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<a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Primaries" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Primaries</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Impact_of_term_limits" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Impact of Term Limits</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Competitiveness" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Competitiveness Analysis</a></center> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #ECEBED"><center>States</center> </th></tr> <tr> <td> <small><center><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Alabama" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Alabama</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Alaska" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Alaska</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Arizona" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Arizona</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Arkansas" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Arkansas</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#California" title="State legislative elections, 2012">California</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Colorado" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Colorado</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Connecticut" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Connecticut</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Delaware" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Delaware</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Florida" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Florida</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Georgia" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Georgia</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Hawaii" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Hawaii</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Idaho" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Idaho</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Illinois" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Illinois</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Indiana" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Indiana</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Iowa" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Iowa</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Kansas" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Kansas</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Kentucky" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Kentucky</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Louisiana" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Louisiana</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Maine" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Maine</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Maryland" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Maryland</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Massachusetts" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Massachusetts</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Michigan" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Michigan</a>• <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Minnesota" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Minnesota</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Mississippi" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Mississippi</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Missouri" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Missouri</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Montana" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Montana</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Nebraska" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Nebraska</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Nevada" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Nevada</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#New_Hampshire" title="State legislative elections, 2012">New Hampshire</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#New_Jersey" title="State legislative elections, 2012">New Jersey</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#New_Mexico" title="State legislative elections, 2012">New Mexico</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#New_York" title="State legislative elections, 2012">New York</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#North_Carolina" title="State legislative elections, 2012">North Carolina</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#North_Dakota" title="State legislative elections, 2012">North Dakota</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Ohio" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Ohio</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Oklahoma" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Oklahoma</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Oregon" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Oregon</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Pennsylvania" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Pennsylvania</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Rhode_Island" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Rhode Island</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#South_Carolina" title="State legislative elections, 2012">South Carolina</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#South_Dakota" title="State legislative elections, 2012">South Dakota</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Tennessee" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Tennessee</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Texas" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Texas</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Utah" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Utah</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Vermont" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Vermont</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Virginia" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Virginia</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Washington" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Washington</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#West_Virginia" title="State legislative elections, 2012">West Virginia</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Wisconsin" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Wisconsin</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#Wyoming" title="State legislative elections, 2012">Wyoming</a> </center><hr /> </small></td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #ECEBED"><b>Other 2012 Election coverage</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><center><a href="/Signature_requirements_and_deadlines_for_2012_state_legislative_elections" title="Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 state legislative elections">Primary elections</a> • <a href="/Statewide_elections,_2012" title="Statewide elections, 2012">Statewide elections, 2012</a> • <a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2012" title="State legislative special elections, 2012">State legislative special elections, 2012</a> • <a href="/State_senate_elections,_2012" title="State senate elections, 2012">State Senate elections</a> • <a href="/State_house_elections,_2012" title="State house elections, 2012">State House elections</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2012" title="State executive official elections, 2012">State executive official elections, 2012</a> • <a href="/2012_ballot_measures" title="2012 ballot measures">2012 ballot measures</a></center></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the 50 states, there are <a href="/State_legislature" title="State legislature">99 state legislative chambers</a> altogether, and <b>86 of the 99 chambers held state legislative elections on <a href="/BC2012#November" class="mw-redirect" title="BC2012">November 6, 2012</a>.</b> </p><p>1,301 (65.97%) of the country's 1,972 state senate seats were up for re-election in November 2012, and 4,714 (87.12%) of the country's 5,411 state house seats were up for re-election. Altogether, 6,015 (81.47%) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for re-election during the presidential election year. </p> <dl><dd><ul><li><b>43</b> of the <b>50</b> <a href="/State_senates" title="State senates">state senates</a> held elections.</li> <li><b>43</b> of the <b>49</b> <a href="/State_houses" title="State houses">state houses</a> held elections.</li></ul></dd></dl> <p>The 6,015 seats up for election was 110 fewer than the 6,125 that were contested in <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2010" title="State legislative elections, 2010">2010</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Redistricting">Redistricting</span></h2> <p>Because of the decennial <a href="/Redistricting_in_the_states" class="mw-redirect" title="Redistricting in the states">redistricting process</a>, the total number of seats can vary from a typical election year. For example, in <a href="/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>, there are usually 10 seats up for election every two years. However, because of the newly drawn map, a total of 19 seats were on the ballot in November 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> Elections immediately following redistricting historically demonstrate a higher number of open seats and a higher rate of new legislators than in typical election years.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p><p>According to Louis Jacobson of <i>Governing</i> Magazine, the percent of state legislative turnover from an election was between 14.4 percent and 21.5 percent from 1998 to 2008. However, during the year of redistricting in 2002, that figure jumped to 24 percent. In <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2010" title="State legislative elections, 2010">2010</a>, the turnover rate was just below 24 percent, as the GOP boom created a higher than normal exodus of legislators. Because 2012 is another redistricting year, the rate of turnover was expected to once again be higher than usual.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_control">Partisan control</span></h2> <p>Lou Cannon, of State Net's <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.statenet.com/capitol_journal/05-21-2012/html#sncj_spotlight">Capitol Journal</a>, highlighted several chambers that could see a change in partisan control after the 2012 elections. Chambers under Republican control prior to the 2012 election that Cannon found to be vulnerable to switch included the <a href="/Colorado_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012">Colorado House</a>, the Maine <a href="/Maine_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012">House</a> and <a href="/Maine_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Maine State Senate elections, 2012">Senate</a>, the <a href="/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012">New Hampshire House</a>, the <a href="/New_York_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="New York State Senate elections, 2012">New York Senate</a>, and the <a href="/Wisconsin_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012">Wisconsin Senate</a>. Cannon described Colorado as a state where Democrats had the best chances of flipping the legislature -- where President Obama did well in 2008, Democrats held the Senate by five votes, and Republicans held the House by just a one-vote margin.<sup id="cite_ref-SNCJ_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNCJ-4">[4]</a></sup> </p><p>Chambers that were expected to switch to Republican control include the Arkansas <a href="/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012">House</a> and <a href="/Arkansas_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012">Senate</a>, the <a href="/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012">New Mexico House</a>, the <a href="/Iowa_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Iowa State Senate elections, 2012">Iowa Senate</a>, and the <a href="/Nevada_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Nevada State Senate elections, 2012">Nevada Senate</a>. Arkansas, which voted in favor of the Republicans in the 2008 presidential election was expected to do so again in the fall. The state was the last of the 13 Confederate states in which the Democrats control any legislative chamber. Prior to the election, the democrats held the Senate by five votes and the House by an eight-vote margin.<sup id="cite_ref-SNCJ_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SNCJ-4">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p><p>Additionally, two chambers were tied in terms of partisan control: the Alaska Senate and the Oregon House. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Chamber_breakdowns">Chamber breakdowns</span></h3> <p>Heading into the 2012 elections, the Republican Party held a commanding advantage in total number of state legislative chambers in which it is the majority party. Republicans controlled <b>51</b> chambers with 2012 elections while Democrats controlled <b>32</b>. </p> <table class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="width:50%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;">Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"> </th> <th colspan="4" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Pre-election </th> <th colspan="4" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Post-election </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Legislative chamber </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><a href="/File:Purple.png" class="image"><img alt="Purple.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/31/Purple.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/a/a7/Grey.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><a href="/File:Purple.png" class="image"><img alt="Purple.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/31/Purple.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/a/a7/Grey.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_senate_elections,_2011" title="State senate elections, 2011">State senates</a> </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">24 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center"><b>18</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>24</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>0</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/State_house_elections,_2011" title="State house elections, 2011">State houses</a> </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center">27 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><b>19</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>24</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>0</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Totals: </td> <td align="center">32 </td> <td align="center">51 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center"><b>37</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>48</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>0</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="width:50%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;">Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"> </th> <th colspan="4" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Pre-election </th> <th colspan="4" style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Post-election </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Legislative chamber </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><a href="/File:Purple.png" class="image"><img alt="Purple.