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Current state legislative roles by state

Current state legislative role records in the Open States People snapshot, grouped by state and territory.

Which state legislatures have the most current members?

State legislature size

What this chart says

New Hampshire has the largest current-role count in the Open States snapshot.

How to read it

Counts current lower- and upper-chamber roles by state from exact Open States person UUID records.

Important limits

  • This is a current-role snapshot, not a historical census of seats or a legal apportionment table.
  • Vacancies and source timing can make a current-role count differ from the chamber's statutory size.
The data behind the view

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Current state legislative roles by state: source values used by Election.org
GroupCurrent roles
New Hampshire410
Pennsylvania252
Georgia235
New York213
Minnesota200
Massachusetts198
Missouri191
Maine188
Maryland188
Connecticut187
Vermont180
Texas179
Illinois177
Mississippi172
North Carolina170
South Carolina170
Kansas165
Florida158
Indiana150
Montana150
Iowa149
Michigan148
Oklahoma147
Washington147
Louisiana143
Alabama140
North Dakota140
Virginia139
Kentucky138
Arkansas133
West Virginia133
Ohio132
Tennessee132
Wisconsin132
New Jersey120
California119
Rhode Island113
New Mexico111
Idaho105
South Dakota105
Utah104
Colorado100
Wyoming93
Arizona90
Oregon90
Puerto Rico81
Hawaii75
Nevada63
Delaware62
Alaska60
Nebraska49
District of Columbia13