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href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2012%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2012's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> •<br /> <a href="/Primary_competitiveness_in_2012_state_legislative_elections" title="Primary competitiveness in 2012 state legislative elections">Primary competitiveness</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #ECD672"><a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2012_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2012 state legislative elections">Major party challengers (state comparison)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><a href="/Candidates_with_no_general_election_opposition_in_2012_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no general election opposition in 2012 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no competition</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th 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for the "Competitiveness Index" in state legislative elections">Absolute Index</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">2012 State Legislative Elections</a><br /><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Competitiveness_Analysis_for_2012" title="Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis for 2012">2012 Competitiveness Tracker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #96C8A2">Competitiveness Studies from Other Years </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2007_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" title="2007 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2007</a> • <a href="/2009_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" title="2009 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2009</a> • <a href="/2010_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2010</a> • <a href="/2011_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2011</a> • <a href="/2013_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2013</a> • <a href="/2014_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2014</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>There were <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">6,015 state legislative districts with a seat up for election</a> on November 6, 2012, in 44 states. We took a look at each of the 44 states to see how many state legislative incumbents who chose to run for re-election in 2012 <b>faced no primary or general election challenger.</b> </p><p>Our main findings: </p> <ul><li>The incumbent chose to run for re-election in 4,783 (79.5%) of the 6,015 districts holding state legislative elections in 2012.</li> <li>Of those 4,783 incumbents, a total of 1,237 (25.9%) did not face a primary or general election challenger.</li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>A total of 266 incumbent senators did not face a primary or general election challenger.</li> <li>A total of 971 incumbent representatives did not face a primary or general election challenger.</li></ul></dd></dl> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="States_compared_by_incumbents_with_no_opposition">States compared by incumbents with no opposition</span></h2> <table class="wikitable sortable" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="width:60%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;"><b>State</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;"><b>Senate seats up</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;"><b>Senators with no opposition</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;"><b>House seats up</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;"><b>Representatives with no opposition</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Alaska </td> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">40 </td> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Arizona </td> <td align="center">30 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">60 </td> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Arkansas </td> <td align="center">35 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">100 </td> <td align="center">33 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">California </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">80 </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Colorado </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">65 </td> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Connecticut </td> <td align="center">36 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">151 </td> <td align="center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Delaware </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">41 </td> <td align="center">15 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Florida </td> <td align="center">40 </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">120 </td> <td align="center">35 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Georgia </td> <td align="center">56 </td> <td align="center">35 </td> <td align="center">180 </td> <td align="center">88 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Hawaii </td> <td align="center">25 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">51 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Idaho </td> <td align="center">35 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">70 </td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Illinois </td> <td align="center">59 </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td align="center">118 </td> <td align="center">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Indiana </td> <td align="center">25 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">100 </td> <td align="center">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Iowa </td> <td align="center">26 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">100 </td> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Kansas </td> <td align="center">40 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">125 </td> <td align="center">19 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Kentucky </td> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">100 </td> <td align="center">42 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Maine </td> <td align="center">35 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">151 </td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Massachusetts </td> <td align="center">40 </td> <td align="center">24 </td> <td align="center">160 </td> <td align="center">91 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Michigan </td> <td align="center">-- </td> <td align="center">-- </td> <td align="center">110 </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Minnesota </td> <td align="center">67 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">134 </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Missouri </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">163 </td> <td align="center">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Montana </td> <td align="center">26 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">100 </td> <td align="center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nebraska </td> <td align="center">26 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">-- </td> <td align="center">-- </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nevada </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">42 </td> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">New Hampshire </td> <td align="center">24 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">400 </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">New Mexico </td> <td align="center">42 </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">70 </td> <td align="center">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">New York </td> <td align="center">63 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">150 </td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">North Carolina </td> <td align="center">50 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">120 </td> <td align="center">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">North Dakota </td> <td align="center">25 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">50 </td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Ohio </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">99 </td> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Oklahoma </td> <td align="center">24 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">101 </td> <td align="center">52 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Oregon </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">60 </td> <td align="center">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Pennsylvania </td> <td align="center">25 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">203 </td> <td align="center">80 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Rhode Island </td> <td align="center">38 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">75 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">South Carolina </td> <td align="center">46 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">124 </td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">South Dakota </td> <td align="center">35 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">70 </td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Tennessee </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">99 </td> <td align="center">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Texas </td> <td align="center">31 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">150 </td> <td align="center">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Utah </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">75 </td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Vermont </td> <td align="center">30 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">150 </td> <td align="center">29 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Washington </td> <td align="center">26 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">98 </td> <td align="center">28 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">West Virginia </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">100 </td> <td align="center">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Wisconsin </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">99 </td> <td align="center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Wyoming </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">60 </td> <td align="center">22 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><b>Total</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>1,301</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>266</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>4,714</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>971</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">State legislative elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2012" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 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line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._10,_2020" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2020_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2020 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2020_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2020 state legislative elections">Open seats</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2020" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2020">Impact of term limits</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_incumbents_in_contested_primaries,_2020" title="State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2020">Incumbents in contested primaries</a> • <a href="/2020_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_and_federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 primary election competitiveness in state and federal government">Primary competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2020%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2020's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019" title="State legislative elections, 2019">2019</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._9,_2019" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 9, 2019">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2019_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2019 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2019_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2019 state legislative elections">Open seats</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2019" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2019">Impact of term limits</a> • <a href="/2019_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_and_federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 primary election competitiveness in state and federal government">Primary competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2019%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2019's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2018" title="State legislative elections, 2018">2018</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Competitiveness_in_state_legislative_elections,_2018" class="mw-redirect" title="Competitiveness in state legislative elections, 2018">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2018_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2018 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2018_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2018 state legislative elections">Open seats</a> • <a href="/Aftermath_of_the_2016_presidential_election_in_2018_state_legislative_elections" title="Aftermath of the 2016 presidential election in 2018 state legislative elections">Aftermath of the 2016 presidential election</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2017" title="State legislative elections, 2017">2017</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Primary_competitiveness_in_2017_state_legislative_elections" title="Primary competitiveness in 2017 state legislative elections">Primary competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2017_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2017 state legislative elections">Open seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_a_primary_challenger_in_the_2017_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with a primary challenger in the 2017 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2017_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2017 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2017%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2017's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2016" title="State legislative elections, 2016">2016</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2016_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2016_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2016 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2016_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2016 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2016_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2016 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2016%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2016's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2015" title="State legislative elections, 2015">2015</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2015_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2015_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2015 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_a_primary_challenger_in_the_2015_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with a primary challenger in the 2015 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_2015_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the 2015 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2015" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2015">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2015%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2015's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2015%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2015's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2015_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no primary or general election challengers in the 2015 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no primary or general election opposition</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2014" title="State legislative elections, 2014">2014</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2014_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2014_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2014 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2014_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2014 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2014_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2014 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2014" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2014">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2014%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2014's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2014%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2014's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2014_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no primary or general election challengers in the 2014 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no primary or general election opposition</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2013" title="State legislative elections, 2013">2013</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2013_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2013_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2013 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2013_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2013 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2013_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2013 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2013" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2013">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2013_state_legislative_elections" title="Incumbents with no primary or general election challengers in the 2013 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary or general election opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2013%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2013's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2013%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2013's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_general_election_opposition_in_2013_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no