47	Tossup	Tossup
Kansas	R+13	Senate	R 29–11–1	Safe R	Likely R
Kansas	R+13	House of Representatives	R 84–41	Safe R	Likely R
Kentucky	R+15	Senate	R 28–10	Safe R	Solid R
Kentucky	R+15	House of Representatives	R 62–38	Safe R	Solid R
Maine	D+3	Senate	D 21–14	Likely D	Lean D
Maine	D+3	House of Representatives	D 87–56–6	Likely D	Likely D
Massachusetts	D+12	Senate	D 36–4	Safe D	Solid D
Massachusetts	D+12	House of Representatives	D 127–31–1	Safe D	Solid D
Michigan	D+1	House of Representatives	R 58–51	Lean R	Tossup
Minnesota	D+1	Senate	R 35–32	Tossup	Tossup
Minnesota	D+1	House of Representatives	D 75–59	Likely D	Lean D
Missouri	R+9	Senate	R 23–10	Safe R	Likely R
Missouri	R+9	House of Representatives	R 113–48	Safe R	Likely R
Montana	R+11	Senate	R 30–20	Safe R	Solid R
Montana	R+11	House of Representatives	R 58–42	Safe R	Solid R
Nevada	D+1	Senate	D 13–8	Safe D	Likely D
Nevada	D+1	Assembly	D 29–13	Safe D	Likely D
New Hampshire	D+1	Senate	R 14–10	Lean D	Lean D
New Hampshire	D+1	House of Representatives	R 230–156–2	Likely D	Lean D
New Mexico	D+3	Senate	D 26–16	Likely D	Solid D
New Mexico	D+3	House of Representatives	D 46–24	Likely D	Solid D
New York	D+11	State Senate	D 40–20	Likely D	Solid D
New York	D+11	State Assembly	D 103–42–1	Safe D	Solid D
North Carolina	R+3	Senate	R 29–21	Likely R	Tossup
North Carolina	R+3	House of Representatives	R 65–55	Likely R	Lean R
North Dakota	R+16	Senate	R 37–10	Safe R	Solid R
North Dakota	R+16	House of Representatives	R 79–15	Safe R	Solid R
Ohio	R+3	Senate	R 24–9	Safe R	Likely R
Ohio	R+3	House of Representatives	R 61–38	Safe R	Likely R
Oklahoma	R+20	Senate	R 38–9	Safe R	Solid R
Oklahoma	R+20	House of Representatives	R 77–23	Safe R	Solid R
Oregon	D+5	State Senate	D 18–12	Safe D	Likely D
Oregon	D+5	House of Representatives	D 38–22	Safe D	Likely D
Pennsylvania	EVEN	State Senate	R 28–21–1	Safe R	Lean R
Pennsylvania	EVEN	House of Representatives	R 109–93	Lean R	Tossup
Rhode Island	D+10	Senate	D 33–5	Safe D	Solid D
Rhode Island	D+10	House of Representatives	D 66–8–1	Safe D	Solid D
South Carolina	R+8	Senate	R 27–19	Safe R	Solid R
South Carolina	R+8	House of Representatives	R 78–45	Safe R	Solid R
South Dakota	R+14	Senate	R 30–5	Safe R	Solid R
South Dakota	R+14	House of Representatives	R 59–11	Safe R	Solid R
Tennessee	R+14	Senate	R 28–5	Safe R	Solid R
Tennessee	R+14	House of Representatives	R 73–26	Safe R	Solid R
Texas	R+8	Senate	R 19–12	Safe R	Likely R
Texas	R+8	House of Representatives	R 83–67	Lean R	Lean R
Utah	R+20	State Senate	R 23–6	Safe R	Solid R
Utah	R+20	House of Representatives	R 59–16	Safe R	Solid R
Vermont	D+15	Senate	D 22–6–2	Safe D	Solid D
Vermont	D+15	House of Representatives	D 95–43–7–5	Safe D	Solid D
Washington	D+7	State Senate	D 29–20	Safe D	Likely D
Washington	D+7	House of Representatives	D 57–41	Safe D	Solid D
West Virginia	R+19	Senate	R 20–14	Safe R	Likely R
West Virginia	R+19	House of Delegates	R 57–41–1	Safe R	Solid R
Wisconsin	EVEN	Senate	R 18–13	Safe R	Likely R
Wisconsin	EVEN	State Assembly	R 63–34	Safe R	Likely R
Wyoming	R+25	Senate	R 27–3	Safe R	Solid R
Wyoming	R+25	House of Representatives	R 50–9–1	Safe R	Solid R

State summaries[edit]

Alaska[edit]

House of Representatives results

Half of the seats of the Alaska Senate and all of the seats of the Alaska House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. The Alaska Senate is controlled by Republicans, while the Alaska House of Representatives is controlled by a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents.^[12] The Alaska House of Representatives is currently the only state legislative chamber controlled by a cross-partisan coalition.

Alaska Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Lyman Hoffman	13	13
	Democratic	Tom Begich	7	7
Total			20	20

Alaska House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Coalition	Bryce Edgmon	23^[d]	22^[e]	1
	Republican	Lance Pruitt	17	18	1
Total			40	40

Arizona[edit]

Senate results

All of the seats of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans have a government trifecta with control of the governorship and both state legislative chambers.

