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List of U.S. state senators

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This is a list of U.S. state senators.

Summary

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State State executive Legislature name Lower house Upper house
Name Size [1] Party strength Term
(yrs.)
Name Size [1] Party strength Term
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 Alabama Governor Legislature House of Representatives 105 R 76–29 4 Senate 35 R 27–8 4
 Alaska Governor Legislature House of Representatives 40 MC 21–19[nb 1] 2 Senate 20 Coal. 14–0, 6 NCR[nb 2] 4
 Arizona Governor State Legislature House of Representatives 60 R 33–27 2 Senate 30 R 17–13 2
 Arkansas Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100 R 81–19 2 Senate 35 R 29–6 4
 California Governor State Legislature[nb 3] State Assembly 80 D 60–20 2 State Senate 40 D 30–10 4
 Colorado Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 65 D 43–22 2 Senate 35 D 23–12 4
 Connecticut Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 151 D 102–49 2 State Senate 36 D 25–11 2
 Delaware Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 41 D 27–14 2 Senate 21 D 15–6 4
 Florida Governor Legislature House of Representatives 120 R 87–33 2 Senate 40 R 28–11, 1 ind. 4
 Georgia Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 180 R 100–80 2 State Senate 56 R 33–23 2
 Hawaii Governor Legislature House of Representatives 51 D 42–9 2 Senate 25 D 22–3 4
 Idaho Governor Legislature House of Representatives 70 R 61–9 2 Senate 35 R 29–6 2
 Illinois Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 118 D 78–40 2 Senate 59 D 40–19 2 or 4
 Indiana Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100 R 70–30 2 Senate 50 R 40–10 4
 Iowa Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100 R 67–33 2 Senate 50 R 34–16 4
 Kansas Governor Legislature House of Representatives 125 R 88–37 2 Senate 40 R 31–9 4
 Kentucky Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100 R 80–20 2 Senate 38 R 31–7 4
 Louisiana Governor Legislature[nb 4] House of Representatives 105 R 73–32 4 State Senate 39 R 28–11 4
 Maine Governor Legislature House of Representatives 151 D 76–73, 2 ind.[nb 5] 2 Senate 35 D 20–15 2
 Maryland Governor General Assembly House of Delegates 141 D 102–39 4 Senate 47 D 34–13 4
 Massachusetts Governor General Court House of Representatives 160 D 134–25, 1 ind. 2 Senate 40 D 35–5 2
 Michigan Governor Legislature House of Representatives 110 R 58–52 2 Senate 38 D 20–18 4
 Minnesota Governor Legislature House of Representatives 134 T 67–67 2 Senate 67 DFL 34–33 2, 4, 4
 Mississippi Governor Legislature House of Representatives 122 R 79–41, 2 ind. 4 State Senate 52 R 36–16 4
 Missouri Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 163 R 111–52 2 Senate 34 R 24–10 4
 Montana Governor Legislature House of Representatives 100 R 58–42 2 Senate 50 R 32–18 4
 Nebraska Governor Legislature (Unicameral) Legislature[nb 6] 49 R 33–15, 1 ind.[nb 7] 4
 Nevada Governor Legislature Assembly 42 D 27–15 2 Senate 21 D 13–8 4
 New Hampshire Governor General Court House of Representatives 400 R 221–178, 1 ind. 2 Senate 24 R 16–8 2
 New Jersey Governor Legislature General Assembly 80 D 52–28 2 Senate 40 D 25–15 2, 4, 4
 New Mexico Governor Legislature House of Representatives 70 D 44–26 2 Senate 42 D 26–16 4
 New York Governor State Legislature State Assembly 150 D 103–47 2 State Senate 63 D 41–22 2
 North Carolina Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 120 R 71–49 2 Senate 50 R 30–20 2
 North Dakota Governor Legislative Assembly House of Representatives 94 R 83–11 4 Senate 47 R 42–5 4
 Ohio Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 99 R 65–34 2 Senate 33 R 24–9 4
 Oklahoma Governor Legislature House of Representatives 101 R 81–20 2 Senate 48 R 40–8 4
 Oregon Governor Legislative Assembly House of Representatives 60 D 36–24 2 State Senate 30 D 18–12 4
 Pennsylvania Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 203 D 102–101 2 State Senate 50 R 27–23 4
 Rhode Island Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 75 D 64–10, 1 ind. 2 Senate 38 D 34–4 2
 South Carolina Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 124 R 88–36 2 Senate 46 R 34–12 4
 South Dakota Governor Legislature House of Representatives 70 R 64–6 2 Senate 35 R 32–3 2
