Wisconsin saw a similar shift before, with the parties reversed. Democrats approved three constitutional amendments while they controlled the legislature in 2010. Republicans took control in 2011, and ...

There were 6,137 state legislative seats up for election on November 3, 2026, in 46 states. Of that total, there were 1,067 open seats, guaranteeing at least 17.4% of all seats would be won by ...

A seat can become open when an incumbent is term-limited. Sixteen state legislatures have term limits, which require incumbents to leave office after serving a certain length of time. Ballotpedia ...

Homestead tax; Veterans Exempt a primary residence and up to 10 acres of associated land from property taxation for veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating and their surviving spouse ...

Wisconsin has a Democratic triplex and a divided trifecta. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general. The Republican Party controls both chambers ...

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Ballotpedia completed an inventory of Washington ballot measures as part of Ballotpedia's Historical Ballot Measure Factbook, which will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United ...

The Kansas State Legislature voted to send a constitutional amendment to elect the state's Supreme Court justices to voters in August. Voters will also be deciding on a constitutional amendment in ...

Ballotpedia completed an inventory of Ohio ballot measures as part of Ballotpedia's Historical Ballot Measure Factbook, which will document nearly 200 years of direct democracy in the United States.

What is a battleground chamber? Ballotpedia's approach to determining what is and is not a battleground chamber relied on a series of criteria, including: See also: Annual State Legislative ...

The partisan composition of state houses refers to which party holds the majority of seats in the state house or the lower level of each state legislature. Altogether, in the 49 state houses, there ...

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