Arizona Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Rick Gray	17	16	1
	Democratic	David Bradley	13	14	1
Total			30	30

Arizona House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Russell Bowers	31	31
	Democratic	Charlene Fernandez	29	29
Total			60	60

Arkansas[edit]

Half of the seats of the Arkansas Senate and all of the seats of the Arkansas House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Arkansas Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Bart Hester	26	28	2
	Democratic	Keith Ingram	9	7	2
Total			35	35

Arkansas House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Matthew Shepherd	76	77	1
	Democratic	Fredrick Love	24	23	1
Total			100	100

California[edit]

State Senate results

State Assembly results

Half of the seats of the California State Senate and all of the seats of the California State Assembly were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

California State Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Toni Atkins	29	31	2
	Republican	Shannon Grove	11	9	2
Total			40	40

California State Assembly
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Anthony Rendon	61	60	1
	Republican	Marie Waldron	18	19	1
	Independent		1	1
Total			80	80

Colorado[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

Half of the seats of the Colorado Senate and all of the seats of the Colorado House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Colorado Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Leroy Garcia	19	20	1
	Republican	Chris Holbert	16	15	1
Total			35	35

Colorado House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	KC Becker	41	41
	Republican	Patrick Neville	24	24
Total			65	65

Connecticut[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

All of the seats of the Connecticut State Senate and the Connecticut House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Connecticut State Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Martin Looney	22	24	2
	Republican	Len Fasano	14	12	2
Total			36	36

Connecticut House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	Matthew Ritter	97	97
	Republican	Themis Klarides	54	54
Total		151	151

Delaware[edit]

Senate results

Half of the seats of the Delaware Senate and all of the seats of the Delaware House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Delaware Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	David McBride	12	14	2
	Republican	Gerald Hocker	9	7	2
Total			21	21

Delaware House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	Peter Schwartzkopf	26	26
	Republican	Daniel Short	15	15
Total			41	41

Florida[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

Half of the seats of the Florida Senate and all of the seats of the Florida House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Florida Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Kathleen Passidomo	23	24	1
	Democratic	Audrey Gibson	17	16	1
Total			40	40

Florida House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	José R. Oliva	71	78	7
	Democratic	Kionne McGhee	46	42	4
Total			120	120

Georgia[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

All of the seats of the Georgia State Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Georgia State Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Butch Miller	35	34	1
	Democratic	Steve Henson	21	22	1
Total			56	56

Georgia House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	David Ralston	105	103	2
	Democratic	Bob Trammell	75	77	2
Total			180	180

Hawaii[edit]

House of Representatives results

Half of the seats of the Hawaii Senate and all of the seats of the Hawaii House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Hawaii Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	Ron Kouchi	24	24
	Republican	Kurt Fevella	1	1
Total			25	25

Hawaii House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Scott Saiki	46	47	1
	Republican	Gene Ward	5	4	1
Total			51	51

Idaho[edit]

Senate results

All of the seats of the Idaho Senate and the Idaho House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Idaho Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Chuck Winder	28	28
	Democratic	Michelle Stennett	7	7
Total			35	35

Idaho House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Scott Bedke	56	58	2
	Democratic	Ilana Rubel	14	12	2
Total			70	70

Illinois[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

One third of the seats of the Illinois Senate and all of the seats of the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Illinois Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Don Harmon	40	41	1
	Republican	Bill Brady	19	18	1
Total			59	59

Illinois House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Mike Madigan	74	73	1
	Republican	Jim Durkin	44	45	1
Total			118	118

Indiana[edit]

Half of the seats of the Indiana Senate and all of the seats of the Indiana House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Indiana Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Rodric Bray	40	39	1
	Democratic	Greg Taylor	10	11	1
Total			50	50

2020 Indiana House of Representatives Election

Indiana House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Todd Huston	67	71	4
	Democratic	Phil GiaQuinta	33	29	4
Total			100	100

Iowa[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

Half of the seats of the Iowa Senate and all of the seats of the Iowa House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Iowa Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Charles Schneider	32	32
	Democratic	Janet Petersen	18	18
Total			50	50

Iowa House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Pat Grassley	53	59	6
	Democratic	Todd Prichard	47	41	6
Total			100	100

Kansas[edit]

Senate results

All of the seats of the Kansas Senate and the Kansas House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers.

Kansas Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Susan Wagle	29	29
	Democratic	Anthony Hensley	11	11
Total			40	40

Kansas House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Ron Ryckman Jr.	84	86	2
	Democratic	Tom Sawyer	41	39	2
Total			125	125

Kentucky[edit]

Half of the seats of the Kentucky Senate and all of the seats of the Kentucky House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers. Because the Kentucky legislature can override gubernatorial vetoes with a simple majority vote, Republicans have a veto-proof majority in the state legislature.^[13]

Kentucky Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Robert Stivers	28	30	2
	Democratic	Morgan McGarvey	10	8	2
Total			38	38

Kentucky House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	David Osborne	61	75	14
	Democratic	Joni Jenkins	39	25	14
Total			100	100

Maine[edit]

All of the seats of the Maine Senate and the Maine House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Maine Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Troy Jackson	21	22	1
	Republican	Dana Dow	14	13	1
Total			35	35

Maine House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Sara Gideon	89	80	9
	Republican	Kathleen Dillingham	57	67	10
	Independent		5	4	1
Total			151	151

Massachusetts[edit]

Senate results

All of the seats of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats retained control of both chambers.

Massachusetts Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Karen Spilka	34	37	3
	Republican	Bruce Tarr	6	3	3
Total			40	40

Massachusetts House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Robert DeLeo	127	129	2
	Republican	Bradley Jones Jr.	32	30	2
	Independent		1	1
Total			160	160

Michigan[edit]

House of Representatives results

All of the seats of the Michigan House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. The Michigan Senate did not hold regularly scheduled elections in 2020. Republicans maintained control of the chamber.

Michigan House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Lee Chatfield	58	58
	Democratic	Christine Greig	52	52
Total			110	110

Minnesota[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

All of the seats of the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans maintained control of the senate, while Democrats maintained control of the house of representatives.

Minnesota Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Paul Gazelka	35	34	1
	Democratic (DFL)	Susan Kent	32	33	1
Total			67	67

Minnesota House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic (DFL)	Melissa Hortman	75	70	5
	Republican	Kurt Daudt	59	64	5
Total			134	134

Missouri[edit]

Half of the seats of the Missouri Senate and all of the seats of the Missouri House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Missouri Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Caleb Rowden	24	24
	Democratic	John Rizzo	10	10
Total			34	34

Missouri House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Elijah Haahr	116	114	2
	Democratic	Crystal Quade	47	49	2
Total			163	163

Montana[edit]

Half of the seats of the Montana Senate and all of the seats of the Montana House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans held control of both chambers, and also gained a government trifecta by winning the gubernatorial election.

