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padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><img alt="Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/185px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png" decoding="async" width="185" height="185" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/278px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/370px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png 2x" data-file-width="792" data-file-height="792" /></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px lightgray; padding: 0.25em 0em 0.25em .7em; font-size:105%;"><center><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2021 elections</a></b></center></td></tr><tr><td><center> <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2021#New_Jersey" title="State legislative elections, 2021">New Jersey</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2021#Virginia" title="State legislative elections, 2021">Virginia</a><br /> <a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2021" title="State legislative special elections, 2021">2021 special elections</a></center></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> Three of the country's 99 state legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections in 2021. Elections in those three chambers represented 220 of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats (2.9%). </p><p>General elections in <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> and <a href="/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> took place on <a href="/Ballotpedia:Calendar" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballotpedia:Calendar">November 2, 2021</a>. </p><p>States also held <a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2021" title="State legislative special elections, 2021">special state legislative elections</a> in 2021 to fill vacant seats. <a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2021" title="State legislative special elections, 2021">Click here for more</a>. </p><p>Click on the links below to navigate to election pages for each chamber. </p> <ul><li><a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_elections,_2021" title="New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021">New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_elections,_2021" title="New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021">New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2021" title="Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021">Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021</a></li></ul> <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="#Election_results,_2021:_Party_control_of_state_legislatures"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Election results, 2021: Party control of state legislatures</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Change_in_seats"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Change in seats</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Flipped_seats"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Flipped seats</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#List_of_seats_that_changed_party_control"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">List of seats that changed party control</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Margin_of_victory"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Margin of victory</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#State_legislative_races_decided_by_0.5%_or_less"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">State legislative races decided by 0.5% or less</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#State_government_trifectas"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">State government trifectas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Incumbents_defeated_in_2021_elections"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbents defeated in 2021 elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Incumbents_defeated_in_primary_elections"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbents defeated in primary elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Incumbents_defeated_in_general_elections"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbents defeated in general elections</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Elections_by_state"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Elections by state</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#New_Jersey"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">New Jersey</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-13"><a href="#State_Senate"><span class="tocnumber">7.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">State Senate</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-14"><a href="#State_House"><span class="tocnumber">7.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">State House</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Virginia"><span class="tocnumber">7.2</span> <span class="toctext">Virginia</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-16"><a href="#State_House_2"><span class="tocnumber">7.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">State House</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#Battleground_chamber"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Battleground chamber</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Virginia_House"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Virginia House</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-19"><a href="#Battleground_races"><span class="tocnumber">8.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Battleground races</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#Historical_competitiveness_data"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Historical competitiveness data</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Partisan_competitiveness"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan competitiveness</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#Open_seats_overview"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">Open seats overview</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#Incumbency_competitiveness"><span class="tocnumber">9.3</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbency competitiveness</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#Impact_of_term_limits"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Impact of term limits</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-25"><a href="#Election_dates"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Election dates</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#Political_context"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">Political context</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#Changes_in_chamber_partisan_control,_2010_to_2020"><span class="tocnumber">12.1</span> <span class="toctext">Changes in chamber partisan control, 2010 to 2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#Trifectas_from_2010_to_2020"><span class="tocnumber">12.2</span> <span class="toctext">Trifectas from 2010 to 2020</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#Analysis_of_state_elections"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">Analysis of state elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1610395138232-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1610395138232-0"); });</script></div><h2><span id="Election_results.2C_2021:_Party_control_of_state_legislatures"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Election_results,_2021:_Party_control_of_state_legislatures">Election results, 2021: Party control of state legislatures</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Election_results,_2021:_Party_control_of_state_legislatures" title="Election results, 2021: Party control of state legislatures">Election results, 2021: Party control of state legislatures</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Partisan control of one state legislature changed as a result of the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">2021 elections</a>, while control of a second state legislature remained the same. Republicans will control 30 state legislatures in 2022, Democrats will control 17, and 3 will be under divided party control. </p><p>In the <a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2021" title="Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021">Virginia House of Delegates</a>, Democrats lost their 55-45 majority in the chamber. Republicans won 52 seats, and Democrats won 48 seats. The majority-Democratic <a href="/Virginia_State_Senate" title="Virginia State Senate">Virginia State Senate</a> was not up for election, meaning the state legislature was under divided party control in 2022. </p><p>Democrats maintained their majorities following New Jersey's <a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_elections,_2021" title="New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021">General Assembly</a> and <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_elections,_2021" title="New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021">State Senate</a> elections. Prior to the election, Democrats had a 52-28 majority in the Assembly and a 25-14 majority in the Senate. After the 2021 elections, there were 46 Democratic wins and 34 Republican wins in the Assembly, and 24 Democratic wins and 16 Republican wins in the Senate. </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Change_in_seats">Change in seats</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Election_results,_2021:_Number_of_state_legislators_by_party" title="Election results, 2021: Number of state legislators by party">Election results, 2021: Number of state legislators by party</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> lost a net 14 seats in the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">three state legislative chambers</a> that held regularly-scheduled elections on <a class="mw-selflink selflink">November 2, 2021</a>. <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> gained a net 14 seats. There was no change in the number of seats held by minor-party and independent legislators.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p><p>Overall, Democrats lost one seat and Republicans gained one seat in state senates. In state houses, Democrats lost 13 seats and Republicans gained 13. </p><p>The tables below show the total changes in state legislative seats, state senate seats, and state house seats, respectively. Totals shown below include partisan data only from the three chambers that held regularly-scheduled elections in 2021. </p> <table class="marqueetable endorsements" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="60%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>Change in state legislative partisan composition, 2021</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;"> </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Before </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">After </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Net<sup id="cite_ref-netnote_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-netnote-2">[2]</a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8; border-radius:0px;">Democratic</td> <td>132</td> <td>118</td> <td>-14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8; border-radius:0px;">Republican</td> <td>88</td> <td>102</td> <td>+14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Other</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid black;"><b>Total</b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">220</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">220</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">- </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="marqueetable endorsements collapsible collapsed" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="60%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="20" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>State-specific data</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">State </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Total seats </th> <th colspan="4" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Pre-election </th> <th colspan="4" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Post-election </th> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Net change </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#D6EAF8; border-radius:0px;">Dem. </th> <th style="background-color:#FADBD8; border-radius:0px;">Rep. </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Oth. </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Vac. </th> <th style="background-color:#D6EAF8; border-radius:0px;">Dem. </th> <th style="background-color:#FADBD8; border-radius:0px;">Rep. </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Oth. </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Vac. </th> <th style="background-color:#D6EAF8; border-radius:0px;">Dem. </th> <th style="background-color:#FADBD8; border-radius:0px;">Rep. </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Oth. </th></tr> <tr> <td>New Jersey</td> <td>120</td> <td>77</td> <td>43</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>70</td> <td>50</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>-7</td> <td>+7</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Virginia<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup></td> <td>100</td> <td>55</td> <td>45</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>48</td> <td>52</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>-7</td> <td>+7</td> <td>0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Flipped_seats">Flipped seats</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Election_results,_2021:_State_legislative_seats_that_changed_party_control" title="Election results, 2021: State legislative seats that changed party control">Election results, 2021: State legislative seats that changed party control</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>As a result of the elections, control of 16 seats (7.3%) flipped from one political party to another. Control of nine seats flipped in New