The State Legislatures
The State Senates
While the Republicans were given control of the Governors and all other major statewide offices except Attorney General, the state legislatures remained in the hands of the Democrats. Mirroring the divide between the executive and legislative on the national level, but with the parties reversed, it is clear that the voters are unwilling to give either party a clear mandate to govern the country or, with a few exceptions, even the states.
The Democrats won 658 State Senate seats to the Republicans 547 and Independents 2. The Democrats won 54.5% of the State Senate races. The bad news is that 422 of the 1,207 State Senate races were unopposed. The 35% unopposed rate, about the same for both parties, is an increase of almost 2% from the 33.27% unopposed in 1994.
So, just as the number of unopposed House of Representative candidates increased from 11% to 21%; the unopposed State Senate candidates increased to over . Hawaii (80%), Rhode Island (70%), Arizona (66%), Massachusetts (65%), Florida (65%), Idaho (62%), Texas (62%), Arkansas (61%), Indiana (56%), Montana (53%) and Tennessee (52%) were all states with more than half of the State Senate running unopposed. Michigan was the only state where every State Senate seat was contested by both parties.
Even in the face of the Republican's 1994 landslide, the Democrats managed to win a majority of 51.9% of the State Senate Seats. This is because almost 40% of the winning Democratic candidates were unopposed in 1994, compared to only 26% of the winning Republicans. This gave the Democrats a 92 seat lead, meaning that the Republicans would have had to win over 55.7% of the contested seats in order to win a majority in the State Senates. The 92 vote margin dropped to 36 in the 1998 elections.
The State Representatives
The situation with the State Representatives is similar to the State Senators. The Democrats won 52.4% of the State Representative seats, to keep control of a majority of the almost 5,000 state representatives who were elected in 1998. The number and percentage of unopposed State Representatives, at 42.09%, was even higher than the State Senators, and an almost 5% increase over the 37.3% who ran unopposed in 1994.
The states where a majority of the state representatives ran unopposed are: South Carolina (71%), Massachusetts (71%), Rhode Island (68%), Texas (64%), Tennessee (63%), Delaware (60%), Idaho (60%), Georgia (58%), Florida (58%), New Mexico (55%) Minnesota (54%), Arkansas (53%), Kentucky (50%) and Illinois (50%).
On the other end of the scale, the states with highest number of contested races are: Michigan (99.1%), Hawaii (98.1%), California (92.5%) and Ohio (89.9%). From there, the number of unopposed jumps to over 20%, with the unopposed in the remaining 26 states coming between 1/5th and 1/2.
In 1994, the Democrats had just barely managed to retain a 50.5% majority in the state representative races, in spite of starting with a 274 seat head start among unopposed. Here again, the Republicans would have had to have won 54.5% of the seats to win a majority. The fact that they came so close shows they were winning close to 54% of the contested seats, but because of the number of unopposed, the Republicans still failed to win an absolute majority of the State Representatives.
It is also interesting to note that, by and large, the states with the highest number of unopposed representatives are also the states with the lowest turnout, that use the death penalty most often, and that are supplying us with our national leaders. Texas, which gave us George Bush and now his sons, had 40% of the House of Representative seats unopposed, 62% of the State Senate and 64% of the State Representatives unopposed. Florida, with almost 80% of the U.S. Representatives running unopposed, had 65% of the State Senate and 58% of the State House of Representatives running unopposed. So, it's not surprising to find that the Governors of Texas and Florida are the Bush Brothers, sons of a former President and grandsons of a former Senator. Does this sound like democracy, or a dictatorship like China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran and Iraq, which along with the United States, carried out 80% of the death penalty executions in the world last year.
Arkansas and Tennessee, which gave us President Bill Clinton and Vice-President Al Gore, also have a majority of the United States Representatives, State Senators and State Representatives running unopposed. Are our national leaders coming from states with limited democracy because they are the only ones who can devote the time necessary to campaign nationally, because there is no real political opposition at home so they don't have to stay home and do the work necessary for governing? When legislators are unopposed, it's all back room deals and trade-offs. Convincing the voters, a time consuming and difficult process, isn't necessary.
In these four states: Texas, Florida, Arkansas and Tennessee, an absolute majority of the voters had only one choice on the ballot for the U.S. House of Representatives and their state legislatures. When I was in school this was called the dictatorship of a one party state and billions of tax dollars were spent to defend ourselves from countries where voters had no choice in elections.