Montana Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Fred Thomas	30	31	1
	Democratic	Jon Sesso	20	19	1
Total			50	50

Montana House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Greg Hertz	58	67	9
	Democratic	Casey Schreiner	42	33	9
Total			100	100

Nebraska[edit]

Nebraska is the only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature; half of the seats of the Nebraska Legislature were up for election in 2020. Nebraska is also unique in that its legislature is officially non-partisan and holds non-partisan elections, although the Democratic and Republican parties each endorse legislative candidates.

Nebraska Legislature
Party		Before	After	Change
	Republican	30	32	2
	Democratic	18	17	1
	Independent	1	0	1
Total		49	49

Nevada[edit]

Senate results

Half of the seats of the Nevada Senate and all of the seats of the Nevada Assembly were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Nevada Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Nicole Cannizzaro	13	12	1
	Republican	James Settelmeyer	8	9	1
Total			21	21

Nevada Assembly
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Jason Frierson	29	26	3
	Republican	Robin L. Titus	13	16	3
Total			42	42

New Hampshire[edit]

House of Representatives results

All of the seats of the New Hampshire Senate and the New Hampshire House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans gained control of both chambers, establishing a government trifecta.

New Hampshire Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Chuck Morse	10	14	4
	Democratic	Donna Soucy	14	10	4
Total			24	24

New Hampshire House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Dick Hinch	166	213	47
	Democratic	Steve Shurtleff	234	187	47
Total			400	400

New Mexico[edit]

Senate results

All of the seats of the New Mexico Senate and the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

New Mexico Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Peter Wirth	26	27	1
	Republican	Stuart Ingle	16	15	1
Total			42	42

New Mexico House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Brian Egolf	46	44	2
	Republican	James G. Townsend	24	25	1
	Independent		0	1	1
Total			70	70

New York[edit]

State Senate results

State Assembly results

All of the seats of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly were up for election in 2020. Democrats held control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

New York State Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Andrea Stewart-Cousins	39	43	4
	Republican	Rob Ortt	24	20	4
Total			63	63

New York State Assembly
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Carl Heastie	105	105
	Republican	William Barclay	44	43	1
	Independence	Fred Thiele	1	1
	Independent		0	1	1
Total			150	150

North Carolina[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

All of the seats of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers.

North Carolina Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Philip E. Berger	29	28	1
	Democratic	Dan Blue	21	22	1
Total			50	50

North Carolina House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Tim Moore	65	69	4
	Democratic	Darren Jackson	55	51	4
Total			120	120

North Dakota[edit]

Half of the seats of the North Dakota Senate and the North Dakota House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

North Dakota Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Rich Wardner	37	40	3
	Democratic-NPL	Joan Heckaman	10	7	3
Total			47	47

North Dakota House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Lawrence Klemin	79	80	1
	Democratic-NPL	Joshua Boschee	15	14	1
Total			94	94

Ohio[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

Half of the seats of the Ohio Senate and all of the seats of the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Ohio Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Larry Obhof	24	25	1
	Democratic	Kenny Yuko	9	8	1
Total			33	33

Ohio House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Robert R. Cupp	61	64	3
	Democratic	Emilia Sykes	38	35	3
Total			99	99

Oklahoma[edit]

Half of the seats of the Oklahoma Senate and all of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Oklahoma Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Greg Treat	39	39
	Democratic	Kay Floyd	9	9
Total			48	48

Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Charles McCall	77	82	5
	Democratic	Emily Virgin	24	19	5
Total			101	101

Oregon[edit]

Half of the seats of the Oregon State Senate and all of the seats of the Oregon House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Oregon State Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	Rob Wagner	18	18
	Republican	Herman Baertschiger Jr.	12	12
Total			30	30

Oregon House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Tina Kotek	38	37	1
	Republican	Christine Drazan	22	23	1
Total			50	50

Pennsylvania[edit]

State Senate results

House of Representatives results

Half of the seats of the Pennsylvania State Senate and all of the seats of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers.

Pennsylvania State Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Joe Scarnati	28	28
	Democratic	Jay Costa	21	21
	Independent		1	1
Total			50	50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Bryan Cutler	110	113	3
	Democratic	Frank Dermody	93	90	3
Total			203	203

Rhode Island[edit]

Senate results

All of the seats of the Rhode Island Senate and the Rhode Island House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Rhode Island Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	Michael McCaffrey	33	33
	Republican	Dennis Algiere	5	5
Total			38	38

Rhode Island House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Nicholas Mattiello	66	65	1
	Republican	Blake Filippi	8	10	2
Total			75	75

South Carolina[edit]

All of the seats of the South Carolina Senate and the South Carolina House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

South Carolina Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Harvey S. Peeler Jr.	27	30	3
	Democratic	Nikki G. Setzler	19	16	3
Total			46	46

District Results

South Carolina House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Jay Lucas	80	81	1
	Democratic	J. Todd Rutherford	43	42	1
Total			123	123

South Dakota[edit]

All of the seats of the South Dakota Senate and the South Dakota House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

South Dakota Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Kris Langer	30	32	2
	Democratic	Troy Heinert	5	3	2
Total			35	35

South Dakota House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Steven Haugaard	59	62	3
	Democratic	Jamie Smith	11	8	3
Total			70	70

Tennessee[edit]

Senate results

Half of the seats of the Tennessee Senate and all of the seats of the Tennessee House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Tennessee Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Randy McNally	27	26	1
	Democratic	Jeff Yarbro	5	6	1
Total			33	33

Tennessee House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Cameron Sexton	73	73
	Democratic	Karen Camper	26	26
Total			99	99

Texas[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

Half of the seats of the Texas Senate and all of the seats of the Texas House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Texas Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Brian Birdwell	19	18	1
	Democratic	John Whitmire	12	13	1
Total			31	31

Texas House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	Dennis Bonnen	83	83
	Democratic	Chris Turner	67	67
Total			150	150

Utah[edit]

Half of the seats of the Utah State Senate and all of the seats of the Utah House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Utah State Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Republican	J. Stuart Adams	23	23
	Democratic	Karen Mayne	6	6
Total			29	29

Utah House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Brad Wilson	59	58	1
	Democratic	Brian King	16	17	1
Total			75	75

Vermont[edit]

All of the seats of the Vermont Senate and the Vermont House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats retained control of both chambers.

