2022 United States state legislative elections
The 2022 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 8, 2022 for 88 state legislative chambers in 46 states.[1] Across the fifty states, approximately 56 percent of all upper house seats and 92 percent of all lower house seats were up for election. These midterm elections will coincide with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in multiple states.
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Prior to the elections, Democrats hold 14 trifectas (control of the governor's office and legislative chambers), Republicans hold 23 trifectas, and 13 states have a divided government. These will be the first elections affected by the 2020 redistricting cycle, which reapportioned state legislatures based on data from the 2020 United States census.
State summaries
Arizona
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rick Gray | 16 | |||
| Democratic | Rebecca Rios | 14 | |||
| Total | 30 | 30 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russell Bowers | 31 | |||
| Democratic | Reginald Bolding | 29 | |||
| Total | 60 | 60 | |||
California
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Toni Atkins | 31 | |||
| Republican | Scott Wilk | 9 | |||
| Total | 40 | 40 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Anthony Rendon | 60 | |||
| Republican | Marie Waldron | 19 | |||
| Independent | 1 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 80 | |||
Idaho
Illinois
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Harmon | 41 | |||
| Republican | Dan McConchie | 18 | |||
| Total | 59 | 59 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Welch | 73 | |||
| Republican | Jim Durkin | 45 | |||
| Total | 118 | 118 | |||
Indiana
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rodric Bray | 38 | |||
| Democratic | Greg Taylor | 11 | |||
| Total | 49 | 49 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Todd Huston | 71 | |||
| Democratic | Phil GiaQuinta | 29 | |||
| Total | 100 | 100 | |||
Iowa
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Whitver | 32 | |||
| Democratic | Zach Wahls | 18 | |||
| Total | 50 | 50 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Matt Windschitl | 60 | |||
| Democratic | Jennifer Konfrst | 40 | |||
| Total | 100 | 100 | |||
Michigan
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Shirkey | 22 | |||
| Democratic | Jim Ananich | 16 | |||
| Total | 38 | 38 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Wentworth | 58 | |||
| Democratic | Donna Lasinski | 52 | |||
| Total | 110 | 110 | |||
Minnesota
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeremy Miller | 34 | |||
| Democratic (DFL) | Melisa Franzen | 31 | |||
| Independent | 2 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 67 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Melissa Hortman | 69 | |||
| Republican | Kurt Daudt | 64[lower-alpha 2] | |||
| Independent | 1 | ||||
| Total | 134 | 134 | |||
Nebraska
| Party | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 32 | |||
| Democratic | 17 | |||
| Total | 49 | 49 | ||
Nevada
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nicole Cannizzaro | 12 | |||
| Republican | James Settelmeyer | 9 | |||
| Total | 21 | 21 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jason Frierson | 26 | |||
| Republican | Robin L. Titus | 16 | |||
| Total | 42 | 42 | |||
New York
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | 43 | |||
| Republican | Rob Ortt | 20 | |||
| Total | 63 | 63 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carl Heastie | 106 | |||
| Republican | William Barclay | 43 | |||
| Independence | Fred Thiele | 1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 150 | |||
North Carolina
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil Berger | 28 | |||
| Democratic | Dan Blue | 22 | |||
| Total | 50 | 50 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Moore | 69 | |||
| Democratic | Robert Reives | 51 | |||
| Total | 120 | 120 | |||
Oklahoma
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Treat | 39 | |||
| Democratic | Kay Floyd | 9 | |||
| Total | 48 | 48 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles McCall | 82 | |||
| Democratic | Emily Virgin | 19 | |||
| Total | 101 | 101 | |||
Pennsylvania
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jake Corman | 28 | |||
| Democratic | Jay Costa | 21 | |||
| Independent | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 50 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Cutler | 113 | |||
| Democratic | Joanna McClinton | 90 | |||
| Total | 203 | 203 | |||
Tennessee
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Randy McNally | 26 | |||
| Democratic | Jeff Yarbro | 6 | |||
| Total | 33 | 33 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cameron Sexton | 73 | |||
| Democratic | Karen Camper | 26 | |||
| Total | 99 | 99 | |||
Texas
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donna Campbell | 18 | |||
| Democratic | John Whitmire | 13 | |||
| Total | 31 | 31 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dade Phelan | 85 | |||
| Democratic | Chris Turner | 65 | |||
| Total | 150 | 150 | |||
Washington
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karen Keiser | 28 | |||
| Republican | John Braun | 21 | |||
| Total | 49 | 49 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Laurie Jinkins | 57 | |||
| Republican | J. T. Wilcox | 41 | |||
| Total | 98 | 98 | |||
Wyoming
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Dockstader | 28 | |||
| Democratic | Chris Rothfuss | 2 | |||
| Total | 30 | 30 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Eric Barlow | 51 | |||
| Democratic | Cathy Connolly | 7 | |||
| Libertarian | Marshall Burt | 1 | |||
| Independent | 1 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 60 | |||
Notes
- The Alaska House of Representatives is controlled by a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and independents. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who are not part of the majority coalition.
- Five Republicans currently are not with the Republican caucus; four are within their own "New Republican" caucus while one is not part of any caucus.
References
- "State legislative elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 17, 2021.