List of U.S. state senators

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This is a list of U.S. state senators.

Summary[]

State State executive Legislature name Lower house Upper house
Name Party strength Term
(yrs.)
Name Party strength Term
(yrs.)
Alabama Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 77–27, 1 Vacant 4 State Senate R 27–8 4
Alaska Governor State Legislature House of Representatives D 15/R-C 2/Ind. 4, R 18/NCR 1 2 State Senate R 13–7 4
Arizona Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 30–28, 2 Vacant 2 State Senate R 16–14 2
Arkansas Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 76–24 2 State Senate R 28–7 4
California Governor State Legislature[nb 1] State Assembly D 59–19, 1 Ind, 1 Vacant 2 State Senate D 31–9 4
Colorado Governor General Assembly House of Representatives D 41–24 2 State Senate D 20–15 4
Connecticut Governor General Assembly House of Representatives D 97–54 2 State Senate D 24–12 2
Delaware Governor General Assembly House of Representatives D 26–15 2 State Senate D 14–7 4
Florida Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 78–42 2 State Senate R 24–16 4
Georgia Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 103–76, 1 Vacant 2 State Senate R 34–22 2
Hawaii Governor State Legislature House of Representatives D 47–4 2 State Senate D 24–1 4
Idaho Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 58–12 2 State Senate R 28–7 2
Illinois Governor General Assembly House of Representatives D 73–45 2 State Senate D 41–18 2 or 4
Indiana Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 71–29 2 State Senate R 38–11, 1 Vacant 4
Iowa Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 59–41 2 State Senate R 32–18 4
Kansas Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 86–38, 1 Ind 2 State Senate R 29–11 4
Kentucky Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 75–25 2 State Senate R 30–8 4
Louisiana Governor State Legislature[nb 2] House of Representatives R 66–35, 2 Ind, 2 Vacant 4 State Senate R 27–12 4
Maine Governor State Legislature House of Representatives D 80–66, 4 Ind, 1 Lib[nb 3] 2 State Senate D 21–14 2
Maryland Governor General Assembly House of Delegates D 99–42 4 State Senate D 32–15 4
Massachusetts Governor General Court House of Representatives D 129–29, 1 Ind, 1 Vacant 2 State Senate D 36–3, 1 Vacant 2
Michigan Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 58–52 2 State Senate R 20–16, 2 Vacant 4
Minnesota Governor State Legislature House of Representatives D 70–64 2 State Senate R 34–31, 2 Ind 2, 4, 4
Mississippi Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 74–46, 1 Ind, 2 Vacant 4 State Senate R 34-16, 2 Vacant 4
Missouri Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 114–49 2 State Senate R 24–10 4
Montana Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 67–33 2 State Senate R 31–18, 1 Vacant 4
Nebraska Governor Legislature (Unicameral) Legislature[nb 4] R 30–19[nb 5] 4
Nevada Governor State Legislature Assembly D 26–16 2 State Senate D 12–9 4
New Hampshire Governor General Court House of Representatives R 212–187, 1 Vacant 2 State Senate R 14–10 2
New Jersey Governor State Legislature General Assembly D 52–28 2 State Senate D 25–15 2, 4, 4
New Mexico Governor State Legislature House of Representatives D 44–25, 1 Ind 2 State Senate D 27–15 4
New York Governor State Legislature State Assembly D 106–43, 1 Ind 2 State Senate D 43–20 2
North Carolina Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 69–51 2 State Senate R 28–22 2
North Dakota Governor Legislative Assembly House of Representatives R 80–14 4 State Senate R 40-7 4
Ohio Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 64–35 2 State Senate R 25–8 4
Oklahoma Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 82–19 2 State Senate R 39–9 4
Oregon Governor State Legislative Assembly House of Representatives D 37–23 2 State Senate D 18–12 4
Pennsylvania Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 112–90, 1 Vacant 2 State Senate R 27–21, 1 Ind, 1 Vacant 4
Rhode Island Governor General Assembly House of Representatives D 65–10 2 State Senate D 33–5 2
South Carolina Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 81–43 2 State Senate R 30–16 4
South Dakota Governor Legislature House of Representatives R 62–8 2 State Senate R 32–3 2
Tennessee Governor General Assembly House of Representatives R 73–26 2 State Senate R 27–5, 1 Vacant 4
Texas Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 85–65 2 State Senate R 18–13 4
Utah Governor State Legislature[nb 6] House of Representatives R 58–17 2 State Senate R 23–6 4
Vermont Governor General Assembly House of Representatives D 92–47, 7 Prog, 4 Ind 2 State Senate D 21–7, 2 Prog 2
Virginia Governor General Assembly House of Delegates R 52–48 2 State Senate D 21–18, 1 Vacant 4
Washington Governor State Legislature[nb 7] House of Representatives D 57–41 2 State Senate D 29–20 4
West Virginia Governor State Legislature House of Delegates R 77–23 2 State Senate R 23–11 4
Wisconsin Governor State Legislature State Assembly R 61–38 2 State Senate R 21–12 4
Wyoming Governor State Legislature House of Representatives R 51–7, 1 Ind, 1 Lib 2 State Senate R 28–2 4
  1. ^ The Constitution of California names it the "California Legislature", but the Legislature brands itself as the “California State Legislature”.
  2. ^ The Constitution of Louisiana vests legislative authority in "a legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives," and refers to it as "the legislature" throughout, without officially designating a term for the two houses together. However, the two bodies do use the term "Louisiana State Legislature" in official references to itself.
  3. ^ There are 3 additional non-voting seats allocated to sovereign tribal nations within Maine. Since 2018, only one seat (belonging to the Passamaquoddy) is filled; the tribal representavtive is a Democrat but is not counted in this total.
  4. ^ When Nebraska switched to a unicameral legislature in 1937, the lower house was abolished. All current Nebraskan legislators are referred to as “Senators”, as the pre-1937 senate was the retained house.
  5. ^ Nebraska's legislature is de jure nonpartisan but senators' political affiliations are publicly known and voting often happens along party lines; the de facto composition is given here.
  6. ^ The Constitution of Utah names it the "Legislature of the State of Utah", but the Legislature brands itself as the "Utah State Legislature".
  7. ^ The Constitution of Washington names it "the legislature of the state of Washington", but the Legislature brands itself as the "Washington State Legislature".