Vermont Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Becca Balint	22	21	1
	Republican	Joe Benning	6	7	1
	Progressive	Anthony Pollina	2	2
Total			30	30

Vermont House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Mitzi Johnson	95	93	2
	Republican	Patricia McCoy	43	45	2
	Progressive	Robin Chesnut-Tangerman	7	7
	Independent		5	5
Total			150	150

Washington[edit]

Half of the seats of the Washington State Senate and all of the seats of the Washington House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Democrats retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Washington State Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	Karen Keiser	28	28
	Republican	John Braun	21	21
Total			49	49

Washington House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	Laurie Jinkins	57	57
	Republican	J. T. Wilcox	41	41
Total			98	98

West Virginia[edit]

Senate results

House of Delegates results

Half of the seats of the West Virginia Senate and all of the seats of the West Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

West Virginia Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Mitch Carmichael	20	23	3
	Democratic	Roman Prezioso	14	11	3
Total			34	34

West Virginia House of Delegates
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Roger Hanshaw	58	76	18
	Democratic	Tim Miley	41	24	17
	Independent		1	0	1
Total			100	100

Wisconsin[edit]

Senate results

State Assembly results

Half of the seats of the Wisconsin Senate and all of the seats of the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers.

Wisconsin Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Roger Roth	19	21	2
	Democratic	Janet Bewley	14	12	2
Total			33	33

Wisconsin State Assembly
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Robin Vos	63	61	2
	Democratic	Gordon Hintz	36	38	2
Total			99	99

Wyoming[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

Half of the seats of the Wyoming Senate and all of the seats of the Wyoming House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. Republicans retained control of both chambers, maintaining a government trifecta.

Wyoming Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Drew Perkins	27	28	1
	Democratic	Chris Rothfuss	3	2	1
Total			30	30

Wyoming House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Steve Harshman	50	51	1
	Democratic	Cathy Connolly	9	7	2
	Libertarian	—	0	1	1
	Independent	—	1	1
Total			60	60

Territorial and federal district summaries[edit]

American Samoa[edit]

All of the seats of the American Samoa Senate and the American Samoa House of Representatives were up for election. Members of the senate serve four-year terms, while members of the house of representative serve two-year terms. Gubernatorial and legislative elections are conducted on a nonpartisan basis in American Samoa.

Guam[edit]

All of the seats of the unicameral Legislature of Guam were up for election. All members of the legislature serve a two-year term. Democrats retained control of the legislature.

Guam Legislature
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Tina Rose Muña Barnes	10	8	2
	Republican	Telo T. Taitague	5	7	2
Total			15	15

Northern Mariana Islands[edit]

A portion of the seats of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, and all of the seats of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives, were up for election. Members of the senate serve either four-year terms, while members of the house serve two-year terms.

Northern Mariana Islands Senate^[14]
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Victor Hocog	6	5	1
	Independent	Paul Manglona	3	3
	Democratic	Edith Guerrero	0	1	1
Total			9	9

Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives^[15]
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Republican	Blas Jonathan T. Attao	13	9	4
	Democratic	Edmund Villagomez	3	8	5
	Independent		3	3
Total			20	20

Puerto Rico[edit]

Senate results

House of Representatives results

All of the seats of the Senate of Puerto Rico and the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico are up for election in 2020. Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives both serve four-year terms. The New Progressive Party lost control of both chambers, although the Popular Democratic Party only managed to gain majority control in the House due to the number of third-party candidates elected.

Puerto Rico Senate
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Popular Democratic	José Luis Dalmau	4	13	9
	New Progressive	Thomas Rivera Schatz	21	9	12
	Citizen's Victory Movement	Ana Irma Rivera Lassén	0	2	2
	Puerto Rican Independence	María de Lourdes Santiago	1	1
	Project Dignity	Joanne Rodríguez Veve	0	1	1
	Independent		1	1
Total			27	27

Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Popular Democratic	Tatito Hernández	16	26	10
	New Progressive	Carlos Johnny Méndez	34	21	13
	Citizen's Victory Movement	Mariana Nogales Molinelli	0	2	2
	Puerto Rican Independence	Denis Márquez Lebrón	1	1
	Project Dignity	Lisie Burgos Muñiz	0	1	1
Total			51	51

U.S. Virgin Islands[edit]

All of the seats of the unicameral Legislature of the Virgin Islands were up for election in 2020. All members of the legislature serve a two-year term. Democrats retained control of the legislature.

Virgin Islands Legislature
Party		Leader	Before	After	Change
	Democratic	Novelle Francis	13	10	3
	Independent		2	5	3
Total			15	15

Washington, D.C.[edit]

Council results

The Council of the District of Columbia serves as the legislative branch of the federal district of Washington, D.C. Half of the council seats are up for election in 2020. Council members serve four-year terms. Democrats retained supermajority control of the council.

District of Columbia Council
Party		Leader	Before	After
	Democratic	Phil Mendelson	11	11
	Independent		2	2
Total		13	13

Special elections[edit]

Various states held special elections for legislative districts throughout the year.^[16] Overall, Democrats flipped a total of five seats in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, and South Carolina.

Alabama[edit]

One special election was held for the Alabama Legislature in 2020.

House District 49: Republican Russell Bedsole was elected on November 17, 2020, to succeed Republican April Weaver, who resigned on May 12, 2020, to become a regional director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.^[17]

Alaska[edit]

One special election was held for the Alaska Legislature in 2020.

