2001 United States state legislative elections

none related races 2001 United States elections February 2026 January 2025 2001 United States state legislative elections United States legislative no 2000 United States state legislative elections 2000 2002 United States state legislative elections 2002 1999 United States state legislative elections 1999 2003 United States state legislative elections 2003 3 legislative chambers in 2 states November 6, 2001 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) US2001stateupperhouses.svg 320px Map of upper house elections:#C77FE2 Split body formed#D3D3D3 No regularly-scheduled elections US2001statelowerhouses.svg 320px Map of lower house elections:#0971b0 Democrats gained control#FF9998 Republicans retained control#D3D3D3 No regularly-scheduled elections 50"SplitChambers" The Washington House of Representatives and Maine Senate were tied, and they were controlled by a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans. They are not counted towards either total here. 48"NJSenate" The New Jersey Senate became tied. The Maine Senate remained tied, and they were controlled by a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans. They are not counted towards either total here. 2 46"SplitChambers" 48 2 Coalition 1"AZSenate" The Arizona Senate was controlled by a coalition of Democrats and Republicans. The minority caucus consists of Republicans who were not part of the majority coalition. 1"AZSenate" Chambers before Chambers after Overall change d9b2d9 The 2001 United States state legislative elections were held on November 6, 2001, during President George W. Bush's first term in office. Elections were held for three legislative chambers in two states, simultaneous to those states' gubernatorial elections.https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2002 State legislative elections, 2002 Ballotpedia Both chambers of the Northern Mariana Islands legislature were up as well. These were the first elections affected by the 2000 redistricting cycle, which reapportioned state legislatures based on data from the 2000 United States census. Republicans maintained control of the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly, while Democrats won control of the New Jersey General Assembly, and evenly split the State Senate.December 2001 Democrats Grab Control of Two Chambers--Earn Tie in a Third. (On First Reading) https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A80924649/ITOF?u=txshracd2548 State Legislatures 27 10 7 Gale General OneFile Democrats additionally won control of the Washington House of Representatives through special elections.admin 2001-10-22 House race could end Washington’s legislative gridlock • Daily Journal of Commerce https://djcoregon.com/news/2001/10/22/house-race-could-end-washington8217s-legislative-gridlock/ 2023-03-03 Daily Journal of Commerce en-USNeurath Peter September 21, 2001 Control of House still teeters in the balance https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A78806611/GBIB?u=txshracd2548 Puget Sound Business Journal 22 20 7 Gale Business: InsightsNovember 9, 2001 Democrats Cut Into Republican Control Of State Legislatures https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A79873398/ITOF?u=txshracd2548 Congress Daily AM The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC Gale General OneFile Summary table Regularly scheduled elections were held in 3 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 220 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 TermNew Jersey 40 40 100 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 0 0 0 4 100 100 100 2 State summaries New Jersey 2001 New Jersey Senate election 2001 New Jersey General Assembly election All seats of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In 2001, senators were elected to two-year terms in single-member districts, while Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts.https://www.state.nj.us/state/ New Jersey Secretary of State state.nj.us en Democrats won control of the General Assembly and created a split body in the Senate. New Jersey Senate Party Before After Change Democratic 16 20 4 Republican 24 20 4 Total 40 40 New Jersey General Assembly Party Before After Change Democratic 35 44 9 Republican 45 36 9 Total 80 80 Virginia 2001 Virginia House of Delegates election All seats of the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election in 2001. The delegates serve terms of two years. Republicans held the House of Delegates. Virginia House of Delegates Party Before After Change Democratic 47 34 13 Republican 52 64 12 Independent 1 2 1 Total 100 100 Territorial and federal district summaries Northern Mariana Islands 2001 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. Senate Party Before After Change Republican 6 4 2 Democratic 2 3 1 Total 9 9 House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 11 16 5 Democratic 6 1 5 Total 18 18 Notes References State legislative elections Category:State legislature elections in the United States by year