Jersey, while the control of the other seven flipped in Virginia. </p><p>The table below shows the total number of state legislative seats that changed partisan control during the 2021 state legislative elections. Columns show the number of seats that changed to the given partisan affiliation listed in the top row. Rows show the number of seats that changed from the given partisan affiliation listed in the leftmost column. The bottom two rows show net changes: 2021, based on the data in the table, and 2019, as a comparison. <br /><br /> </p> <table class="marqueetable endorsements" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="70%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>Partisan flips of state legislative seats, 2021</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;"> </th> <th style="background-color:#0000ff;color:white; border-radius:0px;">To Democrats </th> <th style="background-color:#ff0000;color:white; border-radius:0px;">To Republicans </th> <th style="background-color:#626366;color:white; border-radius:0px;border-left: 1px dotted black;">To Independent/<br />minor parties </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align=right;background-color:#0000ff;color:white;"><b>From Democrats</b></td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">-</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">15</td> <td style="background-color:#d3d6da;">0</td> <td style="background-color:#E5E7E9;border-left: 1px dotted black;"><b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align=right;background-color:#ff0000;color:white;"><b>From Republicans</b></td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">1</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">-</td> <td style="background-color:#d3d6da;">0</td> <td style="background-color:#E5E7E9;border-left: 1px dotted black;"><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align=right;background-color:#626366;color:white;"><b>From Independent/<br />minor parties</b></td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">0</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">0</td> <td style="background-color:#d3d6da;">-</td> <td style="background-color:#E5E7E9;border-left: 1px dotted black;"><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align=right;background-color:#E5E7E9;border-top:1px dotted black;"><b>Total</b></td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;border-top:1px dotted black;"><b>1</b></td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;border-top:1px dotted black;"><b>15</b></td> <td style="background-color:#d3d6da;border-top:1px dotted black;"><b>0</b></td> <td style="background-color:#E5E7E9;border-top:1px dotted black;border-left: 1px dotted black;"><b>16</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align=right;background-color:#000000;color:white;border-top:2px solid black;"><b>Net change, 2021</b></td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;border-top:2px solid black;"><b>-14</b></td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;border-top:2px solid black;"><b>+14</b></td> <td style="background-color:#d3d6da;border-top:2px solid black;"><b>0</b></td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E5E7E9;border-top:2px solid black;border-left: 1px dotted black;">- </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align=right;background-color:#000000;color:white;border-top:1px dotted black;"><i><b>Net change, 2019</b></i></td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;border-top:1px dotted black;"><i>-2</i></td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;border-top:1px dotted black;"><i>+6</i></td> <td style="background-color:#d3d6da;border-top:1px dotted black;"><i>-4</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="List_of_seats_that_changed_party_control">List of seats that changed party control</span></h3> <p>Each state legislative district that changed partisan control in regularly scheduled elections in November 2021 is listed below. Multi-member districts in which multiple seats changed hands are listed once for each seat. The 16 flipped seats include: </p> <ul><li>Democrat to Republican: <b>15</b></li> <li>Republican to Democrat: <b>1</b></li></ul> <table class="marqueetable sortable" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">State legislative seats flipped in 2021 </th></tr> <tr> <th>District</th> <th>Incumbent</th> <th>2021 winner</th> <th>Direction of flip </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_District_3" title="New Jersey State Senate District 3">New Jersey State Senate District 3</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Stephen_Sweeney" title="Stephen Sweeney">Stephen Sweeney</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Edward_R._Durr" title="Edward R. Durr">Edward R. Durr</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_District_8" title="New Jersey State Senate District 8">New Jersey State Senate District 8</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Dawn_Addiego" title="Dawn Addiego">Dawn Addiego</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Jean_Stanfield" title="Jean Stanfield">Jean Stanfield</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_District_16" title="New Jersey State Senate District 16">New Jersey State Senate District 16</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Christopher_Bateman" title="Christopher Bateman">Christopher Bateman</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Andrew_Zwicker" title="Andrew Zwicker">Andrew Zwicker</a></td> <td>R to D </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_2" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 2">New Jersey General Assembly District 2</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Vincent_Mazzeo" title="Vincent Mazzeo">Vincent Mazzeo</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Claire_Swift" title="Claire Swift">Claire Swift</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_2" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 2">New Jersey General Assembly District 2</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/John_Armato" title="John Armato">John Armato</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Don_Guardian" title="Don Guardian">Don Guardian</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_3" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 3">New Jersey General Assembly District 3</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/John_Burzichelli" title="John Burzichelli">John Burzichelli</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Beth_Sawyer" title="Beth Sawyer">Beth Sawyer</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_3" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 3">New Jersey General Assembly District 3</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Adam_Taliaferro" title="Adam Taliaferro">Adam Taliaferro</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Bethanne_McCarthy_Patrick" title="Bethanne McCarthy Patrick">Bethanne McCarthy Patrick</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_11" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 11">New Jersey General Assembly District 11</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Joann_Downey" title="Joann Downey">Joann Downey</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Kim_Eulner" title="Kim Eulner">Kim Eulner</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_11" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 11">New Jersey General Assembly District 11</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Eric_Houghtaling" title="Eric Houghtaling">Eric Houghtaling</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Marilyn_Piperno" title="Marilyn Piperno">Marilyn Piperno</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_12" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 12">Virginia House of Delegates District 12</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Chris_Hurst" title="Chris Hurst">Chris Hurst</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Jason_Ballard" title="Jason Ballard">Jason Ballard</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_28" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 28">Virginia House of Delegates District 28</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Joshua_Cole" title="Joshua Cole">Joshua Cole</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Tara_Durant" title="Tara Durant">Tara Durant</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_63" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 63">Virginia House of Delegates District 63</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Lashrecse_Aird" title="Lashrecse Aird">Lashrecse Aird</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Kim_Taylor" title="Kim Taylor">Kim Taylor</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_75" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 75">Virginia House of Delegates District 75</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Roz_Tyler" title="Roz Tyler">Roz Tyler</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/H._Otto_Wachsmann_Jr." title="H. Otto Wachsmann Jr.">H. Otto Wachsmann Jr.</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_83" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 83">Virginia House of Delegates District 83</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Nancy_Guy" title="Nancy Guy">Nancy Guy</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Tim_Anderson" title="Tim Anderson">Tim Anderson</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_85" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 85">Virginia House of Delegates District 85</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Alex_Askew" title="Alex Askew">Alex Askew</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Karen_Greenhalgh" title="Karen Greenhalgh">Karen Greenhalgh</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_91" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 91">Virginia House of Delegates District 91</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Martha_Mugler" title="Martha Mugler">Martha Mugler</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Aijalon_Cordoza" title="Aijalon Cordoza">Aijalon Cordoza</a></td> <td>D to R </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Margin_of_victory">Margin of victory</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Margin_of_victory_analysis_for_the_2021_state_legislative_elections" title="Margin of victory analysis for the 2021 state legislative elections">Margin of victory analysis for the 2021 state legislative elections</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Across all 220 seats up for election, the average margin of victory was <b>23.6%</b>. An electoral <a href="/Margin-of-victory_(MOV)" title="Margin-of-victory (MOV)"><b>margin of victory</b> (MOV)</a> is the difference between the share of votes cast for the winning candidate and the second-place candidate in an election. Only races with more than one candidate were included in this average. The chart below displays the breakdown of races by the winner's partisan affiliation and margin of victory for each state legislative chamber with single-member districts which held elections in 2021. A darker shade of red or blue indicates a larger margin for that party. <iframe title="State legislative margins of victory, 2021" aria-label="Stacked Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-mirec" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/mirec/2/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="257"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script> The table below displays how many seats were up for election in each chamber and how many seats each party won. It also includes a breakdown of how many seats Democrats and Republicans won by 10% or less and without opposition in each chamber, as well as the average margin of victory for each party. Click on a particular header to sort the table. </p> <div style="overflow:scroll;"> <table class="bptable sortable" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0" style="margin:auto; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="11" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;">Average MOV for state legislative elections, 2021 </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1">Chamber </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1">Seats up for election </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><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> Seats won by Democrats </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><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> Seats won by Democrats by margins of 10% or less </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><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> Seats won by unopposed Democrats </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><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> Average margin of victory for Democrats </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><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> Seats won by Republicans </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><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> Seats won by Republicans by margins of 10% or less </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><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> Seats won by unopposed Republicans </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><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> Average margin of victory for Republicans </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><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> Seats won by independent and minor-party candidates </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_elections,_2021" title="New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021">New Jersey State Senate</a></td> <td><center>40</center></td> <td><center>24</center></td> <td><center>4</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>29.3%</center></td> <td><center>16</center></td> <td><center>4</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>21.8%</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_elections,_2021" title="New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021">New Jersey General Assembly</a><sup id="cite_ref-njnote_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njnote-4">[4]</a></sup></td> <td><center>80</center></td> <td><center>46</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>15.6%</center></td> <td><center>34</center></td> <td><center>10</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>9.6%</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2021" title="Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021">Virginia House of Delegates</a></td> <td><center>100</center></td> <td><center>48</center></td> <td><center>12</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>28.7%</center></td> <td><center>52</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>7</center></td> <td><center>25.3%</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b></td> <td><center><b>220</b></center></td> <td><center><b>95</b></center></td> <td><center><b>24</b></center></td> <td><center><b>4</b></center></td> <td><center><b>25.7%</b></center></td> <td><center><b>85</b></center></td> <td><center><b>22</b></center></td> <td><center><b>7</b></center></td> <td><center><b>21.2%</b></center></td> <td><center><b>0</b></center> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h3><span id="State_legislative_races_decided_by_0.5.25_or_less"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="State_legislative_races_decided_by_0.5%_or_less">State legislative races decided by 0.5% or less</span></h3> <p>In 2021, there were <b>three</b> races decided by margins of 0.5% or smaller. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;">State legislative races decided by 0.5% or less, 2021 </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1">District </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1">Winner </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1">Runner-up </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1">Margin (%) </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1">Margin (number of votes) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_11" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 11">New Jersey General Assembly District 11</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Kim_Eulner" title="Kim Eulner">Kim Eulner</a></center></td> <td><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> <a href="/Joann_Downey" title="Joann Downey">Joann Downey</a></center></td> <td><center>0.25%</center></td> <td><center>347</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_91" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 91">Virginia House of Delegates District 91</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Aijalon_Cordoza" title="Aijalon Cordoza">Aijalon Cordoza</a></center></td> <td><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> <a href="/Martha_Mugler" title="Martha Mugler">Martha Mugler</a></center></td> <td><center>0.34%</center></td> <td><center>94</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_85" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 85">Virginia House of Delegates District 85</a></td> <td><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> <a href="/Karen_Greenhalgh" title="Karen Greenhalgh">Karen Greenhalgh</a></center></td> <td><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> <a href="/Alex_Askew" title="Alex Askew">Alex Askew</a></center></td> <td><center>0.45%</center></td> <td><center>127</center> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_government_trifectas">State government trifectas</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Election_results,_2021:_State_government_trifectas" title="Election results, 2021: State government trifectas">Election results, 2021: State government trifectas</a> and <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">State government trifectas</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Heading into the 2021 state legislative elections, New Jersey and Virginia were Democratic trifectas. </p><p>A <a href="/Gubernatorial_and_legislative_party_control_of_state_government" title="Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government">trifecta</a> is when one political party holds these three positions in a state's government: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governorship</a></li> <li>A majority in the <a href="/State_senates" title="State senates">state senate</a></li> <li>A majority in the <a href="/State_houses" title="State houses">state house</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/Glenn_Youngkin" title="Glenn Youngkin">Glenn Youngkin</a> (R) won <a href="/Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_2021" title="Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021">election as governor of Virginia</a>, breaking the state's Democratic trifecta. Democrats also lost control of the <a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2021" title="Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021">Virginia House of Delegates</a>. </p><p>Incumbent <a href="/Phil_Murphy" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Murphy">Phil Murphy</a> (D) won the <a href="/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2021" title="New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021">election</a> for governor of New Jersey, preserving Democrats' trifecta in the state. </p><p>Heading into the 2021 elections, there were 38 state government trifectas. Republicans had 23 trifectas and Democrats had 15. The other 12 states had <i>divided government</i>, meaning neither party had a trifecta. </p><p>After the 2021 elections, the country will have 23 Republican-held trifectas, 14 Democratic-held trifectas, and 13 divided governments. </p> <table class="bptable sortable" style="width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;">Change in state government trifectas, 2021 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Trifecta status </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Before </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">After </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Net </th></tr> <tr> <td>Democratic trifectas <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></td> <td>15</td> <td>14</td> <td>-1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican trifectas <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></td> <td>23</td> <td>23</td> <td>- </td></tr> <tr> <td>Divided government</td> <td>12</td> <td>13</td> <td>+1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbents_defeated_in_2021_elections">Incumbents defeated in 2021 elections</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Election_results,_2021:_Incumbents_defeated_in_state_legislative_elections" title="Election results, 2021: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections">Election results, 2021: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Out of the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">220 state legislative seats</a> up for election in 2021, incumbents ran for re-election to 203 of them. </p><p>Between the primary and general elections, incumbents lost in 22 races (10.8%). The 10.8% percent of incumbents losing was the highest such percentage the last six odd-year election cycles. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbents_defeated_in_primary_elections">Incumbents defeated in primary elections</span></h3> <p>Challengers defeated incumbents in eight primary elections or party nominating conventions. Five of those legislators were Democrats and three were Republicans. Click [show] below to see a full list of incumbents defeated in primary elections. </p> <table class="marqueetable endorsements collapsible collapsed" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="70%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>Incumbents defeated in 2021 state legislative primary elections</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;color:black">Incumbent </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;color:black">Party </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;color:black">District </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;background:#E5E7E9;"><b>New Jersey</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Serena_DiMaso" title="Serena DiMaso">Serena DiMaso</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_13" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 13">New Jersey General Assembly District 13</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/BettyLou_DeCroce" title="BettyLou DeCroce">BettyLou DeCroce</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_26" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 26">New Jersey General Assembly District 26</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nicholas_Chiaravalloti" title="Nicholas Chiaravalloti">Nicholas Chiaravalloti</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_31" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 31">New Jersey General Assembly District 31</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;background:#E5E7E9;"><b>Virginia</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Charles_Poindexter" title="Charles Poindexter">Charles Poindexter</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_9" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 9">Virginia House of Delegates District 9</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mark_Levine_(Virginia)" title="Mark Levine (Virginia)">Mark Levine</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_45" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 45">Virginia House of Delegates District 45</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Lee_Carter_(Virginia)" title="Lee Carter (Virginia)">Lee Carter</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_50" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 50">Virginia House of Delegates District 50</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Steve_Heretick" title="Steve Heretick">Steve Heretick</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_79" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 79">Virginia House of Delegates District 79</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ibraheem_Samirah" title="Ibraheem Samirah">Ibraheem Samirah</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_86" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 86">Virginia House of Delegates District 86</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbents_defeated_in_general_elections">Incumbents defeated in general elections</span></h3> <p>Challengers defeated incumbents in 14 general elections. All of those legislators were Democrats. Click [show] below to see a full list of incumbents defeated in general elections. </p> <table class="marqueetable endorsements collapsible collapsed" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="70%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>Incumbents defeated in 2021 state legislative regularly-scheduled elections</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;color:black">Incumbent </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;color:black">Party </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;color:black">District </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;background:#E5E7E9;"><b>New Jersey</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Stephen_Sweeney" title="Stephen Sweeney">Stephen Sweeney</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_District_3" title="New Jersey State Senate District 3">New Jersey State Senate District 3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Dawn_Addiego" title="Dawn Addiego">Dawn Addiego</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_District_8" title="New Jersey State Senate District 8">New Jersey State Senate District 8</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/John_Armato" title="John Armato">John Armato</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_2" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 2">New Jersey General Assembly District 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/John_Burzichelli" title="John Burzichelli">John Burzichelli</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_3" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 3">New Jersey General Assembly District 3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Adam_Taliaferro" title="Adam Taliaferro">Adam Taliaferro</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_3" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 3">New Jersey General Assembly District 3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Joann_Downey" title="Joann Downey">Joann Downey</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_11" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 11">New Jersey General Assembly District 11</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Eric_Houghtaling" title="Eric Houghtaling">Eric Houghtaling</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_District_11" title="New Jersey General Assembly District 11">New Jersey General Assembly District 11</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;background:#E5E7E9;"><b>Virginia</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Chris_Hurst" title="Chris Hurst">Chris Hurst</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_12" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 12">Virginia House of Delegates District 12</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Joshua_Cole" title="Joshua Cole">Joshua Cole</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_28" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 28">Virginia House of Delegates District 28</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Lashrecse_Aird" title="Lashrecse Aird">Lashrecse Aird</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_63" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 63">Virginia House of Delegates District 63</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Roz_Tyler" title="Roz Tyler">Roz Tyler</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_75" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 75">Virginia House of Delegates District 75</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nancy_Guy" title="Nancy Guy">Nancy Guy</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_83" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 83">Virginia House of Delegates District 83</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Alex_Askew" title="Alex Askew">Alex Askew</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_85" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 85">Virginia House of Delegates District 85</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Martha_Mugler" title="Martha Mugler">Martha Mugler</a></td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_91" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 91">Virginia House of Delegates District 91</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections_by_state">Elections by state</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Jersey">New Jersey</span></h3> <p>New Jersey's state senators serve four-year terms, except in the first term of a new decade, which only lasts for two years. Assembly members are elected to a two-year term. New Jersey legislators assume office at noon on the second Tuesday in January following the election.