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/31/Purple.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><a href="/File:Purple.png" class="image"><img alt="Purple.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/31/Purple.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><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> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Partisan_composition_of_state_senates" title="Partisan composition of state senates">State senates</a> </td> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">28 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center"><b>20</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>28</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Partisan_composition_of_state_houses" title="Partisan composition of state houses">State houses</a> </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">31 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><b>21</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>28</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>0</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Totals: </td> <td align="center">36 </td> <td align="center">59 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center"><b>41</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>56</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>1</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_dominance">Partisan dominance</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Party_dominance_in_state_legislatures" title="Party dominance in state legislatures">Party dominance in state legislatures</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>To calculate a measure for the <a href="/Partisan_composition_of_state_houses" title="Partisan composition of state houses">seats in state legislatures controlled</a> by one party, the proportion of each chamber controlled by the Republican Party provides a metric for <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> dominance (a high proportion), <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> dominance (a low proportion), or no dominance by either party in the legislature (near 0.50). These two percentages (one for each chamber) are then added together to provide a measure of the degree to which Republicans control the state legislature (with 2 being complete control and 0 indicating control of no GOP seats). By subtracting 1 and taking the absolute value of the resulting number, the state is assigned a rating between 0 and 1 where a higher number indicates greater dominance by the majority party in the state legislature. </p> <table style="width:45%;"><tbody><tr><td> <table class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" align="left" style="background:none; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white; width:100%">Partisan Dominance in State Legislatures Prior to the 2012 Elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party Dominance </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Rank </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</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> </td> <td>0.25 </td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</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> </td> <td>0.08 </td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</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> </td> <td>0.38 </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</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> </td> <td>0.11 </td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/California" title="California">California</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> </td> <td>0.29 </td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/File:Purple.png" class="image"><img alt="Purple.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/31/Purple.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td> <td>0.06 </td> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</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> </td> <td>0.27 </td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</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> </td> <td>0.3 </td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</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> </td> <td>0.38 </td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Georgia" title="Georgia">Georgia</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> </td> <td>0.26 </td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</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> </td> <td>0.8 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</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> </td> <td>0.61 </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</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> </td> <td>0.14 </td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</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> </td> <td>0.33 </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td><a href="/File:Purple.png" class="image"><img alt="Purple.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/31/Purple.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td> <td>0.07 </td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</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> </td> <td>0.54 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td><a href="/File:Purple.png" class="image"><img alt="Purple.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/31/Purple.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td> <td>0.01 </td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</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> </td> <td>0.17 </td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maine" title="Maine">Maine</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> </td> <td>0.05 </td> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</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> </td> <td>0.44 </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</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> </td> <td>0.69 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</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> </td> <td>0.26 </td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</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> </td> <td>0.1 </td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</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> </td> <td>0.12 </td> <td>41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</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> </td> <td>0.41 </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</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> </td> <td>0.23 </td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/a/a7/Grey.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td> <td>NA </td> <td>NA </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</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> </td> <td>0.15 </td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</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> </td> <td>0.52 </td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</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> </td> <td>0.2 </td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</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> </td> <td>0.2 </td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_York" title="New York">New York</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> </td> <td>0.14 </td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</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> </td> <td>0.19 </td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</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> </td> <td>0.48 </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</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> </td> <td>0.29 </td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</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> </td> <td>0.35 </td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/File:Purple.png" class="image"><img alt="Purple.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/31/Purple.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td> <td>0.03 </td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</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> </td> <td>0.14 </td> <td>39 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</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> </td> <td>0.66 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</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> </td> <td>0.2 </td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</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> </td> <td>0.57 </td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</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> </td> <td>0.25 </td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</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> </td> <td>0.31 </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</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> </td> <td>0.56 </td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</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> </td> <td>0.42 </td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</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> </td> <td>0.18 </td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Washington" title="Washington">Washington</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> </td> <td>0.19 </td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</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> </td> <td>0.48 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/File:Purple.png" class="image"><img alt="Purple.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/31/Purple.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td> <td>0.06 </td> <td>45 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</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> </td> <td>0.7 </td> <td>2 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Supermajorities">Supermajorities</span></h3> <p>Beyond basic partisan control, parties looked to gain or end supermajorities in a number of chambers. In these chambers it was not a question of which party will hold power, but simply by how much. Supermajority generally means a party controls two-thirds of all seats. While it varies from state to state, being in this position gives a party much greater power. Josh Goodman of <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/in-legislative-elections-majorities-and-supermajorities-at-stake-85899427419">Stateline</a> highlighted the following states:<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>California:</b> Democrats have been the majority party in California for over 40 years. Going into the election, they were two seats shy of a supermajority.</li> <li><b>Texas, Arizona, New Hampshire, Florida:</b> In these states Republicans had a supermajority prior to the election, which Democrats were looking to cut into.</li> <li><b>Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Tennessee:</b> In these states, Republicans already had a majority and looked to gain a supermajority.</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Primaries">Primaries</span></h2> <table class="infobox" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <td>This map displays the month of each<br /> <b>State legislative primary</b> in 2012<hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="noresize"><map name="ImageMap_295ab3ef80785f30"><area href="/Nevada_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="38,75,31,104,61,149,62,140,68,141,79,83" alt="Nevada State Legislature" title="Nevada State Legislature" /><area href="/Massachusetts_General_Court" shape="poly" coords="410,45,410,59,435,60,436,45" alt="Massachusetts General Court" title="Massachusetts General Court" /><area href="/Colorado_General_Assembly" shape="poly" coords="114,98,109,138,165,144,166,104,146,103,123,100,115,99" alt="Colorado General Assembly" title="Colorado General Assembly" /><area href="/New_Mexico_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="110,139,102,196,110,197,111,192,123,195,124,192,154,195,158,144" alt="New Mexico State Legislature" title="New Mexico State Legislature" /><area href="/Wyoming_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="109,58,101,97,150,103,154,63" alt="Wyoming State Legislature" title="Wyoming State Legislature" /><area href="/Arizona_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="70,135,68,142,63,141,62,150,63,153,64,160,59,170,59,177,70,183,102,196,109,141" alt="Arizona State Legislature" title="Arizona State Legislature" /><area href="/Montana_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="82,13,80,24,87,37,84,47,87,45,88,53,91,57,90,61,99,59,107,61,107,57,157,62,159,25,159,22" alt="Montana State Legislature" title="Montana State Legislature" /><area href="/California_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="10,66,9,74,5,82,7,87,4,98,8,104,8,110,8,113,11,118,12,120,11,125,17,141,16,145,23,148,26,153,30,154,31,157,34,159,36,163,38,170,58,175,59,171,62,163,64,161,62,155,32,104,37,74" alt="California State Legislature" title="California State Legislature" /><area href="/Oregon_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="27,25,12,56,12,65,57,80,63,58,69,44,67,38,45,37,37,36,30,34,31,30" alt="Oregon State Legislature" title="Oregon State Legislature" /><area href="/Washington_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="29,5,27,24,28,28,32,30,31,34,35,36,67,38,76,12,44,3,37,9,33,9" alt="Washington State Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature" /><area href="/Idaho_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="75,12,67,38,70,44,63,55,59,79,101,87,107,60,96,60,91,61,90,56,89,46,85,46,87,37,80,27,80,13" alt="Idaho State Legislature" title="Idaho State Legislature" /><area href="/Texas_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="158,150,155,194,124,192,138,207,141,215,150,224,150,226,154,221,160,217,168,216,177,224,175,228,184,240,186,241,186,249,189,255,195,255,198,257,203,256,205,239,234,218,237,208,233,197,232,183,219,178,209,180,199,179,190,176,187,172,183,173,182,151" alt="Texas State Legislature" title="Texas State Legislature" /><area href="/Oklahoma_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="158,145,159,150,180,151,181,151,183,171,188,175,197,178,207,180,214,180,218,177,224,179,228,180,228,158,226,152,226,145,213,146" alt="Oklahoma