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Question of the Month -May 2004
Q:
What is the partisan composition of Southern
legislatures? How does the current composition compare to that of 25 years
ago?
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Southern Legislative Conference
Statehouse Composition by Party - 2004 |
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HOUSE |
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SENATE |
|
State |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Ind |
Democrats |
Republicans |
|
Alabama |
63 |
42 |
|
25 |
10 |
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Arkansas |
70 |
30 |
|
27 |
8 |
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Florida |
39 |
81 |
|
14 |
26 |
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Georgia |
104 |
75 |
1 |
26 |
30 |
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Kentucky |
64 |
36 |
|
16 |
22 |
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Louisiana |
68 |
37 |
|
24 |
15 |
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Maryland |
98 |
43 |
|
33 |
14 |
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Mississippi |
76 |
46 |
|
29 |
23 |
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Missouri |
73 |
90 |
|
14 |
20 |
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North Carolina |
59 |
61 |
|
27 |
23 |
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Oklahoma |
53 |
48 |
|
28 |
20 |
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South Carolina |
50 |
73 |
1* |
20 |
26 |
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Tennessee |
54 |
45 |
|
18 |
15 |
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Texas |
62 |
88 |
|
12 |
19 |
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Virginia |
37 |
61 |
2 |
16 |
24 |
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West Virginia |
68 |
32 |
|
24 |
10 |
*Vacant
Sources: CSG, State Legislative Offices; State House and Senate
Web Sites
Current as of April 30, 2004
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Southern Legislative Conference
Statehouse Composition by Party - November 1979 |
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HOUSE |
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SENATE |
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State |
Democrats |
Republicans |
Ind |
Democrats |
Republicans |
|
Alabama |
101 |
4 |
|
35 |
0 |
|
Arkansas |
94 |
6 |
|
35 |
0 |
|
Florida |
89 |
31 |
|
29 |
11 |
|
Georgia |
159 |
21 |
|
51 |
5 |
|
Kentucky |
75 |
25 |
|
29 |
9 |
|
Louisiana |
96 |
9 |
|
39 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
124 |
16 |
1* |
40 |
7 |
|
Mississippi |
116 |
4 |
2 |
48 |
4 |
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Missouri |
117 |
46 |
|
21 |
11 |
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North Carolina |
45 |
5 |
|
105 |
15 |
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Oklahoma |
75 |
26 |
|
39 |
9 |
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South Carolina |
43 |
2 |
1* |
108 |
16 |
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Tennessee |
60 |
38 |
1 |
20 |
12 |
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Texas |
128 |
22 |
|
27 |
4 |
|
Virginia |
74 |
25 |
1 |
31 |
9 |
|
West Virginia |
74 |
26 |
|
26 |
8 |
*Vacant
Source: The Council of State Governments, Book of the States: 1980 – 1981,
Lexington, Kentucky,
1980.
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