2015 United States state legislative elections

For related races, see 2015 United States elections.

2015 United States state legislative elections

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7 legislative chambers
4 states
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Party  | Republican | Democratic | Coalition
Chambers before  | 68 | 30  | 1[a]
Chambers after  | 68 | 30  | 1[a]
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Map of upper house elections:
Republicans retained control
No regularly-scheduled elections

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Map of lower house elections:
Democrats retained control
Republicans retained control
No regularly-scheduled elections

The 2015 United States state legislative elections were held on November 3, 2015. Seven legislative chambers in four states held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in three states.[1]

Republicans maintained control of both chambers of the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia legislatures, while Democrats maintained control of the New Jersey General Assembly. This is the last time no state legislative chambers changed partisan control.

## Summary table

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Regularly scheduled elections were held in 7 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 538 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.

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Seats up  | Total  | % up  | Term  | Seats up  | Total  | % up  | Term
Louisiana | 39  | 39  | 100  | 4  | 105  | 105  | 100  | 4
Mississippi | 52  | 52  | 100  | 4  | 122  | 122  | 100  | 4
New Jersey | 0  | 40  | 0  | 2/4[b] | 80  | 80  | 100  | 2
Virginia | 40  | 40  | 100  | 4  | 100  | 100  | 100  | 2

## State summaries

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### Louisiana

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Main articles: 2015 Louisiana State Senate election and 2015 Louisiana House of Representatives election

All seats of the Louisiana State Senate and the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in single-member districts. Republicans retained majority control in both chambers.

Louisiana State Senate  Party  | Leader  | Before  | After  | Change

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| Republican | John Alario | 26  | 25  |  1
| Democratic | Eric LaFleur | 14  | 12  |  1
Total | 39 | 39
Louisiana House of Representatives  Party  | Leader  | Before  | After  | Change

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| Republican | Chuck Kleckley | 58  | 61  |  3
| Democratic | Gene Reynolds | 43  | 42  |  1
| Independent |  | 2  | 2  |
Total | 105 | 105

### Mississippi

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Main articles: 2015 Mississippi Senate election and 2015 Mississippi House of Representatives election

All seats of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in single-member districts. Republicans retained majority control in both chambers.

Mississippi State Senate  Party  | Leader  | Before  | After  | Change

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| Republican | Giles Ward | 32  | 32  |
| Democratic | Steve Hale | 20  | 20  |
Total | 52 | 52
Mississippi House of Representatives  Party  | Leader  | Before  | After  | Change

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| Republican | Philip Gunn | 67  | 73  |  6
| Democratic | Robert Moak | 54  | 49  |  5
Total | 122 | 122

### New Jersey

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Main article: 2015 New Jersey General Assembly elections

All seats of the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election to two-year terms in coterminous two-member districts. The New Jersey Senate did not hold regularly-scheduled elections. Democrats maintained majority control in the lower house.

New Jersey General Assembly  Party  | Leader  | Before  | After  | Change

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| Democratic | Vincent Prieto | 48  | 52  |  4
| Republican | Jon Bramnick | 32  | 28  |  4
Total | 80 | 80

### Virginia

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Main articles: 2015 Virginia Senate election and 2015 Virginia House of Delegates election

All seats of the Senate of Virginia and the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in single-member districts. Senators were elected to four-year terms, while delegates serve terms of two years. Republicans maintained control of both legislative chambers.

Senate of Virginia  Party  | Leader  | Before  | After  | Change

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| Republican | Tommy Norment | 21  | 21  |
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw | 19  | 19  |
Total | 40 | 40
Virginia House of Delegates  Party  | Leader  | Before  | After  | Change

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| Republican | William J. Howell | 67  | 66  |  1
| Democratic | David Toscano | 33  | 34  |  1
Total | 100 | 100

## See also

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* 2015 United States gubernatorial elections

## Notes

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1. ^ a b In the Washington State Senate, one Democrat caucused with Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus
2. ^ The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.

## References

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1. ^ "State legislative elections, 2015". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

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