The 2019 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5, 2019. Seven legislative chambers in four states held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in three states.

Democrats gained majorities of both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, giving them complete control of the legislature for the first time since 1996, and the first trifecta since 1994.

Summary table Regularly scheduled elections were held in 7 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 538 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.

State Upper House Lower House Seats up Total % up Term Seats up Total % up TermLouisiana 39 39 100 4 105 105 100 4Mississippi 52 52 100 4 122 122 100 4New Jersey 0 40 0 2/4 80 80 100 2Virginia 40 40 100 4 100 100 100 2

Election predictions Several sites and individuals publish predictions of competitive chambers. These predictions look at factors such as the strength of the party, the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assign ratings to each chambers, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that election.

Most election predictors use: "Tossup": No advantage "Tilt": Advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean" "Lean": Slight advantage "Likely": Significant, but surmountable, advantage "Safe" or "Solid": Near-certain chance of victory

State PVI Chamber Lastelection Sabato Result Louisiana rowspan=2 Senate R 25-14 | R 27-12 House of Representatives R 61-39-5 | R 68-35-2 Mississippi rowspan=2 Senate R 33-19 | R 36–16 House of Representatives R 74-44-2 | R 75-46-1 New Jersey rowspan=2 General Assembly D 54-26 | D 52-28 Virginia rowspan=2 Senate R 21-19 | D 21-19 House of Delegates R 51-49 | D 55-45

State summaries Louisiana

All seats of the Louisiana State Senate and the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in single-member districts. Republicans retained majority control in both chambers.

Louisiana State Senate Party Leader Before After Change Republican John Alario 25 27 2 Democratic Troy Carter 14 12 2 Total 39 39 Louisiana House of Representatives Party Leader Before After Change Republican Taylor Barras 61 68 7 Democratic Robert Johnson 39 35 4 Independent 5 2 3 Total 105 105

Mississippi

All seats of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in single-member districts. Republicans retained majority control in both chambers.

Mississippi State Senate Party Leader Before After Change Republican Gray Tollison 33 36 3 Democratic Derrick Simmons 19 16 3 Total 52 52 Mississippi House of Representatives Party Leader Before After Change Republican Philip Gunn 74 75 1 Democratic David Baria 44 46 2 Independent 2 1 1 Total 122 122

New Jersey

All seats of the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election to two-year terms in coterminous two-member districts. The New Jersey Senate did not hold regularly scheduled elections. Democrats maintained majority control in the lower house.

New Jersey General Assembly Party Leader Before After Change Democratic Craig Coughlin 54 52 2 Republican Jon Bramnick 26 28 2 Total 80 80

Virginia

All seats of the Senate of Virginia and the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in single-member districts. Senators were elected to four-year terms, while delegates serve terms of two years. Democrats gained control of both legislative chambers, establishing the first Democratic trifecta in Virginia since 1994.

Senate of Virginia Party Leader Before After Change Democratic Dick Saslaw 19 21 2 Republican Tommy Norment 21 19 2 Total 40 40 Virginia House of Delegates Party Leader Before After Change Democratic Eileen Filler-Corn 49 55 6 Republican Kirk Cox 51 45 6 Total 100 100

Special elections

Various states held special elections for legislative districts throughout the year. Overall, Republicans flipped five seats from Democrats, with two in the Connecticut House of Representatives, one in the Minnesota Senate, one in the Kentucky House of Representatives, and one in the New Jersey Senate. Democrats flipped two seats from Republicans, with one in the Missouri House of Representatives and one in the Pennsylvania State Senate. An independent flipped one seat from Republicans in the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Alabama Two special elections were held for the Alabama Legislature in 2019. District Incumbent This race Chamber No. Representative Party Firstelected Results Candidates House 42 Jimmy Martin Republican 2014 Incumbent died May 31, 2019, of cancer.New member elected November 5, 2019.Republican hold. House 74 Dimitri Polizos Republican 2013 (special) Incumbent died March 27, 2019, of a heart attack.New member elected November 12, 2019.Republican hold.

Arkansas One special election was held for the Arkansas General Assembly in 2019. District Incumbent This race Chamber No. Representative Party Firstelected Results Candidates House 36 Charles Blake Democratic 2014 Incumbent resigned May 16, 2019, to take a job with the Mayor of Little Rock Frank Scott Jr.New member elected outright after the November 5, 2019 general election was cancelled.Democratic hold.

California

Three special elections were held for the California State Legislature in 2019. District Incumbent This race Chamber No. Representative Party Firstelected Results Candidates Senate 1 Ted Gaines Republican 2011 (special) Incumbent resigned January 7, 2019, after being elected to the California State Board of Equalization.New member elected June 4, 2019, after no one received over 50% of the vote on March 26, 2019.Republican hold. Senate 33 Ricardo Lara Democratic 2012 Incumbent resigned January 7, 2019, after being elected California Insurance Commissioner.New member elected June 4, 2019, after no one received over 50% of the vote on March 26, 2019.Democratic hold. Assembly 1 Brian Dahle Republican 2012 Incumbent resigned June 12, 2019, after being elected to the California State Senate.New member elected November 5, 2019, after no one received over 50% of the vote on August 27, 2019.Republican hold.

