# 2014 United States state legislative elections

Elections to state legislatures were held in 46 U.S. states in 2014 with a total of 6,049 seats up for election (82 percent of the total number of state legislative seats in the United States). Six territorial chambers were up in four territories and the District of Columbia.
Prior to the general election, Republicans regained control of the Virginia Senate after winning a decisive August special election. They had lost control at the start of the year due to the election of Democratic lieutenant governor Ralph Northam.
In the general election, Republicans initially gained control of nine legislative chambers: both chambers of the Nevada Legislature (which they held simultaneously for the first time since 1931), the Minnesota House of Representatives, the New Hampshire House of Representatives, the New Mexico House of Representatives for the first time since 1955, the West Virginia House of Delegates, the Colorado Senate, the Maine Senate, and the New York Senate, which was previously under a Republican-led coalition. This increased the total number of Republican-controlled state houses from 58 to 67. The day after the election, Republicans, who achieved a 17–17 tie in the West Virginia Senate, gained control of that chamber as well thanks to the defection of State Senator Daniel Hall, thus increasing their total gains to ten, for a final total of 68 state houses won. This allowed Republicans win control of either chamber of the West Virginia legislature for the first time since 1933.
The election left the Republicans in control of the highest amount of state legislatures in the party's history since 1928, and it also left the Democratic Party in control of the smallest number of state legislatures since 1860.

## Summary table

Regularly-scheduled elections were held in 87 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States; nationwide, regularly-scheduled elections were held for 6,064 of the 7,383 legislative seats. Most legislative chambers held elections for all seats, but some legislative chambers that use staggered elections held elections for only a portion of the total seats in the chamber. The chambers that were not up for election either hold regularly-scheduled elections in odd-numbered years, or have four-year terms and hold all regularly-scheduled elections in presidential election years.
Note that this table only covers regularly-scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly-scheduled elections.
| State | Upper House | Upper House | Upper House | Upper House | Lower House | Lower House | Lower House | Lower House |
| State | Seats up | Total | % up | Term | Seats up | Total | % up | Term |
| Alabama | 35 | 35 | 100 | 4 | 105 | 105 | 100 | 4 |
| Alaska | 10 | 20 | 50 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 2 |
| Arizona | 30 | 30 | 100 | 2 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 2 |
| Arkansas | 18 | 35 | 51 | 2/4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| California | 20 | 40 | 50 | 4 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 2 |
| Colorado | 17 | 35 | 49 | 4 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 36 | 36 | 100 | 2 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 2 |
| Delaware | 10 | 21 | 48 | 2/4 | 41 | 41 | 100 | 2 |
| Florida | 20 | 40 | 50 | 2/4 | 120 | 120 | 100 | 2 |
| Georgia | 56 | 56 | 100 | 2 | 180 | 180 | 100 | 2 |
| Hawaii | 12 | 25 | 48 | 2/4 | 51 | 51 | 100 | 2 |
| Idaho | 35 | 35 | 100 | 2 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 2 |
| Illinois | 39 | 59 | 66 | 2/4 | 118 | 118 | 100 | 2 |
| Indiana | 25 | 50 | 50 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| Iowa | 25 | 50 | 50 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| Kansas | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 125 | 100 | 2 |
| Kentucky | 19 | 38 | 50 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 4 |
| Maine | 35 | 35 | 100 | 2 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 2 |
| Maryland | 47 | 47 | 100 | 4 | 141 | 141 | 100 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 40 | 40 | 100 | 2 | 160 | 160 | 100 | 2 |
| Michigan | 38 | 38 | 100 | 4 | 110 | 110 | 100 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 67 | 0 | 2/4 | 134 | 134 | 100 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 0 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 4 |
| Missouri | 17 | 34 | 50 | 4 | 163 | 163 | 100 | 2 |
| Montana | 25 | 50 | 50 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| Nebraska | 24 | 49 | 49 | 4 | N/A (unicameral) | N/A (unicameral) | N/A (unicameral) | N/A (unicameral) |
| Nevada | 11 | 21 | 52 | 4 | 42 | 42 | 100 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 24 | 100 | 2 | 400 | 400 | 100 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2/4 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 2 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 42 | 100 | 4 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 2 |
| New York | 63 | 63 | 100 | 2 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 50 | 50 | 100 | 2 | 120 | 120 | 100 | 2 |
| North Dakota | 24 | 47 | 51 | 4 | 47 | 94 | 50 | 4 |
| Ohio | 16 | 33 | 52 | 4 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 24 | 48 | 50 | 4 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 2 |
| Oregon | 15 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | 50 | 50 | 4 | 203 | 203 | 100 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 38 | 38 | 100 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 124 | 100 | 2 |
| South Dakota | 35 | 35 | 100 | 2 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 33 | 52 | 4 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 2 |
| Texas | 15 | 31 | 48 | 2/4 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 2 |
| Utah | 14 | 29 | 48 | 4 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 2 |
| Vermont | 30 | 30 | 100 | 2 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 2 |
| Virginia | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington | 25 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 2 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 34 | 50 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 17 | 33 | 52 | 4 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 2 |
| Wyoming | 15 | 30 | 50 | 4 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 2 |
| Total | 1106 | 1972 | 56 | N/A | 4958 | 5411 | 92 | N/A |