Also, the United States executes juvenile offenders (they can get the death penalty, but aren't allowed on the streets after 11 p.m.) right along with those other democracies: Iran, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
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Alabama Senate
Republicans
Democrats
Ind.
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Alabama Sen. 98
12
23
0
3
5
8
22.8571%
Alabama Sen. 94
12
23
0
4
14
18
51.4286%
0
0
0
-1
-9
-10
-28.5714%
Alabama Reps.
Republicans
Democrats
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Alabama Rep. 98
36
69
0
20
30
50
47.6190%
Alabama Rep. 94
31
74
0
9
45
54
51.4286%
5
-5
0
11
-15
-4
-3.8095%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Alska Senate98
6
4
0
4
0
4
40.0000%
Alska Senate94
5
5
0
1
0
1
10.0000%
1
-1
0
3
0
3
30.0000%
Alaska Reps
Alska Reps. 98
25
15
0
7
8
15
37.5000%
Alska Reps. 94
23
16
1 [beat unop Rep]
5
5
10
25.0000%
2
-1
-1
2
3
5
12.5000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Ind.
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Az. Senate 98
17
13
0
11
9
20
66.6667%
Az. Senate 94
19
11
0
14
7
21
70.0000%
-2
2
0
-3
2
-1
-3.3333%
Az. Rep. 98
40
20
0
18
11
29
48.3333%
Az. Rep. 94
38
22
0
25
12
37
61.6667%
2
-2
0
-7
-1
-8
-13.3333%
Arkansas
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ark. Sen. 98
5
13
0
3
8
11
61.1111%
Ark. Sen 94
7
28
0
4
22
26
74.2857%
-2
-15
0
-1
-14
-15
-13.1746%
Arkansas
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ark. Rep. 98
25
75
0
7
47
54
53.4653%
Ark. Rep. 94
12
87
1
6
80
86
86.0000%
13
-12
-1
1
-33
-32
-32.5347%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Calif. Senate98
5
15
0
1
1
2
10.0000%
Calif. Senate94
6
13
1
0
0
0
0.0000%
-1
2
1
1
2
10.0000%
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Calif. House 98
32
48
0
3
3
6
7.5000%
Calif. House 94
41
39
0
0
4
4
5.0000%
-9
9
0
3
-1
2
2.5000%
Colorado
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Co. Senate 98
10
7
0
2
1
3
17.6471%
Co. Senate 94
10
7
0
3
2
5
29.4118%
0
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-11.7647%
Colorado
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Co. Rep. 98
38
27
0
9
7
16
24.6154%
Co. Rep. 94
41
24
0
7
6
13
20.0000%
-3
3
0
2
1
3
4.6154%
Connecticut
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ct. Senate 98
18
18
0
3
4
7
19.4444%
Ct. Senate 94
19
17
0
0
2
2
5.5556%
-1
1
0
3
2
5
13.8889%
Connecticut
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ct. Rep. 98
54
96
0
22
19
41
27.3333%
Ct. Rep. 94
61
90
0
14
10
24
15.8940%
-7
6
0
8
9
17
11.4393%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Del. Senate 98
6
4
0
2
2
4
40.0000%
Del. Senate 94
7
3
0
1
2
3
30.0000%
-1
1
0
1
0
1
10.0000%
Delaware House
Del. House 98
26
15
0
18
7
25
60.9756%
Del. House 94
27
14
0
10
12
22
53.6585%
-1
1
0
8
-5
3
7.3171%
Florida Senate
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
F. Senate 98
12
8
0
8
5
13
65.0000%
F. Senate 94
12
10
0
2
6
8
36.3636%
0
-2
0
6
-1
5
28.6364%
Florida Reps.