State Legislature" title="Oklahoma State Legislature" /><area href="/Kansas_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="166,116,166,146,225,145,226,123,222,122,223,117,218,115" alt="Kansas State Legislature" title="Kansas State Legislature" /><area href="/Nebraska_State_Senate_(Unicameral)" shape="poly" coords="154,85,153,103,165,105,166,115,219,115,216,110,216,100,210,89,205,86,200,87,196,85" alt="Nebraska State Senate (Unicameral)" title="Nebraska State Senate (Unicameral)" /><area href="/South_Dakota_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="157,53,153,83,195,86,197,87,205,86,211,88,210,83,210,81,210,62,208,60,210,55,183,56" alt="South Dakota State Legislature" title="South Dakota State Legislature" /><area href="/North_Dakota_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="159,24,157,52,211,53,209,49,206,34,204,26" alt="North Dakota State Legislature" title="North Dakota State Legislature" /><area href="/Minnesota_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="206,25,209,53,208,59,210,61,211,79,250,78,249,73,242,69,236,68,237,60,237,56,240,52,240,47,251,33,256,33,248,31,243,33,236,30,228,28,221,26,221,19,221,20,219,25" alt="Minnesota State Legislature" title="Minnesota State Legislature" /><area href="/Iowa_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="211,80,211,88,213,95,217,99,215,107,218,111,247,108,251,109,254,103,251,100,254,97,259,91,254,87,250,86,251,79" alt="Iowa State Legislature" title="Iowa State Legislature" /><area href="/Missouri_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="216,110,221,117,222,122,225,122,228,150,261,149,264,151,262,154,268,153,272,143,267,142,267,137,261,133,261,128,257,124,252,118,250,110" alt="Missouri State Legislature" title="Missouri State Legislature" /><area href="/Arkansas_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="225,152,228,154,229,180,232,180,233,186,256,186,257,180,259,170,263,165,266,154,261,154,265,151,261,150" alt="Arkansas State Legislature" title="Arkansas State Legislature" /><area href="/Louisiana_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="233,186,234,198,236,205,234,216,245,220,251,220,250,216,257,219,259,220,260,223,265,221,267,223,272,217,269,209,270,205,256,206,254,204,259,193,258,190,256,186" alt="Louisiana State Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature" /><area href="/Mississippi_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="261,165,255,180,257,189,258,192,253,205,265,205,268,204,271,213,282,209,280,164" alt="Mississippi State Legislature" title="Mississippi 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coords="319,161,323,162,326,169,332,173,342,185,355,170,357,161,348,156,340,157,338,155,327,156" alt="South Carolina State Legislature" title="South Carolina State Legislature" /><area href="/Illinois_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="255,87,259,93,253,100,253,103,249,110,253,119,257,123,257,126,261,127,261,134,267,136,267,137,268,141,275,142,277,137,278,134,283,123,281,119,281,97,276,88" alt="Illinois State Legislature" title="Illinois State Legislature" /><area href="/Wisconsin_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="240,47,239,53,236,55,237,60,237,67,242,68,250,75,253,87,257,89,276,85,276,89,276,74,278,63,279,57,273,65,273,60,271,54,266,51,255,48,249,46,249,43,244,46" alt="Wisconsin State Legislature" title="Wisconsin State Legislature" /><area href="/Tennessee_State_Legislature" shape="poly" coords="270,149,264,163,310,159,314,155,319,152,323,146,329,141,282,146,279,149" alt="Tennessee State Legislature" title="Tennessee State Legislature" /><area 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src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/34/State_leg._primaries_colored_by_month12.png/445px-State_leg._primaries_colored_by_month12.png" decoding="async" width="445" height="424" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/3/34/State_leg._primaries_colored_by_month12.png 1.5x" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="441" usemap="#ImageMap_295ab3ef80785f30" /></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Signature_requirements_and_deadlines_for_2012_state_legislative_elections" title="Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 state legislative elections">Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 state legislative elections</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The first state legislative primary in 2012 was in <a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> on March 6. The dates of the primaries were as follows: </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:50%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><big><b>March</b></big> </p> <ul><li>Ohio, March 6</li> <li>Illinois, March 20</li></ul> <p><big><b>April</b></big> </p> <ul><li>Pennsylvania, April 24</li></ul> <p><big><b>May</b></big> </p> <ul><li>Indiana, May 8</li> <li>North Carolina, May 8</li> <li>West Virginia, May 8</li> <li>Idaho, May 15</li> <li>Nebraska, May 15</li> <li>Oregon, May 15</li> <li>Arkansas, May 22</li> <li>Kentucky, May 22</li> <li>Texas, May 29<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><big><b>June</b></big> </p> <ul><li>California, June 5</li> <li>Iowa, June 5</li> <li>Montana, June 5</li> <li>New Mexico, June 5</li> <li>South Dakota, June 5</li> <li>Maine, June 12</li> <li>Nevada, June 12</li> <li>North Dakota, June 12</li> <li>South Carolina, June 12</li> <li>Oklahoma, June 26</li> <li>Utah, June 26</li> <li>Colorado, June 26</li></ul> <p><big><b>July</b></big> </p> <ul><li>Georgia, July 31</li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><big><b>August</b></big> </p> <ul><li>Tennessee, August 2</li> <li>Kansas, August 7</li> <li>Michigan, August 7</li> <li>Missouri, August 7</li> <li>Washington, August 7</li> <li>Hawaii, August 11</li> <li>Connecticut, August 14</li> <li>Florida, August 14</li> <li>Minnesota, August 14</li> <li>Wisconsin, August 14</li> <li>Wyoming, August 21</li> <li>Alaska, August 28</li> <li>Arizona, August 28</li> <li>Vermont, August 28</li></ul> <p><big><b>September</b></big> </p> <ul><li>Massachusetts, September 6</li> <li>Delaware, September 11</li> <li>New Hampshire, September 11</li> <li>Rhode Island, September 11</li> <li>New York, September 13</li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Days_to_campaign">Days to campaign</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/2012_Elections_preview:_Comparing_state_legislative_filing_deadlines" title="2012 Elections preview: Comparing state legislative filing deadlines">2012 Elections preview: Comparing state legislative filing deadlines</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:387px;"><a href="/File:2012_Days_between_filing_and_primary.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/5/5b/2012_Days_between_filing_and_primary.png" decoding="async" width="385" height="383" class="thumbimage" data-file-width="385" data-file-height="383" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:2012_Days_between_filing_and_primary.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>The number of days between the candidate filing deadline and primary election vary widely from state to state</div></div></div> <p>This year 44 states held <a class="mw-selflink selflink">state legislative elections</a>. While each state holds a primary, the amount of time between the <a href="/Signature_requirements_and_deadlines_for_2012_state_legislative_elections" title="Signature requirements and deadlines for 2012 state legislative elections">signature filing deadline</a> and the primary differed widely from 60 days in <a href="/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a> all the way to 158 days in <a href="/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>. What this essentially means is that candidates in Connecticut had 98 days more days to campaign than those in North Dakota. </p><p>Looking at it geographically, one can see a few clusters - western states with 80-89 days and midwestern states that have 90+ days - but for the most part the variation is spread throughout the country. </p><p>Filing deadlines and primary dates were in a state of flux in a number of states, primarily due to the once-a-decade redistricting process. </p> <ul><li>Texas had an original filing deadline of December 12, but that was pushed back to December 15 and then to December 19 due to <a href="/Redistricting_Roundup:_Court_presence_steadily_increasing_in_redistricting" title="Redistricting Roundup: Court presence steadily increasing in redistricting">redistricting troubles in the courts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> The primary was set to be the first in the nation on March 6, but that was delayed as well, to April 3. It was ruled that the filing process would re-open on February 1, but with maps still not agreed to, that was thrown out.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> The primary was then moved from April 3 to its final date of May 29.</li></ul> <ul><li>Idaho saw their new <a href="/Redistricting_in_Idaho" title="Redistricting in Idaho">state legislative districts</a> rejected by the <a href="/Idaho_Supreme_Court" title="Idaho Supreme Court">Idaho Supreme Court</a>. Legislators considered moving the state's primary from May 15 to August 8. This would move the filing period from February 27-March 9 to May 21-June 1.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>In January the <a href="/New_Hampshire_State_Senate" title="New Hampshire State Senate">New Hampshire State Senate</a> voted to move the state primary from the second Tuesday in September to the last Tuesday in August. The filing deadline would be moved from the first Wednesday in June to the third Wednesday in May. The bill did not ultimately pass - if approved it would have been the first change to the primary date since 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>Kentucky had an initial filing deadline of January 31, Franklin Circuit Judge <a href="/Phillip_Shepherd" title="Phillip Shepherd">Phillip Shepherd</a> delayed the deadline for state legislative candidates until February 7 in order to consider a challenge to newly drawn districts.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>Lawmakers in the <a href="/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri General Assembly</a> attempted to push back the filing period for their August primary by one month. The move was intended to allow time for Missouri courts to settle issues with state house and senate, and congressional districts.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> The filing period in <a href="/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> runs from February 28th until March 27th for all state and federal races.</li></ul> <ul><li>In January, federal judge <a href="/Gary_Sharpe" title="Gary Sharpe">Gary Sharpe</a> moved <a href="/New_York" title="New York">New York</a>'s congressional primary date from September 11 to June 26 in order to keep the state in line with federal election law. The change to congressional primary dates pressured a move for <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2012#New_York" title="State legislative elections, 2012">state legislative primaries</a>. However, the 2012 session of the Legislature did not end until June 21, allowing lawmakers little time to return home in order to campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> New York state legislative primaries remained on September 13, 2012.</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Impact_of_term_limits">Impact of term limits</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2012" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2012">Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>Thirteen state senate chambers</b> and <b>thirteen state house chambers</b> that held general elections on <a class="mw-selflink selflink">November 6, 2012</a> included some state legislators who were unable to run for re-election in 2012 because of their <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">state's legislative term limits</a>. A total of <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">15 states</a> have term limits for their legislators. However, <a href="/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> did not hold elections for its state senate or state house in 2012. Additionally, <a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> did not have a state senate election in 2012, and Nebraska does not have a lower house to hold an election for. </p> <ul><li><b>79 state senators</b> were termed-out in 2012. This represents <b>15.1%</b> of the 523 total state senate seats up for election in November in the 13 term-limited state senates with elections in November 2012.</li> <li><b>169 state representatives</b> were termed-out. This represents <b>13.38%</b> of the 1,263 total seats up for election in the 13 term-limited states with elections in November 2012.</li></ul> <p>Altogether, <b>248 current state legislators</b> had to leave office after the November elections because of term limits. This was <b>13.89%</b> of the 1,786 state legislative seats up for election in the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">14 term-limited states</a> with 2012 elections, and about 4% of the 6,015 state legislative seats that were up for election altogether in 2012, including the non-term-limited states. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_Senators">State Senators</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_senate_elections_in_2012" title="Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012">Impact of term limits on state senate elections in 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>43 state senates held general elections in November 2012. In 13 of these states, state senators are <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">subject to term limits</a>. <a href="/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> and <a href="/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> are the only states with state senate term limits that did not have a general election for their state senates in 2012. </p><p>A total of 83 <a href="/Category:Current_members_of_state_senates" title="Category:Current members of state senates">current state senators</a> were ineligible to run for re-election in November because of <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">term limit laws</a> in their state. This includes: </p> <ul><li>35 incumbent Democratic state senators</li> <li>40 incumbent Republican state senators</li> <li>8 nonpartisan state senators</li></ul> <p>In 5 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Republicans: <a href="/Arizona_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Arizona State Senate elections, 2012">Arizona</a>, <a href="/Florida_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Florida State Senate elections, 2012">Florida</a>, <a href="/Missouri_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Missouri State Senate elections, 2012">Missouri</a>, <a href="/Ohio_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Ohio State Senate elections, 2012">Ohio</a> and <a href="/South_Dakota_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012">South Dakota</a>. In 4 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Democrats: <a href="/Arkansas_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012">Arkansas</a>, <a href="/California_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="California State Senate elections, 2012">California</a>, <a href="/Colorado_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Colorado State Senate elections, 2012">Colorado</a>, and <a href="/Montana_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Montana State Senate elections, 2012">Montana</a>. In 3 states, the axe fell equally on both parties (<a href="/Maine_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Maine State Senate elections, 2012">Maine</a>, <a href="/Oklahoma_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012">Oklahoma</a>, and <a href="/Nevada_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Nevada State Senate elections, 2012">Nevada</a>) while <a href="/Nebraska_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012">Nebraska's</a> senate is officially nonpartisan. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_Representatives">State Representatives</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>Main article: <a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_representative_elections_in_2012" title="Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012">Impact of term limits on state representative elections in 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>43 state houses held general elections in November 2012. In 13 of these states, state house terms are <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">subject to term limits</a>. 15 states have <a href="/State_legislatures_with_term_limits" title="State legislatures with term limits">state legislative term limits</a>, but Louisiana did not hold a state house election in 2012 and Nebraska does not have a state house. </p><p>172 current state representatives were ineligible to run for re-election in November because of term limit laws in their state. This includes: </p> <ul><li>87 incumbent Democratic state representatives</li> <li>85 incumbent Republican state representatives</li></ul> <p>In 7 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Republicans: <a href="/Arizona_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012">Arizona</a>, <a href="/Florida_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012">Florida</a>, <a href="/Missouri_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012">Missouri</a>, <a href="/Montana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012">Montana</a>, <a href="/Ohio_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012">Ohio</a>, <a href="/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012">Oklahoma</a> and <a href="/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012">South Dakota</a>. In all of these states, the majority party was also the Republican Party. </p><p>In 6 states, the term limits axe fell more heavily on incumbent Democrats: <a href="/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012">Arkansas</a>, <a href="/California_State_Assembly_elections,_2012" title="California State Assembly elections, 2012">California</a>, <a href="/Colorado_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012">Colorado</a>, <a href="/Maine_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012">Maine</a>, <a href="/Michigan_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012">Michigan</a>, and <a href="/Nevada_State_Assembly_elections,_2012" title="Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012">Nevada</a>. In 3 of these states, the majority party was also the <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a>. These states include Arkansas, California and Nevada. In 3 of the 6 states where term limits affect incumbent Democrats more heavily, the majority party was Republican -- Colorado, Maine and Michigan. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Impact_on_Parties">Impact on Parties</span></h3> <p>Although the difference is marginal, the <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party">Republican Party</a> took more of a hit from <a href="/Term_limits_on_the_ballot" title="Term limits on the ballot">term limits</a> in the <a class="mw-selflink selflink">2012 state legislative elections</a> than the Democratic Party, both in terms of how many individual incumbent legislators the Republican Party lost (120, versus 119 for the Democratic Party) and in terms of how many state legislative chambers lost more Republicans (12, versus 10 for the Democratic Party). </p><p><b>Chart indicating impact on individual legislators by party</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="width:50%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Party </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;"># of termed senators </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;"># of termed representatives </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>Democratic </td> <td align="center">35 </td> <td align="center">87 </td> <td align="right"><b>122</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td align="center">40 </td> <td align="center">85 </td> <td align="right"><b>125</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nonpartisan </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="right"><b>8</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Chart indicating impact on legislative chambers by party</b> </p> <table class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="width:50%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Party </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Senates with most losses </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Houses with most losses </th> <th style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">Total </th></tr> <tr> <td>Democratic </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="right"><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Republican </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="right"><b>12</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Equal D/R losses (or nonpartisan chamber) </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="right"><b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Chart indicating change in party control of seats after 2010</b> </p><p>After the 2010 election results were in, it was possible to see the effect that term limits had on party control of termed-out seats. While incumbents generally have an advantage in elections, elections for termed-out seats lack an incumbent running for re-election. In some cases, this preceded a change in party control of the termed-out seat. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="11" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;">Term-limited seats that changed party control in the 2010 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Senators Termed Out 2010 </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Representatives Termed Out 2010 </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Democratic Seats lost to other Parties - Senate </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Republican Seats lost to other Parties - Senate </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Democratic Seats lost to other Parties - House </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Republican Seats lost to other Parties - House </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Percent of Termed-Out Senate Seats that Changed Party </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Percent of Termed-Out House Seats that Changed Party </th> <th style="background-color:#702963; color: white;">Total Legislative Seats that Changed Party </th></tr> <tr> <td>Arizona </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Arkansas </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">34 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 7 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 11 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">53.8% </td> <td align="center">35.3% </td> <td align="center">19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>California </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">11.1% </td> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Colorado </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">12.5% </td> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Florida </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">23 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maine </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 5, <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 2 </td> <td align="center">25% </td> <td align="center">40% </td> <td align="center">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Michigan </td> <td align="center">29 </td> <td align="center">37 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 3 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 6 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">10.3% </td> <td align="center">18.9% </td> <td align="center">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Missouri </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">52 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 6 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">10% </td> <td align="center">11.5% </td> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Montana </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 2 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 4 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">13.3% </td> <td align="center">26.7% </td> <td align="center">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nebraska </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">N/A<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">- </td> <td align="center">- </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">- </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nevada </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ohio </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oklahoma </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 4 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center">66.7% </td> <td align="center">0% </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>South Dakota </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">0 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> 1 </td> <td align="center">25% </td> <td align="center">25% </td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total:</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>121</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>254</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>19</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>0</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>34</b>, <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>2</b> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>6</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>15.7%</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>16.5%</b> </td> <td align="center"><b>61</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="float:left; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #transparent; padding: .2em .6em; font-size: 100%; border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><b>Legend:</b> <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> = <small><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Seat picked up by Democrat</a> • <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="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party">Seat picked up by Republican</a> • <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> = <a href="/Independent_Party" title="Independent Party">Seat picked up by Third Party</a></small></center> <span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;"></span></div><p><br /><br /><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Competitive_races">Competitive races</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Democratic_Legislative_Campaign_Committee">Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee</span></h3> <p>Strategists for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee chose 50 districts for inclusion in their 2012 Essential Races list. Those districts were:<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center; width:650px;collapsible=Y;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i>Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee</i> 2012 Essential Races: Chosen by the DLCC </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>District</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Candidate</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>Incumbent</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;"><b>November 6 Results</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_18" title="Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012">Arizona House District 18</a></td> <td><a href="/Corey_Harris" title="Corey Harris">Corey Harris</a></td> <td><a href="/Jeff_Dial" title="Jeff Dial">Jeff Dial</a>, <a href="/Bob_Robson" title="Bob Robson">Bob Robson</a></td> <td><a href="/Jeff_Dial" title="Jeff Dial">Jeff Dial</a>, <a href="/Bob_Robson" title="Bob Robson">Bob Robson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_6" title="Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012">Arizona House District 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Angela_LeFevre" title="Angela LeFevre">Angela LeFevre</a></td> <td><a href="/Brenda_Barton" title="Brenda Barton">Brenda Barton</a>, Open</td> <td><a href="/Brenda_Barton" title="Brenda Barton">Brenda Barton</a>, <a href="/Bob_Thorpe" title="Bob Thorpe">Bob Thorpe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_18" title="Arizona State Senate elections, 2012">Arizona Senate District 18</a></td> <td><a href="/Janie_Hydrick" title="Janie Hydrick">Janie Hydrick</a></td> <td><a href="/John_McComish" title="John McComish">John McComish</a></td> <td><a href="/John_McComish" title="John McComish">John McComish</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_20" title="Arizona State Senate elections, 2012">Arizona Senate District 20</a></td> <td><a href="/Michael_Powell" title="Michael Powell">Michael Powell</a></td> <td><a href="/Kimberly_Yee" title="Kimberly Yee">Kimberly Yee</a></td> <td><a href="/Kimberly_Yee" title="Kimberly Yee">Kimberly Yee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District26" title="Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012">Arkansas House District 26</a></td> <td><a href="/David_Kizzia" title="David Kizzia">David Kizzia</a></td> <td><a href="/Loy_Mauch" title="Loy Mauch">Loy Mauch</a></td> <td><a href="/David_Kizzia" title="David Kizzia">David Kizzia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arkansas_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_35" title="Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012">Arkansas Senate District 35</a></td> <td><a href="/Linda_Tyler" title="Linda Tyler">Linda Tyler</a></td> <td><a href="/Jason_Rapert" title="Jason Rapert">Jason Rapert</a></td> <td><a href="/Jason_Rapert" title="Jason Rapert">Jason Rapert</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Colorado_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_17" title="Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012">Colorado House District 17</a></td> <td><a href="/Thomas_Exum,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Exum, Sr.">Thomas Exum, Sr.