Senate District M: Republican Josh Revak was elected on November 3, 2020, after he was appointed by Governor Mike Dunleavy on September 27, 2019, to succeed Republican Chris Birch, who died on August 7, 2019, due to aortic dissection.^[18]^[19]

Arkansas[edit]

Three special elections were held for the Arkansas General Assembly in 2020.

House District 22: Republican Richard McGrew was elected on March 3, 2020, to succeed Republican Mickey Gates, who was removed from office on October 11, 2019, after he was charged with failure to pay taxes for several years.^[20]
House District 34: Democrat Joy Springer was elected on March 3, 2020, to succeed Democrat John Walker, who died on October 28, 2019.^[21]
House District 96: Republican Jill Bryant was elected on November 3, 2020, to succeed Republican Grant Hodges, who resigned on July 10, 2020, to take a job with Northwest Arkansas Community College.^[22]

California[edit]

One special election was held for the California State Legislature in 2020.

Senate District 28: Republican Melissa Melendez was elected on May 12, 2020, to succeed Republican Jeff Stone, who resigned on November 1, 2019, after he was appointed Western Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Labor by President Donald Trump.^[23]

Connecticut[edit]

Three special elections were held for the Connecticut General Assembly in 2020.

House District 48: Democrat Brian Smith was elected on January 14, 2020 to succeed Democrat Linda Orange, who died on November 20, 2019, of pancreatic cancer.^[24]
House District 132: Republican Brian Farnen was elected on January 14, 2020 to succeed Republican Brenda Kupchick, who resigned on November 22, 2019, after she was elected First Selectwoman of Fairfield.^[25]
House District 151: Republican Harry Arora was elected on January 21, 2020 to succeed Republican Fred Camillo, who resigned on December 2, 2019, after he was elected First Selectman of Greenwich.^[26]

Florida[edit]

One special election was held for the Florida Legislature in 2020.

Senate District 20: Republican Danny Burgess was elected on November 3, 2020, to succeed Republican Tom Lee, who resigned on November 3, 2020, to run for local office.^[27]

Georgia[edit]

Four special elections were held for the Georgia General Assembly in 2020.

Senate District 4: Republican Billy Hickman was elected on August 11, 2020, to succeed Republican Jack Hill, who died on April 6, 2020.^[28]
Senate District 13: Republican Carden Summers was elected on March 3, 2020, to succeed Republican Greg Kirk, who died on December 22, 2019, of cholangiocarcinoma.^[29]
Senate District 39: Democrat Sonya Halpern was elected on December 1, 2020, to succeed Democrat Nikema Williams, who resigned on January 3, 2021 after she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
House District 171: Republican Joe Campbell was elected on January 28, 2020 to succeed Republican Jay Powell, who died on November 25, 2019.^[30]

Hawaii[edit]

One special election was held for the Hawaii State Legislature in 2020.

Senate District 16: Democrat Bennette Misalucha was elected on November 3, 2020, to succeed Democrat Breene Harimoto, who died on June 18, 2020, of pancreatic cancer.^[31]

Illinois[edit]

Two special elections were held for the Illinois General Assembly in 2020.

Senate District 6: Democrat Sara Feigenholtz was elected on November 3, 2020, after she was appointed by Governor J. B. Pritzker on January 21, 2020, to succeed Democrat John Cullerton, who resigned on January 20, 2020.^[32]
Senate District 11: Democrat Celina Villanueva was elected on November 3, 2020, after she was appointed by Governor J. B. Pritzker on January 7, 2020, to succeed Democrat Martin Sandoval, who resigned on January 1, 2020 amid a corruption scandal.^[33]

Kentucky[edit]

Four special elections were held for the Kentucky General Assembly in 2020.

Senate District 26: Democrat Karen Berg was elected on June 23, 2020, to succeed Republican Ernie Harris, who resigned on April 15, 2020.
Senate District 38: Republican Mike Nemes was elected on January 14, 2020 to succeed Republican Dan Seum, who resigned on November 16, 2019.^[34]
House District 67: Democrat Rachel Roberts was elected on February 25, 2020, to succeed Democrat Dennis Keene, who resigned on December 16, 2019, to become Kentucky Commissioner of Local Government.^[35]
House District 99: Republican Richard White was elected on February 25, 2020, to succeed Democrat Rocky Adkins, who resigned on December 10, 2019, to become senior advisor to Governor Andy Beshear.^[36]

Louisiana[edit]

One special election was held for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2020.

House District 54: Republican Joseph Orgeron was elected on July 11, 2020, to succeed Republican Reggie Bagala, who died on April 9, 2020, of COVID-19.^[37]

Maine[edit]

One special election was held for the Maine Legislature in 2020.

House District 128: Democrat Kevin O'Connell was elected on March 3, 2020, to succeed Democrat Arthur Verow, who died on December 19, 2019, of a heart attack.^[38]

Massachusetts[edit]

Five special elections were held for the Massachusetts General Court in 2020. Democrats flipped two seats previously held by Republicans.

Senate District Hampden and Hampshire 2: Democrat John Velis was elected on May 19, 2020, to succeed Democrat Donald Humason Jr., who resigned on January 5, 2020 after he was elected Mayor of Westfield.
Senate District Plymouth and Barnstable: Democrat Susan Moran was elected on May 19, 2020, to succeed Republican Vinny deMacedo, who resigned on November 29, 2019, to take a job in higher education.^[39]
House District Bristol 3: Democrat Carol Doherty was elected on June 2, 2020, to succeed Republican Shaunna O'Connell, who resigned on January 6, 2020 after he was elected Mayor of Taunton.^[40]
House District Middlesex 32: Democrat Kate Lipper-Garabedian was elected on March 3, 2020, to succeed Democrat Paul A. Brodeur, who resigned on November 15, 2019, after he was elected Mayor of Melrose.^[41]
House District Middlesex 37: Democrat Danillo Sena was elected on June 2, 2020, to succeed Democrat Jennifer Benson, who resigned on January 8, 2020 to become President of Alliance for Business Leadership.^[42]

Michigan[edit]

Two special elections were held for the Michigan Legislature in 2020.

