Английская Википедия:2011 United States state legislative elections

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The 2011 United States state legislative elections were held on November 8, 2011. Eight legislative chambers in four states held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in four states.

These were the first elections to be affected by redistricting after the 2010 census. Additionally, the first wave of recall elections occurred in Wisconsin, while Republicans lost seats, they maintained a narrow majority. A second wave would occur in 2012.

Republicans flipped control of the Virginia Senate, thereby establishing a trifecta. In Mississippi, Republicans won the state House for the first time since 1876, and solidified control of the state Senate after several Democrats switched parties earlier in the year, giving Republicans control of the chamber. Republicans obtained a trifecta in the state for the first time since 1876 as a result. In Louisiana, Republicans solidified control of both houses of the legislature after several Democrats switched parties at the beginning of the year, which gave Republicans control of both chambers and a trifecta for the first time since 1873.

Summary table

Regularly scheduled elections were held in 8 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 578 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	Term
Louisiana	39	39	100	4	105	105	100	4
Mississippi	52	52	100	4	122	122	100	4
New Jersey	40	40	100	2/4Шаблон:Efn	80	80	100	2
Virginia	40	40	100	4	100	100	100	2

State summaries

Louisiana

Шаблон:Main 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. Republicans flipped both chambers through party switching and special elections earlier in the year, and then retained majority control in both chambers in the general election.

Louisiana State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Republican	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 22	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 24	Шаблон:Gain 2
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Democratic	17	15	Шаблон:Loss 2
Total			39	39	Шаблон:Steady

Louisiana House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Republican	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 57	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 58	Шаблон:Gain 1
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Democratic	46	45	Шаблон:Loss 1
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Independent		2	2	Шаблон:Steady
Total			105	105	Шаблон:Steady

Mississippi

Шаблон:Main 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. Republicans won a majority in the lower house. They had previously won a majority in the upper house through party switching and special elections earlier in the year, and then retained a majority in the general election.

Mississippi State Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Republican	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 27	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 31	Шаблон:Gain 4
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Democratic	24	21	Шаблон:Loss 3
Total			52	52	Шаблон:Steady

Mississippi House of Representatives

Party		Before	After	Change
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Republican	54	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 64	Шаблон:Gain 10
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Democratic	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 68	58	Шаблон:Loss 10
Total			122	122	Шаблон:Steady

New Jersey

Шаблон:Main All seats of the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. In 2011, senators were elected to two-year terms in single-member districts, while Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts. Democrats retained majority control in both chambers.

Senate

Party		Before	After	Change
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Democratic	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 24	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 24	Шаблон:Steady
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Republican	16	16	Шаблон:Steady
Total			40	40	Шаблон:Steady

General Assembly

Party		Before	After	Change
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Democratic	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 47	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 48	Шаблон:Gain 1
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Republican	33	32	Шаблон:Loss 1
Total			80	80	Шаблон:Steady

Virginia

Шаблон:Main 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 serve terms of two years. Republicans maintained control of the lower chamber and won control of the upper chamber because the Republican lieutenant governor broke the ties in the now-evenly split body.

Senate of Virginia

Party		Before	After	Change
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Democratic	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | 22	20	Шаблон:Loss 2
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Republican	18	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 20	Шаблон:Steady
Total			40	40	Шаблон:Steady

Virginia House of Delegates

Party		Before	After	Change
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Democratic	39	32	Шаблон:Loss 7
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Republican	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 59	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 67	Шаблон:Gain 8
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color;" |	Independent	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 2	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 1	Шаблон:Loss 1
Total			100	100	Шаблон:Steady

See also

• 2011 United States gubernatorial elections