</a></td> <td><a href="/Mark_H._Barker" title="Mark H. Barker">Mark H. Barker</a></td> <td><a href="/Thomas_Exum,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Exum, Sr.">Thomas Exum, Sr.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Colorado_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_3" title="Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012">Colorado House District 3</a></td> <td><a href="/Daniel_Kagan" title="Daniel Kagan">Daniel Kagan</a></td> <td><a href="/Daniel_Kagan" title="Daniel Kagan">Daniel Kagan</a></td> <td><a href="/Daniel_Kagan" title="Daniel Kagan">Daniel Kagan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Colorado_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_35" title="Colorado State Senate elections, 2012">Colorado Senate District 35</a></td> <td><a href="/Crestina_Martinez" title="Crestina Martinez">Crestina Martinez</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Larry_Crowder" title="Larry Crowder">Larry Crowder</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Florida_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_8" title="Florida State Senate elections, 2012">Florida Senate District 8</a></td> <td><a href="/Frank_Bruno" title="Frank Bruno">Frank Bruno</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Dorothy_L._Hukill" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorothy L. Hukill">Dorothy L. Hukill</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Indiana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_97" title="Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012">Indiana House District 97</a></td> <td><a href="/Justin_Moed" title="Justin Moed">Justin Moed</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Justin_Moed" title="Justin Moed">Justin Moed</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Indiana_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_30" title="Indiana State Senate elections, 2012">Indiana Senate District 30</a></td> <td><a href="/Tim_DeLaney" title="Tim DeLaney">Tim DeLaney</a></td> <td><a href="/Scott_Schneider" title="Scott Schneider">Scott Schneider</a></td> <td><a href="/Scott_Schneider" title="Scott Schneider">Scott Schneider</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_26" title="Iowa State Senate elections, 2012">Iowa Senate District 26</a></td> <td><a href="/Mary_Jo_Wilhelm" title="Mary Jo Wilhelm">Mary Jo Wilhelm</a></td> <td><a href="/Mary_Jo_Wilhelm" title="Mary Jo Wilhelm">Mary Jo Wilhelm</a>, <a href="/Merlin_Bartz" title="Merlin Bartz">Merlin Bartz</a></td> <td><a href="/Mary_Jo_Wilhelm" title="Mary Jo Wilhelm">Mary Jo Wilhelm</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_46" title="Iowa State Senate elections, 2012">Iowa Senate District 46</a></td> <td><a href="/Chris_Brase" title="Chris Brase">Chris Brase</a></td> <td><a href="/Shawn_Hamerlinck" title="Shawn Hamerlinck">Shawn Hamerlinck</a></td> <td><a href="/Chris_Brase" title="Chris Brase">Chris Brase</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_49" title="Iowa State Senate elections, 2012">Iowa Senate District 49</a></td> <td><a href="/Rita_Hart" title="Rita Hart">Rita Hart</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Rita_Hart" title="Rita Hart">Rita Hart</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maine_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_128" title="Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012">Maine House District 128</a></td> <td><a href="/Jean-Marie_Caterina" title="Jean-Marie Caterina">Jean-Marie Caterina</a></td> <td><a href="/Heather_Sirocki" title="Heather Sirocki">Heather Sirocki</a></td> <td><a href="/Heather_Sirocki" title="Heather Sirocki">Heather Sirocki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maine_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_139" title="Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012">Maine House District 139</a></td> <td><a href="/Joe_Wagner" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Wagner">Joe Wagner</a></td> <td><a href="/Aaron_Libby" title="Aaron Libby">Aaron Libby</a></td> <td><a href="/Aaron_Libby" title="Aaron Libby">Aaron Libby</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maine_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_17" title="Maine State Senate elections, 2012">Maine Senate District 17</a></td> <td><a href="/Colleen_Quint" title="Colleen Quint">Colleen Quint</a></td> <td><a href="/Garrett_Mason" title="Garrett Mason">Garrett Mason</a></td> <td><a href="/Colleen_Quint" title="Colleen Quint">Colleen Quint</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maine_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_32" title="Maine State Senate elections, 2012">Maine Senate District 32</a></td> <td><a href="/Geoff_Gratwick" class="mw-redirect" title="Geoff Gratwick">Geoff Gratwick</a></td> <td><a href="/Nichi_Farnham" title="Nichi Farnham">Nichi Farnham</a></td> <td><a href="/Geoff_Gratwick" class="mw-redirect" title="Geoff Gratwick">Geoff Gratwick</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Michigan_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_25" title="Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012">Michigan House District 25</a></td> <td><a href="/Henry_Yanez" title="Henry Yanez">Henry Yanez</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Henry_Yanez" title="Henry Yanez">Henry Yanez</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Michigan_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_76" title="Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012">Michigan House District 76</a></td> <td><a href="/Winnie_Brinks" title="Winnie Brinks">Winnie Brinks</a></td> <td><a href="/Roy_Schmidt" title="Roy Schmidt">Roy Schmidt</a></td> <td><a href="/Winnie_Brinks" title="Winnie Brinks">Winnie Brinks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_14B" title="Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012">Minnesota House District 14B</a></td> <td><a href="/Zach_Dorholt" title="Zach Dorholt">Zach Dorholt</a></td> <td><a href="/King_Banaian" title="King Banaian">King Banaian</a></td> <td><a href="/Zach_Dorholt" title="Zach Dorholt">Zach Dorholt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_32B" title="Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012">Minnesota House District 32B</a></td> <td><a href="/Rick_Olseen" title="Rick Olseen">Rick Olseen</a></td> <td><a href="/Bob_Barrett" title="Bob Barrett">Bob Barrett</a></td> <td><a href="/Bob_Barrett" title="Bob Barrett">Bob Barrett</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_20" title="Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012">Minnesota Senate District 20</a></td> <td><a href="/Kevin_Dahle" title="Kevin Dahle">Kevin Dahle</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Kevin_L._Dahle" class="mw-redirect" title="Kevin L. Dahle">Kevin L. Dahle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_49" title="Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012">Minnesota Senate District 49</a></td> <td><a href="/Melisa_Franzen" title="Melisa Franzen">Melisa Franzen</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Melisa_Franzen" title="Melisa Franzen">Melisa Franzen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Missouri_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_135" title="Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012">Missouri House District 135</a></td> <td><a href="/Casey_Clark" title="Casey Clark">Casey Clark</a></td> <td><a href="/Lincoln_Hough" title="Lincoln Hough">Lincoln Hough</a></td> <td><a href="/Lincoln_Hough" title="Lincoln Hough">Lincoln Hough</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Missouri_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_1" title="Missouri State Senate elections, 2012">Missouri Senate District 1</a></td> <td><a href="/Scott_Sifton" title="Scott Sifton">Scott Sifton</a></td> <td><a href="/Jim_Lembke" title="Jim Lembke">Jim Lembke</a></td> <td><a href="/Scott_Sifton" title="Scott Sifton">Scott Sifton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Montana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_25" title="Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012">Montana House District 25</a></td> <td><a href="/Tom_Jacobson" title="Tom Jacobson">Tom Jacobson</a></td> <td><a href="/Cleve_Loney" title="Cleve Loney">Cleve Loney</a></td> <td><a href="/Tom_Jacobson" title="Tom Jacobson">Tom Jacobson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Montana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_63" title="Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012">Montana House District 63</a></td> <td><a href="/Franke_Wilmer" title="Franke Wilmer">Franke Wilmer</a></td> <td><a href="/Tom_Burnett" title="Tom Burnett">Tom Burnett</a></td> <td><a href="/Franke_Wilmer" title="Franke Wilmer">Franke Wilmer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Montana_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_6" title="Montana State Senate elections, 2012">Montana Senate District 6</a></td> <td><a href="/Nancy_Lindsey" title="Nancy Lindsey">Nancy Lindsey</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Janna_Taylor" title="Janna Taylor">Janna Taylor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_15" title="Nevada State Senate elections, 2012">Nevada Senate District 15</a></td> <td><a href="/Sheila_Leslie" title="Sheila Leslie">Sheila Leslie</a></td> <td><a href="/Greg_Brower" title="Greg Brower">Greg Brower</a></td> <td><a href="/Greg_Brower" title="Greg Brower">Greg Brower</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_9" title="Nevada State Senate elections, 2012">Nevada Senate District 9</a></td> <td><a href="/Justin_Jones" title="Justin Jones">Justin Jones</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Justin_Jones" title="Justin Jones">Justin Jones</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#Hillsborough_25_(2)" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012">New Hampshire House District 25 (Hillsborough)</a></td> <td><a href="/Jennifer_Daler" title="Jennifer Daler">Jennifer Daler</a></td> <td><a href="/Jennifer_Daler" title="Jennifer Daler">Jennifer Daler</a>, <a href="/James_Coffey" title="James Coffey">James Coffey</a>, <a href="/Jim_Parison" title="Jim Parison">Jim Parison</a></td> <td><a href="/James_Coffey" title="James Coffey">James Coffey</a>, <a href="/Jim_Parison" title="Jim Parison">Jim Parison</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_15" title="New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012">New Mexico House District 15</a></td> <td><a href="/Emily_Kane" class="mw-redirect" title="Emily Kane">Emily Kane</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Emily_Kane" class="mw-redirect" title="Emily Kane">Emily Kane</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_37" title="New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012">New Mexico House District 37</a></td> <td><a href="/Joanne_Ferrary" class="mw-redirect" title="Joanne Ferrary">Joanne Ferrary</a></td> <td><a href="/Terry_H._McMillan" class="mw-redirect" title="Terry H. McMillan">Terry H. McMillan</a></td> <td><a href="/Joanne_Ferrary" class="mw-redirect" title="Joanne Ferrary">Joanne Ferrary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_43" title="New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012">New Mexico House District 43</a></td> <td><a href="/Stephanie_Garcia_Richard" title="Stephanie Garcia Richard">Stephanie Garcia Richard</a></td> <td><a href="/James_W._Hall" class="mw-redirect" title="James W. Hall">James W. Hall</a></td> <td><a href="/Stephanie_Garcia_Richard" title="Stephanie Garcia Richard">Stephanie Garcia Richard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_York_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_46" title="New York State Senate elections, 2012">New York Senate District 46</a></td> <td><a href="/Cecilia_Tkaczyk" title="Cecilia Tkaczyk">Cecilia Tkaczyk</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Cecilia_Tkaczyk" title="Cecilia Tkaczyk">Cecilia Tkaczyk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ohio_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_21" title="Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012">Ohio House District 21</a></td> <td><a href="/Donna_O%27Connor" title="Donna O'Connor">Donna O'Connor</a></td> <td><a href="/Mike_Duffey" title="Mike Duffey">Mike Duffey</a></td> <td><a href="/Mike_Duffey" title="Mike Duffey">Mike Duffey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ohio_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_28" title="Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012">Ohio House District 28</a></td> <td><a href="/Connie_Pillich" title="Connie Pillich">Connie Pillich</a></td> <td><a href="/Connie_Pillich" title="Connie Pillich">Connie Pillich</a></td> <td><a href="/Connie_Pillich" title="Connie Pillich">Connie Pillich</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ohio_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_7" title="Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012">Ohio House District 7</a></td> <td><a href="/Matt_Patten" title="Matt Patten">Matt Patten</a></td> <td><a href="/Mike_Dovilla" title="Mike Dovilla">Mike Dovilla</a></td> <td><a href="/Mike_Dovilla" title="Mike Dovilla">Mike Dovilla</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oregon_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_49" title="Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012">Oregon House District 49</a></td> <td><a href="/Chris_Gorsek" title="Chris Gorsek">Chris Gorsek</a></td> <td><a href="/Matthew_Wand" title="Matthew Wand">Matthew Wand</a></td> <td><a href="/Chris_Gorsek" title="Chris Gorsek">Chris Gorsek</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oregon_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_51" title="Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012">Oregon House District 51</a></td> <td><a href="/Shemia_Fagan" title="Shemia Fagan">Shemia Fagan</a></td> <td><a href="/Patrick_Sheehan" title="Patrick Sheehan">Patrick Sheehan</a></td> <td><a href="/Shemia_Fagan" title="Shemia Fagan">Shemia Fagan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oregon_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_5" title="Oregon State Senate elections, 2012">Oregon Senate District 5</a></td> <td><a href="/Arnie_Roblan" title="Arnie Roblan">Arnie Roblan</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Arnie_Roblan" title="Arnie Roblan">Arnie Roblan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_156" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012">Pennsylvania House District 156</a></td> <td><a href="/Bret_Binder" title="Bret