House District 4: Democrat Abraham Aiyash was elected on November 3, 2020, to succeed Democrat Isaac Robinson, who died on March 29, 2020, from breathing problems.^[43]
House District 34: Democrat Cynthia Neeley was elected on March 10, 2020, to succeed Democrat Sheldon Neeley, who resigned on November 11, 2019, after he was elected Mayor of Flint.^[44]

Minnesota[edit]

Two special elections were held for the Minnesota Legislature in 2020.

House District 30A: Republican Paul Novotny was elected on February 4, 2020, to succeed Republican Nick Zerwas, who resigned on December 6, 2019, citing medical reasons.^[45]
House District 60A: Democrat Sydney Jordan was elected on February 4, 2020, to succeed Democrat Diane Loeffler, who died on November 16, 2019, of cancer.^[46]

Mississippi[edit]

Six special elections were held for the Mississippi Legislature in 2020.

Senate District 15: Republican Bart Williams was elected on October 13, 2020, to succeed Republican Gary Jackson, who resigned on June 30, 2020, due to health reasons.^[47]
Senate District 39: Republican Jason Barrett was elected on October 13, 2020, to succeed Republican Sally Doty, who resigned on July 16, 2020, after she was appointed executive director of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff by Governor Tate Reeves.^[48]
House District 37: Republican Lynn Wright was elected on October 13, 2020, to succeed Republican Gary Chism, who resigned on June 30, 2020.^[49]
House District 66: Democrat De'Keither Stamps was elected on October 13, 2020, to succeed Democrat Jarvis Dortch, who resigned on July 2, 2020, to become executive director of the Mississippi American Civil Liberties Union.^[50]
House District 87: Republican Joseph Tubb was elected on November 24, 2020, to succeed Republican William Andrews III, who resigned on March 31, 2020.^[51]
House District 88: Republican Robin Robinson was elected on June 23, 2020, to succeed Republican Ramona Blackledge, who resigned on January 31, 2020.^[52]

New Hampshire[edit]

One special election was held for the New Hampshire General Court in 2020. Democrats flipped one seat previously held by a Republican.

House District Merrimack 24: Democrat Kathleen Martins was elected on March 10, 2020, to succeed Republican Dick Marple, who died on December 13, 2019.^[53]

New Jersey[edit]

Two special elections were held for the New Jersey Legislature in 2020.

Senate District 25: Republican Anthony M. Bucco was elected on November 3, 2020, after he was appointed by the New Jersey Republican State Committee on October 24, 2019, to succeed Republican Anthony R. Bucco, who died on September 16, 2019, of a heart attack.^[54]
Assembly District 25: Republican Aura K. Dunn was elected on November 3, 2020, after she was appointed by the New Jersey Republican State Committee on November 25, 2019, to succeed Republican Anthony M. Bucco, who resigned on October 24, 2019, after he was appointed to the New Jersey Senate.

Oklahoma[edit]

One special election was held for the Oklahoma Legislature in 2020.

Senate District 28: Republican Zack Taylor was elected on June 30, 2020, to succeed Republican Jason Smalley, who resigned on January 31, 2020 to take a private sector job with Motorola Solutions.^[55]

Oregon[edit]

One special election was held for the Oregon Legislative Assembly in 2020. Democrats flipped one seat previously held by a Republican.

Senate District 10: Democrat Deb Patterson defeated Republican appointee Denyc Boles on November 3, 2020, to succeed Republican Jackie Winters, who died on May 29, 2019, of lung cancer.^[56]

Pennsylvania[edit]

Five special elections were held for the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 2020.

Senate District 48: Republican Dave Arnold was elected on January 14, 2020 to succeed Republican Mike Folmer, who resigned on September 18, 2019, after he was charged with possession of child pornography.^[57]^[58]
House District 8: Republican Tim Bonner was elected on March 17, 2020, to succeed Republican Tedd Nesbit, who resigned on January 2, 2020 to join the Pennsylvania courts of common pleas from Mercer County.
House District 18: Republican K.C. Tomlinson was elected on March 17, 2020, to succeed Republican Gene DiGirolamo, who resigned on January 6, 2020 after he was elected to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners.
House District 58: Republican Eric Davanzo was elected on March 17, 2020, to succeed Republican Justin Walsh, who resigned on December 26, 2019, after he was elected Westmoreland County judge.
House District 190: Democrat G. Roni Green was elected on February 25, 2020, to succeed Democrat Movita Johnson-Harrell, who resigned on December 13, 2019, after she was charged with theft, perjury, and tampering with public records.^[59]

Rhode Island[edit]

One special election was held for the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2020.

House District 56: Democrat Joshua Giraldo was elected on March 3, 2020, to succeed Democrat Shelby Maldonado, who resigned on December 16, 2019.^[60]

South Carolina[edit]

Two special elections were held for the South Carolina General Assembly in 2020. Democrats flipped one seat previously held by a Republican.

House District 107: Republican Case Brittain was elected on November 3, 2020, to succeed Republican Alan D. Clemmons, who resigned on July 17, 2020, to practice law.^[61]
House District 115: Democrat Spencer Wetmore was elected on August 11, 2020, to succeed Republican Peter M. McCoy Jr., who resigned on March 30, 2020, to become interim U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina.^[62]

Texas[edit]

Five special elections were held for the Texas Legislature in 2020.