## Electoral predictions

Predictors considered Democrats to be vulnerable to significant losses in legislative control, owing to the six-year itch of the presidency of Democrat Barack Obama. Most of the legislative chambers considered competitive were held by Democrats.
Ratings are designated as follows:
* "Tossup": Competitive, no advantage
* "Lean": Competitive, slight advantage
* "Likely": Not competitive, but opposition could make significant gains
* "Safe": Not competitive at all
| State | PVI | Chamber | Last election | Governing Oct. 20, 2014 | Result |
| Alabama | R+12 | Senate | R 22–12–1 | Safe R | R 26–8–1 |
| Alabama | R+12 | House of Representatives | R 62–43 | Safe R | R 72–33 |
| Alaska | R+12 | Senate | R 13–7 | Likely R | R 14–6 |
| Alaska | R+12 | House of Representatives | R 26–14 | Safe R | R 23–16–1 |
| Arizona | R+7 | Senate | R 17–13 | Likely R | R 17–13 |
| Arizona | R+7 | House of Representatives | R 36–24 | Likely R | R 38–22 |
| Arkansas | R+14 | Senate | R 21–14 | Safe R | R 24–11 |
| Arkansas | R+14 | House of Representatives | R 51–48–1 | Lean R | R 64–36 |
| California | D+9 | State Senate | D 29–11 | Safe D | D 26–14 |
| California | D+9 | State Assembly | D 56–24 | Safe D | D 52–28 |
| Colorado | D+1 | Senate | D 20–15 | Tossup | R 18–17 |
| Colorado | D+1 | House of Representatives | D 37–28 | Lean D | D 34–31 |
| Connecticut | D+7 | State Senate | D 22–14 | Safe D | D 21–15 |
| Connecticut | D+7 | House of Representatives | D 98–53 | Safe D | D 87–64 |
| Delaware | D+8 | Senate | D 13–8 | Safe D | D 12–9 |
| Delaware | D+8 | House of Representatives | D 27–14 | Safe D | D 25–16 |
| Florida | R+2 | Senate | R 26–14 | Safe R | R 26–14 |
| Florida | R+2 | House of Representatives | R 76–44 | Safe R | R 81–39 |
| Georgia | R+6 | State Senate | R 38–18 | Safe R | R 38–18 |
| Georgia | R+6 | House of Representatives | R 119–60–1 | Safe R | R 119–60–1 |
| Hawaii | D+20 | Senate | D 24–1 | Safe D | D 24–1 |
| Hawaii | D+20 | House of Representatives | D 44–7 | Safe D | D 43–8 |
| Idaho | R+18 | Senate | R 29–6 | Safe R | R 28–7 |
| Idaho | R+18 | House of Representatives | R 57–13 | Safe R | R 56–14 |
| Illinois | D+8 | Senate | D 40–19 | Safe D | D 39–20 |
| Illinois | D+8 | House of Representatives | D 71–47 | Safe D | D 71–47 |
| Indiana | R+5 | Senate | R 37–13 | Safe R | R 40–10 |
| Indiana | R+5 | House of Representatives | R 69–31 | Safe R | R 71–29 |
| Iowa | D+1 | Senate | D 26–24 | Tossup | D 26–24 |
| Iowa | D+1 | House of Representatives | R 53–47 | Lean R | R 57–43 |
| Kansas | R+12 | House of Representatives | R 92–33 | Likely R | R 97–28 |
| Kentucky | R+13 | Senate | R 23–14–1 | Safe R | R 26–12 |
| Kentucky | R+13 | House of Representatives | D 55–45 | Tossup | D 54–46 |
| Maine | D+6 | Senate | D 19–15–1 | Lean D | R 20–15 |
| Maine | D+6 | House of Representatives | D 89–58–4 | Likely D | D 78–68–5 |
| Maryland | D+10 | Senate | D 35–12 | Safe D | D 33–14 |
| Maryland | D+10 | House of Representatives | D 98–43 | Safe D | D 91–50 |
| Massachusetts | D+10 | Senate | D 36–4 | Safe D | D 34–6 |
| Massachusetts | D+10 | House of Representatives | D 131–29 | Safe D | D 125–35 |
| Michigan | D+4 | Senate | R 26–12 | Safe R | R 27–11 |