Binder">Bret Binder</a></td> <td><a href="/Dan_Truitt" title="Dan Truitt">Dan Truitt</a></td> <td><a href="/Dan_Truitt" title="Dan Truitt">Dan Truitt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Texas_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_10" title="Texas State Senate elections, 2012">Texas Senate District 10</a></td> <td><a href="/Wendy_Davis" title="Wendy Davis">Wendy Davis</a></td> <td><a href="/Wendy_Davis" title="Wendy Davis">Wendy Davis</a></td> <td><a href="/Mark_Shelton" title="Mark Shelton">Mark Shelton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Washington_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012#District_47a" title="Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012">Washington House District 47-1</a></td> <td><a href="/Bud_Sizemore" title="Bud Sizemore">Bud Sizemore</a></td> <td><a href="/Mark_Hargrove" title="Mark Hargrove">Mark Hargrove</a></td> <td><a href="/Mark_Hargrove" title="Mark Hargrove">Mark Hargrove</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Washington_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_10" title="Washington State Senate elections, 2012">Washington Senate District 10</a></td> <td><a href="/Barbara_Bailey" title="Barbara Bailey">Barbara Bailey</a></td> <td><a href="/Mary_Margaret_Haugen" title="Mary Margaret Haugen">Mary Margaret Haugen</a></td> <td><a href="/Barbara_Bailey" title="Barbara Bailey">Barbara Bailey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Washington_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_17" title="Washington State Senate elections, 2012">Washington Senate District 17</a></td> <td><a href="/Tim_Probst" title="Tim Probst">Tim Probst</a></td> <td><a href="/Don_Benton" title="Don Benton">Don Benton</a></td> <td><a href="/Don_Benton" title="Don Benton">Don Benton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wisconsin_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_12" title="Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012">Wisconsin Senate District 12</a></td> <td><a href="/Susan_Sommer" title="Susan Sommer">Susan Sommer</a></td> <td>Open</td> <td><a href="/Tom_Tiffany" title="Tom Tiffany">Tom Tiffany</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wisconsin_State_Senate_elections,_2012#District_18" title="Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012">Wisconsin Senate District 18</a></td> <td><a href="/Jessica_King" title="Jessica King">Jessica King</a></td> <td><a href="/Jessica_King" title="Jessica King">Jessica King</a></td> <td><a href="/Rick_Gudex" title="Rick Gudex">Rick Gudex</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Alabama">Alabama</span></h2> <p>Alabama did not hold any <a href="/Alabama_State_Legislature" title="Alabama State Legislature">state legislative elections</a> in 2012. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Alaska">Alaska</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Alaska_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Alaska State Senate elections, 2012">Alaska State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Alaska_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2012">Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>The State Senate was in the unique position of being equally split between Democrats and Republicans, with each party holding 10 seats. Republicans controlled the redistricting process, increasing the likelihood that they would gain control of the Upper Chamber in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p><p>Alaska's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Alaska legislators assume office on the third Tuesday of January following their election.<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> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Arizona">Arizona</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Arizona_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Arizona State Senate elections, 2012">Arizona State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Arizona_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012">Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Arizona's state senators are elected to two-year terms. Arizona legislators assume office on the first day of the session after they are elected. Each regular session begins on the second Monday in January.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> Members are limited to four terms, for a total of eight years. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Arkansas">Arkansas</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Arkansas_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012">Arkansas State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012">Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>After a strong Republican showing in the <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2010" title="State legislative elections, 2010">2010 elections</a>, Democrats controlled both chambers by slim margins heading into the 2012 election. "The elections that matter to the state Republican Party are the legislative elections of 2012, which are going to determine who controls both houses of the Legislature," said Jay Barth, a political science professor at Hendrix College.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> </p><p>The Arkansas legislature had been in Democratic control since the end of the Civil War and was the last Southern state to have a Democratic legislature. Small government group Americans for Prosperity heavily invested in races in the state in an effort to flip the chambers.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> </p><p>Arkansas's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Arkansas legislators assume office on the second Monday of January following their election.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> Members are limited to two terms, for a total of eight years. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="California">California</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/California_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="California State Senate elections, 2012">California State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/California_State_Assembly_elections,_2012" title="California State Assembly elections, 2012">California State Assembly elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>As a result of the new <a href="/Redistricting_in_California" title="Redistricting in California">redistricting process</a>, it had been estimated that up to 40 percent of the 120 <a href="/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">legislative seats</a> could be won by new candidates in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> </p><p>California's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Senators are limited to serving no more than two four-year terms. California's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Representatives are limited to serving no more than four two-year terms. California legislators assume office the first Monday in the December following their election.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Colorado">Colorado</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Colorado_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Colorado State Senate elections, 2012">Colorado State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Colorado_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012">Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Colorado's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Senators are limited to no more than two consecutive terms. Colorado's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Representatives are limited to no more than four consecutive terms. Colorado legislators assume office on the first day of the legislative session after their election. The legislative session must begin no later than 10:00 AM on the second Wednesday of January.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> The state constitution requires the newly elected governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, and secretary of state to take office on the second Tuesday of January.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> In the year after those offices are elected, the legislative session must begin before the second Tuesday of January to declare the winners of those races.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Connecticut">Connecticut</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Connecticut_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Connecticut State Senate elections, 2012">Connecticut State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2012">Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Connecticut's state senators are elected to two-year terms. Connecticut's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Connecticut legislators assume office the Wednesday following the first Monday of January after their election.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Delaware">Delaware</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Delaware_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Delaware State Senate elections, 2012">Delaware State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Delaware_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2012">Delaware House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Delaware's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Delaware's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Delaware legislators assume office the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November (the day after election day).<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Florida">Florida</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Florida_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Florida State Senate elections, 2012">Florida State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Florida_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012">Florida House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Florida's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Senators are limited to no more than two consecutive four-year terms. Florida's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Representatives are limited to no more than four consecutive terms. Florida legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Georgia">Georgia</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Georgia_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Georgia State Senate elections, 2012">Georgia State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012">Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Georgia's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Georgia's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Georgia legislators assume office the second Monday in January.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Hawaii">Hawaii</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Hawaii_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012">Hawaii State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2012">Hawaii House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Hawaii's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Hawaii's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Hawaii legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Idaho">Idaho</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Idaho_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Idaho State Senate elections, 2012">Idaho State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Idaho_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012">Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Idaho's state senators are elected to two-year terms. Idaho's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Idaho legislators assume office on the first day in December following the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Illinois">Illinois</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Illinois_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Illinois State Senate elections, 2012">Illinois State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012">Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>All 59 <a href="/Illinois_State_Senate" title="Illinois State Senate">state Senate</a> and 118 <a href="/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">state house</a> seats were up for election. </p><p>Illinois' state senators are elected to two or four-year terms. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970, senators are divided into three groups, each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses, with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms. Illinois' state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Illinois legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Indiana">Indiana</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Indiana_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Indiana State Senate elections, 2012">Indiana State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Indiana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012">Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Indiana's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Indiana's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Indiana legislators assume office the day after their general election.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Iowa">Iowa</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Iowa_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Iowa State Senate elections, 2012">Iowa State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Iowa_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012">Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Iowa's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Iowa state senators assume office on the first day of January which is not a Sunday or legal holiday.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup> Iowa's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Iowa state representatives always assume office the first day of January after their election.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Kansas">Kansas</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Kansas_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Kansas State Senate elections, 2012">Kansas State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Kansas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012">Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Seven moderate Republican incumbents were defeated by more conservative rivals in an effort to oust members of the Senate who were hostile to parts of Gov. <a href="/Sam_Brownback" title="Sam Brownback">Sam Brownback</a>'s agenda. This fits in with a larger 2012 narrative nationwide in which moderates from both parties are struggling to keep their seats.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup> </p><p>Kansas' state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Kansas legislators assume office the second Monday of January after their election.