2008 State

2008 State
Legislative Elections
Legislative Elections
November 7, 2008
November 7, 2008
Tim Storey
National Conference of State Legislatures
ote
State
2008
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State Elections 2008
State Elections 2008
House Only--2
No 2008 Elections--6
Governor Election--11
State Legislative
State Legislative
Party Control
Party Control
Pre
Pre
-
-
Election 2008
Election 2008
Democrat-23
Split-12
Nonpartisan
Republican-14
Altered States 2008
Altered States 2008
Now Democratic
Now Republican
Now Divided
--
--
Democratic
Democratic
Control Since Reconstruction
Control Since Reconstruction
Un
Un
-
-
Altered
Altered
State Legislatures
State Legislatures
Post
Post
-
-
Election 2008
Election 2008
Democrat-27
Split-8
Nonpartisan
Republican-14
Party Control Shifts
Party Control Shifts

2008
2008
Democratic Gains
Delaware House
Nevada Senate
New York Senate
Ohio House
Wisconsin Assembly
Republican Gains
Montana Senate
Oklahoma Senate
Tennessee House
Tennessee Senate
Tied
Alaska Senate
Alaska Senate
Undecided
Undecided
Montana House-likely 50-50
Texas House 76 R- 74 D
1
9
3
8
Legislative Seats Held by
Legislative Seats Held by
Party 1938
Party 1938

2008
2008
1
9
5
2
1
9
7
4
1
9
9
4
2
0
0
8
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Seat Changes by Region
Seat Changes by Region
2006
2006

2008
2008
East +38 Democrat
Midwest +41 Democrat
South +6 Republican
West +25 Democrat
Democratic Share of Seats in the
South 1938 - 2008
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1938 1958 1978 1998
94%
53.5 %
Governor's Party
Governor's Party
Post
Post
-
-
Election 2008
Election 2008
Democrat-29
Republican-21
State Government
State Government
Post
Post
-
-
Election 2008
Election 2008
Democrat-17
Split-24
Nonpartisan
Republican-8
Coattails
Coattails
--
--
Fate of White House Winner in
Fate of White House Winner in
Legislatures in Presidential Election Year
Legislatures in Presidential Election Year
-400
-300
-200
-100
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1
9
4
0
1
9
4
4
1
9
4
8
1
9
5
2
1
9
5
6
1
9
6
0
1
9
6
4
1
9
6
8
1
9
7
2
1
9
7
6
1
9
8
0
1
9
8
4
1
9
8
8
1
9
9
2
1
9
9
6
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
2
0
0
8
Seats Gained or Lost
Reverse Coattails
Reverse Coattails
Fate of President's Party in
Fate of President's Party in
Legislatures in Mid
Legislatures in Mid
-
-
Term Elections
Term Elections
-1000
-800
-600
-400
-200
0
200
400
1
9
4
2
1
9
5
0
1
9
5
8
1
9
6
6
1
9
7
4
1
9
8
2
1
9
9
0
1
9
9
8
2
0
0
6
Seats Gained or Lost
Projected Gains/Losses After
Projected Gains/Losses After
2010 Reapportionment
2010 Reapportionment
+2
+2
+1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
+4
+1
+1
+1
+1
-1
+1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1
9
7
1
1
9
7
5
1
9
7
9
1
9
8
3
1
9
8
7
1
9
9
1
1
9
9
5
1
9
9
8
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
4
2
0
0
7
Percentage of Women
Percentage of Women
Legislators 1971 to 2009
Legislators 1971 to 2009
2
0
0
9
Leadership Changes
Leadership Changes
Nearly One-Third of Leaders will be New
to the J ob in J anuary--Surprise Losses:
Delaware Speaker Terry Spence (R)
Utah Speaker Greg Curtis (R)
Iowa Senate President Pro Tem J eff Danielson (D)
Rhode Island Senate President J oseph
Montalbano (D).
Bipartisan Coalition Leadership in Alaska
Senate and Louisiana House
Colorado first state ever to be led by two
African-American presiding officers
Senate President Peter Groff
House Speaker Terrance Carroll
Final Observations
Final Observations
Democrats made gains although they
were limited due to success in 2006.
Republicans can claim some victories--
they gained some key chambers and
losses could have been worse.
Turnover will be about average and
maybe less than 20%.
Now the hard work begins.
Thank You !
Thank You !
Tim Storey
National Conference of State Legislatures
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State
2008
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