Superlatives[]

From the 50 state legislatures in the United States, the following superlatives emerge:

  • Largest legislature: New Hampshire General Court (424 members)
  • Smallest legislature: Nebraska Legislature (49 members)
  • Largest upper house: Minnesota Senate (67 senators)
  • Smallest upper house: Alaska Senate (20 senators)
  • Largest lower house: New Hampshire House of Representatives (400 representatives)
  • Smallest lower house: Alaska House of Representatives (40 representatives)

There are a total of 1,972 state senators nationwide, with the average state senate having 39 members.

Alabama[]

Alaska[]

Arizona[]

Arkansas[]

California[]

Colorado[]

Connecticut[]

Delaware[]

Florida[]

Georgia[]

Hawaii[]

Idaho[]

Illinois[]

Indiana[]

Iowa[]

Kansas[]

Kentucky[]

Louisiana[]

Maine[]

Maryland[]

Massachusetts[]

Michigan[]

Minnesota[]

Mississippi[]

Missouri[]

Montana[]

Nebraska[]

Nevada[]

New Hampshire[]

New Jersey[]

New Mexico[]

New York[]

North Carolina[]

North Dakota[]

Ohio[]

Oklahoma[]

Oregon[]

Pennsylvania[]

Rhode Island[]

South Carolina[]

South Dakota[]

Tennessee[]

Texas[]

Utah[]

Vermont[]

Virginia[]

Washington[]

West Virginia[]

Wisconsin[]

Wyoming[]

See also[]

  • List of United States state legislatures
  • List of U.S. state representatives (Alabama to Missouri)
  • List of U.S. state representatives (Montana to Wyoming)

Reference[]

External links[]

  • "Partisan Composition of State Legislatures". Ballotpedia.
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