1998 United States state legislative elections

none related races 1998 United States elections February 2026 January 2025 1998 United States state legislative elections United States legislative no 1997 United States state legislative elections 1997 1999 United States state legislative elections 1999 1996 United States state legislative elections 1996 2000 United States state legislative elections 2000 86 legislative chambers in 46 states November 3, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) US1998stateupperhouses.svg 320px Map of upper house elections:#0671B0 Democrats gained control #93C5DD Democrats retained control#ca0020 Republicans gained control #FF9998 Republicans retained control#a12ef6 Coalition retained control#D3D3D3 No regularly-scheduled elections US1998statelowerhouses.svg 320px Map of lower house elections:#0671B0 Democrats gained control #93C5DD Democrats retained control#ca0020 Republicans gained control #FF9998 Republicans retained control#C77FE2 Split body formed#D3D3D3 No regularly-scheduled elections 49Republicans took control of the Virginia Senate and Wisconsin Senate, as forcing a tie in the Virginia House of Delegates, early in the year through special elections. 46"WAHouse" The Washington House of Representatives became controlled by a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans. 3 48 50 2 Chambers before Chambers after Overall change 1 1 Coalition d9b2d9 50 47 1 The 1998 United States state legislative elections were held on November 3, 1998, alongside other elections. Elections were held for 86 legislative chambers in 46 states. Despite hopes of winning a majority of state legislatures for the first time since 1954 after a decade of steady gains, Republicans only flipped two chambers in the Midwest while losing control of six. Democrats flipped five of those, while the Washington House of Representatives becoming tied.Jr B. Drummond Ayres 1998-11-05 THE 1998 ELECTIONS: THE STATES -- STATEHOUSES; Small Strides for Democrats Could Be Big After Census https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/05/us/1998-elections-states-statehouses-small-strides-for-democrats-could-be-big-after.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20150527075504/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/05/us/1998-elections-states-statehouses-small-strides-for-democrats-could-be-big-after.html May 27, 2015 2026-06-18 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331Oldham Kit July 20, 2009 Clyde Ballard and Frank Chopp are elected co-Speakers of the state Ho https://www.historylink.org/File/9085 2026-06-18 www.historylink.org Republicans had also forced a tie in the Virginia House of Delegates and gained control of the Virginia Senate early in the year in special elections.https://books.google.com/books?id=GNr40qOoXOoC&dq=virginia%2520house%2520of%2520delegates%2520elections%25201997&pg=PA139 Southern Politics in the 1990s LSU Press 978-0-8071-4181-6 en Notes References State legislative elections Category:State legislature elections in the United States by year