Senate District 14: Democrat Sarah Eckhardt was elected on July 14, 2020, to succeed Democrat Kirk Watson, who resigned on April 30, 2020, to become the dean of the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs.^[63]
Senate District 30: Republican Drew Springer was elected on December 19, 2020, to succeed Republican Pat Fallon, who resigned on January 3, 2021 after he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.^[64]
House District 28: Republican Gary Gates was elected on January 28, 2020 to succeed Republican John Zerwas, who resigned on September 30, 2019, after he joined the University of Texas System.^[65]^[66]
House District 100: Democrat Lorraine Birabil was elected on January 28, 2020 to succeed Democrat Eric Johnson, who resigned on June 17, 2019, after he was elected Mayor of Dallas.^[67]
House District 148: Democrat Anna Eastman was elected on January 28, 2020 to succeed Democrat Jessica Farrar, who resigned on September 30, 2019.^[68]

Virginia[edit]

One special election was held for the Virginia General Assembly in 2020.

House District 29: Republican Bill Wiley was elected on November 3, 2020, to succeed Republican Chris Collins, who resigned on June 28, 2020, after he was appointed to the Virginia General District Court.^[69]

Washington[edit]

One special election was held for the Washington State Legislature in 2020.

Senate District 38: Democrat June Robinson was elected on November 3, 2020, after she was appointed by the Snohomish County Council on May 13, 2020, to succeed Democrat John McCoy, who resigned on April 17, 2020, citing health reasons.^[70]

Table of partisan control[edit]

Prior to the 2020 elections, Republicans controlled approximately 60 percent of the state legislative chambers and 52 percent of the state legislative seats in the United States.^[1] Nationwide, approximately 40 percent of the population of the United States (including federal districts and territories) lived in states with Republican control of the state government, 37 percent lived in states with Democratic control, and 22 percent lived in states with divided government.^[f]

This table shows the partisan control of governor's offices and state legislative chambers in each state. In situations where one party controls the governor's office and both legislative chambers (known as a "government trifecta"),^[71] that party is marked as having "overall" control of the state. Otherwise, overall control of the state is marked as being divided.

Subdivision^[72]^[73]			Before 2020 elections^[74]^[g]				After 2020 elections
Subdivision	PVI	% Pop.	Governor	Upper house	Lower house	Overall	Governor	Upper house	Lower house	Overall

Alabama	R+14	1.48	Rep	Rep 27–8	Rep 75–28	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Alaska	R+9	0.22	Rep	Rep 13–7	Coal. 22–17^[a]	Div	Rep	Rep	Coal.	Div
Arizona	R+5	2.19	Rep	Rep 17–13	Rep 31–29	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Arkansas	R+15	0.91	Rep	Rep 26–9	Rep 75–23	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
California	D+12	11.91	Dem	Dem 29–11	Dem 61–17–1	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
Colorado	D+1	1.74	Dem	Dem 19–16	Dem 41–24	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
Connecticut	D+6	1.07	Dem	Dem 22–14	Dem 91–60	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
Delaware	D+6	0.29	Dem	Dem 12–9	Dem 26–15	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
Florida	R+2	6.47	Rep	Rep 23–17	Rep 73–46	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Georgia	R+5	3.2	Rep	Rep 35–21	Rep 105–75	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Hawaii	D+18	0.43	Dem	Dem 24–1	Dem 46–5	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
Idaho	R+19	0.54	Rep	Rep 28–7	Rep 56–14	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Illinois	D+7	3.82	Dem	Dem 40–19	Dem 73–44	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
Indiana	R+9	2.03	Rep	Rep 40–10	Rep 67–33	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Iowa	R+3	0.95	Rep	Rep 32–18	Rep 53–47	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Kansas	R+13	0.88	Dem	Rep 29–11	Rep 84–41	Div	Dem	Rep	Rep	Div
Kentucky	R+15	1.35	Dem	Rep 28–10	Rep 62–38	Div	Dem	Rep	Rep	Div
Louisiana	R+11	1.4	Dem	Rep 27–12	Rep 68–35–2	Div	Dem	Rep	Rep	Div
Maine	D+3	0.41	Dem	Dem 21–14	Dem 88–57–6	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
Maryland	D+12	1.82	Rep	Dem 32–14	Dem 99–42	Div	Rep	Dem	Dem	Div
Massachusetts	D+12	2.09	Rep	Dem 36–4	Dem 127–31–1	Div	Rep	Dem	Dem	Div
Michigan	D+1	3.01	Dem	Rep 22–16	Rep 58–51	Div	Dem	Rep	Rep	Div
Minnesota	D+1	1.7	Dem	Rep 35–32	Dem 75–59	Div	Dem	Rep	Dem	Div
Mississippi	R+9	0.9	Rep	Rep 36–16	Rep 76–45–1	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Missouri	R+9	1.85	Rep	Rep 23–8	Rep 113–48	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Montana	R+11	0.32	Dem	Rep 30–20	Rep 57–43	Div	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Nebraska	R+14	0.58	Rep	NP^[h]		—^[h]	Rep	NP^[h]		—^[h]
Nevada	D+1	0.93	Dem	Dem 13–8	Dem 29–13	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
New Hampshire	Even	0.41	Rep	Dem 14–10	Dem 231–158–1	Div	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
New Jersey	D+7	2.68	Dem	Dem 25–15	Dem 52–28	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
New Mexico	D+3	0.63	Dem	Dem 26–16	Dem 45–24	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
New York	D+11	5.86	Dem	Dem 40–20	Dem 103–42–1	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
North Carolina	R+3	3.16	Dem	Rep 28–21	Rep 64–55	Div	Dem	Rep	Rep	Div
North Dakota	R+17	0.23	Rep	Rep 37–10	Rep 79–15	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Ohio	R+3	3.52	Rep	Rep 24–9	Rep 61–38	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Oklahoma	R+20	1.19	Rep	Rep 38–9	Rep 77–23	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Oregon	D+5	1.27	Dem	Dem 18–12	Dem 38–22	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
Pennsylvania	Even	3.86	Dem	Rep 28–21–1	Rep 109–93	Div	Dem	Rep	Rep	Div
Rhode Island	D+10	0.32	Dem	Dem 33–5	Dem 66–9	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
South Carolina	R+8	1.55	Rep	Rep 27–19	Rep 78–44	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
South Dakota	R+14	0.27	Rep	Rep 30–5	Rep 59–11	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Tennessee	R+14	2.06	Rep	Rep 28–5	Rep 73–26	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Texas	R+8	8.74	Rep	Rep 19–11	Rep 84–66	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Utah	R+20	0.97	Rep	Rep 23–6	Rep 59–16	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Vermont	D+15	0.19	Rep	Dem 22–6–1	Dem 94–44–12	Div	Rep	Dem	Dem	Div
Virginia	D+1	2.57	Dem	Dem 21–19	Dem 55–45	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
Washington	D+7	2.29	Dem	Dem 29–20	Dem 57–41	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem	Dem
West Virginia	R+20	0.54	Rep	Rep 20–14	Rep 58–41–1	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
Wisconsin	Even	1.75	Dem	Rep 18–13	Rep 63–35	Div	Dem	Rep	Rep	Div
Wyoming	R+25	0.17	Rep	Rep 27–3	Rep 50–9–1	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep
U.S. states	—	98.71	Rep 26–24	Rep 30–19	Rep 28–21^[i]	Rep 20–15^[j]	Rep 27–23	Rep 31–18	Rep 29–20	Rep 22–15

