Features of State Legislatures

Length of terms:Representatives •Senators How vacancies are filled in state legislatures States with a full-time legislature Legislatures with multi-member districts State legislatures with term limits Comparison of state legislative salaries When legislators assume office? State constitutions State legislative sessions State legislative walkouts Candidate requirements by state Resign-to-run laws Minority and coalition control of state legislative chambers, 1994-Present Veto overrides in state legislatures Elected officials expelled from state legislatures Primary runoffs

Astate senator is a person elected to represent a specific district in the state's Senate. State senators debate, write, and pass legislation.^[1]

As of August 2025, there were 1,973 state senators across 50state Senates.

As ofNovember 26, 2025, 1,947state senators were affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties. This total is updated monthly.

Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats
Legislative chamber			Other	Vacant
State senates	829	1,118	6	20
State houses	2,386	2,966	20	41
Total:	3,215	4,084	26	61

Senators by state

Each button below corresponds to a state and its state Senate chamber. Click on a button to view the current state senators for that state.