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Kentucky">Kentucky</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Kentucky State Senate elections, 2012">Kentucky State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012">Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Kentucky's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Kentucky's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Kentucky legislators assume office the first day of January after their election.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Louisiana">Louisiana</span></h2> <p>Louisiana did not hold any <a href="/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">state legislative elections</a> in 2012. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Maine">Maine</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Maine_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Maine State Senate elections, 2012">Maine State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Maine_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012">Maine House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Maine's state senators are elected to two-year terms. Senators are limited to no more than four consecutive terms. Maine's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Representatives are limited to no more than four consecutive terms. Maine legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Maryland">Maryland</span></h2> <p>Maryland did not hold any <a href="/Maryland_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland State Legislature">state legislative elections</a> in 2012. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Massachusetts_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012">Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012">Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Massachusetts' state senators are elected to two-year terms. Massachusetts' state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Massachusetts legislators assume office the first Wednesday in January after the election.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Michigan">Michigan</span></h2> <p>Michigan did not hold any <a href="/Michigan_State_Senate" title="Michigan State Senate">state senate elections</a> in 2012. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Michigan_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012">Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Michigan's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Michigan's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Michigan legislators assume office at noon on the first day of January.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Minnesota">Minnesota</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Minnesota_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012">Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012">Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Republicans won control of the <a href="/Minnesota_State_Senate" title="Minnesota State Senate">Senate</a> after the <a href="/Minnesota_State_Senate_elections,_2010" title="Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010">2010 election</a>. The new <a href="/Redistricting_in_Minnesota" title="Redistricting in Minnesota">redistricting maps</a> could have given the advantage to the DFL (Democrats), according to a report in the <i>Minnesota Post</i>. A total of 16 incumbent senators were paired together and there will be eight open seats with no incumbent.<sup id="cite_ref-minn_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-minn-50">[50]</a></sup> DFL State Chair Ken Martin said that a party analysis of the new Senate districts indicates that the partisan lean of the 67 districts is 34-33 in favor of the DFL.<sup id="cite_ref-minn_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-minn-50">[50]</a></sup> However, an analysis by <i>The Pioneer Press</i> indicated a partisan lean of 36-31 for Republicans.<sup id="cite_ref-pioneer_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pioneer-51">[51]</a></sup> </p><p>Minnesota's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Minnesota's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Minnesota legislators assume office on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January after the election. When the first Monday in January falls on January 1, legislators assume office on the first Wednesday after the first Monday.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Mississippi">Mississippi</span></h2> <p>Mississippi did not hold any <a href="/Mississippi_State_Legislature" title="Mississippi State Legislature">state legislative elections</a> in 2012. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Missouri">Missouri</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Missouri_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Missouri State Senate elections, 2012">Missouri State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Missouri_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012">Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Missouri's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Senators are limited to no more than two four-year terms. Missouri's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Representatives are limited to no more than four two-year terms. Missouri legislators assume office the first day of the legislative session, which is the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January at 12:00pm.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Montana">Montana</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Montana_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Montana State Senate elections, 2012">Montana State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Montana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012">Montana House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Montana's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Montana term limits state that officials may not seek re-election if they have held office for eight years in a 16-year period. Montana's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Montana term limits state that officials may not seek re-election if they have held office for eight years in a 16-year period. Montana legislators assume office the first Monday of January following the election. If January 1 is a Monday, legislators assume office on the first Wednesday.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Nebraska">Nebraska</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Nebraska_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012">Nebraska State Senate elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Nebraska's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Senators are limited to no more than two four-year terms. Nebraska legislators assume office the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Nevada">Nevada</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Nevada_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Nevada State Senate elections, 2012">Nevada State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Nevada_State_Assembly_elections,_2012" title="Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012">Nevada State Assembly elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Nevada's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Nevada's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Nevada legislators assume office on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November (the day after election day).<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Hampshire">New Hampshire</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/New_Hampshire_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012">New Hampshire State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012">New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>New Hampshire's state senators are elected to two-year terms. New Hampshire's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. New Hampshire legislators assume office on the first Wednesday of December following the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Jersey">New Jersey</span></h2> <p>New Jersey did not hold any <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Legislature" title="New Jersey State Legislature">state legislative elections</a> in 2012. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Mexico">New Mexico</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/New_Mexico_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="New Mexico State Senate elections, 2012">New Mexico State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012">New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>New Mexico's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. New Mexico legislators assume office on the first day of January after a general election.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="New_York">New York</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/New_York_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="New York State Senate elections, 2012">New York State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/New_York_State_Assembly_elections,_2012" title="New York State Assembly elections, 2012">New York State Assembly elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>New York's state senators are elected to two-year terms. New York's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. New York legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="North_Carolina">North Carolina</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/North_Carolina_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012">North Carolina State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012">North Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>North Carolina's state senators are elected to two-year terms. North Carolina's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. North Carolina legislators assume office on January 1 the year after their election.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="North_Dakota">North Dakota</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/North_Dakota_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012">North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012">North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>North Dakota's state senators are elected to four-year terms. North Dakota's state representatives are elected to four-year terms. North Dakota legislators assume office December 1st.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Ohio">Ohio</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Ohio_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Ohio State Senate elections, 2012">Ohio State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Ohio_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012">Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Ohio's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Senators are limited to no more than two consecutive terms. Ohio's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Representatives are limited to no more than four consecutive terms. Ohio legislators assume office the first day of January after a general election.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Oklahoma_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012">Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012">Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Oklahoma's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Senators are limited to no more than a combined total of twelve years in the senate and house of representatives. Oklahoma's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Representatives are limited to no more than a combined total of twelve years in the senate and house of representatives. Oklahoma legislators assume office 15 days following the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Oregon">Oregon</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Oregon_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Oregon State Senate elections, 2012">Oregon State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Oregon_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012">Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Oregon's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Oregon's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Oregon legislators assume office the second Monday in January following the election.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Pennsylvania_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012">Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012">Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Pennsylvania's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Pennsylvania's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Pennsylvania legislators assume office on the first day of December after a general election.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Rhode_Island">Rhode Island</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Rhode_Island_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012">Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012">Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Rhode Island's state senators are elected to two-year terms. Rhode Island's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Rhode Island legislators assume office the first Tuesday in January.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="South_Carolina">South Carolina</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/South_Carolina_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012">South Carolina State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012">South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>South Carolina's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. South Carolina legislators assume office the Monday after the election.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="South_Dakota">South Dakota</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/South_Dakota_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012">South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012">South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>South Dakota's state senators are elected to two-year terms. Senators are limited to no more than four consecutive terms. South Dakota's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Representatives are limited to no more than four consecutive terms. South Dakota legislators assume office the second Tuesday in January after the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Tennessee">Tennessee</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Tennessee_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012">Tennessee State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012">Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Tennessee's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Tennessee's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Tennessee legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Texas">Texas</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Texas_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Texas State Senate elections, 2012">Texas State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012">Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Texas's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Texas's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session, which starts at noon on the second Tuesday in January in the year after the election.