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="State_Senate">State Senate</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate_elections,_2021" title="New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021">New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><big><b>New Jersey State Senate Party Control</b></big><b><br /></b> </p> <table class="bptable gray" style="width:500px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">New Jersey State Senate </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#008; color: white; width:12em;">As of November 2, 2021 </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#008; color: white; width:12em;">After November 3, 2021 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="26px"><span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span> </td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td align="center"><b>25</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>24</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="26px"><span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span> </td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party">Republican Party</a> </td> <td align="center">14 </td> <td align="center">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="26px"><span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span> </td> <td>Vacancies </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Total</b> </th> <th align="center"><b> </b>40<b> </b> </th> <th align="center"><b> </b>40<b> </b> </th></tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="State_House">State House</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_elections,_2021" title="New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021">New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><big><b>New Jersey General Assembly Party Control</b></big><b><br /></b> </p> <table class="bptable gray" style="width:500px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">New Jersey General Assembly </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#008; color: white; width:12em;">As of November 2, 2021 </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#008; color: white; width:12em;">After November 3, 2021 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="26px"><span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span> </td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td align="center"><b>52</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>46</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="26px"><span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span> </td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party">Republican Party</a> </td> <td align="center">28 </td> <td align="center">34 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Total</b> </th> <th align="center"><b> </b>80<b> </b> </th> <th align="center"><b> </b>80<b> </b> </th></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Virginia">Virginia</span></h3> <p>Virginia's state representatives are elected to a two-year term. Virginia legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="State_House_2">State House</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2021" title="Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021">Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><big><b>Virginia House of Delegates Party Control</b></big><b><br /></b> </p> <table class="bptable gray" style="width:500px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Virginia House of Delegates </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#008; color: white; width:12em;">As of November 2, 2021 </th> <th valign="bottom" style="background-color:#800; color: white; width:12em;">After November 3, 2021 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="26px"><span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span> </td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a> </td> <td align="center"><b>55</b> </td> <td align="center">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="26px"><span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span> </td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party">Republican Party</a> </td> <td align="center">45 </td> <td align="center"><b>52</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Total</b> </th> <th align="center"><b> </b>100<b> </b> </th> <th align="center"><b> </b>100<b> </b> </th></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Battleground_chamber">Battleground chamber</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Virginia_House">Virginia House</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2021" title="Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021">Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2021</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Republicans won 52 races and Democrats won 48. Republicans flipped seven seats, one more than the six needed to give them control of the chamber. Democrats would have needed to hold at least 51 seats to maintain their majority. On November 16, <a href="/Alex_Askew" title="Alex Askew">Alex Askew</a> (D) in District 85 and <a href="/Martha_Mugler" title="Martha Mugler">Martha Mugler</a> (D) in District 91 announced they would request a <a href="#Recount_laws_in_Virginia">recount</a>, and both filed court petitions for recounts on November 17.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> Officials declared <a href="/Karen_Greenhalgh" title="Karen Greenhalgh">Karen Greenhalgh</a> (R) the District 85 winner on December 3, and <a href="/Aijalon_Cordoza" title="Aijalon Cordoza">Aijalon Cordoza</a> (R) the District 91 winner on December 8.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> With the recounts completed, Republicans secured a 52-48 majority in the House after the 2021 election. </p><p>All 100 seats were up for election, and, heading into the election, Democrats held a 55-seat majority to Republicans' 45 seats. This was the first election cycle since 1999 with Democrats defending a majority in the House. Democrats won control in <a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2019" title="Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2019">the 2019 elections</a> after Republicans had controlled the chamber since 2000. </p><p>The outcome of these elections, in addition to the state's <a href="/Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_2021" title="Virginia gubernatorial election, 2021">gubernatorial election</a>, also determined Virginia's <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">trifecta status</a>. Virginia became a Democratic trifecta in 2019 for the first time since 1994. Republicans won control of the House and the governorship in 2021, ending Democrats' trifecta control of the state. </p><p><span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><b>2001</b>: Republicans and one independent gained 16 seats<br /><b>2003</b>: Democrats gained six seats<br /><b>2011</b>: Republicans gained eight seats<br /><b>2017</b>: Democrats gained 15 seats<br /><b>2019</b>: Democrats gained six seats </p>">Five of the ten preceding elections</span> in the chamber saw net shifts of six seats or more: twice in Republicans' favor and three times in Democrats'. On average, 6.6 seats shifted control per election cycle during that same time frame. During <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump's</a> (R) presidency, Republicans <a href="/Changes_in_state_legislative_seats_during_the_Trump_presidency#Largest_Republican_losses" title="Changes in state legislative seats during the Trump presidency">lost 21 net seats</a> (21% of the chamber) in the House, the most in any state legislative chamber in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-cbs_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbs-12">[12]</a></sup> </p><p>Ballotpedia identified 25 of the races as <a href="/Battlegrounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Battlegrounds">battlegrounds</a>. Democrats held 19 of the battleground districts and Republicans held six. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly lead to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance. </p><p>Commentators described the House of Delegates elections as a gauge of political sentiment following <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden's</a> (D) election as president in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cbs_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cbs-12">[12]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-kerr_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kerr-15">[15]</a></sup> The presidential election winner's party lost seats in the House of Delegates in <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p><b>1993</b>: Democrats lost six seats following the election of <a href='/Bill_Clinton' title='Bill Clinton'>Bill Clinton</a> (D)<br /><b>1997</b>: Democrats lost two seats following Clinton's re-election.<br /><b>2005</b>: Republicans lost three seats following the re-election of <a href='/George_W._Bush' title='George W. Bush'>George W. Bush</a> (R)<br /><b>2009</b>: Democrats lost five seats following the election of <a href='/Barack_Obama' title='Barack Obama'>Barack Obama</a> (D)<br /><b>2017</b>: Republicans lost 15 seats following the election of <a href='/Donald_Trump' title='Donald Trump'>Donald Trump</a> (R).<br /><br />Republicans gained 15 seats following Bush's 2000 election and Democrats gained one seat following Obama's 2012 re-election. </p>">five of the seven</span> state election years following a presidential election between 1993 and 2017. </p><p>The House of Delegates was one of three state legislative chambers with elections in <a class="mw-selflink selflink">2021</a>. <a href="#Redistricting_in_Virginia">Redistricting</a> in Virginia after the 2020 census will not affect this election, which will be held using districts drawn after the <a href="/Redistricting_in_Virginia_after_the_2010_census" title="Redistricting in Virginia after the 2010 census">2010 census</a>. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Battleground_races">Battleground races</span></h4> <p>Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified <b>22</b> battleground races in the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates elections. <b>Sixteen</b> were in Democrat-held districts, and <b>six</b> were in Republican-held districts. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance. </p><p>To determine state legislative battleground races in 2021, Ballotpedia looked for races that fit one or more of the four factors listed below: </p> <ol><li>In the last state legislative election, the winner received less than 55% of the vote.</li> <li>The presidential candidate who won the district in 2020 is of a different party than the most recent state legislative election winner in the district, and the most recent state legislative election winner won by a margin of 10 percentage points or less.</li> <li>The presidential candidate who won the district in 2020 is of a different party than the most recent state legislative election winner in the district, and the incumbent is not on the ballot this year.</li> <li>The presidential candidate who won the district in 2020 is of a different party than the most recent state legislative election winner in the district, and that presidential candidate won the district by a margin of 20 percentage points or more.