Sentences with phrase «chambers held elections»

In 2016, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.

A total of 87 of the 99 state legislative chambers held elections on November 4, 2014.

Of the 87 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2018, 24 of them — 12 senate chambers and 12 house chambers — include incumbents who are unable to run for re-election due to term limits.

According to our electoral competitiveness metric, the five most competitive state legislative chambers holding elections this year are:

The Texas State Senate is one of 87 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2018.

The Arizona State Senate is one of 87 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2018.

The Wyoming State Senate is one of 87 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2018.

State legislatures: There are 5,923 seats in 86 state legislative chambers holding elections on November 8, 2016.

Not exact matches

The GOP holds just a one - seat majority in the chamber after the surprise victory of Democrat Doug Jones in last year's Alabama special election; that means they can lose just one Republican vote, even under reconciliation (Vice President Mike Pence would cast a tie - breaker in the case of a 50 - 50 split).

After those elections are held, and assuming Democrats win both seats, the party would have a numeric majority in the chamber.

This November is a critical election for Republicans, who hold a majority in the chamber as part of a coalition government with the Independent Democratic Conference.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under pressure from the left to call the election ASAP, but he has suggested the race won't be held until after the April 1 budget deadline, leaving the GOP in charge of the chamber for what is shaping up to be a difficult budget battle.

The Senate race is one of 11 special elections held that day, but the race is a key one in Westchester County with control of the chamber potentially up for grabs.

Even if this latest peace deal between Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and IDC Leader Jeff Klein holds when lawmakers return to Albany after the Easter / Passover break next week, and even if the Democrats win both the April 24 special elections (the Westchester County race is really the deciding factor there, since the Bronx seat seems a safe bet), the Republicans will still have control of the chamber as long as Felder, a conservative Democrat, continues to caucus with them.

In November 2018, 87 of these 99 chambers are holding general elections for a total of 6,069 seats — roughly 82 percent of the total state legislative seats in the country.

Republicans hold only 31 of the Senate's 63 seats, but maintain control of the chamber through their alliance with Felder, who has not said what he'll do if the Democrats claim a majority after the elections.

Heading into the 2018 elections, Republicans hold a majority of state legislative chambers.

Democrats in the State Senate remain hopeful that they will regain the numerical majority and control of the chamber after a special election is held later this month.

Fourteen state senate chambers and thirteen state house chambers which held general elections on November 4, 2014, included some state legislators who were unable to run for re-election in 2014 because of their state's legislative term limits.

In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers altogether, and 86 of the 99 chambers held state legislative elections on November 6, 2012.

Of the 87 chambers that held elections in November, Ballotpedia identified that a «partisan flip» was a possibility in only 20 of the chambers; of these, only six chambers were considered toss - ups and five of those were held by Democrats.

Heading into the 2017 elections, Republicans held a majority of state legislative chambers.

In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers altogether, and 8 of the 99 chambers held state legislative elections in November 2011.

Battleground chamber: The Nevada Senate held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of one seat, which amounted to 9 percent of the seats up for election in 2014.

Democrats held the state Senate from 2002 until the 2010 elections when Republicans gained five seats and took control of the chamber.

Heading into the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held a commanding lead in state houses in the 88 legislative chambers that held elections in 2010.

Fourteen state senate chambers and thirteen state house chambers that held general elections On November 2, 2010, included some state legislators who were unable to run for re-election in 2010 because of their state's legislative term limits.

Battleground chambers: The Pennsylvania Senate held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of four seats, which amounted to 16 percent of the seats up for election in 2014.

Heading into the 2012 elections, the Republican Party held a commanding advantage in total number of state legislative chambers in which it is the majority party.

In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers, of which seven chambers held state legislative elections in November 2015.

Eleven chambers flipped to Republican control that had been held by the Democratic Party going into the election.

But Lipton also recognized that even with the IDC on their side, the Democrats would be holding an extremely slim, one - seat margin in the chamber — and that's assuming they hold every seat they've got in the upcoming elections.

Morelle was set to take over the chamber as an interim leader until an election is held on February 10.

Sen. Bill Galvano, a Bradenton Republican, is slated to take over the presidency from Negron after the November election, assuming the GOP holds its majority in the chamber.

Democrats in the New York state Senate remain hopeful that they will regain the numerical majority and control of the chamber after a special election is held later this month.

According to a summary document from the AMP, Republicans went from controlling 53 chambers in 2002 to holding majorities in just 36 after the 2008 elections.

The size of the chamber was reduced by 12 seats after redistricting and, as a result of the 2002 elections, Democrats lost twelve seats while Republicans held the same number of seats as they did previously.

Heading into the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held a commanding lead in state houses in the 88 legislative chambers that hold elections in 2010.

Michigan, which has Republican majorities in both chambers, did not hold state Senate elections in 2016.

But Republicans won enough seats on Election Day — 32 of 63 — to take outright control of the chamber, meaning Skelos is set to become outright leader, a post he held briefly in 2008 and then again in 2009 - 10, when the legislature convenes in January.

Last week Centre for Cities and local Chambers of Commerce held the first hustings for the Sheffield City Region mayoral election with all the leading candidates, focusing in particular on their plans for the local economy (Dave Allen of the English Democrats could not attend).

But the issue polls very high, and this is another key election year for the Senate Republicans, who are maintaining a slim hold on control of the chamber.

At issue is holding the special elections to fill vacancies in the state Senate that have become a linchpin in the push for Democrats to win majority control of the chamber and unity between the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference and the 23 - member mainline conference.

The next opportunity for one party to hold both chambers of Congress is the next midterm election on November 4th, 2014.

After special election wins Tuesday night to fill two vacant Senate seats, both previously held by Democrats, the party will soon have 31 members in the 63 - seat chamber.

Rangel said Tuesday that he wanted the ethics committee to announce a date for the trial hearing, instead of leaving him and the chamber on hold during campaigning for upcoming primary elections and the November midterm vote.

2013 - 2014 Deals and The Death of Moreland Democrats technically held enough seats for a majority after the 2012 elections but Skelos cut a deal with the IDC and newly - elected Sen. Simcha Felder to create a coalition government which saw Skelos rotate control of the chamber with Klein.

A Democratic victory in the election Tuesday would set up a new fight in the legislature's upper chamber as the party would then likely hold a one - member numerical majority over Republicans.

The Dems» help would be needed to run the chamber — at least until after a special election was held to fill Boyle's seat.

Democrats held a three - seat majority in the chamber prior to the election.