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Party Legend
D	Democrat	O	Other
R	Republican	V	Vacancy
I	Independent	U	Undecided
P	Progressive

2008 Legislature									2009 Legislature								Chamber Switch
State	Senate				House				Senate				House				Senate	House
	D	R	O	V	D	R	O	V	D	R	O	V	D	R	O	V
Alabama	22	13			62	43			21	13		1	62	43
Alaska	9	11			17	23			10	10			18	22			X
Arizona	13	17			26	33		1	12	18			25	35
Arkansas	27	8			75	25			27	8			71	28	1
California	24	15		1	48	32			24	15		1	51	30
Colorado	20	15			40	25			21	14			38	26
Connecticut	24	11		1	106	44		1	24	12			114	37
Delaware	13	8			19	22			15	5			26	15				X
Florida	14	26			43	75		2	14	26			44	76
Georgia	22	34			73	106		1	22	34			75	105
Hawaii	21	4			43	8			23	2			45	6
Idaho	7	28			19	51			7	28			18	52
Illinois	37	22			67	51			37	22			70	48
Indiana	17	33			51	49			17	33			52	48
Iowa	30	20			53	47			31	19			56	44
Kansas	10	30			47	78			9	31			48	77
Kentucky	15	22	1-I		64	36			15	22	1-I		65	35
Louisiana	24	13		2	51	49	3-I	2	22	16		1	52	50	3-I
Maine	18	17			90	59	2-I		20	15			96	54	1-I
Maryland	33	14			104	36	1-I		33	14			104	36	1-I
Massachusetts	33	5		2	141	19			33	5		2	142	17	1
Michigan	17	21			58	52			17	21			67	43
Minnesota	45	21		1	85	49			46	21			87	47
Mississippi	27	25			74	48			27	25			74	48
Missouri	14	20			70	91		2	11	23			74	89
Montana	26	24			48	50	1-I	1	23	27			49	50		1	X	X
Nebraska	Unicameral/Nonpartisan; 49
Nevada	10	11			27	15			12	9			28	14			X
New Hampshire	14	10			231	158	1-I	10	14	10			224	176
New Jersey	22	18			46	31		3	22	18			48	32
New Mexico	24	18			42	28			27	15			45	25
New York	30	31		1	107	42		1	32	30			110	40			X
North Carolina	31	19			68	52			30	20			68	52
North Dakota	21	26			33	61			21	26			36	58
Ohio	11	20		2	45	53		1	12	21			53	46				X
Oklahoma	24	24			44	57			22	26			40	61			X
Oregon	18	11	1-I		31	29			18	12			36	23	1-U
Pennsylvania	21	29			102	101			21	29			104	99
Rhode Island	33	5			62	13			32	3	1-I		69	6
South Carolina	19	27			51	73			19	27			53	71
South Dakota	15	20			20	50			14	19	1		24	46
Tennessee	16	16	1-I		53	46			14	19			48	51			X	X
Texas	11	20			71	79			12	18	1		74	76
Utah	8	21			19	56			8	21			22	53
Vermont	23	7			93	49	2-I, 6-P		23	7			91	46	13
Virginia	21	19			43	52	2-I	3	21	19			43	52	2-I	3
Washington	32	17			63	35			31	18			62	36
West Virginia	23	11			73	27			26	8			71	29
Wisconsin	17	14		2	47	51	1-I		18	15			52	46	1-I			X
Wyoming	7	23			17	43			7	23			18	42

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2008 Election Coverage
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