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State comparison

How do state legislatures differ?

Names, chambers, seats, term lengths and term limits for every state legislature and the DC Council.

Facts checked November 5, 2026. Counts cover the 50 states and include only what we could verify. Labels are simplified, so read the state’s own page and source before relying on a cell.

Seats in each state legislature, largest to smallest
  1. New Hampshire424
  2. Pennsylvania253
  3. Georgia236
  4. New York213
  5. Minnesota201
  6. Massachusetts200
  7. Missouri197
  8. Maryland188
  9. Connecticut187
  10. Maine186
  11. Texas181
  12. Vermont180
  13. Illinois177
  14. Mississippi174
  15. North Carolina170
  16. South Carolina170
  17. Kansas165
  18. Florida160
  19. Indiana150
  20. Iowa150
  21. Montana150
  22. Oklahoma149
  23. Michigan148
  24. Washington147
  25. Louisiana144
  26. North Dakota141
  27. Alabama140
  28. Virginia140
  29. Kentucky138
  30. Arkansas135
  31. West Virginia134
  32. Ohio132
  33. Tennessee132
  34. Wisconsin132
  35. California120
  36. New Jersey120
  37. Rhode Island113
  38. New Mexico112
  39. Idaho105
  40. South Dakota105
  41. Utah104
  42. Colorado100
  43. Wyoming93
  44. Arizona90
  45. Oregon90
  46. Hawaii76
  47. Nevada63
  48. Delaware62
  49. Alaska60
  50. Nebraska49
  51. District of Columbia13

State legislatures
StateLegislatureUpper seatsUpper term (years)Lower seatsLower term (years)Term limits
AlaskaLegislature source20 source4 source40 source2 sourceNone source
AlabamaLegislature source35 source4 source105 source4 sourceNone source
ArkansasGeneral Assembly source35 source4 source100 source2 source12 consecutive years, with a return allowed after a four-year break source
ArizonaLegislature source30 source2 source60 source2 source8 years in each chamber (consecutive) source
CaliforniaLegislature source40 source4 source80 source2 source12 years total in the legislature, in either chamber or split between them source
ColoradoGeneral Assembly source35 source4 source65 source2 source8 years in each chamber (consecutive) source
ConnecticutGeneral Assembly source36 source2 source151 source2 sourceNone source
District of ColumbiaCouncil of the District of Columbia source13 source4 sourceOne chamberOne chamberNot verified
DelawareGeneral Assembly source21 source4 source41 source2 sourceNone source
FloridaFlorida Legislature source40 source4 source120 source2 source8 years in each chamber source
GeorgiaGeneral Assembly source56 source2 source180 source2 sourceNone source
HawaiiLegislature of the State of Hawaii source25 source4 source51 source2 sourceNone source
IowaGeneral Assembly source50 source4 source100 source2 sourceNone source
IdahoIdaho Legislature source35 source2 source70 source2 sourceNone (enacted 1994, repealed 2002) source
IllinoisGeneral Assembly source59 source4 source118 source2 sourceNone source
IndianaGeneral Assembly source50 source4 source100 source2 sourceNone source
KansasKansas Legislature source40 source4 source125 source2 sourceNone source
KentuckyGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky source38 source4 source100 source2 sourceNone source
LouisianaLouisiana State Legislature source39 source4 source105 source4 sourceSenate and House: no election to a succeeding term after serving more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms (about 12 years in each chamber) source
MassachusettsGeneral Court source40 source2 source160 source2 sourceNone (voter-approved limits struck down by the state supreme court in 1997) source
MarylandGeneral Assembly of Maryland source47 source4 source141 source4 sourceNone source
MaineMaine Legislature source35 source2 source151 source2 source8 years consecutive in each chamber (4 terms in the House or Senate) source
MichiganMichigan Legislature source38 source4 source110 source2 source12 years total in the legislature, in either or both chambers (as amended in 2022) source
MinnesotaMinnesota Legislature source67 source4 source134 source2 sourceNone source
MissouriGeneral Assembly source34 source4 source163 source2 source8 years in each chamber, a lifetime limit source
MississippiMississippi Legislature source52 source4 source122 source4 sourceNone source
MontanaMontana Legislature source50 source4 source100 source2 source8 years in any 16-year period in each chamber source
North CarolinaGeneral Assembly source50 source2 source120 source2 sourceNone source
North DakotaLegislative Assembly source47 source4 source94 source4 source8 years in each chamber source
NebraskaNebraska Legislature source49 source4 sourceOne chamberOne chamberNo service for four years after two consecutive terms source
New HampshireGeneral Court source24 source2 source400 source2 sourceNone source
New JerseyNew Jersey Legislature source40 source4 source80 source2 sourceNone source
New MexicoLegislature source42 source4 source70 source2 sourceNone source
NevadaNevada Legislature source21 source4 source42 source2 source12 years in each chamber source
New YorkLegislature source63 source2 source150 source2 sourceNone source
OhioGeneral Assembly source33 source4 source99 source2 source8 years in each chamber source
OklahomaOklahoma Legislature source48 source4 source101 source2 source12 years total in the legislature, over a lifetime source
OregonLegislative Assembly source30 source4 source60 source2 sourceNone source
PennsylvaniaGeneral Assembly source50 source4 source203 source2 sourceNone source
Rhode IslandGeneral Assembly source38 source2 source75 source2 sourceNone source
South CarolinaGeneral Assembly source46 source4 source124 source2 sourceNone source
South DakotaLegislature source35 source2 source70 source2 sourceFour consecutive terms (eight consecutive years) in each chamber source
TennesseeGeneral Assembly source33 source4 source99 source2 sourceNone source
TexasLegislature source31 source4 source150 source2 sourceNone source
UtahLegislature of the State of Utah source29 source4 source75 source2 sourceNone source
VirginiaGeneral Assembly source40 source4 source100 source2 sourceNot verified
VermontGeneral Assembly source30 source2 source150 source2 sourceNot verified
WashingtonWashington State Legislature source49 source4 source98 source2 sourceNone (statutory term limits were struck down by the state supreme court in 1998) source
WisconsinWisconsin State Legislature source33 source4 source99 source2 sourceNot verified
West VirginiaWest Virginia Legislature source34 source4 source100 source2 sourceNot verified
WyomingLegislature source31 source4 source62 source2 sourceNone (term limits were repealed by the state supreme court in 2004) source