</li></ol> <table class="marqueetable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><i>2021 Virginia House of Delegates Battlegrounds</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">District </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;"><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> Democrat </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;"><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> Republican </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">2019 margin of victory </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">2020 presidential result </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Incumbent running? </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Conditions met </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_10" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 10">District 10</a></td> <td><a href="/Wendy_Gooditis" title="Wendy Gooditis">Wendy Gooditis</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Nick_Clemente_(Virginia)" title="Nick Clemente (Virginia)">Nick Clemente</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+4.7</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+16.2</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_12" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 12">District 12</a></td> <td><a href="/Chris_Hurst" title="Chris Hurst">Chris Hurst</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Jason_Ballard" title="Jason Ballard">Jason Ballard</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+7.2</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+5.6</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_21" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 21">District 21</a></td> <td><a href="/Kelly_Convirs-Fowler" title="Kelly Convirs-Fowler">Kelly Convirs-Fowler</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Tanya_Gould" title="Tanya Gould">Tanya Gould</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+9.2</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+12.6</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_26" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 26">District 26</a></td> <td><a href="/Brent_Finnegan" title="Brent Finnegan">Brent Finnegan</a></td> <td><a href="/Tony_Wilt" title="Tony Wilt">Tony Wilt</a> (i)</td> <td style="background: red; color: white" align="center">R+8.1</td> <td style="background: red; color: white" align="center">R+5.7</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_27" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 27">District 27</a></td> <td><a href="/Debra_Gardner" title="Debra Gardner">Debra Gardner</a></td> <td><a href="/Roxann_Robinson" title="Roxann Robinson">Roxann Robinson</a> (i)</td> <td style="background: red; color: white" align="center">R+0.6</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+8.3</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1, 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_28" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 28">District 28</a></td> <td><a href="/Joshua_Cole" title="Joshua Cole">Joshua Cole</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Tara_Durant" title="Tara Durant">Tara Durant</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+4</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+10.5</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_31" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 31">District 31</a></td> <td><a href="/Elizabeth_Guzman" title="Elizabeth Guzman">Elizabeth Guzman</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Ben_Baldwin" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Baldwin">Ben Baldwin</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+5.4</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+14.7</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_40" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 40">District 40</a></td> <td><a href="/Dan_Helmer" title="Dan Helmer">Dan Helmer</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Harold_Pyon" title="Harold Pyon">Harold Pyon</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+4.8</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+25</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_50" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 50">District 50</a></td> <td><a href="/Michelle_Maldonado" title="Michelle Maldonado">Michelle Maldonado</a></td> <td><a href="/Steve_Pleickhardt" title="Steve Pleickhardt">Steve Pleickhardt</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+6.8</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+26.1</td> <td>No</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_51" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 51">District 51</a></td> <td><a href="/Briana_Sewell" title="Briana Sewell">Briana Sewell</a></td> <td><a href="/Tim_Cox" title="Tim Cox">Tim Cox</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+9.3</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+12.8</td> <td>No</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_66" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 66">District 66</a></td> <td><a href="/Katie_Sponsler" title="Katie Sponsler">Katie Sponsler</a></td> <td><a href="/Mike_Cherry" title="Mike Cherry">Mike Cherry</a></td> <td style="background: red; color: white" align="center">R+4.7</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+10.3</td> <td>No</td> <td>1, 2, 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_68" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 68">District 68</a></td> <td><a href="/Dawn_Adams" title="Dawn Adams">Dawn Adams</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Mark_Earley_Jr." title="Mark Earley Jr.">Mark Earley Jr.</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+9.3</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+19.4</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_72" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 72">District 72</a></td> <td><a href="/Schuyler_VanValkenburg" title="Schuyler VanValkenburg">Schuyler VanValkenburg</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Christopher_Holmes" title="Christopher Holmes">Christopher Holmes</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+6.7</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+15.9</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_73" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 73">District 73</a></td> <td><a href="/Rodney_Willett" title="Rodney Willett">Rodney Willett</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Mary_Margaret_Kastelberg" title="Mary Margaret Kastelberg">Mary Margaret Kastelberg</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+4.5</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+20.5</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_75" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 75">District 75</a></td> <td><a href="/Roz_Tyler" title="Roz Tyler">Roz Tyler</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/H._Otto_Wachsmann_Jr." title="H. Otto Wachsmann Jr.">H. Otto Wachsmann Jr.</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+1.1</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+7.3</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_81" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 81">District 81</a></td> <td><a href="/Jeffrey_Feld" title="Jeffrey Feld">Jeffrey Feld</a></td> <td><a href="/Barry_Knight" title="Barry Knight">Barry Knight</a> (i)</td> <td style="background: red; color: white" align="center">R+4.4</td> <td style="background: red; color: white" align="center">R+3.7</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_83" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 83">District 83</a></td> <td><a href="/Nancy_Guy" title="Nancy Guy">Nancy Guy</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Tim_Anderson" title="Tim Anderson">Tim Anderson</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+0.2</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+15.1</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_84" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 84">District 84</a></td> <td><a href="/Kimberly_Melnyk" title="Kimberly Melnyk">Kimberly Melnyk</a></td> <td><a href="/Glenn_Davis" title="Glenn Davis">Glenn Davis</a> (i)</td> <td style="background: red; color: white" align="center">R+2.5</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+2.9</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1, 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_85" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 85">District 85</a></td> <td><a href="/Alex_Askew" title="Alex Askew">Alex Askew</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Karen_Greenhalgh" title="Karen Greenhalgh">Karen Greenhalgh</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+3.4</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+11.9</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_91" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 91">District 91</a></td> <td><a href="/Martha_Mugler" title="Martha Mugler">Martha Mugler</a> (i)</td> <td><a href="/Aijalon_Cordoza" title="Aijalon Cordoza">Aijalon Cordoza</a></td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+9.7</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+8.3</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_96" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 96">District 96</a></td> <td><a href="/Mark_Downey" title="Mark Downey">Mark Downey</a></td> <td><a href="/Amanda_Batten" title="Amanda Batten">Amanda Batten</a> (i)</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+6.1</td> <td style="background: red; color: white" align="center">R+1</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1,2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_District_100" title="Virginia House of Delegates District 100">District 100</a></td> <td><a href="/Finale_Norton" title="Finale Norton">Finale Norton</a></td> <td><a href="/Robert_Bloxom_Jr." title="Robert Bloxom Jr.">Robert Bloxom Jr.</a> (i)</td> <td style="background: red; color: white" align="center">R+3.9</td> <td style="background: blue; color: white" align="center">D+6.7</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>1, 2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_competitiveness_data">Historical competitiveness data</span></h2> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._9,_2019" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 9, 2019">Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 9, 2019</a></i></dd></dl> <p>In 2010, Ballotpedia began using official candidate lists from each state to examine the <a href="/A_%22Competitiveness_Index%22_for_capturing_competitiveness_in_state_legislative_elections" title="A "Competitiveness Index" for capturing competitiveness in state legislative elections">competitiveness</a> of every state legislative race in the country. Three factors are used in the analysis: the number of incumbents who do not seek re-election, the number of races that feature <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>When a candidate from only one of either the <a href='/Democratic' class='mw-redirect' title='Democratic'>Democratic</a> or <a href='/Republican' class='mw-redirect' title='Republican'>Republican</a> parties runs for a state legislative seat, the seat is all but guaranteed to be won by that party </p>">only one major party candidate</span>, and the number of incumbents who draw primary challengers. </p><p>The following tables detail the data collected from regularly scheduled state legislative elections between 2010 and 2019. They feature the total number of seats up for election, open seats, races that included only one major party candidate, term-limited incumbents, incumbents who faced primary challengers, and incumbents who were defeated. The table is organized by even-year elections and odd-year elections because years that have the same number of seats up for elections are similar in terms of their competitiveness.<br /> </p><p>During odd years, state legislative elections have had an average of <b>419</b> seats up for election. Of those seats, an average of <b>67</b> have been open, meaning an incumbent was not seeking re-election. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;">Competitiveness in state legislative elections (2010-2019) </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Year</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Total seats</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Open seats</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>No major party<br />challengers</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Term limited<br />incumbents</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Primaries featuring<br />incumbents</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Incumbents<br />defeated</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" align="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;">Odd-year elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._9,_2019" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 9, 2019">2019</a></td> <td>538</td> <td>103 (19.1%)</td> <td>299 (55.6%)</td> <td>47 (8.7%)</td> <td>129 (24.0%)</td> <td>17 (3.2%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2017_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2017</a></td> <td>220</td> <td>20 (9.1%)</td> <td>42 (19.1%)</td> <td>0 (0.0%)</td> <td>32 (14.6%)</td> <td>14 (6.4%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2015_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2015</a></td> <td>538</td> <td>75 (13.9%)</td> <td>330 (61.3%)</td> <td>21 (3.9%)</td> <td>101 (18.8%)</td> <td>27 (5.0%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>220</td> <td>15 (6.8%)</td> <td>58 (26.4%)</td> <td>0 (0.0%)</td> <td>15 (6.8%)</td> <td>6 (2.7%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>578</td> <td>105 (18.6%)</td> <td>246 (42.6%)</td> <td>16 (2.8%)</td> <td>95 (16.4%)</td> <td>28 (4.8%) </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;">Even-year elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._10,_2020" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020">2020</a></td> <td>5,875</td> <td>877 (14.9%)</td> <td>2,051 (34.9%)</td> <td>211 (3.6%)</td> <td>1,017 (18.5%)</td> <td>371 (7.4%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._8,_2018" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 8, 2018">2018</a></td> <td>6,073</td> <td>1,181 (19.5%)</td> <td>2,017 (33.2%)</td> <td>271 (4.5%)</td> <td>1,064 (17.5%)</td> <td>469 (7.7%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2016_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2016</a></td> <td>5,923</td> <td>1,040 (17.6%)</td> <td>2,477 (41.2%)</td> <td>253 (4.3%)</td> <td>1,005 (17.0%)</td> <td>358 (6.0%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><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> <td>6,057</td> <td>1,030 (17.0%)</td> <td>2,606 (43.0%)</td> <td>223 (3.7%)</td> <td>1,009 (16.7%)</td> <td>397 (6.6%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2012_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2012</a></td> <td>6,015</td> <td>1,277 (21.2%)</td> <td>2,307 (38.4%)</td> <td>255 (4.2%)</td> <td>1,175 (19.5%)</td> <td>488 (8.1%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>6,125</td> <td>1,140 (18.6%)</td> <td>2,000 (32.7%)</td> <td>375 (6.1%)</td> <td>1,133 (18.5%)</td> <td>614 (10.0%) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_competitiveness">Partisan competitiveness</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_legislative_elections_without_a_Democratic_or_Republican_candidate,_2019" class="mw-redirect" title="State legislative elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2019">State legislative elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2019</a></i></dd></dl> <p>The following table provides more detailed information about partisan competitiveness in state legislative elections since 2010. During odd years, state legislative elections have had an average of <b>195</b> races where there is no major party opposition. This means that, on average, during odd years, <b>46.5%</b> of races feature only one major party. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;">Partisan competitiveness in state legislative elections (2010-2019) </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Year</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Total seats</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>No major party<br />challengers</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>No major party<br />challengers (%)</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" align="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;">Odd-year elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._9,_2019" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 9, 2019">2019</a></td> <td>538</td> <td>299</td> <td>55.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2017_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2017</a></td> <td>220</td> <td>42</td> <td>19.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2015_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2015</a></td> <td>538</td> <td>330</td> <td>61.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>220</td> <td>58</td> <td>26.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>578</td> <td>246</td> <td>42.6% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;">Even-year elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._10,_2020" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020">2020</a></td> <td>5,875</td> <td>2,051</td> <td>34.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._8,_2018" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 8, 2018">2018</a></td> <td>6,073</td> <td>2,017</td> <td>33.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2016_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2016</a></td> <td>5,923</td> <td>2,477</td> <td>41.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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> <td>6,057</td> <td>2,606</td> <td>43.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2012_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2012</a></td> <td>6,015</td> <td>2,307</td> <td>38.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>6,125</td> <td>2,000</td> <td>32.7% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Open_seats_overview">Open seats overview</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Open_seats_in_the_2019_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Open seats in the 2019 state legislative elections">Open seats in the 2019 state legislative elections</a></i></dd> <dd><i>See also: <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 on state legislative elections in 2019</a></i></dd></dl> <p>The table below provides more detailed information about open seats in state legislative elections since 2010. During odd years, state legislative elections have had an average of <b>67</b> open seats, meaning races where an incumbent was not seeking re-election. <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">15 state legislatures</a> subject legislators to term limits. On average, during odd years, <b>28</b> incumbent legislators cannot run for re-election due to term limits.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, no incumbents were impacted by term limits. Virginia and New Jersey do not use term limits in state legislative elections. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;">Open seats in state legislative elections (2010-2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Year</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Total seats</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Open seats</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Open seats (%)</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Term limited<br />incumbents</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Term limited<br />incumbents (%)</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" align="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;">Odd-year elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._9,_2019" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 9, 2019">2019</a></td> <td>538</td> <td>103</td> <td>19.1%</td> <td>47</td> <td>8.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2017_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2017</a></td> <td>220</td> <td>20</td> <td>9.1%</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2015_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2015</a></td> <td>538</td> <td>75</td> <td>13.9%</td> <td>21</td> <td>3.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>220</td> <td>15</td> <td>6.8%</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>578</td> <td>105</td> <td>18.6%</td> <td>16</td> <td>2.8% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;">Even-year elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._10,_2020" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020">2020</a></td> <td>5,875</td> <td>877</td> <td>14.9%</td> <td>211</td> <td>3.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._8,_2018" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 8, 2018">2018</a></td> <td>6,073</td> <td>1,181</td> <td>19.5%</td> <td>271</td> <td>4.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2016_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2016</a></td> <td>5,923</td> <td>1,040</td> <td>17.6%</td> <td>253</td> <td>4.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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> <td>6,057</td> <td>1,030</td> <td>17.0%</td> <td>223</td> <td>3.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2012_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2012</a></td> <td>6,015</td> <td>1,277</td> <td>21.2%</td> <td>255</td> <td>4.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>6,125</td> <td>1,140</td> <td>18.6%</td> <td>375</td> <td>6.1% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbency_competitiveness">Incumbency competitiveness</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_2019%27s_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Incumbents defeated in 2019's state legislative elections">Incumbents defeated in 2019's state legislative elections</a></i></dd> <dd><i>See also: <a href="/2019_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 primary election competitiveness in state government">2019 primary election competitiveness in state government</a></i></dd></dl> <p>The chart below provides more detailed information about races where an incumbent was challenged in state legislative elections since 2010. During odd years, state legislative elections have had an average of <b>74</b> races where an incumbent was challenged by somebody in their own party in a primary election. On average, <b>7</b> incumbents have been defeated in odd-year primaries and <b>12</b> defeated in general elections. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;">Competitiveness in state legislative elections (2010-2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Year</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Total seats</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Primaries featuring<br />incumbents</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Primaries featuring<br />incumbents (%)</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Incumbents defeated<br />in primary election</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Incumbents defeated<br />in general election</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Total incumbents<br />defeated</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;" rowspan="1"><b>Total incumbents<br />defeated (%)</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8" align="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;">Odd-year elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._9,_2019" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 9, 2019">2019</a></td> <td>538</td> <td>129</td> <td>24.0%</td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>17</td> <td>3.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2017_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2017</a></td> <td>220</td> <td>32</td> <td>14.6%</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>6.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2015_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2015</a></td> <td>538</td> <td>101</td> <td>18.8%</td> <td>14</td> <td>13</td> <td>27</td> <td>5.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>220</td> <td>15</td> <td>6.8%</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>2.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>578</td> <td>95</td> <td>16.4%</td> <td>8</td> <td>20</td> <td>28</td> <td>4.8% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8" align="center" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;">Even-year elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._10,_2020" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020">2020</a></td> <td>5,875</td> <td>1,017</td> <td>18.5%</td> <td>154</td> <td>227</td> <td>371</td> <td>7.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._8,_2018" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 8, 2018">2018</a></td> <td>6,073</td> <td>1,064</td> <td>17.5%</td> <td>147</td> <td>322</td> <td>469</td> <td>7.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2016_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2016</a></td> <td>5,923</td> <td>1,005</td> <td>17.0%</td> <td>123</td> <td>235</td> <td>358</td> <td>6.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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> <td>6,057</td> <td>1,009</td> <td>16.7%</td> <td>131</td> <td>266</td> <td>397</td> <td>6.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2012_state_legislative_elections_analyzed_using_a_Competitiveness_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index">2012</a></td> <td>6,015</td> <td>1,175</td> <td>19.5%</td> <td>194</td> <td>294</td> <td>488</td> <td>8.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><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></td> <td>6,125</td> <td>1,133</td> <td>18.5%</td> <td>112</td> <td>502</td> <td>614</td> <td>10.0% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Impact_of_term_limits">Impact of term limits</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">State legislatures with term limits</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>At the time of the 2021 elections, legislators in New Jersey and Virginia were not subject to term limits. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Election_dates">Election dates</span></h2> <p>The following table details 2021 state legislative filing deadlines and primary dates in each state. The signature filing deadline was the date by which candidates had to file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their names placed on the ballot. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:70%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;">2021 election dates </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>State</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Filing deadline</b> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Primary election</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2021#New_Jersey" title="State legislative elections, 2021">New Jersey</a></td> <td>April 5</td> <td>June 8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2021#Virginia" title="State legislative elections, 2021">Virginia</a></td> <td>March 25</td> <td>June 8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Political_context">Political context</span></h2> <p>The 2021 elections occurred in the aftermath of Republican gains in the <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2020" title="State legislative elections, 2020">2020 elections</a>, which itself followed Democratic gains in the <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019" title="State legislative elections, 2019">2019 elections</a>, <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2018" title="State legislative elections, 2018">2018 elections</a>, and <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2017" title="State legislative elections, 2017">2017 elections</a>. In the 2020 elections, Republicans flipped both chambers in the <a href="/New_Hampshire_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="New Hampshire State Legislature">New Hampshire State Legislature</a>. In 2019 elections, Democrats flipped both chambers in the <a href="/Virginia_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia State Legislature">Virginia State Legislature</a>. </p> <h3><span id="Changes_in_chamber_partisan_control.2C_2010_to_2020"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Changes_in_chamber_partisan_control,_2010_to_2020">Changes in chamber partisan control, 2010 to 2020</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Partisan_composition_of_state_legislatures" title="Partisan composition of state legislatures">Partisan composition of state legislatures</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Prior to the 2010 elections, Democrats controlled 60 of the country's 99 state legislative chambers, Republicans controlled 37, and two chambers were not controlled by either party. In the six years that followed, Republicans made significant gains and took control of many of the chambers that were previously held by Democrats. After the 2016 elections, Democrats controlled 31 chambers and Republicans controlled 68. </p><p>In the <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2017" title="State legislative elections, 2017">2017</a> and <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2018" title="State legislative elections, 2018">2018 elections</a>, Democrats increased their number of state legislative chambers to 37, and Republicans saw their number of chambers fall to 61. Control of one chamber, the <a href="/Alaska_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2018" title="Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2018">Alaska