general election opposition in 2013 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no major party opposition</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012" title="State legislative elections, 2012">2012</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2012_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2012_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2012 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2012_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2012 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2012_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2012 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2012" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2012">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Incumbents with no primary or general election opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2012%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2012's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2012%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2012's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_general_election_opposition_in_2012_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no general election opposition in 2012 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2012" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2012">Impact of term limits</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2011" title="State legislative elections, 2011">2011</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-odd"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2011_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2011_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2011 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_challenger_in_the_2011_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with no primary challenger in the 2011 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2011_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2011 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2011" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2011">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2011_state_legislative_elections" title="Incumbents with no primary or general election challengers in the 2011 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary or general election opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2011%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2011's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2011%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2011's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_general_election_opposition_in_2011_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no general election opposition in 2011 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2011" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2011">Impact of term limits</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2010" title="State legislative elections, 2010">2010</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/2010_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">Competitiveness Analysis Main Page</a> • <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2010_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2010 state legislative elections">Open Seats</a> •<a href="/Incumbents_with_primary_challengers_in_the_2010_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents with primary challengers in the 2010 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary challenger</a> • <a href="/Major_party_candidates_with_major_party_competition_in_the_November_2010_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Major party candidates with major party competition in the November 2010 state legislative elections">Major party candidates with major party opposition</a> • <a href="/State_legislatures_compared_by_extent_of_electoral_competitiveness_in_2010" title="State legislatures compared by extent of electoral competitiveness in 2010">States Compared by Competitiveness</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_with_no_primary_or_general_election_challengers_in_the_2010_state_legislative_elections" title="Incumbents with no primary or general election challengers in the 2010 state legislative elections">Incumbents with no primary or general election opposition</a> • <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2010%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2010's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated</a> • <a href="/Challengers_who_defeated_incumbents_in_2010%27s_state_legislative_elections" title="Challengers who defeated incumbents in 2010's state legislative elections">Victorious challengers</a> • <a href="/Candidates_with_no_general_election_opposition_in_2010_state_legislative_elections" title="Candidates with no general election opposition in 2010 state legislative elections">List of candidates with no major party opposition</a> • <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2010" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2010">Impact of term limits</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#96C8A2;;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2009" title="State legislative elections, 2009">2009</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; 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href="/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Colorado_General_Assembly" title="Colorado General Assembly">Colorado</a> (<a href="/Colorado_House_of_Representatives" title="Colorado House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Colorado_State_Senate" title="Colorado State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Connecticut_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut State Legislature">Connecticut</a> (<a href="/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware</a> (<a href="/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Delaware_State_Senate" title="Delaware State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Florida_State_Legislature" title="Florida State Legislature">Florida</a> (<a href="/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Florida_State_Senate" title="Florida State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Georgia_General_Assembly" title="Georgia General Assembly">Georgia</a> (<a href="/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Hawaii_State_Legislature" title="Hawaii State Legislature">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Hawaii_State_Senate" title="Hawaii State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Idaho_State_Legislature" title="Idaho State Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Idaho_State_Senate" title="Idaho State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Illinois_State_Senate" title="Illinois State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Indiana_State_Senate" title="Indiana State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Iowa_State_Senate" title="Iowa State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Kansas_State_Legislature" title="Kansas State Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Kansas_State_Senate" title="Kansas State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Kentucky_State_Senate" title="Kentucky State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span 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Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Michigan_State_Senate" title="Michigan State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Minnesota_State_Legislature" title="Minnesota State Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Minnesota_State_Senate" title="Minnesota State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Mississippi_State_Legislature" title="Mississippi State Legislature">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" 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Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/General_Assembly_of_North_Carolina" title="General Assembly of North Carolina">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/North_Carolina_State_Senate" title="North Carolina State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/North_Dakota_State_Senate" title="North Dakota State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a 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Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Rhode_Island_State_Senate" title="Rhode Island State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/South_Carolina_State_Senate" title="South Carolina State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/South_Dakota_State_Legislature" title="South Dakota State Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/South_Dakota_State_Senate" title="South Dakota State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Tennessee_State_Senate" title="Tennessee State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Texas_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Texas_State_Senate" title="Texas State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>) <b>·</b></span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"> <a href="/Vermont_General_Assembly" 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