Connecticut Seven special elections were held for the Connecticut General Assembly in 2019. Republicans flipped two seats previously held by Democrats. District Incumbent This race Chamber No. Representative Party Firstelected Results Candidates Senate 3 Tim Larson Democratic 2014 Incumbent resigned January 8, 2019, after being appointed Executive Director of the Connecticut Office of Higher Education by Governor Ned Lamont.New member elected February 26, 2019.Democratic hold. Senate 5 Beth Bye Democratic 2010 Incumbent resigned January 8, 2019, after being appointed Commissioner of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood by Governor Ned Lamont.New member elected February 26, 2019.Democratic hold. Senate 6 Terry Gerratana Democratic 2011 (special) Incumbent resigned January 8, 2019, after being appointed to the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy by Governor Ned Lamont.New member elected February 26, 2019.Republican gain. House 39 Chris Soto Democratic 2016 Incumbent resigned January 8, 2019, after being appointed Director of Legislative Affairs by Governor Ned Lamont.New member elected February 26, 2019.Democratic hold. House 99 James Albis Democratic 2011 (special) Incumbent resigned January 8, 2019, after being appointed to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection by Governor Ned Lamont.New member elected February 26, 2019.Republican gain. House 19 Derek Slap Democratic 2016 Incumbent resigned March 1, 2019, after being elected to the Connecticut State Senate.New member elected April 16, 2019.Democratic hold. House 130 Ezequiel Santiago Democratic 2008 Incumbent died March 15, 2019, of a heart attack.New member elected May 7, 2019.Democratic hold.

Florida Two special elections were held for the Florida Legislature in 2019. District Incumbent This race Chamber No. Representative Party Firstelected Results Candidates House 7 Halsey Beshears Republican 2012 Incumbent resigned January 11, 2019, after being appointed Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation by Governor Ron DeSantis.New member elected June 18, 2019.Republican hold. House 38 Danny Burgess Republican 2014 Incumbent resigned January 24, 2019, after being appointed Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs by Governor Ron DeSantis.New member elected June 18, 2019.Republican hold.

Georgia Four special elections were held for the Georgia General Assembly in 2019.

In Georgia's 28th House of Representatives district, a redo of the 2018 Republican primary was held on April 9, 2019, after results of both that primary and a December 2018 redo were deemed inconclusive. As no Democrats had filed in 2018, the winner of the primary was guaranteed the seat. Chris Erwin won the redo election by a wide margin, defeating prior incumbent Dan Gasaway.

District Incumbent This race Chamber No. Representative Party Firstelected Results Candidates House 5 John Meadows III Republican 2004 Incumbent died November 13, 2018, of cancer.New member elected February 5, 2019, after no one received over 50% of the vote on January 8, 2019.Republican hold. House 176 Jason Shaw Republican 2010 Incumbent resigned January 3, 2019, after being appointed to the Georgia Public Service Commission by governor Nathan Deal.New member elected March 12, 2019, after no one received over 50% of the vote on February 12, 2019.Republican hold. House 71 David Stover Republican 2012 Incumbent resigned June 25, 2019, citing personal reasons.New member elected October 1, 2019, after no one received over 50% of the vote on September 3, 2019.Republican hold. House 152 Ed Rynders Republican 2004 Incumbent resigned September 5, 2019, citing health reasons.New member elected December 3, 2019, after no one received over 50% of the vote on November 5, 2019.Republican hold.

Iowa Two special elections were held for the Iowa General Assembly in 2019. District Incumbent This race Chamber No. Representative Party Firstelected Results Candidates Senate 30 Jeff Danielson Democratic 2004 Incumbent resigned February 14, 2019, after leaving his job as a firefighter.New member elected March 19, 2019.Democratic hold. House 46 Lisa Heddens Democratic 2002 Incumbent resigned June 17, 2019, after being appointed to the Story County Board of Supervisors.New member elected August 6, 2019.Democratic hold.

Kentucky

Three special elections were held for the Kentucky General Assembly in 2019. Republicans flipped one seat previously held by a Democrat. District Incumbent This race Chamber No. Representative Party Firstelected Results Candidates Senate 31 Ray Jones II Democratic 2000 Incumbent resigned January 7, 2019, after being elected Judge/Executive of Pike County.New member elected March 5, 2019.Republican gain. House 18 Tim Moore Republican 2006 Incumbent resigned September 10, 2019, citing a belief in term limits.New member elected November 5, 2019.Republican hold. House 63 Diane St. Onge Republican 2012 Incumbent resigned August 12, 2019, to move to California.New member elected November 5, 2019.Republican hold.

Louisiana Seven special elections were held for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2019. An independent was elected in one seat previously held by a Republican.