F. Rep. 98
70
47
0
44
28
68
58.1197%
F. Rep. 94
57
63
0
32
32
64
53.3333%
13
-16
0
12
-4
4
4.7863%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ga. Senate 98
23
32
0
12
17
29
52.7273%
Ga. Senate 94
21
35
0
14
30
44
78.5714%
2
-3
0
-2
-13
-15
-25.8442%
Ga. Reps. 98
78
102
0
53
53
106
58.8889%
Ga. Reps. 94
66
114
0
37
76
113
62.7778%
12
-12
0
16
-23
-7
-3.8889%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ha. Senate 98
3
22
0
2
18
20
80.0000%
Ha. Senate 94
2
23
0
1
14
15
60.0000%
1
-1
0
1
4
5
20.0000%
Ha. Rep. 98
12
39
0
0
1
1
1.9608%
Ha. Rep. 94
7
44
0
1
12
13
25.4902%
5
-5
0
-1
-11
-12
-23.5294%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Idaho Sen. 98
31
4
0
20
2
22
62.8571%
Idaho Sen. 94
27
8
0
17
2
19
54.2857%
4
-4
0
3
0
3
8.5714%
Idaho Reps. 98
58
12
0
38
4
42
60.0000%
Idaho Reps. 94
57
13
0
35
4
39
55.7143%
1
-1
0
3
0
3
4.2857%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Ill. Senate 90
23
18
0
11
8
19
46.3415%
Ill. Senate 94
11
9
0
2
4
6
30.0000%
12
9
0
9
4
13
16.3415%
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Ill. House 98
56
62
0
27
32
59
50.0000%
Ill. House 94
64
54
0
15
20
35
29.6610%
-8
8
0
12
12
24
20.3390%
Indiana Senate
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ind. Sen. 98
15
10
0
10
4
14
56.0000%
Ind. Sen. 94
14
11
0
0
2
2
8.0000%
1
-1
0
10
2
12
48.0000%
Indiana House
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ind. Rep. 98
47
53
0
22
18
40
40.0000%
Ind. Rep. 94
56
44
0
25
13
38
38.0000%
-9
9
0
-3
5
2
2.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Iowa Senate 98
14
11
0
7
2
9
36.0000%
Iowa Senate 94
12
13
0
8
3
11
44.0000%
2
-2
0
-1
-1
-2
-8.0000%
Iowa House
Iowa Reps. 98
56
44
0
15
19
34
34.0000%
Iowa Reps. 94
65
35
0
24
14
38
38.0000%
-9
9
0
-9
5
-4
-4.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ks. Senate 98
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0000%
Ks. Senate 94
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0000%
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Kan. Reps. 98
77
48
0
38
24
62
49.6000%
Kan. Reps. 94
79
45
0
21
17
38
30.6452%
-2
3
0
17
7
24
18.9548%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ky. Senate 98
10
10
0
1
3
4
20.0000%
Ky. Senate 94
10
9
0
1
4
5
26.3158%
0
1
0
0
-1
-1
-6.3158%
Ky. Rep. 98
34
66
0
14
36
50
50.0000%
Ky. Rep. 94
37
63
0
19
49
68
68.0000%
-3
3
0
-5
-13
-18
-18.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Maine Senate 98
14
20
1
1
5
6
17.6471%
Maine Senate 94
18
16
1
0
0
0
0.0000%
-4
4
0
1
5
6
17.6471%
Maine House 98
71
79
1
13
22
35
23.1788%
Maine House 94
74
77
0
13
18
31
20.5298%
-3
2
1
0
4
4
2.6490%
Md. Senate
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Md. Senate 98
15
32
0
4
13
17
36.1702%
Md. Senate 94
15
32
0
2
10
12
25.5319%
0
0
0
2
3
5
10.6383%
Md. Assembly
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Md. House 98
35
106
0
10
42
52
36.8794%
Md. House 94
41
100
0
1
33
34
24.1135%
-6
6
0
9
9
18
12.7660%
Mass. Senate
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Mass. Senate 98
7
33
0
5
21
26
65.0000%
Mass. Senate 94
10
30
0
6
14
20
48.7805%
-3
3
0
-1
7
6
16.2195%
Mass. House
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Mass. House 98
28
131
0
16
97
113
71.2500%
Mass. House 94
34
125
0
13
75
89
56.2500%
-6
6
0
3
22
24
15.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Mich. Senate 98
23
15
0
0
0
0
0.0000%
Mich. Seante94
22
16
0
0
0
0
0.0000%
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Mich. House98
58
52
0
0
1
1
