Table 3.3

The Legislators: Numbers, Terms and Party Affiliations: 2023

Available versions: 2023 (showing) 2022

		Senate						House/Assembly
FIPS	State or other jurisdiction	Democrats	Republicans	Other	Vacancies	Total	Term	Democrats	Republicans	Other	Vacancies	Total	Term	Senate and House/Assembly totals
__	State, district, and territory totals	882	1,098	19	4	2,070***	. . .	2,461	2,968	39	16	5,505	. . .	7,575***
	State totals	837	1,078	5	4	1,973***	. . .	2,433	2,944	21	15	5,413	. . .	7,386***
01	Alabama	8	27	. . .	. . .	35	4	27	76	. . .	2	105	4	140
02	Alaska	9	11	. . .	. . .	20	4	13	22	5 (b)	. . .	40	2	60
04	Arizona	14	16	. . .	. . .	30	2	29	31	. . .	. . .	60	2	90
05	Arkansas	6	29		. . .	35	4	18	82	. . .	. . .	100	2	135
06	California	32	8	. . .	. . .	40	4	62	18	. . .	. . .	80	2	120
08	Colorado	23	12	. . .	. .	35	4	46	19	. . .	. . .	65	2	100
09	Connecticut	24	12	. . .	. . .	36	2	98	53	. . .	. . .	151	2	187
10	Delaware	15	6	. . .	. . .	21	4 (g)	26	14	. . .	1	41	2	62
12	Florida	12	28	. . .	. . .	40	4	35	83	. . .	2	120	2	160
13	Georgia	23	33	. . .	. . .	56	2	78	102	. . .	. . .	180	2	236
15	Hawaii	23	2	. . .	. . .	25	4	45	6	. . .	. . .	51	2	76
16	Idaho	7	28	. . .	. . .	35	2	11	59	. . .	. . .	70	2	105
17	Illinois	40	19	. . .	. . .	59	(a)	78	40	. . .	. . .	118	2	177
18	Indiana	10	40	. . .	. . .	50	4	30	70	. . .	. . .	100	2	150
19	Iowa	16	34	. . .	. . .	50	4	36	64	. . .	. . .	100	2	150
20	Kansas	11	28 (q)	1 (q)	. . .	40	4	40	85	. . .	. . .	125	2	165
21	Kentucky	7	31	. . .	. . .	38	4	20	80	. . .	. . .	100	2	138
22	Louisiana	11	28	. . .	. . .	39	4	32	73	. . .	. . .	105	4	144
23	Maine	22	13	. . .	. . .	35	2	81	68	2 (b)	. . .	151	2	186
24	Maryland	33	13	. . .	1	47	4	102	39	. . .	. . .	141	4	188
25	Massachusetts	36	4	. . .	. . .	40	2	134	25	1 (o)	. . .	160	2	200
26	Michigan	20	18	. . .	. . .	38	4	54	54	. . .	2	110	2	148
27	Minnesota	34 (d)	33	. . .	. . .	67	4	70 (d)	64	. . .	. . .	134	2	201
28	Mississippi	16	36	. . .	. . .	52	4	41	79	2 (b)	. . .	122	4	174
29	Missouri	10	24	. . .	. . .	34	4	51	111	. . .	1	163	2	197
30	Montana	16	34	. . .	. . .	50	4	32	68	. . .	. . .	100	2	150
31	Nebraska	NPE	NPE	NPE	. . .	49	4	U	U	U	U	U	U	49
32	Nevada	13	7	. . .	1	21	4	26	14	. . .	2	42	2	63
33	New Hampshire	10	14	. . .	. . .	24	2	197	198	2 (b)	3	400	2	424
34	New Jersey	25	15	. . .	. . .	40	4 (f)	51	29	. . .	. . .	80	2	120
35	New Mexico	27	14	. . .	1	42	4	45	25	. . .	. . .	70	2	112
36	New York	42	21	. . .	. . .	63	2	102	48		. . .	150	2	213
37	North Carolina	20	30	. . .	. . .	50	2	48	72	. . .	. . .	120	2	170
38	North Dakota	4	43	. . .	. . .	47	4	12	82	. . .	. . .	94	4	141
39	Ohio	7	26	. . .	. . .	33	4	32	66	. . .	1	99	2	132
40	Oklahoma	8	39	. . .	1	48	4	20	80	. . .	1	101	2	149
41	Oregon	17	11	2 (r)	. . .	30	4	35	25	. . .	. . .	60	2	90
42	Pennsylvania	22	28	. . .	. . .	50	4	102	101	. . .	. . .	203	2	253
44	Rhode Island	33	5	. . .	. . .	38	2	65	10	. . .	. . .	75	2	113
45	South Carolina	15	30	1	. . .	46	4	36	88	. . .	. . .	124	2	170
46	South Dakota	4	31	. . .	. . .	35	2	7	63	. . .	. . .	70	2	105
47	Tennessee	6	27	. . .	. . .	33	4	24	75	. . .	. . .	99	2	132
48	Texas	12	19	. . .	. . .	31	4	64	86	. . .	. . .	150	2	181
49	Utah	6	23	. . .	. . .	29	4	14	61	. . .	. . .	75	2	104
50	Vermont	22	7	1 (p)	. . .	30	2	104	37	9 (p)	. . .	150	2	180
51	Virginia	21	19	. . .	. . .	40	4	51	49	. . .	. . .	100	2	140
53	Washington	29	20	. . .	. . .	49	4	58	40	. . .	. . .	98	1	147
54	West Virginia	3	31	. . .	. . .	34	4	11	89	. . .	. . .	100	2	134
55	Wisconsin	11	22	. . .	. . .	33	4	35	64	. . .	. . .	99 (h)	2	132
56	Wyoming	2	29	. . .	. . .	31	4	5	57	. . .	. . .	62	2	93
11	Dist. of Columbia (i)	11	0	2 (b)	. . .	13	4	U	U	U	U	U	U	13
60	American Samoa	NPE	NPE	NPE	. . .	18 (j)	4	NPE	NPE	NPE	. . .	21 (j)	2	39
66	Guam	9	6	. . .	. . .	15	2	U	U	U	U	U	U	15
69	CNMI**	2	4	3 (b)	. . .	9	4	4	3	13 (b)	. . .	20	2	29
72	Puerto Rico	12 (l)	10 (m)	5 (k)	. . .	27 (n)	4	24 (l)	21 (m)	5 (k)	1	51 (n)	4	78
78	U.S. Virgin Islands	11	. . .	4 (b)	. . .	15	2	U	U	U	U	U	U	15