Washington, D.C.	D+43	0.21	Dem^[k]	Dem^[k]		Dem	Dem	Dem		Dem
American Samoa	—	0.02	NP/D^[l]	NP	NP	NP	NP/D^[l]	NP	NP	NP
Guam		0.05	Dem	Dem		Dem	Dem	Dem		Dem
N. Mariana Islands		0.02	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Rep	Div	Div
Puerto Rico		0.96	PNP/R^[m]	PNP	PNP	PNP	PNP/D	Div	PDP	Div
U.S. Virgin Islands		0.03	Dem	Dem		Dem	Dem	Dem		Dem
United States	Even	100	28–28	Rep 31–22^[n]	Rep 30–20	Rep 21–18	28–28	Rep 32–21^[n]	Rep 29–20	Rep 22–18
Subdivision	PVI	% Pop.	Governor	Upper house	Lower house	Overall	Governor	Upper house	Lower house	Overall
Subdivision			Before 2020 elections				After 2020 elections

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c The Alaska House of Representatives is controlled by a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who are not part of the majority coalition.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.
^ ^a ^b ^c These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.
^ Consists of 15 Democrats, 5 Republicans, and 2 Independents.
^ Consists of 15 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 4 Independents.
^ The remaining portion of the U.S. population lived in Nebraska or American Samoa (which have non-partisan legislatures), or Puerto Rico, where the PNP had a trifecta.
^ Partisan seat figures were compiled in August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nebraska has a unicameral, officially non-partisan legislature. For this reason, Nebraska is not included in the overall tallies of partisan control (except for governor) and the overall control column is labeled as "N/A".
^ Republicans controlled the lower house in 29 states, Democrats controlled the lower house in 20 states, and one state, Alaska, had a lower house controlled by a coalition.
^ Republicans held a trifecta in 20 states, Democrats held a trifecta in 15 states, and 14 states had a divided government.
^ ^a ^b Washington, D.C., does not elect a governor or state legislature, but it does elect a mayor and a city council.
^ ^a ^b Although elections for governor of American Samoa are non-partisan, Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has affiliated with the Democratic Party at the national level since re-election in 2016. He is counted as a Democrat for the overall tally.
^ Puerto Rican Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced is a member of the Puerto Rican New Progressive Party and affiliates with the Republican Party at the national level. She is counted as a Republican in the overall tally.
^ ^a ^b The upper house tally includes the unicameral legislatures of Washington, D.C., Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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[AKhouse-1] The Alaska House of Representatives is controlled by a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who are not part of the majority coalition.

[variabletermlength-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.

[Nebraska_seats-11] These figures represent the seats of Nebraska's unicameral legislature.

[16] Consists of 15 Democrats, 5 Republicans, and 2 Independents.

[17] Consists of 15 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 4 Independents.

[76] The remaining portion of the U.S. population lived in Nebraska or American Samoa (which have non-partisan legislatures), or Puerto Rico, where the PNP had a trifecta.

[81] Partisan seat figures were compiled in August 2020.

[nebraska-82] Nebraska has a unicameral, officially non-partisan legislature. For this reason, Nebraska is not included in the overall tallies of partisan control (except for governor) and the overall control column is labeled as "N/A".

[83] Republicans controlled the lower house in 29 states, Democrats controlled the lower house in 20 states, and one state, Alaska, had a lower house controlled by a coalition.

[84] Republicans held a trifecta in 20 states, Democrats held a trifecta in 15 states, and 14 states had a divided government.

[dc-85] Washington, D.C., does not elect a governor or state legislature, but it does elect a mayor and a city council.

[AS-governor-86] Although elections for governor of American Samoa are non-partisan, Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga has affiliated with the Democratic Party at the national level since re-election in 2016. He is counted as a Democrat for the overall tally.

[PR-governor-87] Puerto Rican Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced is a member of the Puerto Rican New Progressive Party and affiliates with the Republican Party at the national level. She is counted as a Republican in the overall tally.

[upperhousetally-88] The upper house tally includes the unicameral legislatures of Washington, D.C., Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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[4] Mutnick, Ally; Rodriguez, Sabrina (November 4, 2020). "'A decade of power': Statehouse wins position GOP to dominate redistricting". Politico. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

[5] Berman, Russell (November 10, 2020). "The Failure That Could Haunt Democrats for a Decade". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

[6] Brown-Kaiser, Liz; Caldwell, Leigh Ann (November 10, 2020). "Democrats blame increased Trump turnout, uphill races for failure to win state legislative seats". NBC News. Retrieved November 17, 2020.

[7] Gabriel, Trip (November 27, 2020). "How Democrats Suffered Crushing Down-Ballot Losses Across America". The New York Times.

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[43] Brewer legislator Arthur Verow dies at 77

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