The Green Papers: 2008 General Election

 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2008 Partisan Composition by State
Governor - US Senate - US House
Key
D:Democratic
I:Independent
R:Republican
ID:Independent Democrat
Vac:(vacant office)
 
StateGovernorSenate110th House
DRDIIDRVacDRVac
Alabama 1   2 25 
Alaska 1   2  1 
Arizona1    2 44 
Arkansas1 2    31 
California 12    3419 
Colorado1 1  1 43 
Connecticut 11 1  41 
Delaware1 2     1 
Florida 11  1 916 
Georgia 1   2 67 
Hawaii 12    2  
Idaho 1   2  2 
Illinois1 1   11081
Indiana 11  1 54 
Iowa1 1  1 32 
Kansas1    2 22 
Kentucky1    2 24 
Louisiana 11  1 34 
Maine1    2 2  
Maryland1 2    62 
Massachusetts1 2    10  
Michigan1 2    69 
Minnesota 11  1 53 
Mississippi 1   2 31 
Missouri 11  1 45 
Montana1 2     1 
Nebraska 11  1  3 
Nevada 11  1 12 
New Hampshire1    2 2  
New Jersey1 2    76 
New Mexico1 1  1 12 
New York1 2    236 
North Carolina1    2 76 
North Dakota 12    1  
Ohio1 1  1 711 
Oklahoma1    2 14 
Oregon1 1  1 41 
Pennsylvania1 1  1 118 
Rhode Island 12    2  
South Carolina 1   2 24 
South Dakota 11  1 1  
Tennessee1    2 54 
Texas 1   2 1319 
Utah 1   2 12 
Vermont 111   1  
Virginia1 1  1 371
Washington1 2    63 
West Virginia1 2    21 
Wisconsin1 2    53 
Wyoming1    2  1 
Total by Party282248114912351982
 DRDIIDRVacDRVac
Total50100435
 

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