0.9091%
Mich. House94
56
54
0
0
1
1
0.9091%
2
-2
0
0
0
0
0.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Minn. Senate 98
21
46
0
0
3
3
4.4776%
Minn. Senate 94
20
47
0
8
20
28
41.7910%
1
-1
0
-8
-17
-25
-37.3134%
Minn. Rep. 98
72
62
0
32
41
73
54.4776%
Minn. Rep. 94
63
71
0
9
2
11
8.2090%
9
-9
0
23
39
62
46.2687%
Missouri Senate
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Mo. Senate 98
9
8
0
1
1
2
11.7647%
Mo. Senate 94
8
9
0
1
3
4
23.5294%
1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-11.7647%
Missouri House
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Mo. House 98
76
87
0
28
42
70
42.9448%
Mo. House 94
76
87
0
27
36
63
38.6503%
0
0
0
1
6
7
4.2945%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Mont. Senate 98
16
10
0
9
5
14
53.8462%
Mont. Senate 94
20
8
0
2
4
6
21.4286%
-4
2
0
7
1
8
32.4176%
Mont. House 98
59
41
0
26
17
43
43.0000%
Mont. House 94
68
32
0
11
11
22
22.0000%
-9
9
0
15
6
21
21.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Nev. Sen. 98
7
4
0
4
0
4
36.3636%
Nev. Sen. 94
7
4
0
0
1
1
9.0909%
0
0
0
4
-1
3
27.2727%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Nev. Ass 98
14
28
0
5
2
7
16.6667%
Nev. Ass 94
14
28
0
2
2
4
9.5238%
0
0
0
3
0
3
7.1429%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
NH Senate 98
11
13
0
1
0
1
4.1667%
NH Senate 88
21
3
0
8
1
9
0.375
-10
10
0
-7
-1
-8
-33.3333%
NH House 98
245
155
0
107
53
160
0.399999999999636
NH House 88
310
90
0
119
46
165
0.412499999999909
-65
65
0
-12
7
-5
-1.2500%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
NMex. Senate 88
16
26
0
6
9
15
0.357142857142662
NMex. Senate 84
21
21
0
2
8
10
0.238095238095184
-5
5
0
4
1
5
0.119047619047706
N.Mex. Reps 98
30
40
0
11
28
39
55.7143%
N.Mex. Reps 94
25
45
0
9
26
35
50.0000%
5
-5
0
2
2
4
5.7143%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
NY Senate 98
35
26
0
11
5
16
26.2295%
NY Senate 94
36
25
0
12
7
19
31.1475%
-1
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4.9180%
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
NY Assembly 98
52
98
0
16
18
34
22.6667%
NY Assembly 94
56
94
0
14
15
29
19.3333%
-4
4
0
2
3
5
3.3333%
NC Senate
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
1998
14
36
0
9
9
18
36.0000%
1994
24
26
0
5
15
20
40.0000%
-10
10
0
4
-6
-2
-4.0000%
NC House
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
1998
54
66
0
25
31
56
46.6667%
1994
67
53
0
21
35
56
46.6667%
-13
13
0
4
-4
0
0.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
ND Senate 98
18
8
0
3
1
4
15.3846%
ND Senate 94
17
8
0
4
1
5
20.0000%
1
0
0
-1
0
-1
-4.6154%
ND Reps. 98
67
31
0
9
6
15
15.3061%
ND Reps. 94
75
23
0
7
8
15
15.3061%
-8
8
0
2
-2
0
0.0000%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Ohio Senate 98
9
9
0
0
1
1
5.5556%
Ohio Senate 94
8
9
0
1
1
2
11.7647%
1
0
0
-1
0
-1
-6.2092%
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Ohio House 98
59
40
0
7
4
11
11.1111%
Ohio House 94
56
41
1
6
3
9
9.1837%
3
-1
-1
1
1
2
1.9274%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Ok. Senate 98
6
15
0
2
4
6
28.5714%
Ok. Senate 94
7
9
0
4
6
10
62.5000%
-1
6
0
-2
-2
-4
-33.9286%
Ok. Rep. 98
40
61
0
19
28
47
46.5347%
Ok. Rep. 94
21
31
0
12
22
34
65.3846%
19
30
0
7
6
13
-18.8500%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Or. Senate 98
9
6
0
2
2
4
26.6667%
Or. Senate 94
9
6
0
1
3
4
26.6667%
0
0
0
1
-1
0
0.0000%
Or. Reps. 98
34
25
0
8
8
16
27.1186%
Or. Reps. 94
34
26
0
4
2
6
10.0000%
0
-1
0
4
6
10
17.1186%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Pa. Senate 98