 Tennessee Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 99 R 75–24 2 Senate 33 R 27–6 4
 Texas Governor Legislature House of Representatives 150 R 88–62 2 Senate 31 R 20–11 4
 Utah Governor State Legislature[nb 8] House of Representatives 75 R 61–14 2 State Senate 29 R 22–6, 1 FWD[nb 9] 4
 Vermont Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 150 MC 94–56[nb 10] 2 Senate 30 MC 17–13[nb 11] 2
 Virginia Governor General Assembly House of Delegates 100 D 51–49 2 Senate 40 D 21–19 4
 Washington Governor State Legislature[nb 12] House of Representatives 98 D 59–39 2 State Senate 49 D 30–19 4
 West Virginia Governor Legislature House of Delegates 100 R 91–9 2 Senate 34 R 32–2 4
 Wisconsin Governor State Legislature State Assembly 99 R 54–45 2 Senate 33 R 18–15 4
 Wyoming Governor Legislature House of Representatives 62 R 56–6 2 Senate 31 R 29–2 4
  1. ^ The majority in the Alaska House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 14 Democrats, 2 Republicans and 5 Independents. The minority consists of 19 Republicans.
  2. ^ The majority in the Alaska Senate is held by a coalition of 9 Democrats and 5 Republicans. There are 6 Republicans outside the caucus.
  3. ^ The Constitution of California names it the "California Legislature", but the legislature brands itself as the "California State Legislature".
  4. ^ The Constitution of Louisiana vests legislative authority in "a legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives," and refers to it as "the legislature" throughout, without officially designating a term for the two houses together. However, the two bodies do use the term "Louisiana State Legislature" in official references to itself.
  5. ^ There are 3 additional non-voting seats allocated to sovereign tribal nations within Maine. Since 2018, only one seat (belonging to the Passamaquoddy) is filled; the current tribal representative is a non-partisan/independent but is not counted in this total.
  6. ^ When Nebraska switched to a unicameral legislature in 1937, the lower house was abolished. All current Nebraskan legislators are referred to as "Senators", as the pre-1937 senate was the retained house.
  7. ^ Nebraska's legislature is de jure nonpartisan but senators' political affiliations are publicly known and voting often happens along party lines; the de facto composition is given here.
  8. ^ The Constitution of Utah names it the "Legislature of the State of Utah", but the legislature brands itself as the "Utah State Legislature".
  9. ^ One senator is registered with the Forward Party.
  10. ^ The majority in the Vermont House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 87 Democrats, 4 Vermont Progressives and 3 independents. The minority consists of 56 Republicans.
  11. ^ The majority in the Vermont Senate is held by a coalition of 16 Democrats and 1 Vermont Progressive. 13 Republicans make up the minority.
  12. ^ The Constitution of Washington names it "the legislature of the state of Washington", but the legislature brands itself as the "Washington State Legislature".

Superlatives

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From the 50 state legislatures in the United States, the following superlatives emerge:

There are a total of 1,972 state senators nationwide, with the average state senate having 39 members.

Alabama

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Alaska

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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Florida

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Georgia

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Hawaii

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Montana

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Nevada

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Nebraska

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Nebraska has a unicameral legislature.

New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Vermont

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Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b The Book of the States (53 ed.). The Council of State Governments. January 7, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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