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2025 United States state legislative elections
← 2024 November 4, 2025 2026 →
2 legislative chambers
2 states
 
Party Republican Democratic Coalition
Current chambers 56 41 2[a][b]
Map of upper house elections:
     Special elections to be held
     No regularly-scheduled elections
Map of lower house elections:
     Democratic-controlled chamber up
     Special elections to be held
     No regularly-scheduled elections

The 2025 United States state legislative elections will be held on November 4, 2025, for 2 state legislative chambers in 2 states. Across the fifty states, 3 percent of all lower house seats will be up for election, with no upper house having regularly-scheduled elections. The elections take place concurrently with several other state, and local elections, including the gubernatorial elections.

Summary table

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Regularly-scheduled elections were held in 2 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly-scheduled elections were held for 180 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
Seats up Total % up Term Seats up Total % up Term
New Jersey 0 40 0 2/4[c] 80 80 100 4
Virginia 0 40 0 4 100 100 100 2

State summaries

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New Jersey

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Main article: 2025 New Jersey General Assembly election

All of the seats of the New Jersey General Assembly are up for election in 2025. The New Jersey General Assembly has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 2002.

New Jersey General Assembly
Party Leader Before After Change
Democratic Craig Coughlin 52
Republican John DiMaio 28
Total 80 80 Steady

Virginia

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Main article: 2025 Virginia House of Delegates election

All of the seats of the Virginia House of Delegates are up for election in 2025. The Virginia House of Delegates has been controlled by the Democratic Party since 2024.

Virginia House of Delegates
Party Leader Before After Change
Democratic Don Scott 51
Republican Todd Gilbert 49
Total 100 100 Steady

Special elections

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There are currently eight state legislative special elections scheduled for 2025.[1]

California

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 36 Janet Nguyen Republican 2022 Incumbent resigning TBD to join the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
New member to be elected TBD. 		TBD

Louisiana

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 14 Cleo Fields Democratic 2019 Incumbent resigning TBD to become a U.S. representative.
New member to be elected TBD. 		TBD

Michigan

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 35 Kristen McDonald Rivet Democratic 2022 Incumbent resigning TBD to become a U.S. representative.
New member to be elected TBD. 		TBD

New Jersey

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 35 Nellie Pou Democratic 2011 Incumbent resigning TBD to become a U.S. representative.
New member to be elected TBD. 		TBD

Oklahoma

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 8 Roger Thompson Republican 2014 Incumbent resigned November 1, 2024.[2]
New member to be elected May 13, 2025. 		TBD

South Carolina

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
House 113 Marvin R. Pendarvis Democratic 2017 (sp.) Incumbent resigned September 16, 2024.
New member to be elected March 25, 2025.[3] 		TBD

Virginia

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District Incumbent This race
Chamber No. Representative Party First
elected 		Results Candidates
Senate 10 John McGuire Republican 2023 Incumbent resigning TBD to become a U.S. representative.
New member to be elected TBD.
  • ▌Duane Adams (Republican)[4]
  • ▌Amanda Chase (Republican)[4]
  • ▌Jean Gannon (Republican)[4]
  • ▌Shayne Snavely (Republican)[4]
Senate 32 Suhas Subramanyam Democratic 2023 Incumbent resigning TBD to become a U.S. representative.
New member to be elected TBD.

Notes

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  1. ^ The Alaska House of Representatives prior to the 2024 elections is controlled by a coalition of 20 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 1 Independent.
  2. ^ The Alaska Senate prior to the 2024 elections is controlled by a grand coalition of 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
  3. ^ 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 special elections, 2025". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Murphy, Emma (June 14, 2024). "Senator Thompson resigns, triggers special election". Oklahoma Voice. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Thompson, Marissa (November 7, 2024). "Charleston Co. election officials give special election date for District 113". Live 5 South Carolina. WCSC. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Bryson, Anna (September 6, 2024). "GOP candidates line up, expecting special election in 10th Senate District". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Pampaloni, Hanna (November 6, 2024). "Candidates Eye State Senate Vacancy Following Subramanyam's 10th District Victory". Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  6. ^ @IbraheemSamirah (November 6, 2024). "I'm running for Virginia State Senate in #SD32 to succeed @SuhasforVA. I have stood up to Donald Trump before and I will make sure we fight back like never before. It is an honor to be launching this campaign with the support of 7 local and national progressive organizations" (Tweet). Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Twitter.
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