| Michigan | D+4 | House of Representatives | R 59–51 | Lean R | R 63–47 |
| Minnesota | D+2 | House of Representatives | D 73–61 | Lean D | R 72–62 |
| Missouri | R+5 | Senate | R 24–10 | Safe R | R 25–9 |
| Missouri | R+5 | House of Representatives | R 110–53 | Safe R | R 117–45–1 |
| Montana | R+7 | Senate | R 27–23 | Likely R | R 29–21 |
| Montana | R+7 | House of Representatives | R 61–39 | Safe R | R 59–41 |
| Nevada | D+2 | Senate | D 11–10 | Tossup | R 11–10 |
| Nevada | D+2 | Assembly | D 27–15 | Likely D | R 27–15 |
| New Hampshire | D+1 | Senate | R 13–11 | Lean R | R 14–10 |
| New Hampshire | D+1 | House of Representatives | D 221–179 | Lean R (flip) | R 239–160–1 |
| New Mexico | D+4 | House of Representatives | D 38–32 | Tossup | R 37–33 |
| New York | D+11 | State Senate | Coal. 36–27 | Tossup | R 32–31 |
| New York | D+11 | State Assembly | D 105–44–1 | Safe D | D 105–43–1–1 |
| North Carolina | R+3 | Senate | R 32–18 | Likely R | R 34–16 |
| North Carolina | R+3 | House of Representatives | R 77–43 | Likely R | R 74–46 |
| North Dakota | R+10 | Senate | R 33–14 | Safe R | R 32–15 |
| North Dakota | R+10 | House of Representatives | R 71–23 | Safe R | R 71–23 |
| Ohio | R+1 | Senate | R 23–10 | Safe R | R 23–10 |
| Ohio | R+1 | House of Representatives | R 60–39 | Safe R | R 65–34 |
| Oklahoma | R+19 | Senate | R 36–12 | Safe R | R 40–8 |
| Oklahoma | R+19 | House of Representatives | R 72–29 | Safe R | R 72–29 |
| Oregon | D+5 | State Senate | D 16–14 | Lean D | D 18–12 |
| Oregon | D+5 | House of Representatives | D 34–26 | Likely D | D 34–26 |
| Pennsylvania | D+1 | State Senate | R 27–23 | Likely R | R 30–20 |
| Pennsylvania | D+1 | House of Representatives | R 111–92 | Likely R | R 119–84 |
| Rhode Island | D+11 | Senate | D 32–5–1 | Safe D | D 32–5–1 |
| Rhode Island | D+11 | House of Representatives | D 69–6 | Safe D | D 63–12 |
| South Carolina | R+8 | House of Representatives | R 78–46 | Safe R | R 78–46 |
| South Dakota | R+10 | Senate | R 28–7 | Safe R | R 27–8 |
| South Dakota | R+10 | House of Representatives | R 53–17 | Safe R | R 58–12 |
| Tennessee | R+12 | Senate | R 26–7 | Safe R | R 28–5 |
| Tennessee | R+12 | House of Representatives | R 71–27–1 | Safe R | R 73–26 |
| Texas | R+10 | Senate | R 19–12 | Safe R | R 20–11 |
| Texas | R+10 | House of Representatives | R 95–55 | Safe R | R 98–52 |
| Utah | R+22 | State Senate | R 24–5 | Safe R | R 24–5 |
| Utah | R+22 | House of Representatives | R 61–14 | Safe R | R 63–12 |
| Vermont | D+18 | Senate | D 21–7–2 | Safe D | D 19–9–2 |
| Vermont | D+18 | House of Representatives | D 96–45–5–4 | Safe D | D 85–53–6–6 |
| Washington | D+5 | State Senate | Coal. 26–23 | Lean R | Coal. 26–23 |
| Washington | D+5 | House of Representatives | D 55–43 | Likely D | D 50–48 |
| West Virginia | R+13 | Senate | D 25–9 | Likely D | R 18–16 |
| West Virginia | R+13 | House of Delegates | D 54–46 | Tossup | R 64–36 |
| Wisconsin | D+2 | Senate | R 18–15 | Lean R | R 19–14 |
| Wisconsin | D+2 | State Assembly | R 60–39 | Safe R | R 63–36 |
| Wyoming | R+22 | Senate | R 26–4 | Safe R | R 26–4 |
| Wyoming | R+22 | House of Representatives | R 52–8 | Safe R | R 51–9 |

