The 2001 United States state legislative elections were held on November 6, 2001, during President George W. Bush's first term in office. Elections were held for three legislative chambers in two states, simultaneous to those states' gubernatorial elections. Both chambers of the Northern Mariana Islands legislature were up as well.

These were the first elections affected by the 2000 redistricting cycle, which reapportioned state legislatures based on data from the 2000 United States census.

Republicans maintained control of the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly, while Democrats won control of the New Jersey General Assembly, and evenly split the State Senate. Democrats additionally won control of the Washington House of Representatives through special elections.

Summary table Regularly scheduled elections were held in 3 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 220 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 TermNew Jersey 40 40 100 2/4 80 80 100 2Virginia 0 0 0 4 100 100 100 2

State summaries

New Jersey

All seats of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In 2001, senators were elected to two-year terms in single-member districts, while Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts. Democrats won control of the General Assembly and created a split body in the Senate.

New Jersey Senate Party Before After Change Democratic 16 20 4 Republican 24 20 4 Total 40 40 New Jersey General Assembly Party Before After Change Democratic 35 44 9 Republican 45 36 9 Total 80 80

Virginia

All seats of the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in 2001. The delegates serve terms of two years. Republicans held the House of Delegates.

Virginia House of Delegates Party Before After Change Democratic 47 34 13 Republican 52 64 12 Independent 1 2 1 Total 100 100

Territorial and federal district summaries Northern Mariana Islands

All seats of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and half of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate are up for election. Senators are elected to four-year terms and Representatives are elected to two-year terms.

Senate Party Before After Change Republican 6 4 2 Democratic 2 3 1 Total 9 9

House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 11 16 5 Democratic 6 1 5 Total 18 18

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