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Utah">Utah</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Utah_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Utah State Senate elections, 2012">Utah State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Utah_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012">Utah House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Utah's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Utah's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Utah legislators assume office the first day in January.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Vermont">Vermont</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Vermont_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Vermont State Senate elections, 2012">Vermont State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Vermont_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012">Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Vermont's state senators are elected to two-year terms. Vermont's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Vermont legislators assume office the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January after the election.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Virginia">Virginia</span></h2> <p>Virginia did not hold any <a href="/Virginia_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia State Legislature">state legislative elections</a> in 2012. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Washington">Washington</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Washington_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Washington State Senate elections, 2012">Washington State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Washington_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012">Washington House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Washington's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Washington's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Washington legislators assume office the second Monday of January.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="West_Virginia">West Virginia</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/West_Virginia_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="West Virginia State Senate elections, 2012">West Virginia State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2012" title="West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012">West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>West Virginia's state senators are elected to four-year terms. West Virginia's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. West Virginia legislators assume office on the first day of December following their election.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Wisconsin_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012">Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Wisconsin_State_Assembly_elections,_2012" title="Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012">Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Going into the elections Democrats controlled the Senate by a margin of 17-16. They took power in the chamber following the successful <a href="/Van_Wanggaard_recall,_Wisconsin_State_Senate_(2012)" class="mw-redirect" title="Van Wanggaard recall, Wisconsin State Senate (2012)">recall of Van Wanggaard</a> in early June. </p><p>Wisconsin's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Wisconsin's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Wisconsin legislators assume office the first Monday in January following the election, unless the first Monday of January falls on January 1 or 2. In those cases, legislators assume office on January 3.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Wyoming">Wyoming</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Wyoming_State_Senate_elections,_2012" title="Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012">Wyoming State Senate elections, 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012" title="Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012">Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012</a></li></ul> <p>Wyoming's state senators are elected to four-year terms. Wyoming's state representatives are elected to two-year terms. Wyoming legislators assume office the first Monday in January in odd-numbered years.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a></sup> </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="External_links">External links</span></h2> <ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://docs.google.com/a/lucyburns.org/spreadsheets/d/1ohYOu46tJTvIsqUip3HqbS343cWYhNGRNZVrsAAk9dM/edit#gid=0">Ballotpedia excel spreadsheet of State Legislative candidates in the 2012 election</a></li></ul> <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 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href="http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/state-legislatures-experience-mass-exodus.html"><i>Governing Magazine</i>, "State Legislatures May Experience a Mass Exodus," May 25, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SNCJ-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-SNCJ_4-0">4.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-SNCJ_4-1">4.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.statenet.com/capitol_journal/05-21-2012/html#sncj_spotlight"><i>statenet.com,</i> "Dems seek comeback in legislative races but GOP holds edge, May 2012"</a></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://ncsl.typepad.com/the_thicket/2012/05/2012-state-legislative-election-preview-and-other-tidbits-from-state-net.html"><i>ncsl.typepad.com,</i> "2012 State Legislative Election Preview and Other Tidbits from State Net," May 21, 2012</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="http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2012/11/02/in-legislative-elections-majorities-and-supermajorities-at-stake"><i>PEW Charitable Trusts</i>, "In Legislative Elections, Majorities and Supermajorities at Stake," November 2, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Texas: moved from original date of March 6 and April 3</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="http://www.reporternews.com/news/2011/nov/07/court-orders-primary-filing-period-pushed-back/"><i>Reporter News,</i> "Court orders primary filing period pushed back," November 7, 2011</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="http://www.ballot-access.org/2012/01/27/u-s-district-court-suspends-some-texas-election-deadlines/"><i>Ballot Access,</i> "U.S. District Court Suspends Some Texas Election Deadlines," January 27, 2012</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="http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/390a8c7ccd034a91bd7b5476c0646950/ID-XGR--Idaho-Primary/"><i>The Republic,</i> "Idaho lawmakers introduce bill to move state's primary election from May to 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target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.missourinet.com/2012/02/20/primary-election-filing-date-change-advances-in-house-committee/"><i>missourinet.com</i>, "Primary election filing date change advances in House Committee," February 20, 2012</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="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/judge-moves-congressional-primary-date-to-june/"><i>cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com</i>, "Judge Moves Congressional Primary Date to June," January 27, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Nebraska has no lower house</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://dlcc.org/2012Races_DLCC_choices"><i>Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee</i>, "2012 Essential Races: Chosen by the DLCC," accessed October 22, 2012</a></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="http://www.kentreporter.com/news/177688181.html"><i>Kentreporter.com </i>Hargrove has slight lead over Sizemore for Legislature," accessed November 9, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.adn.com/2011/11/13/2169686/redistricting-could-shift-power.html">"Redistricting could lead to shift in Legislature control," <i>adn.com</i>, November 14, 2011</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span 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Statutes</i>, "41-1101, Section B," accessed November 22, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://arkansasnews.com/2011/07/03/state-gop-shows-renewed-vigor-in-attacks-on-beebe/"><i>Arkansas News</i>, "State GOP shows renewed vigor in attacks on Beebe," July 3, 2011</a> <i>(<a href="/Dead_link" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead link">dead link</a>)</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://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/americans-for-prosperity-puts-big-money-on-legislative-races-in-arkansas/2012/10/01/5169598a-0686-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_story.html"><i>The Washington Post</i>, "Americans for Prosperity puts big money on 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The 2019 Legislative Session Convening a Week Earlier," September 20, 2018</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-31">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/Content/constitutions/CTConstitution.htm"><i>Connecticut Constitution</i>, "Article Three, Section 10," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-32">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://delcode.delaware.gov/constitution/constitution-19.html#P1045_165217"><i>Delaware Constitution</i>, "Article II, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-33">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://delcode.delaware.gov/constitution/constitution-19.html#P1045_165217"><i>Delaware Constitution</i>, "Article II, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-34">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=constitution&submenu=3#A3S15"><i>Florida Constitution</i>, "Article III, Section 15(d)," accessed November 22, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-35">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.ga.gov/admin/files/Constitution_2013_Final_Printed.pdf"><i>Georgia Secretary of State</i>, "Georgia Constitution - Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I," accessed February 12, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-36">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://lrb.hawaii.gov/constitution#articleiii"><i>Legislative Reference Bureau</i>, "Hawaii Constitution, Article III, Section 4," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-37">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idconst/ArtIII/Sect3/"><i>Idaho Constitution</i>, "Article III, Section 3," accessed December 18, 2019</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-38">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con4.htm"><i>Illinois Constitution</i>, "Article 4, Section 5a," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-39">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/const/"><i>Indiana Constitution</i>, "Article 4, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-40">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://law.justia.com/codes/iowa/2020/title-ii/chapter-39/section-39-8/"><i>JUSTIA US Law</i>, "Iowa Code, Section 39.8 - Term of office," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-41">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/officeterms.html"><i>Iowa Secretary of State</i>, "Terms of Offices for Elected Officials," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-42">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/icnst/402724.pdf"><i>Iowa Constitution</i>, "Article III, Legislative Department, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-43">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://www.theolathenews.com/2012/08/09/1624400/can-kansas-moderates-recover.html"><i>The Olathe News</i>, "Can Kansas moderates recover?" accessed August 10, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-44">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.kssos.org/other/pubs/KS_Constitution.pdf"><i>Kansas Constitution</i>, "Article Two, Section 2", accessed February 9, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-45">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/constitution"><i>Kentucky Constitution</i>, "Section 30," accessed February 10, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-46">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.maine.gov/legis/const/"><i>Maine Constitution</i>, "Article IV. Part First., Section 2," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-47">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.maine.gov/legis/const/"><i>Maine Constitution</i>, "Article IV. Part Second., Section 5," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-48">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://malegislature.gov/laws/constitution#amendmentArticleLXXXII"><i>Massachusetts Constitution</i>, "Article LXXXII," accessed February 12, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-49">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28v3gw5w552zyasxrc2cxeyl55%29%29/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-chap1.pdf"><i>Michigan Constitution</i>, "Article XI, Section 2," accessed February 12, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-minn-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-minn_50-0">50.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-minn_50-1">50.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2012/03/redistricting-maps-give-dfl-advantage-legislative-races-%E2%80%A6"><i>Minnesota Post</i>, "Redistricting maps give DFL advantage in legislative races, but..." March 14, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pioneer-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-pioneer_51-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.twincities.com/ci_20012449?IADID=Search-www.twincities.com-www.twincities.com"><i>Pioner Press</i>, "Redistricting promises to shake up Minnesota Legislature," February 22, 2012</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-52">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=3.05"><i>Minnesota.gov</i>, "Minnesota Statute 3.05," accessed February 12, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-53">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/3.011"><i>Minnesota.gov</i>, "Minnesota Statute 3.011," accessed November 1, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-54">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=III++++20&bid=31758&constit=y"><i>Missouri Revisor of Statutes</i>, "Article III Section 20. 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