## Maps

* Upper house seats by party holding majority in each state Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%
* Lower house seats by party holding majority in each state Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
* Net changes to upper house seats after the 2014 elections +1 Rep seat +2 Rep seats +3–5 Rep seats +9 Rep seats +1 Dem seat +2 Dem seats
* Net changes to lower house seats after the 2014 elections +1 Rep seat +2 Rep seats +3–5 Rep seats +6–60 Rep seats +1 Dem seat +2 Dem seats +3 Dem seats +1 Con seat

## State Summaries
### Alabama

All of the seats of the Alabama Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Alaska

All of the seats of the Alaska House of Representatives and half of the Alaska Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Arizona

All of the seats of the Arizona Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Arkansas

All of the seats of the Arkansas House of Representatives and half of the Arkansas Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### California

All of the seats of the California House of Representatives and half of the California Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Colorado

All of the seats of the Colorado House of Representatives and half of the Colorado Senate were up for election. Republicans won control of the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

### Connecticut

All of the seats of the Connecticut Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Delaware

All of the seats of the Delaware House of Representatives and half of the Delaware Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Florida

All of the seats of the Florida House of Representatives and half of the Florida Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Georgia

All of the seats of the Georgia Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Hawaii

All of the seats of the Hawaii House of Representatives and half of the Hawaii Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Idaho

All of the seats of the Idaho Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Illinois

All of the seats of the Illinois House of Representatives and one third of the Illinois Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Indiana

All of the seats of the Indiana House of Representatives and half of the Indiana Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Iowa

All of the seats of the Iowa House of Representatives and half of the Iowa Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the House of Representatives and Democrats maintained control of the Senate.

### Kansas

All of the seats of the Kansas House of Representatives. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Kentucky

All of the seats of the Kentucky House of Representatives and half of the Kentucky Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

### Maine

All of the seats of the Maine Legislature were up for election. Republicans won control of the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

### Maryland

All of the seats of the Maryland Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Massachusetts

All of the seats of the Massachusetts Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Michigan

All of the seats of the Michigan Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Minnesota

All of the seats of the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won control of the House of Representatives.

