1999 United States state legislative elections

none related races 1999 United States elections February 2026 January 2025 1999 United States state legislative elections United States legislative no 1998 United States state legislative elections 1998 2000 United States state legislative elections 2000 1997 United States state legislative elections 1997 2001 United States state legislative elections 2001 8 legislative chambers in 4 states November 2, 1999 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) US1999stateupperhouses.svg 320px Map of upper house elections:#93C5DD Democrats retained control#FF9998 Republicans retained control#C77FE2 Split body formed#D3D3D3 No regularly-scheduled elections US1999statelowerhouses.svg 320px Map of lower house elections:#93C5DD Democrats retained control#ca0020 Republicans gained control #FF9998 Republicans retained control#D3D3D3 No regularly-scheduled elections 47"WAHouse" The Washington House of Representatives was controlled by a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans. Thus, it is not counted in this total."VASenate" The Virginia House of Delegates was split. Thus, it is not included in the prior total.Republicans gained control of the Kentucky Senate during the year due to party switching 48"WAHouse""NHSenate" The New Hampshire Senate became evenly-split due to a special election. Thus, it is not included in the prior total. 1 50"WAHouse""VASenate" 49"WAHouse""NHSenate" 1 Chambers before Chambers after Overall change The 1999 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2, 1999, alongside other elections. Elections were held for 7 legislative chambers in four states. Both chambers of the Northern Mariana Islands legislature were up.https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_1999 Democrats maintained control of the Mississippi and Louisiana legislatures, while Republicans maintained control of the lower house in New Jersey and the upper house in Virginia. Republicans had won a 1997 special election to claim a 21-19 majority in the Virginia Senate after Democrat Charles L. Waddell resigned his seat.Virginia State Legislature https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/library/vastateleg/issues/elect1-21.htm 2021-06-29 The Washington Posthttps://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 Republicans maintained this majority in 1999, which gave them their first-ever elected majority in history. Republicans flipped the Virginia House of Delegates, which was previously tied, resulting in the first-ever Republican majority. Additionally, in the summer of 1999, a Democratic senator died in the New Hampshire Senate and was succeeded by a Republican in a special election, switching that chamber from Democratic control to tied.Jimenez Ralph With Election Defeat, N.H. Democrats Lose Majority in Senate B.19 Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts December 9, 1999 Summary table Regularly scheduled elections were held in 7 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 538 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 TermLouisiana 39 39 100 4 105 105 100 4Mississippi 52 52 100 4 122 122 100 4New Jersey 0 40 0 2/4"variabletermlength" The upper houses of Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Texas use a 2-4-4 term length system. 80 80 100 2Virginia 40 40 100 4 100 100 100 2 State summaries Louisiana 1999 Louisiana Senate election 1999 Louisiana House of Representatives election All seats of the Louisiana State Senate and the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in single-member districts. Democrats maintained control of both chambers. +Louisiana State SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic2626 Republican1313Total3939 +Louisiana House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic7874 4Republican 27 31 4Total105105 Mississippi 1999 Mississippi Senate election 1999 Mississippi House of Representatives election All seats of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms in single-member districts. Democrats maintained control of both houses. +Mississippi State SenatePartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic3434Republican 18 18Total5252 +Mississippi House of RepresentativesPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic8686 Republican 33 33Independent 3 3Total122122 New Jersey 1999 New Jersey General Assembly election All seats of the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts.New Jersey Secretary of State https://www.state.nj.us/state/ state.nj.us en Republicans retained control. +General AssemblyPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic 32 35 3Republican4845 3Total8080 Virginia 1999 Virginia Senate election 1999 Virginia House of Delegates election All seats of the Senate of Virginia and the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in single-member districts. Senators were elected to four-year terms, while delegates served terms of two years. Republicans maintained control of the Senate and flipped the House of Delegates, which was previously tied. +Senate of VirginiaPartyBeforeAfterChangeDemocratic 19 19 Republican2121 Total4040 +Virginia House of DelegatesPartyBeforeAfterChangeRepublican 4952 3Independent1"Tie" Independent Lacey Putney sided with the Republicans, deadlocking the chamber.1Democratic 50 47 3Total100100 Territorial and federal district summaries Northern Mariana Islands 1999 Northern Mariana Islands general election All seats of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and half of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate are up for election. Senators are elected to four-year terms, and Representatives are elected to two-year terms. Republicans maintained control of both houses. Senate Party Before After Change Republican 8 6 2 Democratic 1 2 1Independent 0 1 1 Total 9 9 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 13 11 2 Democratic 5 6 1Independent 0 1 1 Total 18 18 Notes References State legislative elections Category:State legislature elections in the United States by year