Source:

The Council of State Governments' survey of state legislative service agencies, 2023 and review of state websites, 2023.

Key:

**	—	Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
***	—	Senate and combined body (Senate and House/Assembly) totals include Unicameral legislatures.
. . .	—	Does not apply.

Footnotes:

(a)	The entire Senate comes up for election in every year ending in “2” with districts based on the latest decennial Census. Senate districts are divided into three groups. One group elects senators for terms of four years, four years and two years; the second group for terms of four years, two years and four years; the third group for terms of two years, four years, and four years.
(b)	Independent.
(c)	One Libertarian Party and 1 Independent.
(d)	Democratic-Farmer-Labor.
(e)	Independence Party.
(f)	All 40 Senate terms are on a ten year cycle which is made up of a 2 year-term, followed by 2 consecutive four year terms, beginning after the decennial census.
(g)	Some terms of 2 years occur during reapportionment.
(h)	All House seats contested in even-numbered years.
(i)	Council of the District of Columbia.
(j)	Senate: senators are not elected by popular vote, but by county council chiefs. House: 21 seats; 20 are elected by popular vote and one appointed, non-voting delegate from Swains Island.
(k)	Senate: 2 Citizen Victory Movement, 1 Independent, 1 Project Digity and 1 Puerto Rican Independence Party. House: 2 Citizen Victory Movement, 1 Puerto Rican Independence Party, 1 Project Dignity and 1 Independent.
(l)	Popular Democratic Party.
(m)	New Progressive Party.
(n)	Constitutionally, the Senate consists of 27 seats and the House consists of 51 seats. However, extra at-large seats can be granted to the opposition to limit any party’s control to 2/3.
(o)	Unenrolled.
(p)	Senate: Progressive Party. House: Five Progressive Party and 5 Independent.
(q)	On June 6, 2022, a Senator filed paperwork to change affiliation to an independent.
(r)	1 registered Independent, 1 registered Republican who caucuses as independent.
(s)	House vacancy effective December 3, 2023; replacement will be appointed for the 2024 session.