State Elections
By Debra Miller
by the Numbers
Legislature
82%
Of state legislative seats are up for election in 2018
senate Seats up for Election Lower Chamber seats open
56% 92%
15 states have all senate And All lower chamber seats up for election
46 states
have lower chamber seats up for election in 2018
Governor
Supreme Court
36 States
32 States
have the governor’s office up for election in 2018
will hold elections for supreme court justices in 2018
20 States
74 of 344
have incumbents running for re-election
13 States
have term-limited incumbents
3 States
have incumbents retiring
48 States
have four-year terms for the governor
3 states
2 States
New Hampshire and Vermont have two-year terms
Louisiana
New Jersey
5 states Minnesota
New Mexico
6 to 14 Years is the range of term lengths for state supreme court justices
Only Rhode Island has lifetime terms and the governor appoints Supreme Court justices
Virginia
have no legislative elections
Kansas
seats are up for re-election
Mississippi
South Carolina
have no Senate elections
37 states
have four-year senate terms
14 States have no term limits
8 States
have a two-term absolute limit
23 States
2 States And Massachusetts
New Hampshire
have the mandatory retirement age of
allow two terms, with eligibility again after four years out of office
2 States
allow two terms every eight out of 12 years
12 states have two-year senate terms Illinois has two four-year terms and one two-year term every 10 years for each senate district
44 states
have two-year terms for the lower legislative chamber; five states have four-year terms; Nebraska is unicameral
2 States
allow two terms every eight out of 16 years
1 State
Virginia allows one term with eligibility again after four years out of office
21 States
hold elections for the first and subsequent terms of supreme court justices An additional 17 states hold retention elections for supreme court justices who are initially appointed by the governor or the legislature