15
10
0
3
5
8
32.0000%
Pa. Senate 94
15
10
0
3
2
5
20.0000%
0
0
0
0
3
3
12.0000%
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Pa. House 98
103
100
0
53
31
84
41.3793%
Pa. House 94
101
102
0
45
29
74
36.4532%
2
-2
0
8
2
10
4.9261%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
RI Senate 98
8
42
0
5
30
35
70.0000%
RI Senate 94
10
40
0
4
11
15
30.0000%
-2
2
0
1
19
20
40.0000%
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
RI House 98
13
86
1
3
65
68
68.0000%
RI House 94
15
85
0
6
49
55
55.0000%
-2
1
1
-3
16
13
13.0000%
South Carolina
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
SC Senate 88
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.46936793852786E-39
SC Senate 94
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.46936793852786E-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.46936793852786E-39
South Carolina
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
SC House 98
68
56
0
53
36
89
71.7742%
SC House 94
60
61
3
38
42
80
66.1157%
8
-5
-3
15
-6
9
5.6585%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
SD Senate 98
22
13
0
9
3
12
34.2857%
SD Senate 94
19
15
1
5
3
8
22.8571%
3
-2
-1
4
0
4
11.4286%
SD House 98
51
19
0
21
6
27
38.5714%
SD House 94
45
24
1
14
10
24
34.7826%
6
-5
-1
7
-4
3
3.7888%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Tenn. Senate 98
11
6
1
5
4
9
52.9412%
Tenn. Senate 94
9
8
0
3
3
6
35.2941%
2
-2
1
2
1
3
17.6471%
Tenn. Rep. 90
40
59
0
27
36
63
63.6364%
Tenn. Rep. 94
40
59
0
19
32
51
51.5152%
0
0
0
8
4
12
12.1212%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Tx. Senate 98
9
7
0
5
5
10
62.5000%
Tx. Senate 94
14
17
0
6
9
15
48.3871%
-5
-10
0
-1
-4
-5
14.1129%
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps
Unopposed Dems
Total Unopposed
Tx. House 98
72
78
0
52
45
97
64.6667%
Tx. House 94
61
89
0
37
61
98
65.3333%
11
-11
0
15
-16
-1
-0.6667%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Utah Sen. 98
8
7
0
1
2
3
20.0000%
Utah Sen. 94
12
5
0
3
0
3
17.6471%
-4
2
0
-2
2
0
2.3529%
Utah Rep. 98
54
21
0
17
3
20
26.6667%
Utah Rep. 94
55
20
0
14
4
18
24.0000%
-1
1
0
3
-1
2
2.6667%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independents
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Unopposed Inds.
Total Unopposed
Vt. Senate 98
13
17
0
3
1
4
13.3333%
Vt. Senate 94
12
13
0
1
3
4
16.0000%
1
4
0
2
-2
1.46936793852786E-39
-2.6667%
Vermont House98
66
79
5
26
22
3
51
34.0000%
Vermont House84
50
50
0
5
17
22
22.0000%
16
29
5
21
5
29
12.0000%
Wash. Senate
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Wa. Senate 98
11
13
0
2
5
7
29.1667%
Wa. Senate 94
15
9
0
2
0
2
8.3333%
-4
4
0
0
5
5
20.8333%
Washington Reps.
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Wa. Hse. 98
50
48
0
15
15
30
30.6122%
Wa. Hse. 94
60
38
0
9
8
17
17.3469%
-10
10
0
6
7
13
13.2653%
Legislature
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
W.Va. Sen. 98
2
15
0
0
4
4
23.5294%
W.Va. Sen. 94
6
11
0
0
7
7
41.1765%
-4
4
0
0
-3
-3
-17.6471%
W.Va. House 98
25
75
0
6
43
49
49.0000%
W.Va. House 94
33
67
0
7
29
36
36.0000%
-8
8
0
-1
14
13
13.0000%
WisconsinSenate
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Wisc. Sen. 98
8
9
0
2
2
4
23.5294%
Wisc. Sen. 94
10
7
0
0
1
1
5.8824%
-2
2
0
2
1
3
17.6471%
Wisconsin House
Republicans
Democrats
Independent
Unopposed Reps.
Unopposed Dems.
Total Unopposed
Wisc. Hse. 98
55
44
0
26
17
43
43.4343%
Wisc. Hse. 94
51
48
0
25
19
44
44.4444%
4
-4
0
1
-2
-1
-1.0101%
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