House of Representatives</a>, was split between the parties. </p><p>As a result of the <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2019" title="State legislative elections, 2019">2019</a> and <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2020" title="State legislative elections, 2020">2020 elections</a>, Democrats and Republicans each flipped the control of two chambers. </p><p>From 2010 to 2020, there were 65 instances where a state legislative chamber changed partisan control. Of these 65 changes, 42 involved a chamber changing from Democratic to Republican control and 19 involved a chamber changing from Republican to Democratic control. The other four involved chambers that were split between the two parties (Oregon House in 2010 and 2012; Montana House in 2010; Alaska House in 2018). </p><p>Most of the changes came during major elections but some also came through special elections (Louisiana House in 2010; Washington Senate in 2017) and party switching (Louisiana House in 2010; Mississippi Senate in 2011). In some cases, the party that gained control did not have a numerical majority but instead controlled the chamber through a <a href="/Unique_chamber_leadership_arrangements_in_state_legislatures,_1994-Present" title="Unique chamber leadership arrangements in state legislatures, 1994-Present">bipartisan coalition</a> (i.e., Alaska House in 2016). This table does not account for changes in party control or ties in a chamber that lasted for less than one year and were not the result of a regularly scheduled election. An example of this is the brief period of Democratic control in the Virginia State Senate in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </p><p>From 2010 to 2020, 42 chambers switched control: 25 switched control once, 11 switched control twice, two switched control three times, two switched control four times, and one—the <a href="/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">New Hampshire House of Representatives</a>—switched control five times. </p><p><b>For this chart, a red box indicates that the chamber flipped from Democratic to Republican control, and a blue box indicates that the chamber flipped from Republican to Democratic control.</b><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;"><i>Chamber changes in partisan control: 2010-2020</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Party changes in 2010</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Party changes in 2011</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Party changes in 2012</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Party changes in 2014</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Party changes in 2016</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Party changes in 2017</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Party changes in 2018</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Party changes in 2019</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Party changes in 2020</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Alabama Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Louisiana Senate</b><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Alaska Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Colorado Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Alaska House</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Washington Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #854c89; color: white" align="center"><b>Alaska House</b><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Virginia Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>New Hampshire Senate</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Alabama House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Mississippi Senate</b><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Arkansas Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Maine Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Iowa Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Colorado Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Virginia House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>New Hampshire House</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Colorado House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Mississippi House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Arkansas House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Minnesota House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Kentucky House</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Maine Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Indiana House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Virginia Senate</b><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Colorado House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Nevada Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Minnesota Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Minnesota House</b></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Iowa House</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Maine Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Nevada House</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Nevada Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>New Hampshire House</b></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Louisiana House</b><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Maine House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>New Hampshire House</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Nevada House</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>New Hampshire Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Maine Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Minnesota Senate</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>New Mexico House</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>New Mexico House</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>New York Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Maine House</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Minnesota House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>West Virginia Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Michigan House</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>New Hampshire House</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>West Virginia House</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Minnesota Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>Oregon House</b><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Minnesota House</b></td> <td></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Washington Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Montana House</b><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>New Hampshire Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>New Hampshire House</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>New York Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>North Carolina Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>North Carolina House</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Ohio House</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #854c89; color: white" align="center"><b>Oregon House</b><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup><b></b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Pennsylvania House</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Wisconsin Senate</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>Wisconsin House</b></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total changes: 22</td> <td>Total changes: 4</td> <td>Total changes: 11</td> <td>Total changes: 9</td> <td>Total changes: 7</td> <td>Total changes: 1</td> <td>Total changes: 7</td> <td>Total changes: 2</td> <td>Total changes: 2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The chart below shows how many chambers each party controlled <i>after</i> the November elections in a given year. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;"><i>Partisan control of state legislative chambers: 2010-2018</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Election</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Democratic chambers</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Republican chambers</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Other</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Before 2010</td> <td>60</td> <td>37</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>38</td> <td>59</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>35</td> <td>60</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>41</td> <td>56</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>41</td> <td>56</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>30</td> <td>68</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>30</td> <td>68</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td>31</td> <td>68</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td>32</td> <td>67</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td>37</td> <td>61</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td>39</td> <td>59</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td>37</td> <td>61</td> <td>1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><iframe title="Party control of state legislative chambers (2010-2020)" aria-label="Interactive line chart" id="datawrapper-chart-xAMF7" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/xAMF7/10/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="486"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Trifectas_from_2010_to_2020">Trifectas from 2010 to 2020</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">State government trifectas</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>A state government trifecta occurs when one political party controls the primary levers of power in a state: the governor's office, the state Senate, and the state House. From 2010 to 2018, the Republican Party increased its number of trifectas and the Democratic Party saw a decline in its trifectas. Democrats picked up six trifectas in the 2018 elections, and Republicans lost four trifectas. Following the 2020 elections, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas, both of which were previously states with divided governments. </p><p>This chart shows the number of trifectas each party held heading into elections from 2010 to 2020, and the number of trifectas following the 2020 elections. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:85%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #2B2B2B; color: white;"><i>Trifectas by year: 2010-2020</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Election</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Democratic trifectas</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Republican trifectas</b> </th> <th align="middle" style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>States under divided government</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Pre-2010 elections</td> <td>17</td> <td>10</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pre-2012 elections</td> <td>11</td> <td>22</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pre-2014 elections</td> <td>12</td> <td>24</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pre-2016 elections</td> <td>7</td> <td>23</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pre-2018 elections</td> <td>8</td> <td>26</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pre-2020 elections</td> <td>15</td> <td>21</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Post-2020 elections</td> <td>15</td> <td>23</td> <td>12 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <p><iframe title=" Pre-2021 state government trifectas" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-NwV6N" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/NwV6N/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 70% !important; border: none;" height="622"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script></html> </p><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Analysis_of_state_elections">Analysis of state elections</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Election_Analysis_Hub,_2021" title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2021">Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2021</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><br /> In 2021, six states held elections for executive, legislative, or judicial seats, including elections for three of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers, 15 appellate court seats, and two gubernatorial offices. </p> <table style="width: 100%; text-align:center;padding:5px;border:none;"> <tbody><tr> <td><big><b>All state elections</b>:</big> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2021_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 primary election competitiveness in state government">2021 primary election competitiveness in state government</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Top_15_elections_to_watch,_2021" title="Ballotpedia's Top 15 elections to watch, 2021">Top 15 elections to watch</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_2021_Candidate_Connection_report" title="Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection report">Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection report</a><hr style="background-color:#334aab;" /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><b>Trifectas</b></big> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Trifecta_vulnerability_in_the_2021_elections" title="Trifecta vulnerability in the 2021 elections">Trifecta vulnerability in the 2021 elections</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Election_results,_2021:_State_government_trifectas" title="Election results, 2021: State government trifectas">Election results, 2021: State government trifectas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><b>State executive elections</b>:</big> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2021" title="State executive official elections, 2021">State executive official elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2021" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2021">Gubernatorial elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Secretary_of_State_elections,_2021" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State elections, 2021">Secretary of State elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Attorney_General_elections,_2021" title="Attorney General elections, 2021">Attorney General elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_executive_official_elections_without_a_Democratic_or_Republican_candidate,_2021" title="State executive official elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2021">State executive official elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_executive_elections_in_2021" title="Impact of term limits on state executive elections in 2021">Impact of term limits on state executive elections in 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Election_results,_2021:_State_government_triplexes" title="Election results, 2021: State government triplexes">Election results, 2021: State government triplexes</a><hr style="background-color:#334aab;" /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><b>State legislative elections</b>:</big> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">State legislative elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2021" title="State legislative special elections, 2021">State legislative special elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._11,_2021" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 11, 2021">Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_state_legislative_elections,_2021" title="Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2021">Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Open_seats_in_state_legislative_elections,_2021" title="Open seats in state legislative elections, 2021">Open seats in state legislative elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2021_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 primary election competitiveness in state government">2021 primary election competitiveness in state government</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_legislative_incumbents_in_contested_primaries,_2021" title="State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2021">State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Major_party_competition_in_state_legislative_elections,_2021" title="Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2021">Major party competition in state legislative elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_legislative_elections_without_a_Democratic_or_Republican_candidate,_2021" title="State legislative elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2021">State legislative elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Margin_of_victory_analysis_for_the_2021_state_legislative_elections" title="Margin of victory analysis for the 2021 state legislative elections">Margin of victory analysis for the 2021 state legislative elections</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Election_results,_2021:_State_legislative_veto-proof_majorities" title="Election results, 2021: State legislative veto-proof majorities">Election results, 2021: State legislative veto-proof majorities</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Election_results,_2021:_State_legislative_seats_that_changed_party_control" title="Election results, 2021: State legislative seats that changed party control">Election results, 2021: State legislative seats that changed party control</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Election_results,_2021:_State_legislative_races_decided_by_fewer_than_100_votes" title="Election results, 2021: State legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes">Election results, 2021: State legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes</a><hr style="background-color:#334aab;" /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><big><b>Other state elections</b>:</big> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2021" title="State judicial elections, 2021">State judicial elections, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2021_ballot_measures" title="2021 ballot measures">2021 ballot measures</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Rematches_in_2021_general_elections" title="Rematches in 2021 general elections">Rematches in 2021 general elections</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Mid-Year_Recall_Report_(2021)" title="Ballotpedia's Mid-Year Recall Report (2021)">Ballotpedia's Mid-Year Recall Report (2021)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/2021_election_analysis:_Incumbent_win_rates_by_state" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 election analysis: Incumbent win rates by state">2021 election analysis: Incumbent win rates by state</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Election_results,_2021:_Results_of_elected_officials_seeking_other_offices" title="Election results, 2021: Results of elected officials seeking other offices">Results of elected officials seeking other offices, 2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Trends_in_the_margins_of_victory_for_incumbents_of_three_or_more_terms,_2018-2024" title="Trends in the margins of victory for incumbents of three or more terms, 2018-2024">Trends in the margins of victory for incumbents of three or more terms, 2018-2024</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <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="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Net change figures were calculated by assembling total partisan data for all seats in any chamber that held regularly-scheduled elections in 2021. This includes seats in such chambers that were not up for regularly-scheduled elections so long as other seats in the given chamber were holding regularly-scheduled elections. Pre-election figures were then compared to post-election figures to determine the net change.<br /><br />Due to the presence of pre-election vacant seats, net changes do not reflect a one-to-one representation of partisan shifts. For example, if a candidate won a pre-election vacant seat, that contributes to the candidate's party's overall gain, but does not equal another party's loss, inversely.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-netnote-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-netnote_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Due to the uncalled races, the before, after, and net numbers in the first table will not add up exactly. The net change in seats is calculated <a href="/Election_results,_2021:_State_legislative_seats_that_changed_party_control" title="Election results, 2021: State legislative seats that changed party control">here</a>, while the differences between before and after may not equal net because of the outstanding races.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Virginia State Senate did not hold regularly-scheduled elections in 2021. Only partisan information from the state's House elections is shown here.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-njnote-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-njnote_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">For the purposes of this study, the margin of victory was calculated by comparing the winner with the least votes to the loser of the opposite party with the most votes. Therefore, the numbers will total up to half the seats won for each party since we can only compare MoV for one of the two seats in each district.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/constitution.asp"><i>New Jersey Constitution</i>, "Article IV, Section II (2.)," accessed February 10, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title24.2/chapter2/section24.2-214/"><i>Virginia Legislative Information System</i>, "Code of Virginia - § 24.2-214. Election and term of Senators." accessed January 6, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title24.2/chapter2/section24.2-215/"><i>Virginia Legislative Information System</i>, "Code of Virginia - § 24.2-215. Election and term of members of the House of Delegates." accessed January 6, 2022</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-democrats-seek-recounts-in-two-close-house-of-delegates-races/2021/11/17/b5a024ee-470c-11ec-b8d9-232f4afe4d9b_story.html"><i>Washington Post</i>, "Virginia Democrats seek recounts in two close House of Delegates races," November 17, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/581842-virginia-democratic-lawmakers-request-recounts-in-two-house-of-delegates"><i>The Hill</i>, "Virginia Democratic lawmakers request recounts in two House of Delegates races," November 16, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/politics/elections/house-of-delegates-85th-district/291-89e7ed0c-bbbf-41fd-be50-9257d5df1356"><i>13 News Now</i>, "Karen Greenhalgh wins District 85 House of Delegates race," December 3, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/08/virginia-house-recount-mugler-cordoza-gop/"><i>Washington Post</i>, "With judges’ ruling in recount, GOP cements two-seat majority in Virginia House of Delegates," December 8, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cbs-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-cbs_12-0">12.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-cbs_12-1">12.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-house-of-delegates-battle-for-control/"><i>CBS News</i>, "The tight battle for control of Virginia's House of Delegates," May 4, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/05/virginia-election-trump-mcauliffe-youngkin/618950/"><i>The Atlantic</i>, "The Democrats’ New Trump Problem," May 26, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.virginiamercury.com/2021/06/14/trump-has-been-a-gift-to-va-democrats-for-years-now-can-they-win-without-him-in-the-white-house/"><i>Virginia Mercury</i>, "Trump has been a gift to Va. Democrats for years. Now can they win without him in the White House?" June 14, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kerr-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-kerr_15-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.insidenova.com/opinion/kerr-democratic-majority-may-be-in-jeopardy/article_bf773d64-935b-11eb-831d-07a4f69744c0.html"><i>Inside NoVa</i>, "Kerr: Democratic majority may be in jeopardy," April 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Because Virginia and New Jersey do not use term limits in state legislative elections, years where those two states are the only ones holding elections are not included in this average</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/amid-firestorm-of-criticism-virginia-democrats-resignation-becomes-official/2014/06/09/b04d6760-efd3-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html?utm_term=.143834b897fe"><i>The Washington Post</i>, "Virginia Republicans snatched control of the state Senate, ended budget-Medicaid impasse," June 9, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">2015 and 2013 are not included because no chambers flipped those years.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The chamber first changed from Democratic to Republican control in a February 2011 special election. Republicans increased their majority to 24-15 in the 2011 elections.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/20/gop-candidate-wins-lousiana-senate-special-election-shifting-majority.html"><i>Fox News</i>, "GOP Candidate Wins Lousiana [<i>sic</i>] Senate Special Election, Shifting Majority," February 20, 2011</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Chamber went from being controlled by a Democratic-led bipartisan coalition to being led by a coalition with power split between the parties.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The chamber changed partisan control prior to the 2011 elections due to Democrats switching to the Republican Party and special election wins by Republicans. Republicans increased their majority in the 2011 elections to 31-21.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/democratic-party/southern-democrats.html"><i>The Washington Post</i>, "Southern Democrats in dire straits; 2011 looms large," January 11, 2011</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>In the 2011 elections, the chamber changed from a 22-18 Democratic advantage to a 20-20 tie. Republicans effectively controlled the chamber because Lieutenant Gov. <a href="/Bill_Bolling" title="Bill Bolling">Bill Bolling</a> (R) could cast tie-breaking votes.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-25">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>This chamber did not hold elections in 2010. It switched partisan control in December 2010 when Democrat Noble Ellington <a href="/State_legislators_who_have_switched_political_party_affiliation" title="State legislators who have switched political party affiliation">changed his party affiliation</a> to Republican. In the regularly-scheduled 2011 elections, Republicans increased their majority to 58-45.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/12/louisiana_republicans_take_fir.html"><i>Nola.com</i>, "Louisiana Republicans take first House majority since Reconstruction with latest party switch," December 17, 2010</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>In this election, the Oregon House changed from a 30-30 tie to a 34-26 Democratic advantage.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>This chamber went from a 50-50 tie to a 68-32 Republican advantage in the 2010 elections.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>This chamber went from a 36-24 Democratic advantage to a 30-30 tie in the 2010 elections.</i></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="3" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal; font-size:xx-small; ;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;"><a href="/Template:State_legislatures" title="Template:State legislatures"><span title="View this template" style=";background:#bbccee;;border:none;;">v</span></a> <span style="font-size:80%;">•</span> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:State_legislatures&action=edit"><span style="color:#002bb8;;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;" title="You can edit this template. 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