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#96C8A2">Impact of Term Limits by Year </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2010" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2010">2010</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2011" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2011">2011</a> • <a class="mw-selflink selflink">2012</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2014" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2014">2014</a><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #96C8A2"><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#State_senates" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">State senates</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Arizona" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Arizona</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Arkansas" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Arkansas</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#California" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">California</a> <br /> <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Colorado" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Colorado</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Florida" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Florida</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Maine" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Maine</a> <br /> <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Missouri" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Missouri</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Montana" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Montana</a> <br /> <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Nebraska" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Nebraska</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Nevada" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Nevada</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Ohio" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Ohio</a> <br /> <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#Oklahoma" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Oklahoma</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012#South_Dakota" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">South Dakota</a> <hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #96C8A2"><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#State_houses" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">State houses</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Arizona" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Arizona</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Arkansas" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Arkansas</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#California" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">California</a> <br /> <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Colorado" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Colorado</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Florida" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Florida</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Maine" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Maine</a> <br /> <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Michigan" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Michigan</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Missouri" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Missouri</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Montana" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Montana</a> <br /> <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Nevada" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Nevada</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Ohio" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Ohio</a> <br /> <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#Oklahoma" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Oklahoma</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012#South_Dakota" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">South Dakota</a> <hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">State legislatures with term limits</a><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Term_limits_on_the_ballot" title="Term limits on the ballot">Term limits on the ballot</a><hr /> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="float:right; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em; ;" class="toclimit-3"> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#State_senators"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">State senators</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#State_representatives"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">State representatives</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Impact_on_parties"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Impact on parties</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Incumbents"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbents</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Chambers"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Chambers</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#Comparison_to_2010"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Comparison to 2010</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p><b>Thirteen state senate chambers</b> and <b>thirteen state house chambers</b> that held general elections on <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">November 6, 2012</a> include some state legislators who were unable to run for re-election in 2012 because of their <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">state's legislative term limits</a>. </p> <ul><li><b>83 state senators</b> were termed-out in 2012. This represents <b>15.9%</b> of the 523 total state senate seats up for election in the 13 term-limited state senates with elections in November 2012.</li> <li><b>172 state representatives</b> were termed-out. This represents <b>13.6%</b> of the 1,263 total seats up for election in the 13 term-limited states with elections in November 2012.</li></ul> <p>Altogether, <b>255 current state legislators</b> had to leave office after the November elections because of term limits. This was <b>14.3%</b> of the 1,786 state legislative seats up for election in the <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">14 term-limited states</a> with 2012 elections, and about 4% of the 6,015 state legislative seats that were up for election altogether in <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">2012</a>, including the non-term-limited states. </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">State legislative elections, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_senators">State senators</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>43 state senates held general elections in November 2012. In 13 of these states, state senators are <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">subject to term limits</a>. Louisiana and Michigan are the only states with state senate term limits that did not have a general election for their state senates in 2012. </p><p>A total of 83 <a href="/Category:Current_members_of_state_senates" title="Category:Current members of state senates">current state senators</a> were ineligible to run for re-election in November because of <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">term limit laws</a> in their state. This included: </p> <ul><li>35 incumbent Democratic state senators</li> <li>40 incumbent Republican state senators</li> <li>8 nonpartisan state senators.</li></ul> <p>In 5 states, the term limits ax fell more heavily on incumbent Republicans: <a href="/Arizona_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Arizona State Senate elections, 2012">Arizona</a>, <a href="/Florida_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Florida State Senate elections, 2012">Florida</a>, <a href="/Missouri_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Missouri State Senate elections, 2012">Missouri</a>, <a href="/Ohio_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Ohio State Senate elections, 2012">Ohio</a> and <a href="/South_Dakota_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012">South Dakota</a>. In 4 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Democrats: <a href="/Arkansas_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012">Arkansas</a>, <a href="/California_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="California State Senate elections, 2012">California</a>, <a href="/Colorado_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Colorado State Senate elections, 2012">Colorado</a>, and <a href="/Montana_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Montana State Senate elections, 2012">Montana</a>. In 3 states, the axe fell equally on both parties (<a href="/Maine_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Maine State Senate elections, 2012">Maine</a>, <a href="/Oklahoma_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012">Oklahoma</a>, and <a href="/Nevada_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Nevada State Senate elections, 2012">Nevada</a>) while <a href="/Nebraska_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012">Nebraska's</a> senate is officially nonpartisan. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_representatives">State representatives</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>43 state houses held general elections in November 2012. In 13 of these states, state house terms are <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">subject to term limits</a>. 15 states have <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">state legislative term limits</a>, but Louisiana did not hold a state house election in 2012 and Nebraska does not have a state house. </p><p>172 current state representatives were ineligible to run for re-election in November because of term limit laws in their state. This included: </p> <ul><li>87 incumbent Democratic state representatives</li> <li>85 incumbent Republican state representatives</li></ul> <p>In 7 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Republicans: <a href="/Arizona_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012">Arizona</a>, <a href="/Florida_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012">Florida</a>, <a href="/Missouri_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012">Missouri</a>, <a href="/Montana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012">Montana</a>, <a href="/Ohio_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012">Ohio</a>, <a href="/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012">Oklahoma</a> and <a href="/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012">South Dakota</a>. In all of these states, the current majority party is also the Republican Party. </p><p>In 6 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Democrats: <a href="/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012">Arkansas</a>, <a href="/California_State_Assembly_elections,_2012" title="California State Assembly elections, 2012">California</a>, <a href="/Colorado_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012">Colorado</a>, <a href="/Maine_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012">Maine</a>, <a href="/Michigan_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012">Michigan</a>, and <a href="/Nevada_State_Assembly_elections,_2012" title="Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012">Nevada</a>. In 3 of these states, the current majority party is also the <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a>. These states include Arkansas, California and Nevada. In 3 of the 6 states where term limits affect incumbent Democrats more heavily, the current majority party is Republican -- Colorado, Maine and Michigan. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Impact_on_parties">Impact on parties</span></h2> <p>Although the difference is marginal, the <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party">Republican Party</a> took more of a hit from <a href="/Term_limits_on_the_ballot" title="Term limits on the ballot">term limits</a> in the <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">2012 state legislative elections</a> than the Democratic Party, both in terms of how many individual incumbent legislators the Republican Party lost (125, versus 122 for the Democratic Party) and in terms of how many state legislative chambers lost more Republicans (12, versus 10 for the Democratic Party). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbents">Incumbents</span></h3> <table class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="width:50%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Party </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;"># of termed senators </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;"># of termed representatives </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>Democratic </td> <td align="center">33 </td> <td align="center">82 </td> <td align="right"><b>115</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td align="center">39 </td> <td align="center">85 </td> <td align="right"><b>124</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nonpartisan </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="right"><b>4</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Chambers">Chambers</span></h3> <table class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="width:50%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Party </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Senates with most losses </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Houses with most losses </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>Democratic </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="right"><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="right"><b>12</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Equal D/R losses (or nonpartisan chamber) </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="right"><b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Comparison_to_2010">Comparison to 2010</span></h4> <p>In <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2010" title="State legislative elections, 2010">2010</a>, a total of 375 seats were termed out in state senates and state houses combined. Of those, <b>61 seats, or 16.2%</b>, changed party hands. In state senates, <b>19 seats, or 15.7%</b> of termed-out seats, changed party hands. In state houses, <b>42 seats, or 16.5%</b> of termed-out seats, changed party hands. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="11" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;">Term-limited seats that changed party control in the 2010 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Senators Termed Out 2010 </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Representatives Termed Out 2010 </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Democratic Seats lost to other Parties - Senate </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Republican Seats lost to other Parties - Senate </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Democratic Seats lost to other Parties - House </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Republican Seats lost to other Parties - House </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Percent of Termed-Out Senate Seats that Changed Party </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Percent of Termed-Out House Seats that Changed Party </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Total Legislative Seats that Changed Party </th></tr> <tr> <td>Arizona </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Arkansas </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">34 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 7 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 11 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">53.8% </td> <td align="center">35.3% </td> <td align="center">19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>California </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">11.1% </td> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Colorado </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">12.5% </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Florida </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">23 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maine </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 5, <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 2 </td> <td align="center">25% </td> <td align="center">40% </td> <td align="center">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Michigan </td> <td align="center">29 </td> <td align="center">37 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 3 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">10.3% </td> <td align="center">18.9% </td> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Missouri </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">52 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 6 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">10% </td> <td align="center">11.5% </td> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Montana </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 2 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 4 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">13.3% </td> <td align="center">26.7% </td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nebraska </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">N/A<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">- </td> <td align="center">- </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">- </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nevada </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ohio </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oklahoma </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 4 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">66.7% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Dakota </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">25% </td> <td align="center">25% </td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total:</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>121</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>254</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>19</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>0</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>34</b>, <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>2</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>6</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>15.7%</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>16.5%</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>61</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="float:left; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #transparent; padding: .2em .6em; font-size: 100%; border:1px 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