### Missouri

All of the seats of the Missouri House of Representatives and half of the Missouri Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Montana

All of the seats of the Montana House of Representatives and half of the Montana Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Nebraska

Nebraska is the only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature; half of the seats of the Nebraska Legislature were up for election in 2014. Nebraska is also unique in that its legislature is officially non-partisan and holds non-partisan elections, although the Democratic and Republican parties each endorse legislative candidates. Republicans maintained control.

### Nevada

All of the seats of the Nevada House of Representatives and half of the Nevada Senate were up for election. Republicans won control of both state legislative chambers.

### New Hampshire

All of the seats of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and half of the New Hampshire Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the Senate and won control of the House of Representatives.

### New Mexico

All of the seats of the New Mexico House of Representatives. Republicans won control of the chamber.

### New York

All of the seats of the New York Legislature were up for election. Republicans replaced a Republican-led coalition in the Senate, and Democrats maintained control of the Assembly.

### North Carolina

All of the seats of the North Carolina House of Representatives and half of the North Carolina Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### North Dakota

All of the seats of the North Dakota House of Representatives and half of the North Dakota Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Ohio

All of the seats of the Ohio House of Representatives and half of the Ohio Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Oklahoma

All of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and half of the Oklahoma Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Oregon

All of the seats of the Oregon House of Representatives and half of the Oregon Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Pennsylvania

All of the seats of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and half of the Pennsylvania Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Rhode Island

All of the seats of the Rhode Island Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### South Carolina

All of the seats of the South Carolina House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### South Dakota

All of the seats of the South Dakota Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Tennessee

All of the seats of the Tennessee House of Representatives and half of the Tennessee Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Texas

All of the seats of the Texas House of Representatives and half of the Texas Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Utah

All of the seats of the Utah House of Representatives and half of the Utah Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Vermont

All of the seats of the Vermont Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Washington

All of the seats of the Washington House of Representatives and half of the Washington Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained coalition control of the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.

### West Virginia

All of the seats of the West Virginia House of Delegates and half of the West Virginia Senate were up for election. Republicans initially won control of the House of Delegates and tied the Senate, but the defection of Democratic senator Daniel Hall the day after the election gave Republicans control of the chamber.

### Wisconsin

All of the seats of the Wisconsin Assembly and half of the Wisconsin Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

### Wyoming

All of the seats of the Wyoming House of Representatives and half of the Wyoming Senate were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.

## Territorial and federal district summaries
### American Samoa

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

### Washington, D.C.
## Special elections
### Virginia

Although Democrats briefly gained control of the Virginia Senate due to the election of Democratic lieutenant governor Ralph Northam, Republicans gained control back in an August special election.
| District | District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 33 | Mark Herring | Democratic | 2006 (special) | Incumbent resigned January 11, 2014 to become Attorney general of Virginia. New member elected January 7, 2014. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Jennifer Wexton (Democratic) 52.7% ▌John Whitbeck (Republican) 37.5% ▌Joe Turner May (Independent) 9.8% |
| Senate | 6 | Ralph Northam | Democratic | 2007 | Incumbent resigned September 6, 2022, to become Lieutenant governor of Virginia. New member elected January 21, 2014. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Lynwood Lewis (Democratic) 50.0% ▌Burwell Coleman (Republican) 50.0% |
| Senate | 38 | Phillip Puckett | Democratic | 1998 (special) | Incumbent resigned June 9, 2014. New member elected August 19, 2014. Republican gain. | ▌Y Ben Chafin (Republican) 59.6% ▌Dean Hymes (Democratic) 31.8% ▌Ricky Mullins (Independent) 8.6% |
| Senate | 16 | Henry L. Marsh | Democratic | 1991 | Incumbent resigned July 3, 2014 to take a seat on the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. New member elected November 4, 2014. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Rosalyn Dance (Democratic) 73.0% ▌Preston Brown (Independent) 25.4% ▌Write-in 1.6% |