There were 6,015 seats in 44 states with a general election in 2012. We took a look at each of the states to see how many state legislative districts have only challengers seeking election in 2012.
Our main findings:
State | Senate at stake | Open senate | House at stake | Open house | Total open | % open | Open seats rank | Overall competitive rank |
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Alaska | 19 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 11 | 18.6% | 25 | 16 |
Arizona | 30 | 9 | 60 | 13 | 22 | 24.4% | 19 | 12 |
Arkansas | 35 | 11 | 100 | 36 | 47 | 34.8% | 5 | 29 |
California | 20 | 9 | 80 | 35 | 44 | 44.0% | 1 | 1 |
Colorado | 20 | 10 | 65 | 24 | 33 | 38.8% | 2 | 11 |
Connecticut | 36 | 3 | 151 | 22 | 25 | 13.4% | 34 | 26 |
Delaware | 21 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 10 | 16.1% | 31 | 40 |
Florida | 40 | 14 | 120 | 38 | 52 | 32.5% | 10 | 21 |
Georgia | 56 | 1 | 180 | 26 | 27 | 11.4% | 37 | 43 |
Hawaii | 25 | 1 | 51 | 7 | 8 | 10.5% | 40 | 24 |
Idaho | 35 | 10 | 70 | 25 | 35 | 33.3% | 7 | 4 |
Illinois | 59 | 10 | 118 | 21 | 31 | 17.5% | 28 | 39 |
Indiana | 25 | 1 | 100 | 20 | 21 | 16.8% | 30 | 31 |
Iowa | 26 | 10 | 100 | 23 | 33 | 26.2% | 14 | 23 |
Kansas | 40 | 6 | 125 | 44 | 50 | 30.3% | 11 | 7 |
Kentucky | 19 | 4 | 100 | 9 | 13 | 10.9% | 38 | 38 |
Maine | 35 | 13 | 151 | 52 | 65 | 35.0% | 3 | 9 |
Massachusetts | 40 | 3 | 160 | 6 | 9 | 4.5% | 44 | 44 |
Michigan | - | - | 110 | 23 | 23 | 20.9% | 21 | 2 |
Minnesota | 67 | 18 | 134 | 33 | 51 | 25.4% | 16 | 13 |
Missouri | 17 | 10 | 163 | 49 | 59 | 32.8% | 9 | 37 |
Montana | 26 | 12 | 100 | 32 | 44 | 34.9% | 4 | 10 |
Nebraska | 26 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 34.6% | 6 | 5 |
Nevada | 12 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 18 | 33.3% | 8 | 6 |
New Hampshire | 24 | 9 | 400 | 118 | 127 | 30.0% | 12 | 3 |
New Mexico | 42 | 8 | 70 | 13 | 21 | 18.8% | 24 | 27 |
New York | 63 | 5 | 150 | 18 | 23 | 10.8% | 39 | 28 |
North Carolina | 50 | 10 | 120 | 34 | 45 | 26.5% | 13 | 17 |
North Dakota | 25 | 6 | 50 | 13 | 19 | 25.3% | 17 | 15 |
Ohio | 17 | 2 | 99 | 14 | 16 | 13.8% | 33 | 18 |
Oklahoma | 24 | 8 | 101 | 15 | 23 | 18.4% | 26 | 36 |
Oregon | 16 | 3 | 60 | 7 | 10 | 13.2% | 35 | 30 |
Pennsylvania | 25 | 4 | 203 | 13 | 17 | 7.5% | 42 | 41 |
Rhode Island | 38 | 3 | 75 | 7 | 10 | 8.9% | 41 | 34 |
South Carolina | 46 | 7 | 124 | 17 | 24 | 14.1% | 32 | 42 |
South Dakota | 35 | 11 | 70 | 16 | 27 | 25.7% | 15 | 14 |
Tennessee | 16 | 6 | 99 | 14 | 20 | 17.4% | 29 | 25 |
Texas | 31 | 4 | 150 | 30 | 34 | 18.8% | 23 | 33 |
Utah | 16 | 3 | 75 | 13 | 16 | 17.6% | 27 | 8 |
Vermont | 30 | 4 | 150 | 19 | 23 | 12.8% | 36 | 32 |
Washington | 26 | 7 | 98 | 24 | 31 | 25.0% | 18 | 22 |
West Virginia | 17 | 3 | 100 | 5 | 8 | 6.8% | 43 | 20 |
Wisconsin | 16 | 2 | 99 | 26 | 28 | 24.4% | 20 | 19 |
Wyoming | 15 | 1 | 60 | 14 | 15 | 20.0% | 22 | 35 |
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