Elections to state legislatures were held on November 7, 2000, simultaneously with the 2000 United States presidential election. Elections were held for 86 legislative chambers in 44 states, simultaneous to those states' gubernatorial elections. Election occurred in both chambers of each state's legislature, except for Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia. Michigan held elections for the lower house. Six territorial chambers in four territories and the District of Columbia were up as well. These elections determined the redistricting process after the 2000 census.
Democrats won control of the Colorado Senate for the first time since 1963. Republicans won control of the Missouri Senate for the first time since 1949, the New Hampshire Senate (which was previously tied), the South Carolina Senate for the first time since 1879 (which also meant they controlled both chambers of the state legislature for the first time since 1877), and the Vermont House of Representatives. Additionally, a coalition government replaced the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate, and the Democratic-controlled Maine Senate became tied.
Summary table Regularly scheduled elections were held in 86 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 6,015 of the 7,383 legislative seats. Many 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 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 midterm 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 Lower House Seats up Total % up Term Seats up Total % up TermAlaska192095440401002Arizona3030100260601002Arkansas35351002/41001001002California204050480801002 Colorado183551465651002 Connecticut363610021511511002 Delaware21211002/441411002 Florida40401002/41201201002 Georgia565610021801801002 Hawaii25251002/451511002 Idaho3535100270701002 Illinois59591002/41181181002 Indiana25505041001001002 Iowa25505041001001002 Kansas404010041251251002 Kentucky19385041001001002 Louisiana03904010504 Maine353510021511511002 Maryland04704014104 Massachusetts404010021601601002 Michigan038041101101002 Minnesota67671002/41341341002 Mississippi05204012204 Missouri17345041631631002 Montana25505041001001002 Nebraska2549514 N/A (unicameral) Nevada102148442421002 New Hampshire242410024004001002 New Jersey04002/408002 New Mexico4242100470701002 New York626210021501501002 North Carolina505010021201201002 North Dakota23474944794504 Ohio163348499991002 Oklahoma24485041011011002 Oregon153050460601002 Pennsylvania25505042032031002 Rhode Island3838100275751002 South Carolina464610041241241002 South Dakota3535100270701002 Tennessee163348499991002 Texas1631522/41501501002 Utah152952475751002 Vermont303010021501501002 Virginia04004010002 Washington254951498981002 West Virginia17345041001001002 Wisconsin163348499991002 Wyoming153050460601002 Total1280197165N/A4595541185N/A
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State summaries
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 chambers.
+Alaska SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican1514 1Democratic56 1Total2020
+Alaska House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican2627 1Democratic1413 1Total4040
Arizona
All of the seats of the Arizona Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the House of Representatives and the Senate was replaced by a Republican-led coalition.
+Arizona SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican1612 13Democratic1415 1Total3030 +Arizona House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican4036 4Democratic2024 4Total6060
Arkansas
All of the seats of the Arkansas House of Representatives and half of the Arkansas Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
+Arkansas SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic3027 3Republican58 3Total3535 +Arkansas House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic7672 4Republican2428 4Total100100
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.
+California State SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic2526 1Republican1514 1Total4040 +California State AssemblyPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic4750 3Republican3230 2Total8080
Colorado
All of the seats of the Colorado House of Representatives and half of the Colorado Senate were up for election. Republicans held control of the House of Representatives, while Democrats won control of the Senate.
+Colorado SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican2117 4Democratic1418 4Total3535 +Colorado House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican3938 1Democratic 26 27 1Total6565
Connecticut
All of the seats of the Connecticut Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
+Connecticut State SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic1921 2Republican1715 2Total3636 +Connecticut House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic96100 4Republican5551 4Total151151
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 the Senate while Republicans maintained control of the House.
+Delaware SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic1313Republican88Total2121 +Delaware House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican2626Democratic1515Total4141
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.
+Florida SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican2525Democratic1515Total4040 +Florida House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican7577 2Democratic4543 2Total120120
Georgia
All of the seats of the Georgia Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both chambers.
+Georgia State SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic3432 2Republican 22 24 2Total5656 +Georgia House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic102105 3Republican 78 74 4Independent01 1Total180180
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.
+Hawaii SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic2322 1Republican23 1Total2525 +Hawaii House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic3932 7Republican1219 7Total5151
Idaho
All of the seats of the Idaho Legislature were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
+Idaho SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican3132 1Democratic43 1Total3535 +Idaho House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican5861 3Democratic129 3Total7070
Illinois
All of the seats of the Illinois House of Representatives and 2/3rds of the Illinois Senate were up for election. Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives and Republicans maintained control of the Senate.
+Illinois SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican3232Democratic 27 27Total5959 +Illinois House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic6262Republican5656Total118118
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 the Senate and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.
+Indiana SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican3132 1Democratic1918 1Total5050 +Indiana House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic5353Republican 47 47Total100100
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 both chambers.
+Iowa SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican3030Democratic2020Total5050 +Iowa House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican5656Democratic4444Total100100
Kansas
All of the seats of the Kansas Senate and Kansas House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans maintained control of both chambers.
+Kansas SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican2730 3Democratic1310 3Total4040
+Kansas House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican7779 2Democratic4846 2Total125125
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.
+Kentucky SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican2020Democratic1818Total3838 +Kentucky House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic6664 2Republican3436 2Total100100
Maine
All of the seats of the Maine Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives, while the Senate became tied.
+Maine SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic20 17 3Republican1417 3Independent11Total3535 +Maine House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic7988 9Republican7162 9Independent11Total151151
Massachusetts
All of the seats of the Massachusetts Legislature were up for election. Democrats maintained control of both state legislative chambers.
+Massachusetts SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic3334 1Republican76 1Total4040 +Massachusetts House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic131137 6Republican2823 5Independent10 1Total160160
Michigan
All of the seats of the Michigan House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans maintained control of the House.
+Michigan House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican5858Democratic5252Total110110
Minnesota
All of the seats of the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota Senate were up. Republicans maintained control of the House and Democrats maintained control of the Senate.
+Minnesota SenatePartyBeforeAfterChange Democratic (DFL)4039 1Republican 26 27 1Independent 1 1Total6767 +Minnesota House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican7069 1 Democratic (DFL)6365 2 Independence10 1Total134134
Missouri
All of the seats of the Missouri House of Representatives and half of the Missouri Senate were up for election. Republicans won control of the Senate, and Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives.
+Missouri SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican 1618 2Democratic1816 2Total3434 +Missouri House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic8587 2Republican 78 76 2Total163163
Montana
All of the seats of the Montana House of Representatives and half of the Montana Senate were up for election. Republicans held control of both chambers.
+Montana SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican3231 1Democratic 18 19 1Total5050 +Montana House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican5958 1Democratic4142 1Total100100
Nebraska
Nebraska is the only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature; half of the seats of the Nebraska Legislature were up for election. 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.
+Nebraska LegislaturePartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican2931 2Democratic1816 2Independent22Total4949
Nevada