2013 United States state legislative elections
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The 2013 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5, 2013. Three legislative chambers in two states held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in two states.[1]
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Legislative elections were held for the New Jersey Senate, New Jersey General Assembly, and the Virginia House of Delegates. In New Jersey, Democrats retained control of their majorities in the Senate and General Assembly.[2] Republicans held a majority in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Summary table
Regularly scheduled elections were held in 3 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 220 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.
| State | Upper House | Lower House | ||||||
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| Seats up | Total | % up | Term | Seats up | Total | % up | Term | |
| New Jersey | 40 | 40 | 100 | 2/4[b] | 80 | 80 | 100 | 4 |
| Virginia | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
State summaries
New Jersey
All seats of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. Senators were elected to four-year terms in single-member districts, while Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts.[3] Democrats retained majority control in both chambers.
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephen Sweeney | 24 | 24 |  | |
| Republican | Thomas Kean Jr. | 16 | 16 | | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |||
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Oliver | 48 | 48 | | |
| Republican | Jon Bramnick | 32 | 32 | | |
| Total | 80 | 80 | |||
Virginia
All seats of the Virginia House of Delegates are up for election; the Virginia Senate will not hold regularly scheduled elections in 2013. Delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-member districts. Republicans maintained a majority.
| Party | Leader | Before | After | Change | |
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| Republican | William J. Howell | 67 | 67 | | |
| Independent | Lacey Putney | 1 | 0 |  1 | |
| Democratic | David Toscano | 32 | 33 |  1 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |||
Special elections
Maine
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Candidates |
| Senate | 19 | Seth Goodall | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent resigned to join the Small Business Administration. New member elected August 27, 2013. Democratic Hold. |
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Recall elections
Colorado
| District | Incumbent | This race | ||||
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| Chamber | No. | Representative | Party | First elected |
Results | Vote |
| Senate | 3 | Angela Giron | Democratic | 2010 | Recall election passed September 10, 2013. |
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| Senate | 11 | John Morse | Democratic | 2006 | Recall election passed September 10, 2013. |
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See also
Notes
- The New York Senate was controlled by a coalition of Republicans and members of the Independent Democratic Conference. In the Washington State Senate, two Democrats caucused with Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus. Three additional Democrats also caucused with the majority.
- The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system.