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« on: September 08, 2013, 05:57:13 AM »

This is a question I've been wondering, but what are the current longest streaks for a party controlling a state legislature (either and both houses) for each party?

I know that prior to 2010, North Carolina would've been very high for Democrats and overall. Prior to last year's election, Arkansas may have been at the top, considering Republicans hadn't controlled the Legislature since Reconstruction. Even with those gone, the answers for Democrats seem somewhat more obvious. It's not as obvious for Republicans. Even in Idaho, the Republican streak doesn't extend more than 50-60 years. If I had to guess, Kansas is probably at or near the top for Republicans, considering it hasn't elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932 (which is the longest streak for the US Senate).

My question is in this sense for streaks:

Overall (D)
Overall (R)
Upper House (D)
Upper House (R)
Lower House (D)
Lower House (R)

I'd actually be interested in knowing the stats for all states.
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« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2013, 03:57:24 PM »

Mississippi's House was Democratic from Reconstruction until 2011, I think.

Alabama's House and Senate were Democratic from Reconstruction until 2010.

North Carolina's Senate was controlled by Republicans for a short time in the 1990s and early 2000s and I believe one of the houses was also GOP-controlled for a short time in the 1890s.
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« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2013, 05:31:02 PM »

Texas House of Representatives:
No Majority (mostly Independents, a few Democrats) (1846-1865)
No Legislature due to Military Rule (1865-1870)
Republican Majority (1870-1874)
Democratic Majority (1874-2003)
Republican Majority (2003-present)

Texas Senate:
No Majority (mostly Independents, a few Democrats) (1846-1865)
No Legislature due to Military Rule (1865-1870)
Republican Majority (1870-1873)
Democratic Majority (1873-1997)
Republican Majority (1997-present)
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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2013, 03:08:14 AM »

Ohio House of Representatives:
Democratic Majority (1973-1995)
Republican Majority (1995-2009)
Democratic Majority (2009-2011)
Republican Majority (2011-present)      R's: 60  D's: 39


Ohio Senate:
Democratic Majority (1975-1981)
Republican Majority (1981-1983)
Democratic Majority (1983-1985)
Republican Majority (1985-present)      R's: 23   D's: 10
   
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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2013, 09:19:09 PM »

Ohio House of Representatives:
Democratic Majority (1973-1995)
Republican Majority (1995-2009)
Democratic Majority (2009-2011)
Republican Majority (2011-present)      R's: 60  D's: 39


Ohio Senate:
Democratic Majority (1975-1981)
Republican Majority (1981-1983)
Democratic Majority (1983-1985)
Republican Majority (1985-present)      R's: 23   D's: 10
   

I thought the Democrats flipped the Ohio House in 2006 rather than in 2008.
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« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2013, 01:51:33 AM »

Has Maryland ever had an R majority in either house?

Utah might have had a pre-New Deal D majority.
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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2013, 02:08:07 AM »

Has Maryland ever had an R majority in either house?

Utah might have had a pre-New Deal D majority.

I was reading an excellent autobiography (called As I Recall) by Calvin Rampton, the second-to-last Democratic Governor of Utah, and he mentioned something about how he had a slim Democratic majority in one or both houses his first two years (in the mid 1960s), but because of cultural backlash against the shifting social values of Democrats nationwide, he lost his majority, and had to work with Republican majorities (equally as slim at that point).
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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2013, 04:28:37 AM »

New York's longest streak in the Assembly is the 1975-current Democratic majority. The longest Republican majority was 1936-1964.
In the Senate the longest streak is probably (I'm going by the Majority Leader, which was created in 1873) the 1966-2008 Republican streak. The Democrats have rarely controlled it, with the longest streak being 1933-1938.

For the 34 years from 1975-2008, they were divided. I think that's the record for any state.

The longest the Republicans controlled both was 1939-1964.
The longest the Democrats controlled both was 1892-1893.

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