The 2005 United States state legislative elections were held on November 8, 2005. Two legislative chambers in two states held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in two states. Both chambers of the Northern Mariana Islands legislature was up.

Democrats maintained control of the New Jersey General Assembly and Republicans maintained control of the Virginia House of Delegates.https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-information-2005.shtml

Summary table Regularly scheduled elections were held in 8 of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States. Nationwide, regularly scheduled elections were held for 578 of the 7,383 legislative seats. This table only covers regularly scheduled elections; additional special elections took place concurrently with these regularly scheduled elections.

State Upper House Lower House Seats up Total % up Term Seats up Total % up TermNew Jersey 0 0 100 2/4 80 80 100 2Virginia 0 0 100 4 100 100 100 2

State summaries

New Jersey

All seats of the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. Assembly members were elected to two-year terms in two-member districts. Democrats slightly increased their majority control.https://ballotpedia.org/New_Jersey_General_Assembly_elections,_2005

General Assembly Party Before After Change Democratic 47 49 2 Republican 33 31 2 Total 80 80

Virginia

All seats of the Virginia House of Delegates are up for election. Delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-member districts. Democrats made slight gains, but Republicans maintained the majority.https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_House_of_Delegates_elections,_2005 House of Delegates Party Before After Change Republican 60 57 3 Democratic 38 40 2 Independents 2 3 1 Total 100 100

Territorial and federal district summaries Northern Mariana Islands

All seats of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives and half of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate are up for election. Senators are elected to four-year terms and Representatives are elected to two-year terms.

House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 7 7 Democratic 1 2 1 Independents 1 2 1Covenant Party 9 7 2 Total 18 18

Senate Party Before After Change Republican 2 3 1 Democratic 2 2 Covenant Party 3 3 Independents 2 1 1 Total 9 9

See also 2005 United States gubernatorial elections

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