# 2026 United States state legislative elections

The 2026 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 3, 2026, for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states. Across the fifty states, approximately 60 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats will be up for election. These elections will take place concurrently with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in multiple states.

## Summary table

Regularly scheduled elections will be held in 88 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections will be held for 6,064 of the 7,383 legislative seats. Most legislative chambers will hold elections for all seats, but some legislative chambers that use staggered elections hold elections for only a portion of the total seats in the chamber. The chambers that are 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 will likely take 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 | 17 | 35 | 49 | 2/4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| California | 20 | 40 | 50 | 4 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 2 |
| Colorado | 18 | 35 | 51 | 4 | 65 | 65 | 100 | 2 |
| Connecticut | 36 | 36 | 100 | 2 | 151 | 151 | 100 | 2 |
| Delaware | 11 | 21 | 52 | 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 | 13 | 25 | 52 | 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 | 67 | 67 | 100 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 17 | 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 | 16 | 31 | 52 | 2/4 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 2 |
| Utah | 15 | 29 | 52 | 4 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 2 |
| Vermont | 30 | 30 | 100 | 2 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 2 |
| Virginia | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington | 24 | 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 | 16 | 31 | 52 | 4 | 62 | 62 | 100 | 2 |
| Total | 1184 | 1973 | 60 | N/A | 4959 | 5413 | 92 | N/A |

## State summaries
### Alabama

All of the seats of the Alabama Legislature are up for election. Both chambers have been controlled by the Republican Party since 2011.

### Arizona

All of the seats of the Arizona Legislature are up for election.

### Arkansas

All of the seats of the Arkansas House of Representatives are up for election. 17 of the 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate are up for election.

### Florida

All of the seats of the Florida House of Representatives are up for election. 20 of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate are up for election.

### Maryland

All of the seats of the Maryland General Assembly are up for election.

### Ohio

All of the seats of the Ohio House of Representatives are up for election. 16 of the 33 seats in the Ohio Senate are up for election

## Special elections

There are currently four state legislative special elections scheduled for 2026. More than half of all states have procedures for special state legislative elections.

### Colorado

| District | District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 17 | Sonya Jaquez Lewis | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent resigned February 18, 2025, due to an ethics investigation. New member to be elected November 3, 2026. | TBD |
| Senate | 29 | Janet Buckner | Democratic | 2020 | Incumbent resigned January 9, 2025, to prioritize her health. New member to be elected November 3, 2026. | TBD |
| Senate | 31 | Chris Hansen | Democratic | 2020 (appointed) | Incumbent resigned January 9, 2025, to become CEO of La Plata Electric Association. New member to be elected November 3, 2026. | TBD |

### West Virginia

| District | District | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | This race | This race |
| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 17 | Eric Nelson | Republican | 2020 | Incumbent resigned January 13, 2025, after being appointed as West Virginia Secretary of Revenue. New member to be elected November 3, 2026. | TBD |